The upcoming 2024 budget will include a $2.4-billion investment in artificial intelligence (AI), the Trudeau government recently announced.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces billions to build Canada’s AI capacity
The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence.
Violence at Montreal metro station part of larger problem: advocate
Though police say the assaults at the Lionel-Groulx metro station in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighbourhood were likely random, security problems on public transit are not new and some are concerned that it’s part of a much larger problem.
Gaza War Enters Seventh Month, New Truce Talks Expected
The Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday, with talks towards a truce and hostage release deal expected to resume in Cairo.
New Zealand tightens work visas. New rules in place for stay, running business
The changes include measures such as introducing English language requirement for low skilled jobs and setting a minimum skills and work experience threshold for most employer work visas.
F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024 results, standings from Suzuka, Japan
Full results, standings and leaderboard from F1 race in Suzuka, Japan.
Fluted bottles are back – but now they contain decent wine
Forget past associations, the elegant bottle is now a statement of intent for the fresh, floral, racy wines insideJim Barry The Lodge Dry Riesling, Australia 2022 (£15.99, or £11.99 in a mixed case, Majestic) For a large part of the wine-drinking population, the sight of a tall, slim fluted wine bottle is still enough to bring a shudder of horror at the prospect of the acidic sugar water they assume is contained within these undeniably elegant vessels. The flute, after all, is the bottle of Blue Nun, Liebfraumilch and other throwbacks to the bad old days of mass-market German wine – to the…
Cameron Highlanders Regiment marches in memory of Battle of Vimy Ridge
Ottawa’s own Cameron Highlanders were on the march Saturday for the annual memorial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The First World War battle in April, 1917, is regarded by many historians and writers as a defining moment for Canada. The Canadian troops were ordered to seize the heavily-fortified seven-kilometre ridge in France that held […]
‘Lights on’: Coquitlam RCMP see vehicle submerged in Fraser River, unable to reach it
Police are investigating after a vehicle was found fully submerged in the Fraser River near a boat launch in Coquitlam in the early morning hours on Saturday.
L’Itineraire celebrating 3 decades of sharing homeless Montreal stories
For 30 years, the magazine l’Itineraire has been telling stories about Montreal’s homeless community. As a magazine written by and for the homeless, the stories give readers a window into their world.