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Researchers warn of bias as Montreal health network to use AI to reduce wait times
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONTREAL – Artificial intelligence researchers say a Montreal hospital’s plan to reduce emergency room wait times with an AI algorithm is an appropriate use of the technology – if it’s done carefully. The Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, one of the city’s two main hospital networks, is testing an artificial intelligence algorithm intended to ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre doesn’t like anti-Trudeau flags, but understands anger behind them
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – Pierre Poilievre says he doesn’t like the expletive-laden flags some Canadians are using to denounce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But the federal Conservative leader also says he understands the anger fuelling such displays, and that it is up to the government and politicians to address it. The comments follow a blog post by ... Read More »
1 response‘I heard children screaming inside’: Four dead after Hamilton house fire
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
HAMILTON – Neighbours rushed towards a burning Hamilton home with ladders, a witness said, as children inside screamed for help during a Thursday night fire that left four people dead. Chris Theriault, who lives next door and had to evacuate as a result of the fire, said three or four neighbours were trying to get ... Read More »
1 responseMan killed after being injured in Montreal jail was in ‘illegal’ detention
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Public Security Department says a 21-year-old man who died after suffering injuries inside a Montreal jail was being illegally detained. Department spokeswoman Marie-Josée Montminy says Nicous D’Andre Spring should have been released Dec. 23 after he appeared virtually in court earlier that day. Montminy says the 21-year-old was in “illegal detention” when ... Read More »
1 responsePolice officers, members of the public attend procession for OPP cop shot dead
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
TORONTO – Dozens of officers and members of the public are paying tribute to a slain Ontario Provincial Police officer. A procession carrying 28-year-old Const. Greg Pierzchala’s body started around 9 a.m. and is transporting him from Toronto north to his hometown of Barrie, Ont. Police officers saluted the officer outside the coroner’s office, where ... Read More »
1 responseGovernor General remembers death of Queen Elizabeth II in annual New Year’s address
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – EMBARGOED UNTIL DEC. 30 AT 9 A.M. Canada’s Governor General says 2022 was a “difficult and monumental year” marked by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who serves as the monarch’s representative in Canada, remembered the queen’s death in her annual New Year’s message. She died in September after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four dead, including two kids, after Hamilton house fire sends six people to hospital
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
Hamilton police say four people are dead, including two kids, after a house fire late Thursday night. Police say they were called to help with the house fire in the area of Upper Gage Avenue and Rymal Road East shortly after 11 p.m. They say six people were found inside the house and transported to ... Read More »
1 responseBody of OPP officer to be brought to hometown today : In The News for Dec. 30
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 30 … What we are watching in Canada … The body of an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead earlier this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONTREAL – Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom – these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec’s provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles – cannabis-infused food – sold in the province from appealing to young people, forcing consumers to choose from a selection of products such as dried figs to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Body of police officer shot dead near Hagersville, Ont., returning to his hometown
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
TORONTO – The body of an Ontario Provincial Police officer who was shot dead earlier this week will be brought to his hometown north of Toronto today. Police in Barrie, Ont., say members of the public can watch the procession for 28-year-old Const. Greg Pierzchala from overpasses along Highway 400. The procession is set to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he’s not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year. Instead he said he plans to make the most of a potential bumper surplus, undeterred by a slim growth forecast. “The focus for me is making sure the ... Read More »
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