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Flavio Volpe is one of those rare people who can make trade policy sound like a contact sport. As head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, he’s become one of Canada’s most vocal and effective industry advocates. In 2022, when protesters blocked the Ambassador Bridge—cutting off a billion dollars in daily trade—Volpe stepped in, securing a court injunction that reopened the vital link. Then there’s Project Arrow, his boldest initiative yet: a fully Canadian, zero-emissions concept vehicle unveiled in 2023, designed to showcase what this country’s auto sector...
May 8, 2025 - 13:10 | Carmine Starnino | Walrus
A Chelsean? A Chelski? A Chelsite? What should a resident of Chelsea, Que., be called? After 150 years with no recognized demonym, the municipality is hoping to choose one.
May 8, 2025 - 13:02 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A day after Nova Scotia RCMP announced it was scaling back the search for two missing children, the force's command centre in a rural Pictou County community has been packed up and search crews have left the area.
May 8, 2025 - 12:58 | | CBC News - Canada
Max Pacioretty started the playoffs in the press box.
May 8, 2025 - 12:58 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
A cardinal appeared at the St. Peter’s Basilica balcony about 7:15 Roman time to announce the newest Pope. It is the first American pope, Robert Francis Prevost, 69, of Chicago.
He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The last Pope Leo
was elected in 1878 and served until his death in 1903.
He was made a cardinal by Francis in 2023. He was the former leader of the Augustinian order and also appointed by Francis to the powerful Dicastery for Bishops, which oversees the selection of new bishops from around the world.
He has...
May 8, 2025 - 12:54 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 6:07 p.m. Roman time, alerting the crowd of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square that the College of Cardinals have elected a new pope.
The sign comes on the second day of voting and the fourth vote. It means that the Cardinals reached the two-third majority have decided to elevate one of their ranks to be the head of the church.
The gathered crowd cheered in elation as the smoke rose on a beautiful Thursday evening in Rome.
The new pope will soon emerge on the papal balcony, announcing himself and his papal name...
May 8, 2025 - 12:54 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
