Insights and Stories on Windsor

Stellantis’ battery plans take shape in Italy, Canada

Mar. 23, 2022 at 2:49 pm CDT

Milan/Ottawa | Reuters — Stellantis took significant steps in its battery production plans in Europe and North America on Wednesday as carmakers race to meet rising demand for electric vehicles. The maker of Ram, Dodge, Chrysler, Fiat and Jeep vehicles said its Automotive Cells Co. (ACC) joint venture with Mercedes-Benz […]

Windsor-Detroit trade corridor reopens after police clear protesters

Feb. 14, 2022 at 2:16 pm CST

By Chris Helgren David Morgan Kayla Tarnowski

Farm and agrifood groups press for clear border crossings

Feb. 11, 2022 at 8:29 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption

Feb. 10, 2022 at 9:38 pm CST

By Carlos Osorio Ismail Shakil Steve Holland

More government action likely as border blockades hit trade

Feb. 10, 2022 at 11:50 am CST

By David Shepardson Ismail Shakil

Canada, U.S. fear economic damage from border crossing protest

Feb. 9, 2022 at 4:37 pm CST

Windsor/Ottawa/Washington | Reuters — Truckers blocking U.S-Canada border crossings risk hurting the auto industry and agriculture, the White House said on Wednesday as Ottawa urged an end to the 13-day demonstration against coronavirus mandates. After nearly two years of pandemic measures in many countries, opposition has sprung up in different […]

By Blair Gable Carlos Osorio Jarrett Renshaw

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts

Feb. 8, 2022 at 5:20 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from cattle to car parts. Demonstrations who at first demanded an end to federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers […]

By Julie Gordon Rod Nickel

Pandemic protestors block Windsor border crossing

Feb. 8, 2022 at 4:35 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — The busiest land crossing between the U.S. and Canada was jammed on Tuesday after Canadian protestors blocked lanes on Monday over their government’s pandemic control measures. While traffic in both directions was initially blocked, U.S.-bound lanes have since reopened, Windsor Police tweeted. Drivers demanding an end […]

By David Ljunggren Ismail Shakil