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Don't make Kovrig suffer over Meng, says detained Canadian's boss
OTTAWA - The boss of one of the two Canadians imprisoned in China says he doesn't want the People's Republic to subject them to repercussions because today's court ruling went against i...
May 27, 2020
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
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
Cancelled wedding for Nanaimo couple leads to creative, sky-high solution
NANAIMO - A local couple tied the knot in the most unique of circumstances, while connecting with family thousands of kilometres away.Brayden Boyd and Michelle Fonseca had organized a July destination...
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
Canada judge rules Huawei CFO Meng's fraud case will proceed
VANCOUVER - A Canadian judge ruled Wednesday the U.S. extradition case against a senior Chinese Huawei executive can continue to the next stage. Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei's ...
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
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