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Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities
QUBEC - The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities. In a news release today, the p...
Aug 13, 2024
Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman ...
Aug 13, 2024
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedu...
Aug 13, 2024
York United signs son of former Mexican captain Rafael Marquez on loan
TORONTO - York United FC has signed midfielder Santiago Marquez, son of legendary Mexican defender Rafael Marquez, on loan for the remainder of the 2024 season. The 21-year-old, who arrives from Liga ...
Aug 13, 2024
Canadian men learn qualifying path for newly expanded 2027 Rugby World Cup
Canada has learned its road back to the Rugby World Cup, with qualification for the 2027 tournament via the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup. And it is a more promising path, restoring hope that the 21st-rank...
Aug 13, 2024
Source: Community-run Edmonton Elks being sold to private owner Larry Thompson
EDMONTON - Larry Thompson is the new private owner of the Edmonton Elks. A CFL source requesting anonymity said the former owner of Thompson Brothers Construction, will become the franchise's new owne...
Aug 13, 2024
Star quarterback Nathan Rourke returns to B.C. Lions after NFL stint
VANCOUVER - Star quarterback Nathan Rourke is returning to the CFL's B.C. Lions after spending the last two seasons in the NFL. The Lions confirmed Rourke's return in an announcement Tuesday. The 26-y...
Aug 13, 2024
Parliamentary committee to probe how Toronto terror suspect was admitted to Canada
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee will investigate how a man facing terror charges was admitted to Canada and obtained citizenship. Members of Parliament on the national security committee voted u...
Aug 13, 2024
An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A former central Kansas police chief who led a raid last year on a weekly newspaper has been charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential wit...
Aug 13, 2024
Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on charges including murder in the shooting of Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother killed by police in a grocery store ...
Aug 13, 2024