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GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range
DETROIT - General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also wil...
Nov 19, 2020
Winter Weights program for commercial trucks postponed
Due to the mild weather we're receiving so far in November, the Ministry of Highways has postponed its Winter Weights program for commercial trucks and shippers. Colder temperatures during the winter ...
Nov 19, 2020
Calgary-born entrepreneur Rahul Sood buys stake in Sri Lankan cricket team
A millionaire at 19 after creating Voodoo PC, Calgary-born Rahul Sood says he went on to lose most of his bankroll. But there have been more hits than misses thanks to time spent with Hewlett-Packard ...
Nov 19, 2020
Singer Bobby Brown's son found dead at Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES - Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead at a Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 28. Los Angeles Police spokesman Officer Jeff Lee said officers were responding to ...
Nov 19, 2020
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling signs with Charlotte Hornets
Canadian sharpshooter Nate Darling is signing a two-way deal with the Charlotte Hornets. Darling's agency One Legacy Sports tweeted congratulations on the signing, with the hash tag #CanadaMade. The 2...
Nov 19, 2020
Quebec sword-attack victim records video from hospital in which he forgives suspect
MONTREAL - One of the survivors of the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City has posted a video online in which he says he forgives his aggressor. Musician Remy Belanger de Beauport described hi...
Nov 19, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:50 a.m.Nunavut is reporting four new cases of COVID-19.The total number of infections in the territory is now at 74.The govern...
Nov 19, 2020
Ending withdrawal rules from registered retirement funds would cost $1B, PBO says
OTTAWA - A new review by Parliament's spending watchdog says waiving mandatory withdrawal amounts from seniors' retirement savings would cost federal coffers about $1 billion annually. Each year, seni...
Nov 19, 2020
Quebec, Ontario each report more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in latest updates
Ontario and Quebec have each reported more than 1,200 new COVID-19 infections in their latest updates. Ontario had 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 28 new deaths from the virus. The...
Nov 19, 2020
Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide wh...
Nov 19, 2020