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This article was previously published in the National Observer. The federal government’s stated goal of doubling Canada’s electricity capacity in a generation received a major boost with the recent announcement of a $70-billion deal to work with the governments of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador to dramatically expand clean electricity in Labrador.

HamiltonHamilton's board of health is calling for the electrification of Canadian National Railway's rail networks, beginning with rail yards near residential areas including Hamilton's Stuart Street yard. The call comes in response to concerns from North End residents about diesel fumes there. Board voted to petition federal government after residents said diesel fumes impacting healthJeffery Tram · CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2026 5:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 26Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. North End residents shared concerns over diesel fumes related to CN's Stuart Street yard. A motion passed Monday to petition the federal government to compel CN to electrify its rail networks. (Justin Chandler/CBC)Hamilton's board of health is calling for the electrification of Canadian National Railway's rail networks, beginning with rail yards near residential areas including Hamilton's Stuart Street yard. The call comes in response to concerns from North End residents about diesel fumes there.

“David, can you please fix the garage?” my wife Elise asked me on Sunday. “You barely have any time to do house stuff, and today you’re free.” She’s right about the first part — The Autopian really does take up all of my time, and the garage does need to be fixed — but she wasn’t quite right about the second part. I wasn’t exactly free; I had a Jeep to look at. Convincing Elise that me looking at another Jeep somehow made sense was… a challenge. Frankly, I was unable to successfully do it before heading out the front door, and that did weigh on me a bit as I drove my BMW i3 to follow my own advice, which I dished out last week in my article “Why The ‘Early’ 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Is The Best Deal In All Of Jeeps.” I think writing that article altered my algorithm, serving me an ad for a gorgeous early-1993 Jeep ZJ for sale for just $2,300. The car looked minty fresh in the pictures aside from a bit of front-end damage and some sap on the paint.

Despite what Hollywood movies and some police departments would have you believe, deadly car chases are far from the only way to thwart multi-million-dollar heists. French investigators used DNA evidence and vehicle tracking to recover two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, valued at $4.7 million, that were stolen in a brazen burglary in the South of France in September. Authorities also arrested six people allegedly tied to the heist. One suspected thief led police to his co-conspirators by simply driving to their homes. As if ripped from the silver screen, our scene opens in the picturesque Nice suburb of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. The town hosts the Musée Renoir, a small gallery on the famed impressionist's hilltop farmhouse estate. On the morning of September 8, two thieves gained entry by cutting through the museum fence with an electric saw. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the duo then used the saw to slice off the bolts holding four paintings in place. All four works were on loan from the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Chris Bruce has worked in the automotive industry since 2011 and has written thousands of stories about cars, motorsports, and motorcycles in that time. He has written for Autoblog, Autoviva, CarFax, Edmunds, Hagerty, InsideEVs, Motor1, and New Roads. He has also hosted hundreds of podcast episodes. As hobbies, Bruce enjoys building plastic models of robots and cars. He also enjoys video games, particularly the 16-bit variety. His dog keeps him busy. In 2026, Subaru celebrates the 60th anniversary of introducing its first boxer four-cylinder engine in 1966. The unit had modest beginnings, with a 977-cc flat-four making 55 horsepower to power the Subaru 1000. Since then, the flat powertrain layout has become inextricably linked to the brand. All-wheel drive, the brand's other hallmark, arrived in 1972. However, Subaru's boxer engine won't enjoy another major anniversary, at least in one market.