Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate

The announcement marked another departure from policies backed by his climate-focused predecessor Justin Trudeau, but Carney said he wanted to incentivize EV production while bolstering a Canadian auto industry hammered by US tariffs. Since replacing Trudeau last year, Carney has also scrapped the former leader's carbon tax on individual households and advanced plans to build a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast -- infuriating environmental groups. Asked Thursday if he still considered...