Category Archives: Canada

Can AI be an author? Federal Court asked to decide in new copyright case
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans - and not artificial intelligence - can be considered authors under Canada's copyright law. It's the first court case in...
Jul 13, 2024

Civil rights trailblazer Viola Desmond's childhood home in Halifax conditionally sold
HALIFAX - A historical piece of real estate in Halifax that is listed as the childhood home of Viola Desmond has been conditionally sold. The listing says the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on Mayna...
Jul 12, 2024

Firm says production may never resume at Yukon gold mine after ore-slide disaster
MAYO, YUKON, CANADA - The Victoria Gold mining company says it's uncertain if it will ever resume production or if it has the financial resources to repair damage and fix the environmental impact of l...
Jul 12, 2024

RSV vaccination programs recommended for seniors: national immunization committee
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is strongly recommending a vaccination program against respiratory syncytial virus for older seniors and those living in long-term care homes. The commi...
Jul 12, 2024

Quebec police looking for young man who went missing while fishing
SAINT-IGNACE-DE-LOYOLA - A search is underway for a young fisher who went missing on the water in a small municipality about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say the fishe...
Jul 12, 2024

Western University pauses Alice Munro Chair in Creativity program amid reckoning
LONDON, Ont. - Alice Munro's alma mater has paused the endowed chair program that bears her name over revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter. W...
Jul 12, 2024

Strange summer for B.C. politics gone wild, as alliances shift ahead of fall vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia's political landscape is undergoing a shake-up of seismic proportions a little over three months ahead of this fall's Oct. 19 election. Former political foes are forging on...
Jul 12, 2024

Federal Tory leader blasts Montreal mayor's approach to addictions, homelessness
MONTREAL - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is attacking the Montreal mayor's approach to severe drug addiction and homelessness, accusing her of telling Montrealers to learn to live with ...
Jul 12, 2024

B.C. premier says 'zero per cent chance' for no-prescription opioid suggestion
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says there's a "zero per cent chance" the province will implement recommendations by the provincial health officer that alternatives to opioids and o...
Jul 12, 2024

B.C. university gives pro-Palestinian protesters trespass notice, deadline to vacate
NANAIMO, B.C. - Vancouver Island University says it has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C., by Monday. The u...
Jul 12, 2024