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Eric Atkins

Reporter · CA

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Eric Atkins

    Volkswagen subsidiary delays opening of EV battery plant (opens the original)

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    A subsidiary of Volkswagen Group has delayed by two years the opening of its electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario, in another setback to Canada’s hopes of creating an EV manufacturing sector. PowerCo Canada said in a press release on Thursday that the battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont., will begin operation in 2029 rather than the 2027 target set when the $7-billion project was announced in 2023. The company said at the time the project will be its largest battery plant and employ as many as

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Eric Atkins

    Airline industry group opposes privatization of Canadian airports (opens the original)

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    An executive at the International Air Transport Association, which represents 370 of the world’s airlines, has some advice for Prime Minister Mark Carney as he privatizes Canada’s biggest airports: Don’t do it. Nick Careen, senior vice-president of operations at IATA, said the plan unveiled this week to transform airports in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver into for-profit companies would drive up fees paid by the airlines, which would be forced to pass on the higher costs to travellers.

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Eric Atkins

    Unifor threatens to suspend talks with Stellantis unless Ottawa blocks sale of Brampton plant (opens the original)

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    The Unifor union says it won’t return to collective bargaining with Stellantis NV STLA-N until it has assurances the federal government will refuse to allow the automaker to close and sell its car plant in Brampton, Ont. The union, which represents 9,000 Stellantis workers in Canada, walked away from the bargaining table on Sept. 11 after the automaker confirmed it has a preliminary agreement to close the Brampton plant and sell it to defence contactor Roshel. The plant closed for retooling in 2

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Eric Atkins

    Birch Hill’s Harbour Air acquires Pacific Coastal Airlines (opens the original)

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    Private equity investor Birch Hill Equity Partners is forming a regional airline group in British Columbia, announcing its Harbour Air holding is buying Pacific Coastal Airlines. The airlines, which will retain their separate brands, will have a combined 59 planes and 900 employees serving 25 destinations on Vancouver Island, and B.C.’s coast and interior. The purchase price of the buyout, which is subject to regulatory approvals, was not disclosed. Bert van der Stege, chief executive officer of

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Eric Atkins

    Stellantis signs preliminary agreement to sell idled Brampton assembly plant to Roshel (opens the original)

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    Automaker Stellantis NV STLA-N says it has signed a preliminary agreement to sell its idled Brampton, Ont., assembly plant to armoured car maker Roshel. The Brampton factory stopped production in 2023 to retool to make the Jeep Compass, but the work was paused shortly after the U.S. placed 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian-made cars in 2025. Stellantis last year said the Compass would instead be made in the U.S., leaving the future of the plant and 2,200 laid-off workers up in the air. Stellantis

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