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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 […]

GRIMSBY, Ont. — Police in Niagara Region say they’re investigating an explosion at a school that injured a female staff member. Investigators say they were called to Central French Immersion Public School in Grimsby around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and found there was an explosion in an outdoor garbage bin area. The Niagara Regional Police Service […]

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 […]

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index ticked lower Tuesday, weighed down by losses in telecom, utilities and energy, while U.S. stock markets were mixed and the Nasdaq hit a new record. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 3.11 points at 24,562.55. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 154.52 points at 42,233.05. […]

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 […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick’s contract, the team announced Tuesday. Dick was the 13th overall pick of the 2023 NBA draft — the Raptors’ only selection that year — and has cracked the starting lineup in his second season with the team. The six-foot-seven […]

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal caucus should not hold a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau’s leadership of the party. Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a letter calling on the prime minister to step down, but the next day Trudeau said firmly that he will lead […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in the right eye and will not travel with the team for their game Wednesday night against Charlotte, the NBA team announced Tuesday. Barnes was inadvertently elbowed in the face by Nuggets star Nikola Jokic as the players contested a rebound […]

OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to more than 30,000 privacy breaches dating back to 2020. In a news release, the office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the federal revenue agency reported the breaches in May of this year. The commissioner’s […]

OTTAWA — A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. Kimberly Murray, who has been serving as Canada’s special interlocutor on unmarked graves for two years, released her […]