Tag Archives: Science

QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault insists he will not back down on controversial changes to how the province's physicians are paid, despite a court challenge by a doctors' union and the resignati...

MONTREAL - Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions through a pilot project led by Po...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it doesn't know how new artificial intelligence products will affect the Canadian economy. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the technology has the potential f...

OTTAWA - A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate answers to ta...

MONTREAL - Four Canadian-designed studies are set to be conducted aboard the International Space Station, soon to be hosting Albertan astronaut Joshua Kutryk. The studies announced Tuesday during a Ca...

OTTAWA - The Canadian War Museum says its chief historian and research director has died. The museum's CEO announced the death in a news release Sunday, saying Tim Cook was "instrumental in shaping th...

TORONTO - The University of Toronto has created an emergency fund to support its researchers who are facing unexpected losses in funding to due cuts and policy changes at U.S. federal research agencie...

MONTREAL - An upcoming privacy bill could include age restrictions on access to AI chatbots to protect children, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said. "There are lots of discussions arou...

VICTORIA - A bill in British Columbia's legislature to prevent publicly funded employees from making Indigenous land acknowledgements failed to pass first reading, but reveals a schism between provinc...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government will learn from Ontario's nuclear efforts as part of a new agreement he signed with its energy minister Thursday, despite having no near-f...