Ottawa electric vehicle safety
Key Takeaways from This Week''s Downtown
On July 24, 2025, the Ottawa Board of Trade convened a Downtown Safety Briefing, bringing together city leaders, industry partners, and community advocates to discuss urgent safety and security challenges facing our city
Electric vehicles: Automakers call on Ottawa to scrap mandates
As the federal government mandates automakers to ensure 20 per cent of their inventory is electric vehicles by 2026, manufacturers are calling on Ottawa to cancel the order citing poor
Blown diesel generators the latest hitch for
A union official says blown generators are plaguing ferry service to Wolfe Island near Kingston, Ont., as what''s supposed to be an electric vessel continues to run on diesel while waiting for its
Ottawa warned early in new year of wheels wobbling on $100 billion EV
The federal government was warned early in 2025 that its $100 billion electric vehicle strategy was in danger of being run off the road by slowing North American EV sales and the economic
Letters: The ethics of car-buying are way too complicated | Ottawa
You hear about the concept of range fear/anxiety, which means that you''re always afraid that your all-electric car is going to conk out in the middle of nowhere. Your choices continue expanding:...
Alberta celebrates provincial crime drop, blasts
Alberta''s government is celebrating the province leading the way in the decrease of police-reported crime in 2024. In a Thursday press release, Alberta Minister of Public Safety Mike Ellis said the data confirm the province is "on the right
Electric Vehicle Tires Market to Surge from USD 26.81
Ottawa, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global electric vehicle tires market size stood at USD 26.81 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 59.59 billion by 2034, according to
Canadian EV market likely to face collateral damage as U.S.
DesRosiers'' King said less EV production for North America will translate into fewer EVs on sale in Canada, unless Ottawa broadens its safety standards to allow in vehicles certified for
Ottawa Board of Health appoints new Medical Officer of Health
At a special meeting of the Ottawa Board of Health (BOH) on July 14, 2025, the Board approved the appointment of Dr. Trevor Arnason as the permanent Medical Officer of Health (MOH) for
Canada''s auto industry asks Ottawa to rethink its EV mandate
Canada''s auto industry is asking the federal government to pull the plug on its EV mandate. Bob Porter of the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association discusses Ottawa''s EV targets, declining
Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV
OTTAWA — The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this
Ottawa in talks with automakers over EV sales mandates,
The federal government is assessing the appropriate level for its zero-emission vehicle sales requirement as it discusses various ways to support Canada''s hard-hit auto sector, Industry
