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Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods. Legault posted a photo on social media ...
Dec 08, 2024

PG Electric Vehicle Association awaiting results of first global survey of EV owners
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Electric Vehicle Association is awaiting the results of the first-ever global survey of electric vehicle owners at 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 10.The Global EV Alli...
Dec 08, 2024

Canadian judokas Gauthier-Drapeau, Reyes win bronze at Tokyo Grand Slam
TOKYO - Canadian judokas Franois Gauthier-Drapeau and Kyle Reyes earned bronze medals Sunday at the Tokyo Grand Slam judo event. Gauthier-Drapeau, form Alma, Que., finished with a bronze in the men's ...
Dec 08, 2024

Canada's Roussel wins 1,000-metre gold at World Tour short-track speedskating event
BEIJING - Flix Roussel win gold in the men's 1,000 metres as Canada picked up three medals Sunday to conclude a short-track speedskating World Tour stop in Beijing. Roussel from Sherbrooke, Que., fini...
Dec 08, 2024

Canada captain Alphonso Davies sidelined by hamstring strain playing for Bayern
MUNICH - Canada captain Alphonso Davies strained his hamstring in Bayern Munich's 4-2 win over FC Heidenheim 1846 in Bundesliga play Saturday, Bayern said Davies and French international winger Kingsl...
Dec 08, 2024

Canadian rugby sevens women down Japan to finish fifth at Cape Town Sevens
CAPE TOWN - Asia Hogan-Rochester scored her fourth try of the day to help Canada finish fifth at the Cape Town Sevens with a 22-7 win over Japan on Sunday. The Olympic silver medallist Canadian women ...
Dec 08, 2024

Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm. The pair landed the accolade because they used...
Dec 08, 2024

Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts of AI safety sooner
Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn't regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner. The British-Canadian computer scientist often calle...
Dec 08, 2024

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check
EDMONTON - Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024