GDP shrank 0.2% in May
Ellen Mauro on Canada’s troubled economy and the threat of recession during an election campaign
Ellen Mauro on Canada’s troubled economy and the threat of recession during an election campaign
OTTAWA — A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report, chaired by Canada’s Yoshua Bengio, concludes the "future trajectory of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain." It says a "wide range of trajectories" are possible "even in the near future, including both very positive and very negative outcomes." The report was commissioned at last year’s AI S
VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through astraw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube. The 60-year-old chef endures the four-hour process every Tuesday, Thursday and Sundayat St. Paul's Hospital where a 42-bed unit is dedicated to lifesaving hemodialysis but is also the source of a significant amount of medical waste that a group of nephrologists wants to curb across the country. "Last year when
A multi-day severe weather event sweeping across the Prairies ends with a bang in parts of Manitoba and northern Ontario to start the long weekend
Jewish American Heritage Month is something that's celebrated year-round at the Maltz Museum in Beachwood.
City of Saint John staff are supporting the New Brunswick Museum in its expansion project by recommending the "de-designation" of a heritage property standing in its path. The growth and community services department says the house at 241 Douglas Ave., next to the museum site, should be removed from the Heritage Conservation Areas By-Law, allowing the museum project to go forward. The plan is to then give the original part of the museum a heritage status.The department is making the recommendati
This story is from this week's episode of the new CBC podcast Good Question, P.E.I. Listen here.Good Question, P.E.I. is available on the CBC Listen app, or wherever you get your podcasts.Prince Edward Island no longer produces more potatoes than any other Canadian province.Yes, you read that correctly. We're No. 2. Alberta, the Prairie province known for its thick cuts of red meat, is now the potato king of Canada. But just by a skin.According to the most recent report by Agriculture and Agri-F
Canada's Summer McIntosh set a world record in the women's 400-metre individual medley at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. She trimmed over a second from her own mark set in April 2023, also in Toronto. (May. 16, 2024)
As the Whitehorse Star newspaper prepares to close its doors this week, a new publication is already gearing up to take its place.A new paper, called the Yukon Star, will begin operations next week.It will be primarily online, but there will be a weekly print version. We need more journalism , not less - Max Fraser Max Fraser is leading the new publication as publisher."We need more journalism, not less," said Fraser. "My main concern was the state of journalism in the Yukon."Fraser initially tr
MONTREAL — It's 2:55 a.m. on a recent evening at Blue Dog bar, in Montreal's Plateau district. A bell rings, the bartender shouts, "last call," and a handful of people wander to the bar for one more drink. Slight variations of this scene occur across the city every night, as bars and venues are prohibited — most of the time — from selling alcohol past 3 a.m. But with an eye to attracting nocturnal tourists and boosting the local economy, the City of Montreal is looking to change that. Earlier th
After 73 years and a long fight with the Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat finally got his Purple Heart. The U.S. Army notified 96-year-old Earl Meyer last month that it had granted him the medal, which honors service members wounded in combat. (AP video shot by Mark Vancleave)
Chris Stapleton and Dua Lipa surprised the audience at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday with a duet of 'Think I'm in Love With You.'
The actress served as the appointed Chopard godmother at the Cannes Film Festival Chopard Trophée Awards ceremony on May 17
Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgane performed "Think I'm in Love with You" on the ACM Awards and were joined by surprise guest pop star Dua Lipa.
Dialysis is one of the most resource-intensive therapies but patients with kidney failure have no other option, except for a kidney transplant. Nephrologists are trying to quantify the waste as they advocate for environmentally sustainable kidney care, noting the lifesaving therapy generates hundreds of litres of wastewater at least three times a week per patient, along withvast amounts of carbon emissions and single-use plastic. WHAT WASTE IS GENERATED BY DIALYSIS? Kidney care waste includes tu
The Associated Press caught a glimpse of the event on Friday, which saw Donald and Melania Trump sitting front row in the audience
The Bush rocker and his new love were spotted out in their swimsuits soaking up some sun in Los Cabos, Mexico
Ariff Hassan and Liliya Dauletaliyeva crossed paths at a wedding and couldn’t ignore their chemistry. They both flew across the world to continue their connection.
Three teenage girls are expected to plead guilty in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee near Union Station in December 2022, court heard Friday.The girls, aged 13, 13, and 14, appeared in provincial court in Toronto.Three other girls, aged 15, 16, and 16, are expected to plead not guilty, court heard. Eight teenage girls were initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lee's death. They range in age from 13 to 16 years old. Lee, 59, was pronounced dead in hospital on Dec. 18, af
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One year after Chan's 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' debut, the model opened up to PEOPLE about the sources of her confidence