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IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it's concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Ongoing protests responding to the death o...
Jun 09, 2020

Nurse: This is a historic opportunity to make some lasting change.
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors may finally get a chance to resume their title defence if the NBA restarts late next month in Orlando. But coach Nick Nurse said since the d...
Jun 09, 2020

NewsAlert: Alberta to reopen theatres, casinos, churches on Friday
EDMONTON - Alberta plans to reopen movie theatres, gyms, pools, libraries, casinos and churches on Friday, a week earlier than planned. Premier Jason Kenney says the province has been doing well in it...
Jun 09, 2020

Thompson Rivers University to offer international credential transfer for open learning students
KAMLOOPS - Students taking university-level courses online via open learning resources will have a simpler way to get credit for their studies, thanks in part to Thompson Rivers University (TRU).In a ...
Jun 09, 2020

Conviction for teen 'swatter' stands despite length of case, court rules
TORONTO - The conviction of a teenager for the hideous practise of "swatting" must stand even though it took three years from his arrest to completion of his trial, Ontario's top court ruled on Tuesda...
Jun 09, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:08 p.m. on June 9, 2020: There are 96,614 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 53,185 confirmed (includ...
Jun 09, 2020

Trump pushes conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday advanced an unfounded conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, New York, who was pushed down by police officers, tweeting without evid...
Jun 09, 2020

Vienna Philharmonic purrs back to life after pandemic pause
The Vienna Philharmonic returned home, and its famous strings purred for the first time since March 10. Its 2,854-seat Musikverein, considered by many the world's most beautiful concert hall, was fill...
Jun 09, 2020

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police misconduct is indefensible
OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police officers who use excessive force or appear to be discriminating on the basis of race need to be held to account. Blair says he is concern...
Jun 09, 2020

City of Kamloops asks artists to help beautify McArthur Island garbage bins
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is enlisting the help of local artists to help fight vandalism.In a news release, the City has put out a call for proposals to paint six waste bins on McArthur Island. ...
Jun 09, 2020

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