Category Archives: Canada

Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities
QUBEC - The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities. In a news release today, the p...
Aug 13, 2024

Parliamentary committee to probe how Toronto terror suspect was admitted to Canada
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship. Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted u...
Aug 13, 2024

In the news today: Lich and Barber trial to hear closing arguments
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lich and Barber trial to hear closing arguments The long, drawn-out criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organiz...
Aug 13, 2024

Final chapter of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial begins with closing arguments
OTTAWA - The long, drawn-out criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is winding down as lawyers prepare to deliver their final arguments this week. They were among s...
Aug 13, 2024

Canadian Olympians return home after record-setting Summer Games
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Several members of Canada's Olympic team were given a hero's welcome by cheering fans and elated family members at Toronto's Pearson International Airport as they returned home fro...
Aug 12, 2024

Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada
OTTAWA - Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms. That's according to Environment and Climate Chan...
Aug 12, 2024

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?
Three people have died and several others are sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in so...
Aug 12, 2024

Third person dies in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says a third person has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks. The agency says there are now 20 confirmed cases o...
Aug 12, 2024

Ultrafine particles linked to 1,100 deaths per year in Montreal, Toronto: study
MONTREAL - A study by researchers at McGill University has found that a microscopic air pollutant generated from vehicles and industry plays a role in the deaths of an estimated 1,100 people in Canada...
Aug 12, 2024

Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup
MONTREAL - Quebec municipalities hit by the remnants of tropical storm Debby say they're looking at months of recovery. The mayors of La Macaza and St.-Lin-Laurentides, which have both declared states...
Aug 12, 2024