Battery cell production began at the massive manufacturing facility in November. So far, 1,300 people have been hired. It's expected 2,500 will be once the plant is fully operational.

SAINTE-JULIE, QC, March 6, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba, Member of Parliament for Mont-Saint-Bruno--L'Acadie, today announced, on behalf of ...

Back in Canada, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly heads to Windsor, Ont., for the “grand opening of NextStar Energy’s new lithium-ion electric vehicle battery facility,” with Ontario Premier Doug Ford ...

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said China has executed four Canadian dual citizens in recent months. Joly said she and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked for clemency in the ...

Senior federal and provincial leaders used the grand opening of NextStar Energy’s battery plant on Thursday to back their governments’ multibillion-dollar commitments that helped secure the ...

Ontario and federal ministers are publicly encouraging Hyundai to build an assembly plant in the province after its Canadian sales rose 11 per cent. The push follows recent Ontari ...

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly addressed a crowd of business leaders and politicians at the RBC Convention Centre on Wednesday. The Canadian government plans to invest $500 billion in defence by 2035 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Melanie Joly, Foreign Minister of Canada, Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, and Marco Rubio, Secretary of ...