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Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER — In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect…
Has business tuned out Trump’s temper tantrums?
MONTREAL — Like exhausted parents, Canada’s business community seems to be increasingly tuning out the…
AI experts say CRA must fix human responses before pursuing AI
OTTAWA — Experts in artificial intelligence say it’s risky for the Canada Revenue Agency to…
Ontario will pull ads that triggered Trump in order to restart trade talks, Ford says
OTTAWA — Ontario is hitting pause on its short-lived anti-tariff television ad campaign in the…
AI chatbots make mistakes with news content nearly half of the time, says study
OTTAWA — A new report from a global alliance of public broadcasters says AI chatbots…
How common is severe climate change anxiety in Canada? Study offers a glimpse
David Toro was taken aback by the turnout at a climate change anxiety peer-support group.…
McGuinty says Canada’s first defence industrial strategy will land weeks after budget
OTTAWA — Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released sometime after the Nov. 4…
Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
VICTORIA — The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes said he is “frustrated and disappointed” with…
Former Mulroney aides say Ontario ads accurately present Reagan’s views on trade
OTTAWA — Associates of former prime minister Brian Mulroney say Ronald Reagan’s embrace of free…
Quebec tables special bill to impose new compensation scheme on doctors
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s government has tabled special legislation to impose a new compensation scheme for…
AI minister considering adding age restrictions on chatbot access to privacy bill
MONTREAL — An upcoming privacy bill could include age restrictions on access to AI chatbots…
Ottawa to review possible miscarriage of justice in 1994 murder conviction in Quebec
MONTREAL — The federal government says there are reasonable grounds to believe a miscarriage of…
Anand says she’s asked for updated Indo-Pacific strategy as PM heads to Asia
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his first official trip to Asia, Foreign…
Chief says he’s offended by mandatory federal branding on Orange Shirt Day funding
OTTAWA — The chief of James Smith Cree Nation says he’s offended by Ottawa’s requirement…
Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER — A man accused of aggravated assault for stabbing three people at a Vancouver…
Good Samaritan law provided immunity to man arrested at overdose scene: Supreme Court
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who…
Fact File: Ontario’s Reagan ad isn’t ‘fake,’ but what’s the context behind his words?
U.S. President Donald Trump ended trade talks with Canada on Thursday night over what he…
Inquiry into cost-overrun scandal at Quebec’s auto insurance board wraps up
MONTREAL — Public hearings into $500 million in cost overruns at Quebec’s auto insurance board…
‘A part of something:’ The mental health benefits of being a Blue Jays fan
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have given Robert Stanton something to look forward to…
Business sector not sounding alarm after Trump ends trade talks over ad campaign
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden termination of trade talks with Canada over an…
Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
NANAIMO — Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo,…
Vancouver health authority sued over death of Canadian senator’s son
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority is being sued over the death of a…
What did Reagan actually say about tariffs? Read the transcript of his 1987 address
The latest storm in Canada’s tense trade negotiations with the United States erupted over an…
Statistics Canada to delay publishing trade data amid U.S. government shutdown
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says it will delay publishing international trade data because of the…