Lethbridge

At a press conference on Sunday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outlined a plan to revive Canada’s auto sector through a proposed tariff-free auto pact with the United States. Poilievre said the proposal would remove the GST on Canadian-made vehicles, tie duty-free vehicle sales in Canada to domestic production and scrap federal EV mandates and subsidies. He also criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to U.S. tariffs, saying continued trade barriers threaten Canadian auto manufacturing and jobs.

On Thursday Airdrie RCMP were called to a south Airdrie neighbourhood after reports a 6-yearold boy had been hit by an SUV while shoveling snow. The driver and passenger abandoned the vehicle shortly after the collision. Drew Stremick reports.