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Cars keep getting more expensive but Albertans are still buying plenty — before tariffs really bite
Across Alberta, more people are buying new vehicles even as prices have been shooting up. Statistics Canada says new motor vehicle sales in the province hit a seven-year high in May, with 23,691 units sold. The province hasn't seen that many vehicles sold in a month since May 2018. The price of the vehicles sold in May 2025 totalled $1.42 billion, an all-time record in terms of dollars. It continued a strong start to the calendar year for vehicle sales, which has come as a surprise to many in the industry. "If someone would have told me back in February that we'd be sitting here at the end of June with Ford having as good a year, and some other auto manufacturers as well, I would have said not a chance," said Marty Giles with Northstar Ford in Calgary. Mark Parsons, chief economist with ATB Financial, says it's unusual to see both prices and demand go up at the same time. He believe several factors are driving sales right now. "One is front-loading: getting ahead of tariff pressures," he said. "You're starting to see some early signs that tariffs are creeping through to vehicle prices but we haven't felt the full impacts yet. So folks are trying to get in front of that, and buy their vehicles now, while they can." Parsons said Alberta's rapid population growth and pent-up demand from the pandemic are also at play. He expects sales numbers to fall as price pressures continue to build later in the year. "It's been a good run," said Gerald Wood with the Motor Dealers Association of Alberta. "Everybody's still a little bit concerned about what the second half of the year ultimately is going to look like, but we're just trying to deal with what we can control now and make sure that we satisfy as many customers as we possibly can." He says vehicles are getting more expensive because input costs are going up across the supply chain, including the cost of transport and the vehicle components, themselves. Wood said U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats and any reciprocal tariffs could also have a big impact on the auto industry.
CTV News
3 hours ago
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‘Really exciting': Regina baton twirlers set to represent Canada at competition in Italy
WATCH: Thirteen baton twirlers from Regina will represent Canada at the World Baton Twirling Championships in Italy. Jacob Carr has the story. Thirteen baton twirlers from the ages of 12 through 18 and over are gearing up to face off against the best in Torino, Italy. The athletes are a combination of twirlers from the Sundown Optimist Baton Group and Phoenix Baton Club. They will compete in both the Nations Cup and World Baton Twirling Championship in Italy, which will get underway on Aug. 2. Former twirler and Team Canada coach Nancy Lightheart says the athletes representing Saskatchewan make up around 25 per cent of the Canadian representatives. 'That's really exciting for Saskatchewan, and for a province our size to have such a large contingent. We're obviously very proud of our athletes. They work tremendously long hours and it's hard to get to this level of training,' she said. For some on the team like Gabriella Buchko, this won't be their first time representing Team Canada at Baton Twirling. Buchko recently took part in a Pan Pacific competition. At just twelve years of age, she is now somewhat of a veteran, but that doesn't make the mental aspect of a twirling routine any easier. 'When you're tossing the baton, you just have to keep doing repetition over and over to have muscle memory where your brain can finally be like, 'Okay I need to think of the corrections now, but I know how to do this trick,'' she explained. For Malia Briere, also twelve years of age, Italy will be her first time donning the Maple Leaf. It's an experience she says will be an incredible learning opportunity. 'I feel like it will kind of be like, 'Oh wow, they can do this trick, and I might want to try this trick next year or in a couple years,'' she said. Briere also said she is looking forward to visiting some historical buildings in Italy and touring Rome with her family. Both Briere and Buchko agree that a bonus to competing in Torino will be experiencing the Italian cuisine. For Buchko, it's also an opportunity to form new friendships. 'It'll be so exciting to meet many new people since everyone is so kind and so tight together. I know that I'm really good friends with a lot of people from across Canada, so it will be good to make new friendships internationally too,' she said. When asked who the fiercest competition should be in the field, Lightheart mentioned Team Japan as the gold standard in the sport. 'The Japanese are always the highlight. Anytime we go to international events they are sort of the pinnacle,' she said. They're the team that people aspire to twirl like. So, yeah, it's always exciting to go watch them for sure.'
CBC
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Pride parade and classic car show closes many downtown roads today
Plan your route if you're heading to downtown London Sunday as the number of road closures may have you driving in circles. The annual Pride London parade will see Queens Avenue closed between the Western Fair Market to Victoria Park, with some side streets also blocked. Some 4,000 people are expected to attend, organizers say, with floats and performers leaving the fair grounds at noon, and roads remaining closed until approximately 4 p.m. Richmond Row will also be closed from the edge of Victoria Park at Central, north to Oxford Street for the fourth annual Rides on Richmond. It's a free classic car show with owners encouraged to bring their classic, custom, lowriders, muscle or exotic vehicles. That event will see the roads closed between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
