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More than a quarter of Canadians will spend at least 100 bones on Halloween: poll
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
A new poll suggests more than a quarter of Canadians will spend $100 or more on Halloween, with roughly 70 per cent of respondents saying they’ll fork over as much money as they did last year on candy and costumes. That’s according to polling firm Leger, which surveyed 1,520 adults this month on their Halloween ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recounts rarely alter elections. There’s another reason they matter, says B.C. expert
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
Recounts may not change election results very often, but British Columbia political scientist David Black says they play an increasingly vital role in demonstrating election integrity. “There is the quality control, the quality assurance, the self-correcting nature of our of our system showing up and demonstrating that it works,” said Black, an associate professor at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Softshell turtle has most distinct evolutionary history among Canadian species: study
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
The most Canadian animal? It’s not the beaver that marks the nickel, the moose that pervades souvenir shops across the country, or the loon that gave the one-dollar “loonie” its name. In fact, the spiny softshell turtle is Canada’s most distinct animal in evolutionary terms, researchers from Simon Fraser University show in a first-of-its-kind study. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
TORONTO – The keynote speaker at a series of lectures hosted by artificial intelligence luminary Geoffrey Hinton says the technology will get better than humans at cyber offence by the end of the decade. The views Jacob Steinhardt has are based around his belief that AI systems will become “superhuman” with coding tasks and finding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Premier Moe to contend with divided province after election win
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
REGINA – Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe faces a divided electorate after winning Monday’s election and must start taking city issues seriously if he wants to mend relations, political experts say. Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is to form a fifth-straight majority, but it lost in the big cities while retaining its grip on rural areas to secure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not how we do things,’ Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has rejected the idea of the Liberal caucus holding a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau’s leadership, saying it’s “just not how Liberals govern themselves.” Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a letter calling on the prime minister to step down, but the next day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highlights of recent changes to Quebec’s international student body
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec wants to cut the number of international students in the province, and has singled out private colleges that it says are using education as a “business model to sell Quebec and Canadian citizenship.” But federal and provincial data shows a recent rise in foreign students at colleges and francophone universities that seems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA
By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths. The federal agency says the facility was not properly conducting environmental swabbing and finished product testing for listeria prior to a national recall of ... Read More »
1 responseTwo years since Rabih Alkhalil broke out of B.C. prison, reward temporarily boosted
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it has teamed up with a national program to offer up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Rabih Alkhalil, who broke out of a Port Coquitlam, B.C., prison in 2022. Crime Stoppers says it’s partnering with the Be On The Look Out Program to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations of Canadians. The Washington Post first reported that Canadian officials alleged Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign of violence and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says NDP ‘happy’ to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count. Eby also suggests he’s open to working with opposition-in-waiting B.C. Conservatives – so long as they respect the ... Read More »
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