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MONTREAL — A court-appointed monitor says potential buyers and liquidators are interested in Quebec electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co.

MONTREAL — A Quebec company once hailed as a success story in the electric-vehicle transition has struggled to deliver on many of its most ambitious plans. Lion Electric Co.

TORONTO — The CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival is warning against an overly nationalistic approach to screen content in Canada, as U.S. President Donald Trump's looming tariffs have led some to shun American exports.

A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters, ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring arrives.

TC Energy Corp. says it plans to keep its discretionary spending focused on the U.S. as it downplayed the chances of reviving an eastern energy export route from Canada.

HALIFAX — An investigation has concluded there was a fire aboard a sailboat that disappeared south of Nova Scotia's Sable Island last summer, leading to the deaths of two people — an adventurous couple from British Columbia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more Americans indoors, denting sales at car dealers and most other stores. Retail sales fell 0.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more Americans indoors, denting sales at car dealers and most other stores. Retail sales fell 0.

Almost everything has become more expensive in the past few years — even looking for love.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Fortis Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $396 million, up from $381 million a year ago. The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 79 cents per share for the quarter ended Dec.