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Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities

Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities.
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In the news today: Lich and Barber trial to hear closing arguments

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...
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Canadian Olympians return home after record-setting Summer Games

Canadian Olympians return home after record-setting Summer Games

The arrival terminals at airports in Toronto and Montreal were filled with cheers on Monday as fans and family gathered to give a hero’s welcome to Canadian Olympians returning home from the Paris Games with a record-breaking medal haul.
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Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks

Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
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Chief human-rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments

Chief human-rights commissioner resigns after investigation into Israel comments

OTTAWA — The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission agreed to resign Monday after an investigation into his past comments related to Israel.
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Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

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.
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Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

TORONTO — A third person from Ontario has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks, the province's Ministry of Health said Monday afternoon.
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CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

OTTAWA — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.
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Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

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 from a natural disaster that was unlike anything they had seen before.
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What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Three people have died and several others became 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 soil, sewage and untreated water.
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