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The City of Saskatoon says no legal avenues are off the table after a semi hauling an oversized load struck an overpass Wednesday. The crash happened just after 5 p.m. on Circle Drive at the 108th Street overpass in the Sutherland neighbourhood when a truck hauling an excavator hit the structure.City staff and structural engineers arrived on scene shortly after the collision and conducted an assessment to make sure the overpass was safe to use, the city said in a statement.Police also attended the scene and questioned the truck driver.Crews removed loose concrete that broke from the overpass Wednesday, closing…

You might know Cody Janzen as the voice of the Saskatchewan Rush, but what you might not know is he has a history of hockey, too. He’s played in minor and junior hockey and a little bit overseas; he even started up a hockey agency and ran it for about a decade.While he passed on the agency, he wanted to continue helping people play a sport he loves.“So kicked around a few ideas, talked to some people, was connected with the right people and decided that getting into the ownership world was kind of something that had always interested me,”…

A federal byelection in Terrebonne on April 13 could help the Liberals secure a majority government. The vote was ordered after the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the Liberal candidate’s one-vote victory from the last federal election due to an uncounted mail-in ballot.The rematch will see Liberal candidate Tatiana Auguste face Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who lost the seat by one vote last April. “Every vote is equal, every vote should count,” Sinclair-Desgagné told Global News on Thursday. “Those are principles that are taught at a very young age.”The outcome of the election was later challenged after it emerged…

GUANGZHOU, China, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced an expanded strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud, the cloud computing brand under Tencent Group. Starting today, WeRide’s Robotaxis will be integrated into the Tencent Mobility Service mini program on WeChat, allowing users to book and pay for Robotaxi rides directly without needing any additional apps. This cooperation strengthens the integration between China’s top mobility service ecosystem and WeRide’s industry-leading autonomous driving technology, bringing safe, reliable driverless transportation to more users. By tapping into the high-traffic Tencent Mobility Service…

IRVINE, Calif., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thomas Global Systems has marked the opening of its expanded engineering and advanced manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, coinciding with the company’s 70th anniversary. The milestone reflects Thomas Global Systems’ continued investment in engineering capability, program execution, and long-term support of aerospace and defense customers. The Irvine expansion increases the company’s U.S. engineering, manufacturing, and program support capacity, strengthening its ability to deliver innovative, high integrity electronic solutions for commercial aviation, defense, and government applications. The event brought together company leadership, industry partners, and senior government and military representatives from the United…

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They may be small, but invasive quagga and zebra mussels pose a huge threat to the environment and economy. “Mussels will destroy the water chemistry. They will destroy the beaches. Tourism will go away,” said Blair Ireland, chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB).“You know, we’re talking about hundreds of millions of dollars in impact.”Many waterways across the United States and Canada are already infested, including the Great Lakes and Lake Winnipeg.Now, efforts to prevent them from spreading into B.C. are ramping up with a fundraising campaign to accelerate groundbreaking mussel-detection technology being developed at UBC-Okanagan.‘It’s for detecting boats…

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week.“It is a pretty rough time for the game industry.”Meta Reality Labs director of games Chris Pruett did not mince words when he returned to GDC for his annual talk on the state of VR gaming this week. “I have been in the industry for almost 30 years at this point,” he said. ”This is the roughest period I have ever seen.”“It’s rough for everybody,” Pruett said. “It’s rough for VR. We are not immune.”Pruett made…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is removing the fees for changing or cancelling internet and cellphone plans. In an announcement posted on Thursday, the CRTC says it is eliminating extra fees to activate, change or cancel a plan, giving consumers more flexibility to manage their plans and take advantage of better offers without the unexpected extra costs.This decision was made after the CRTC held a public consultation following recent changes to the Telecommunications Act, and heard that fees can prevent Canadians from switching plans. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada…

Between March Madness and the Oscars, now might be a good time to improve your TV setup. Google’s TV Streamer 4K is currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Target, and Walmart, which is its second-best price to date and only $5 more than its all-time low.As a streaming device, it’s terrific. Getting started is easy; it took us only about 10 minutes to set up, and the Google Home app even asks which streaming services you use and automatically installs them for you. The device also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, too, so movies and shows…