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Even a semi-truck is no match for a moose. After a recent run-in with the large animal, a semi came into Frame & Wheel Alignment in Regina with an initial damage estimate of $50,000. “This [...]

The Ontario government has announced further business closures and a shutdown of many construction sites in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “My government is prepared to take every step [...]

When it comes to Canada’s $10-billion-a-year repair market, franchised dealers will continue to lose out to independent garages unless they boost customer service and their use of technology, [...]

An Ontario health care worker had to wait six days to get her utility vehicle back from a Ford dealer after it was towed there on the way home from her shift at a long-term care institution. The [...]

Rick McMullin’s first thought was his auto repair shop was exploding. “I saw a blur, then the crash; glass (smashing); then the door blew open; papers blew off the table,” said McMullin, owner of [...]

t’s a busy time in Canada’s emerging mobile mechanic sector. While one big player is backing out of the industry, there are now more than two dozen mobile auto service businesses in [...]

Gas stations and auto repair shops remain open across Canada in the wake of COVID-19, but depending on where you are, it might be considerably tougher to buy a car or get a license for one. [...]

Amidst the grim realities of the COVID-19 crisis, it’s nice to know select customers can take a break in the sun at one London auto service centre. Witlox Automotive has placed four Muskoka [...]

As the novel coronavirus pandemic has people sheltering in place as much as possible, a local auto shop is reminding the public to think twice about which tasks they can do at home and which [...]

Rick McMullin, owner of Ricky Ratchets Auto Repair in London, Ont., had one of those days just before Christmas last year. A runaway truck smashed through the front of his shop just after [...]