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MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

MP Jamil Jivani meets U.S. vice president-elect amid Trump's tariff threats

WASHINGTON — A Conservative member of Parliament met with Donald Trump's second-in-command over the weekend as Canada prepares for the U.S. president-elect's return to the White House next month amid threats of devastating tariffs.
Trudeau says fall of Assad 'ends decades of brutal oppression' for Syria

Trudeau says fall of Assad 'ends decades of brutal oppression' for Syria

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new chapter for Syria can begin that's free of terrorism and suffering for its people.
Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec

Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec

MONTREAL — Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre north of Montreal.
Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner

Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner

Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner.
Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris

Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris

Quebec Premier François Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods.
Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics

Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield's Nobel Prize in physics

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.
Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

Kenya LGBTQ+ activists try switching role of religion from oppression to empowerment

KISUMU — Every Sunday in the Kenyan port city of Kisumu, an HIV-prevention group gathers dozens of gay and bisexual men for a service to help maintain their physical and spiritual health.
'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

'Go beyond the board': Chess helping Alberta youth keep troubles in check

EDMONTON — Every Friday in a southern Alberta classroom, youth are learning how to keep their troubles in check.
In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

In once tranquil N.S. town, intimidation in the lobster industry now all too common

METEGHAN, N.S. — Standing by a bullet hole in his dining room wall, lobster buyer Geoffrey Jobert says such attacks have become an all-too-familiar reality in Nova Scotia's largest fishery.
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway in the spring of 2018 when his wife pointed out clumps of red-coloured trees.
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