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As tariffs create uncertainty in global markets, CBC News travelled to Detroit across from WIndsor, Ont., to find out how auto consumers and dealers are responding, and get their views on President Donald Trump’s goal of moving production to the U.S. People in Michigan’s Motor City say vehicle sales are hot now, but are concerned for down the road if ...
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Detroit boosts bid for PWHL expansion team by drawing U.S. record crowd for pro women’s hockey
The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League may expand next season and Detroit tried to improve its chances of landing a team, drawing 14,288 fans Sunday night to break the attendance record for a U.S. professional women’s hockey game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sheriff says 3 kids found ‘basically abandoned’ for years at suburban Detroit home
Police said the mother would occasionally leave food on the porch at the Pontiac home but lived elsewhere and had little contact with the children, a 15-year-old boy and two girls, ages 13 and 12. She’s now in jail while prosecutors consider filing charges. CBC | World News
Read More »Detroit homicides in 2024 drop to level not seen since 1965
Detroit ended 2024 with about 203 homicides — down 49 from the year before and the fewest in the city since 188 were committed in 1965, said Mayor Mike Duggan. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s that smoke smell? A large mulch fire at a Detroit factory
People around Detroit and Windsor are encouraged to keep their windows closed as smoke continues to billow from a mulch storage yard. CBC | World News
Read More »Detroit woman who pleaded guilty in death of son found in freezer sentenced to 35 to 60 years
A Detroit woman who pleaded guilty to killing her blind three-year-old son, whose decomposing body was found in a basement freezer, has been sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison. CBC | World News
Read More »Dozens of invasive snails seized in luggage inspection at Detroit airport
A cache of about 90 live snails, considered an invasive species that can damage crops, homes and human health, was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Detroit airport last month, the agency says. CBC | World News
Read More »Search continues for 2 international students who possibly drowned in the Detroit River
Windsor police say the two people who are presumed to have drowned were swimming in the area west of Sandpoint Beach, an area with longstanding safety concerns. CBC | World News
Read More »Giants make tight end Theo Johnson 2nd Canadian taken at NFL draft in Detroit
The New York Giants on Saturday selected Penn State tight end Theo Johnson of Ajax, Ont., with the seventh pick of the fourth round in the NFL draft Saturday. Offensive lineman Isaiah Adams was the first Canadian off the board when Arizona chose him on Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »General Motors moving to new Detroit tower, plans to redevelop iconic Renaissance Center: source
General Motors plans to move its iconic Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office tower and redevelop its home office site, a person briefed on the plans said. CBC | World News
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