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Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

MONTREAL — If it’s daytime, odds are a lone box truck is cruising the streets between Toronto and Brampton, Ont., with no one behind the wheel.
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No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes navigated the 21.
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US and Iran say talks over Tehran's nuclear program make progress and set plans for more

US and Iran say talks over Tehran's nuclear program make progress and set plans for more

ROME (AP) — Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after both sides said they made progress in their talks Saturday in Rome. A U.S.
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Mexican-American attacker David Rodriguez turning heads with Atletico Ottawa

Mexican-American attacker David Rodriguez turning heads with Atletico Ottawa

Two games into his Canadian Premier League career and David Rodriguez is already turning heads. And leaving defenders in his wake.
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Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port escalates Trump's campaign against the Houthis

Deadly US airstrike on Yemeni oil port escalates Trump's campaign against the Houthis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S.
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Danielle Smith leaves for week-long trade trip to Japan and South Korea

Danielle Smith leaves for week-long trade trip to Japan and South Korea

EDMONTON — Alberta's premier is on her way across the Pacific for a week of meetings in Japan and South Korea.
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Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's attempt to fire nearly everyone at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was paused on Friday by a federal judge, who said she was “deeply concerned” about the plan.
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'Crown jewel': HBC's charter among the art and artifacts it seeks to auction off

'Crown jewel': HBC's charter among the art and artifacts it seeks to auction off

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has asked a court to allow it to put the royal charter that launched the company 355 years ago on the auction block, along with its trove of art and historical artifacts.
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Crews restore power to nearly all customers after island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico

Crews restore power to nearly all customers after island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to 98.8% of customers early Friday after an island-wide blackout hit Puerto earlier this week, authorities said. More than 1.
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Chocolate prices remain elevated this Easter due to cocoa price spikes

Chocolate prices remain elevated this Easter due to cocoa price spikes

This Easter, soaring cocoa prices will continue to have an effect on the price of chocolate, experts say — and consumers will likely be looking for deals to fill their baskets.
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