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Anastaskis, who specializes in Canadian automotive history, comments on whether Ford will recover from an $8.7 billion quarterly loss by shifting production to smaller cars.

Ford Motor Company lost $8.7 billion in the second fiscal quarter, in large part due to restructuring efforts and the U.S. has experienced a large spike in unemployment.

Ford announced Thursday it will significantly accelerate its transformation plan, adding new fuel-efficient small cars to its North American offerings and realigning production schedules.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an unprecidented request in asking the Governor General to suspend government, and he got his wish.

Governor General Michaelle Jean seems to be acting as referee to calm down the Tories and Grits, who have been accusing eachother of circumventing democracy.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper must learn to be less divisive if he wants to make it through the current political crisis without serious consequences.

The Prime Minister appears to have reached out to the opposition parties after days of fiery language.

The Detroit Big Three say they will slash jobs and dealerships in order to stay afloat, and it doesn't look like Washington wants to bail them out.

The judge has spent much of the morning charging the jury in the Jeremy Steinke trial.

According to the BBC, six gunman have been shot dead by security forces at the airport in New Delhi. This comes as airports in the region are being placed on high alert.