Canada

Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model

OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday. It plans to launch a hybrid model thi...

The Canadian Press 22h ago

Federal minister lauds close ties between Canada, U.S. police in terror guilty plea

MONTREAL - Canada's public safety minister is lauding the close relationship between police forces in the country and the United States, after a man pleaded guilty in a planned mass shooting that was ...

The Canadian Press 23h ago

Group from Chilliwack, B.C., launches Canadian social media platform

A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia has launched a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U.S.-dominated" sites...

The Canadian Press 23h ago

Verdicts against Meta, Google in U.S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits

OTTAWA - Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to children are likely to benefit similar cases launched here in Canada, say experts and the lawyers behind the Canadian...

The Canadian Press 23h ago

Poilievre says Ottawa must protect private property in wake of Cowichan Tribes ruling

RICHMOND - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government must do more to protect property rights after a landmark court decision on Aboriginal title in British Columbia last year. P...

The Canadian Press 23h ago

Vancouver mayor says false claims didn't harm councillor, who 'supported drug use'

VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says his false claim that Coun. Sean Orr distributed illegal drugs didn't damage his reputation, because Orr's own previous statements showed he "supported drug use...