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News CBC/Radio-Canada unveiled a new three-year plan on Monday to improve its employment and representation of Indigenous peoples, which includes the establishment of a new Indigenous office to oversee those efforts. 3-year strategy looks to ‘better reflect, respect and amplify’ First Nations, Inuit and Métis Mouhamad Rachini · CBC NewsContinue Reading

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Politics Lawmakers took Air Canada’s CEO to task on Monday over “shocking” and “scandalous” failures to accommodate passengers living with disabilities. A number of Canadians with disabilities have reported mistreatment by Air Canada staff in the past year Christopher Reynolds · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 05, 2024 6:44Continue Reading

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Politics Yaroslav Hunka, the man at the centre of the controversy surrounding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s September address to Parliament, was also invited by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend a Toronto rally honouring Zelenskyy during his visit to Canada. Prime Minister’s Office says Yaroslav Hunka was invited on recommendation of Ukrainian CanadianContinue Reading

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Politics The federal government must move quickly to regulate artificial intelligence, says a top AI pioneer who warns the technology’s current trajectory poses major societal risks House industry committee is studying a bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systemsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 05, 2024 3:57 PMContinue Reading

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As climate change supercharges some hurricanes, scientists are exploring how to better communicate their force to the public — including adding an extra category to reflect their power. The current maximum on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is Category 5, which is open-ended to any storm with wind speeds greater than 252Continue Reading

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Mistakes in the 10-metre platform final cost Canadian diver Caeli McKay, who finished eighth of 12 women on Tuesday at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Artistic swimmers Audrey Lamothe and Jacqueline Simoneau were seventh in the duet technical routine. Canada’s artistic swimmers 7th in women’s duet technical finalContinue Reading