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Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is bas...
Mar 31, 2021
Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won't reveal
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing ...
Mar 31, 2021
Montreal's Olympic Stadium expresses interest in hosting NFL games
Operators of Montreal's Olympic Stadium say they are interested in hosting NFL games. Olympic Park, the organization that runs the indoor stadium for the Quebec government, said in a statement Wednesd...
Mar 31, 2021
'Dollar clearing' doesn't give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei subsidiary and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the execut...
Mar 31, 2021
Pre-taped SAG Awards go for spirit of live ceremonies past
LOS ANGELES - With the Screen Actors Guild Awards days away, producers gathered for final appraisal of a fast-paced montage honouring the nominees that include Olivia Colman, Sacha Baron Cohen and the...
Mar 31, 2021
Survey suggests grizzly numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005
A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count. There are now about 88 grizzlies in the vast stretch of summits an...
Mar 31, 2021
Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify
OTTAWA - Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing this afternoon after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-...
Mar 31, 2021
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA - Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention. The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at...
Mar 31, 2021
Canadians Conners and Henderson look to capitalize on past success this week
Canada's top two professional golfers are returning to tournaments this week where they were atop the leaderboard the last time they played in the event. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., won the Valer...
Mar 31, 2021
Opposition calls for Alberta health minister to be fired over failed deal with doctors
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says the collapse of a new master agreement with doctors shows it's time Tyler Shandro is fired as health minister.NDP health critic David Shepherd says members of th...
Mar 31, 2021