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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
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
Residential street sweeping starts Monday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city's street sweeping program will move into residential areas on Monday. Residents are asked to watch their street corners for "no parking" signs, which will be placed at leas...
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
Prairie NDP leaders urge governments to sign on to AgriStability program
NDP leaders on the Prairies are calling on their governments to sign on to the AgriStability program that would boost compensation for losses by farmers and producers from 70 to 80 per cent. "As we co...
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
Variants surge: Leaders urge Ottawa to beef up restrictions for travellers to Canada
Ontario's premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 varia...
Apr 22, 2021