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Musk suggests Tesla's new chairwoman won't rein him in
NEW YORK - Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed the idea that the company’s new chairwoman can exert control over his behaviour. Robyn Denholm, an Australian telecommunications executive, was appointed...
Dec 10, 2018
Tribes seek to challenge Corps' Dakota Access pipeline study
BISMARCK, N.D. - Four Native American tribes that are fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in court are seeking to challenge the recent conclusion of federal officials that a spill would not greatl...
Dec 10, 2018
National security 'comes first' in Huawei 5G review: infrastructure minister
OTTAWA - National security “comes first” in deciding whether to allow Huawei Technologies to take part in developing Canada’s 5G telecommunications network, Infrastructure Minister F...
Dec 10, 2018
Earth inspires 'never-ending sense of awe' in astronaut Saint-Jacques
LONGUEUIL, Que. - During his first days in the microgravity of space, David Saint-Jacques was transported back to his childhood, the Canadian astronaut told reporters Monday. It was not the feeling of...
Dec 10, 2018
Teacher nixes ban on 'Large Afros' at concert after uproar
CINCINNATI - A middle-school music teacher apologized Monday and backed off his instructions that students should not have “Mohawks, Large Afros, or any other outlandish” hairstyles at an ...
Dec 10, 2018
'It is fair to say there are some worries.': Singh prepares for challenging 2019
OTTAWA - After a year as leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh is facing his biggest political fight: trying to secure a seat in Parliament amid anemic fundraising, polls that show his party stuck in third...
Dec 10, 2018
Croak to croon: City frogs sing more alluring love songs
WASHINGTON - City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in ...
Dec 10, 2018
9,000 firearms and counting: Illegal guns flood Chicago
CHICAGO - Ke’Shon Newman’s daily routine is guided by guns - the hundreds of illegal pistols, revolvers and other firearms that torment his South Side neighbourhood. He walks on brightly l...
Dec 10, 2018
Cdn environment groups tell world Canada not slowing emissions from oil and gas
OTTAWA - Canada is living in a fantasy if the government thinks it can meet its greenhouse-gas promises without reducing how much oil and gas the country produces, environment groups told the world at...
Dec 10, 2018
'The Favourite' leads film nominees for Critics' Choice
LOS ANGELES - “The Favourite” leads the field of films with 14 nominations for the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards. “Black Panther” was close behind with 12 nomination...
Dec 10, 2018