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Deaf, hard-of-hearing Canadians ask for greater support during COVID-19 pandemic
Members of Canada's deaf and hard-of-hearing communities say they are among the many disabled residents feeling shut out by various aspects of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They say many aspe...
May 27, 2020
A look at Huawei Technologies and Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - Some facts about Huawei Technologies and Meng Wanzhou: The company: Huawei was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei. The 75-year-old is Meng's father. The company is based in the tech hub of Sh...
May 27, 2020
Huawei executive loses court ruling, extradition case continues
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled against a Huawei executive wanted on fraud charges in the United States.Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says in a decision released today that t...
May 27, 2020
Auditor general will examine Alberta's COVID-19 response
Alberta's auditor general will probe the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Doug Wylie said he has received numerous inquiries from Albertans and MLAs on the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, and co...
May 27, 2020
Firearm-rights group challenges Liberal assault-style gun ban in Federal Court
OTTAWA - A firearm-rights group is challenging the constitutionality of the Liberal government's recent ban of many assault-style guns in Federal Court. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights ...
May 27, 2020
Boeing slashes 12,000 jobs as virus seizes travel industry
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming. One of the nation's bigges...
May 27, 2020
Storm sewer repair set to start downtown
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The southbound lanes of one downtown block will be closed for about a week beginning on May 28.Sixth Avenue SE between Second and Third Streets will be closed at crews repair a stor...
May 27, 2020
NASA chief "all in" for Tom Cruise to film on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is rolling out the International Space Station's red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit. The space agency's administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said before Wednesda...
May 27, 2020
Glazed or jelly? Doughnuts lure city-roaming bear into trap
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Glazed or jelly? A black bear roaming around a Florida city proved no match for the doughnuts that lured the animal into a humane trap. The Fort Myers News-Press reports that the ju...
May 27, 2020
APARC expands to Airdrie
AIRDRIE, AB - A Medicine Hat animal pound and rehoming organization is bringing puppy love to Airdrie.Since April 1, Alberta Pound and Rescue Centres has been working at a new shelter in the community...
May 27, 2020