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Canada’s federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found — including to help predict the outcome of tax cases, sort temporary visa applications and promote diversity in hiring. Joanna Redden, an associate professor at Western University in London, Ont., pieced together theContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis It’s a shame we didn’t have Trudeau’s testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlierA half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting onContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care. Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentistsContinue Reading

Politics A cross-partisan group of MPs voted to kill a bill Wednesday that would have allowed parliamentarians to opt out of swearing an oath of allegiance to King Charles — a victory for monarchists eager to preserve the Crown’s standing in Canada. MPs break into ‘God Save the King’ afterContinue Reading

Politics The federal New Democrats backed Conservative calls Wednesday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take part in a televised “emergency meeting” on carbon pricing with Canada’s premiers. Federal carbon price is not ‘be-all, end-all’ of climate policy, NDP environment critic saysThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 10, 2024 5:10Continue Reading

Politics·Live Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a handful of cabinet ministers will take questions today about what they were told, and how they responded, to allegations of foreign election interference during the past two federal elections. Prime Minister Trudeau will testify later this afternoon Catharine Tunney · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics Six children — but not their Canadian mother — will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria. Lawyer says mother has left camp, wants to return to Canada with her childrenAnja Karadeglija · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 7:53 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Politics John Allen Fraser, the first MP to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons by a secret ballot, has died. He was 92 years old. Prior to Fraser’s election, Speakers were nominated by the prime ministerCBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 6:24 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics Even if Canada reaches its defence spending targets by the end of the decade, it would still be “$6 billion to $7 billion” short of NATO’s two per cent of GDP benchmark for member nations, says Defence Minister Bill Blair. Defence policy doesn’t foresee military returning to full strengthContinue Reading