Jessica Smith
About Jessica Smith
Reporter with The Canadian Press
New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery factory to create 3,000 jobs
The small southwestern Ontario city that gained fame more than a century ago as Canada's railway capital is being remade as "the national anchor" of Canada's electric-vehicle supply chain, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at the official launch of a new Volkswagen battery plant.
Canadian assessment team heads to Turkey as earthquake rescue efforts close
Canada deployed a disaster assessment team to Turkey on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in the wake of a devastating earthquake that's killed thousands, as the federal government faced criticism that the window to help with rescue efforts was closing.
Ontario woman known as 'napalm girl' helps Ukrainians settle in Canada
Tears streamed down Kim Phuc Phan Thi's face as she stood at the entrance to a plane set to carry Ukrainian newcomers from Poland to Canada last month.
New deal sees electric-vehicle battery component plant coming to Ontario
Ottawa and Ontario have reached a deal with a global materials technology and recycling group to build a new battery component facility in the province's Loyalist Township that will supply parts for electric vehicles.
Reflections on National Indigenous Peoples Day by residential school survivors
Diane Hill had just celebrated her seventh birthday when she first arrived at the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., in November, 1963.