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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
Lethbridge School Division looks to hire private firm for bussing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - School busses in Lethbridge will likely be run by an independent company in the near future.Back in December 2019, LNN reported that the City of Lethbridge sought to sever its school ...
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
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
Person arrested for arson south of Coleman
CROWSNEST PASS, AB- Nearly a month has passed since a suspicious fire near Coleman, Alberta on May 2nd.After an investigation, Crowsnest Pass RCMP have laid arson charges related to the incident.The f...
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
Protective shields installed on Lethbridge Transit buses
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Transit drivers and passengers have an extra layer of protection against COVID-19.Lethbridge Transit staff have constructed new shields to create separation between drivers and users ...
May 27, 2020
"OK, let's make history": hybrid House of Commons convenes to debate COVID-19
OTTAWA - "OK, let's make history": with those words from the Speaker of the House of Commons, a hybrid meeting of members of Parliament is now underway. It's the first time in Canadian history that MP...
May 27, 2020
CEO pay has topped $12.3M. Can it keep rising post-pandemic?
The typical pay package for CEOs at the biggest U.S. companies topped $12.3 million last year, and the gap between the boss and their workforces widened further, according to AP's annual survey of exe...
May 27, 2020