Hard Work and Determination: Northeast B.C. students take part in Skills Canada competitions
Dawson Creek, British Columbia – Skills Canada B.C. has concluded its rounds of 2023 regional competitions, with more than 45 students from Northeast British Columbia claiming accolades in a variety of trades from cabinetmaking to welding. On Mar. 3, students from school districts 59, 60 and 81 took part in the regional competition at Northern […]
Clubs Out: AIA Canada hosting two golf tournaments in coming summer
Toronto, Ontario – The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) has announced two golf tournaments, promising a summer full of golf, good food, networking and fundraising. AIA Canada’s Quebec Division is hosting a golf tournament on June 1 at the Golf Parcours du Cerf à Longueuil in Longueuil, Que. AIA Canada’s Alberta Division is […]
EV/AV Report: Borrowed cars, autonomous startups and charging critiques
Toronto, Ontario — A Vancouver man accidentally drives off in the wrong Tesla using nothing more than his app, Gatik’s expansion hints at a growing autonomous trucking fleet in Canada and J.D. Power warns of rising electricity prices hurting EV owners. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Inadvertent Felony A Vancouver man […]
Colourful Competition: PPG and Tasca Racing announce sponsorship for 2023 hot rod season
Strongsville, Ohio — PPG recently announced that it will extend its sponsorship of the Tasca racing team for the 2023 National Hot Rod Association, while unveiling a new look at the cars the team will bring to tracks shortly. The paint scheme is designed to match PPG’s INDYCAR layout and took seven people a total […]
Warning Lights: One in four Canadians unable to afford $500 emergency expense, StatsCan reports
Toronto, Ontario — A recent Statistics Canada national survey found that one in four Canadians could not pay for a sudden $500 expense, while one-third experienced some financial difficulty over the last 12 months. Notably, one third of residents in the Atlantic Region and 28 percent of people in the Prairies reported that they were […]
Cracks in the Line: Hyundai recalls nearly 300,000 vehicles for corroded brake lines
Toronto, Ontario — Transport Canada has issued a recall on 295,777 Hyundai vehicles following a warning from the OEM that brake lines under the vehicle could corrode, reducing braking power and increasing the risk of a crash. Affected models include the 2011 to 2016 Elantra and Equus, 2009 to 2014 Genesis, 2010 to 2016 Genesis Coupe, […]
Predictive Learning: Nissan developing AI algorithms to predict component failure probability
Waterloo, Ontario — Researchers from Nissan and Kitchener, Ont.-based Acerta Analytic Solutions are working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool which predicts engine component failure, using data from the vehicle’s electronic control unit and its own machine learning algorithm. According to Automotive News Canada, this tool is the result of a $1.4 million partnership […]
Robot Overlords: General Motors considers incorporating ChatGPT into future vehicles
Toronto, Ontario — Following its push to develop cars that can tow themselves away, General Motors (GM) continues its mission to make smarter vehicles by considering installing the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) into certain future vehicles. According to an article first published by tech news website, Pocket Lint, GM is currently developing an AI assistant […]
EV/AV Report: Navigating winter weather and planning for a power surge
Toronto, Ontario — An Ottawa company trains autonomous vehicles (AVs) to drive through the harshest of Canadian winters, Mitsubishi pledges to only sell EVs and hybrids by the mid-2030s and a report predicts that 1.5 million EVs will populate Albertan roads by 2035. This is the latest in electric and autonomous vehicles. Train hard, play […]
Backlot Brawls: B.C. man ordered to pay $300 deductible for punching car
Richmond, British Columbia – The B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled that a local resident who punched another person’s vehicle must pay $300 in deductibles, after a spat which left another driver with a dented vehicle. According to an article by the Richmond News, this ruling follows an incident on May. 4, 2022 when William […]
