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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by the New York Court of Appeals, which ruled he did not receive a fair trial. What led to the decision, why it doesn’t make Weinstein a free man, and how this has stunned the women who broke their silence to accuse the ex-movie...

Japanese automaker Honda is putting $15 billion into their Ontario operations with a new electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ont. with a joint $5 billion coming from the federal and Ontario governments.

Japanese automaker Honda has announced a $15-billion plan to build four new electric vehicle manufacturing plants in Ontario. Mike Drolet reports on the federal government’s efforts to re-energize Canada’s auto sector, and the reasons why Honda chose Ontario.

Following the federal government’s announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government’s efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were in Alliston, Ont., on Thursday to unveil a massive electric vehicle and battery investment. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello explains.

Following the federal government’s announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government’s efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure. Plus, Stephenson...

Honda’s $15-billion plan to build new electric vehicle plants in Ontario has re-energized Canada’s auto sector. The Japanese automaker says it seeks to tap long-term demand in the region, but mining critical materials is key to that plan. Even though Canada has been hailed as one of the world’s most promising jurisdictions for battery supply...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spoke in Montreal on Thursday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced earlier a deal with Honda to bring electric vehicle (EV) battery and assembly plants to Ontario. “We’re going to need specific minerals — some of those minerals are available in Canada and the way that we extract those has to...

Anxiety and anger have once again gripped the Ontario First Nation of Aamjiwnaang, after a state of emergency was declared late Thursday due to high levels of benzene — a cancer-causing chemical — in the air. Air Canada is apologizing after the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said her headdress...

A chemical company in Sarnia, Ontario is temporarily shutting down after residents of the neighbouring First Nation reported getting sick. Levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, reached alarming levels in Aamjiwnaang First Nation last week. How the community is still seeking accountability.It is believed more than 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza, more...

Canada’s biggest province, Ontario, is cracking down on cell phones in class and making changes to the rules when it comes to vaping. The province says it’s plan includes some of the strongest measures in this country to “protect the “mental and physical health” of children and to curb distraction at school, but some advocates...

The dark side of artificial intelligence surfacing at an Ontario high school – we’ll explain. Mass confusion over Toronto’s vacant home tax – what the mayor is telling angry homeowners tonight. And, why Ford Motors is pushing the pause button on electric vehicle production in Oakville.

Jacob Flickinger was one of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, after the group delivered essential food to starving Palestinians. Now his grieving family is sharing their heartbreak with Global’s Felicia Parrillo. How John Flickinger, Jacob’s father, doubts the attack was an accident; how Sylvia Labrecque, Jacob’s mother,...

Increasing demand for power in Ontario, could mean increased benefit for Peterborough’s economy. That’s according to a local nuclear technology company BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada, which claims the need for industry workers in the electric city is growing. Robert Lothian has that story.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday suggested that the Liberal government would be “annihilated” in the next election over its carbon pricing scheme, as affordability issues remain top of mind for Canadians. The federal backstop is set to rise from $65 a tonne to $80 a tonne on April 1, which means the fuel charge...

Residents of Ontario’s Durham Region are just days away from a March 4 federal by-election. The seat is up for grabs after the former leader of the federal Conservative Party, Erin O’Toole, retired from politics in spring 2023. Lexy Benedict breaks down the stakes for the region.

Nikki Haley has ended her presidential bid in the 2024 election, clearing the way for a rematch between former U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. President Joe Biden. The encouraging and worrying signs for Trump’s chances to return to the White House, and how Biden could campaign differently compared to 2020. Rimma Dotsenko of Ontario,...

Former U.S. president Donald Trump has cleared a major legal hurdle in his bid to return to the White House, as the Supreme Court has ruled individual states cannot bar candidates from federal office. How this affects his odds of securing the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, and if this will end questions...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s appointments of two former staffers to a committee that helps select provincial judges, saying he’s not going to put Liberals or New Democrats in those roles. Global News Queen’s Park bureau chief Colin D’Mello reports.

Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith held a press conference in Durham region on Tuesday to announce the refurbishment of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station — promising 2,000 megawatts of “safe, reliable and clean electricity” and 11,000 new jobs per year.