OSHAWA, Ont. — General Motors has named Kristian Aquilina as GM Canada’s new president and managing director.

The move is a promotion for Aquilina, who was GM Canada’ vice-president for vehicle sales, service and marketing.

He replaces Marissa West, who became president of GM North America earlier this month.

GM says Aquilina takes the job as the industry prepares for an all-electric future and the company works to build on its recent investments in Canada.

Canadian autoworkers ratified a new three-year contract

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures presidential nominating contest, holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo for a playoff game that was delayed a day by wind-whipped snow.

About 150 million Americans were under a wind chill warning or advisory for dangerous cold and wind, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park,

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president and new prime minister said Monday they remain divided on the key subject of rule of law in the country, despite one-on-one talks in search of common ground in various areas.

Centrist met with pro-opposition President Andrzej Duda to discuss Poland’s security ahead of Tusk’s planned visit to Ukraine, but also to identify areas where they can cooperate in the society’s interest above their sharp political divisions.

In a sign that did not

The City of Toronto says its four warming centres were at capacity over the weekend as temperatures dipped to -12 C.

Officials say warming centres across Toronto opened last week to provide walk-in access to a safe, warm place to rest and snacks for those who may be experiencing homelessness.

They say all four warming centres — located downtown, in North York and Scarborough — were packed throughout the weekend.

Toronto’s four warming centres have a combined capacity of a little less than 180 people, and

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Navy ships and aircraft combed areas of the Gulf of Aden for two missing on Monday as details emerged about their mission to board and take over a vessel carrying components for medium-range Iranian ballistic missiles headed for Somalia, a U.S. defense official said Monday.

The official said crew on the dhow, which did not have a country flag, were planning to transfer the missile parts, including warheads and engines, to another boat off the coast of Somalia. The

OTTAWA — Five members of Parliament are in the Middle East to hear from Palestinians about how Canada can best push for peace and human rights in the region, with plans to visit the West Bank which has seen rising violence.

“It was really important for us to come and see the situation on the ground … and see what they are looking for Canada to do,” Liberal MP Salma Zahid said Monday in a call from Amman, Jordan.

The group Canadian-Muslim Vote is paying for the MPs to visit the

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil’s state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people.

The heavy downpour wreaked havoc over the weekend, flooding peoples’ homes, a hospital, the metro line in the city of Rio and a main freeway section, Avenida Brasil.

Some people drowned and were killed in landslides, while at least three died after being electrocuted. Eighteen towns across the state remained at “high” risk of landslides, according to civil

LONDON (AP) — More executives are feeling better about the global economy, but a growing number don’t think their companies will survive the coming decade without a major overhaul because of pressure from climate change and , according to a new survey of CEOs by one of the world’s largest consulting firms, PwC.

The survey of more than 4,700 CEOs worldwide was released Monday as business elites, political leaders and activists descended on the in Davos, Switzerland, and it showed a mixed picture of