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Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel. Its test came just days after a Tesla crashed...
Apr 22, 2021
'Good chance' new Quebec language bill will include notwithstanding clause: Legault
Quebec's premier is hinting that upcoming legislation strengthening the province's language laws will include the notwithstanding clause to protect the bill from constitutional challenges. The notwith...
Apr 22, 2021
Waste not, want not: Montana tribe provides COVID-19 vaccinations at border crossing
CARWAY, Alta. - A long line of cars was backed up at the Carway border crossing in southern Alberta this week as First Nations members and others took advantage of free COVID-19 vaccinations from the ...
Apr 22, 2021
Ottawa, Mi'kmaq community on collision course over plan for second lobster season
HALIFAX - Ottawa and a small Mi'kmaq community appear to be headed toward renewed tensions on the waters off southwest Nova Scotia as the First Nation plans another self-regulated lobster season. The ...
Apr 22, 2021
Kamloops RCMP scoop Insp. Jeff Pelley from Williams Lake as new Operations Officer
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment has a new second-in-command - and he's a familiar face.Insp. Jeff Pelley joined the detachment as Operations Officer this week from Williams Lake, where he most...
Apr 22, 2021
B.C. fighter Tristan Connelly returns to action at UFC 261 after extended layoff
Tristan (Boondock) Connelly won his UFC debut on five days notice. Slowed by the pandemic and neck surgery, the B.C. fighter has had to wait 19 months to fight again. Connelly (14-6-0) returns to acti...
Apr 22, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear appeal in case of novelist acquitted on child porn charge
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada declined on Thursday to hear an appeal in the case of a Quebec author acquitted of producing child pornography in connection with fictional scenes in a horror nove...
Apr 22, 2021
After 32 years as Skeetchestn chief, Ron Ignace steps aside
SKEETCHESTN - An era of leadership has come to an end at Skeetchestn Indian Band.Wednesday (Apr. 21), band members elected Darrell Draney as the band's new chief. Draney succeeds Ron Ignace, who serve...
Apr 22, 2021
Sheet Show: Profanity can sometimes slip out on televised curling broadcasts
A seemingly innocuous round-robin game was given such a profanity jolt during the recent Canadian men's curling championship that you could excuse unsuspecting viewers for spitting out their morning c...
Apr 22, 2021
Risk experts say climate change to take big chunk of Canadian economy by 2050
One of the world's largest insurers says Canadians will be more than a $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn't work harder to fight climate change. Swiss Re, a multinational corporation that ...
Apr 22, 2021
