Big Headlines: Ottawa ready to take Stellantis to court and Microsoft coming back online
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Big Headlines: Ottawa ready to take Stellantis to court and Microsoft coming back online

B1IntermediateNovember 13, 20268 min
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Frequency podcast network. Stories that matter, podcasts that resonate. Ottawa says Stellantis has violated the terms of its federal funding deal after shutting down its assembly plant and selling it to a defense contractor. Hi, I'm Vrjesh Dave. This is Big headlines, everything you need to know to be in the know, in just five minutes.

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