Новости за 22.06.2017

Researchers at Carnegie Melon University in the U.S. have developed a new system for human assistance with robotic devices known as exoskeletons that could have widespread impact on the way human performance is enhanced by devices of many kinds.

An Ottawa truck driver has been charged after losing his load of three portable toilets in the eastbound lanes of Highway 417 Wednesday afternoon.

Airport officials in Flint, Mich., are crediting a maintenance worker, who wants to remain anonymous, with saving the life of Lt. Jeff Neville when he was stabbed in the neck Wednesday.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard was criticized Thursday by Muslim community leaders after saying there was an obvious link between Islam and terrorism.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not have recordings of conversations with former FBI Director James Comey.

Senators have agreed to pass the federal budget bill without amendments, ending the possibility of a standoff between Canada's two Houses of Parliament and paving the way for the summer break.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take questions about Canada-U.S. relations in the Trump era during an interview with the New York Times today.

Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage.

Hollywood heavyweight Ron Howard has stepped in to helm the forthcoming Han Solo film, days after Lucasfilm cut loose original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller over "creative differences" on the anticipated Star Wars spinoff.

Organizers of a graduation ceremony for black students at Canada's largest university say the event is meant to acknowledge the barriers that remain for people of colour pursuing academia.

Sears Canada plans to close dozens of locations and eliminate 2,900 jobs across the country as part of a court-supervised restructuring process.

In the moments after a Minnesota police officer fatally shot Philando Castile, his handcuffed girlfriend began screaming in the back of a patrol car as her four-year-old daughter begged her to stop.

A juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, the second to speak out after the jury deadlocked in the case, said Thursday the panel was almost evenly split in its deliberations.

The British prime minister estimates there are 600 highrise buildings in England have cladding made of materials similar to what was found in a devastating west London fire.

Home Capital Group Inc. says American investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to indirectly acquire $400 million of its common shares in a private placement and provide a new $2 billion line of credit to its subsidiary, Home Trust Company.

Prince Harry said no one in Britain's royal family wants to be king or queen and criticised a decision to force him to parade behind his mother Princess Diana's coffin after her death in 1997, according to an interview with a U.S. magazine.

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has left a London hospital after receiving treatment for an infection. Philip, who is 96, was admitted on Wednesday as a precautionary measure.

A Windsor woman says she cannot find a doctor to renew her opioid prescriptions. Her family doctor has retired and has not been able to find a doctor who will help her medicate.

The other shoe is set to drop for softwood lumber producers Friday as the U.S. Commerce Department is expected to reveal preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian imports.

Edmonton's maximum-security prison is operating on a dystopian system of fear, harassment and bullying, according to an internal report obtained by CBC News.

The latest report on Canadian arms exports shows Saudi Arabia once again tops the list of non-U.S. buyers, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of all military good exports.

While the "internet tax" proposed by the Commons heritage committee was criticized for piling more fees onto consumers, many in the media industry feel it had the right intention, writes Ramona Pringle.

The Liberal government is still talking with the Pentagon about buying a handful of fighter jets on an interim, urgent basis. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan seems to be still pinning his hopes on a deal for Boeing Super Hornets, despite another high-profile snub of the U.S. aerospace giant this week.

The judge in the sexual assault trial of former Canadian women's ski coach Bertrand Charest is expected to hand down his decision today in Saint-Jérôme, Que.

The IWK Health Centre's chief executive officer used a corporate credit card to pay for thousands of dollars at the Bay, and on limo services and iTunes — something the Halifax hospital chalks up to a mistake.