Automotive

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution.

Car shoppers considering buying an electric vehicle in 2025 will have more factors to consider than buyers in previous years. Most of it is good news. For instance, automakers are continuing to introduce new EVs and improve their current models.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump today imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.

OSHAWA, ONT. AND TORONTO — Workers and companies in the automotive sector are bracing for the massive disruptions expected after U.S. President Donald Trump went ahead with his long-threatened tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are remaining calm on Monday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest deadline on tariffs . The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 138 points, or 0.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Mining conference The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada holds its convention in Toronto this week.

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.

Investigators on Friday pored over evidence found around the partially mummified bodies of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home as officials awaited the results of autopsies.

QUÉBEC — A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a scandal over at least half a billion dollars in cost overruns related to the auto insurance board's online platform.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.