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Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in 'months'
LAS VEGAS - Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-piloted drones to deliver packages to shoppers' home in the coming months. The online shopping giant did not give exact timing or say where ...
Jun 5, 2019
Renault delays decision - again - on Fiat Chrysler merger
PARIS - Renault said early Thursday it was unable to make a decision on Fiat Chrysler's merger offer because the French government asked for a delay. The French carmaker made the announcement after a ...
Jun 5, 2019
Blues wearing down Bruins in Cup Final battle of attrition
BOSTON - Twice the Boston Bruins have been forced to finish a Stanley Cup Final game down a defenceman. The St. Louis Blues won each time. That's not a coincidence. Wearing out opponents and winning t...
Jun 5, 2019
Alberta introduces amended Education Act; Opposition says LGBTQ kids at risk
EDMONTON - Alberta is overhauling its framework for grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition says it's just a cover to out gay kids and expose ...
Jun 5, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - An aging totem pole that told the story of a murdered woman was lowered during a ceremony outside Victoria's Royal British Columbia Museum. Dancers circled the replica Haida mortuary pole, ...
Jun 5, 2019
Emergency firefighting training underway in La Loche
Residents of La Loche are busy this week participating in emergency firefighting training."There's usually pretty good interest in the firefighting training because it helps to provide some part-time ...
Jun 5, 2019 Firefighting training ends Friday in La Loche. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Indigenous police chief calls for governments to implement MMIWG recommendations
MONTREAL - The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association is calling on Ottawa and Quebec to address the chronic underfunding of Indigenous police forces outlined in this week's repor...
Jun 5, 2019
Woman takes federal border agency to court after trusted-traveller pass pulled
OTTAWA - A woman says her father's poor memory, not a desire to skirt the rules, resulted in Canadian authorities cancelling her trusted-traveller card after she allegedly failed to declare several th...
Jun 5, 2019
Stampeders reflect on slain teammate Mylan Hicks upon killer’s sentencing
CALGARY - On the day the killer of their slain teammate was sentenced, the Calgary Stampeders were thinking about Mylan Hicks and his family. Nelson Lugela was sentenced Wednesday to life in...
Jun 5, 2019
Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its increasing emphasis on digital services and to further ...
Jun 5, 2019