FREDERICTON - Tammy Nash says a smoke detector likely saved her son's life when their family home caught fire in 2010 on the ÌýSitansisk First Nation in central New Brunswick.
OTTAWA - Officials at the Bank of Canada were seemingly unfazed by economic weakness to start the year as they debated where to take the policy interest rate earlier this month.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to feel like he was hitting a…
CALGARY - A new analysis from S&P Global Energy says the greenhouse gas intensity of the oilsands has declined for the 13th straight year, with a two per cent drop in 2025.Ìý
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says cellular service in the territory continues to have persistent "deficiencies," with negative implications for public safety, emergency response and economic activity.
VANCOUVER - The receiver of a defunct Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic storage site failure in 2024 is suing a Vancouver mining engineering company for its alleged role in the disaster.
CALGARY - A poll commissioned by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce suggests almost half of its members are prepared to move their businesses out of Alberta if the province votes to separate from Canada.Ìý
PICKERING - A new report says homes valued under $500,000 are taking up a bigger share of Ontario's real estate landscape, led by a shift in the condominium market.
TORONTO - Canada's main stock index was down nearly 150 points in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in the energy and base metal sectors as the price of oil dropped below US$70 per barrel.
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency signaled Wednesday that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war. An Iranian diplomat inst…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher on Wall Street as falling bond yields and lower oil prices help ease pressure on the market. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in early trading Wednesday. The index is coming off two days of declines driven by…
VANCOUVER - Orla Mining Ltd. says it has reached a deal with workers at its Camino Rojo mine in Mexico regarding an outstanding 2025 productivity bonus.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani waded into Democratic U.S. House primaries to boost three progressives over establishment-backed candidates. All of them won Tuesday, defeating two incumbents and essentially ensuring that …
Most Canadians grow up with the dream of owning their own home—a milestone that means putting down roots and building long-term stability. But for many would-be buyers…
ÌýTru Cooperative Bank is marking a historic shift as it is now a federally regulated financial institution with national reach. Formerly First West Credit Union, the B…
As thousands of Canadian soccer fans marched towards the World Cup stadium in Vancouver ahead of the team's match against Qatar last week, the air around them took on a distinctly festive colour.
BERLIN (AP) — A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway network to halt all trains late Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country.
OTTAWA - Ottawa is expected to announce Wednesday that it will begin the process of designating two key Arctic infrastructure projects as being in the national interest, say government sources.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic's artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise.
VICTORIA - A government plan to buy empty condominiums and turn them into affordable housing in British Columbia might be more about stabilizing the financial sector than housing, an urban planning expert says.Ìý
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year's midterm elections.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is exploring potential expansion in Texas in either Houston or Austin under an agreement with billionaire Dan Friedkin and his family, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday.
OTTAWA - As Ottawa inches closer to deciding who will supply the navy's next fleet of submarines, both the benefits and challenges involved in replacing Canada's four rusting antiques are coming to the surface.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department issued and then withdrew subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury, according to people familiar with the matter.
TORONTO - A group of minority shareholders is urging the CRTC to reject Corus Entertainment Inc.'s proposed recapitalization plan if the floundering broadcaster doesn't commit to maintaining its editorial diversity and local news coverage, no…
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the Office of Addictions and Mental Health has failed to provide effective oversight of mental health and addiction services and its staff were not aware of all provincially funded centres offering care.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.
MONTREAL - Under pressure from high fuel prices, Air Canada told travel agents this month it will reduce their commissions in a cost-cutting move that could hurt the income of thousands of industry workers.
WASHINGTON - Most Canadians continue to view the United States unfavourably as global confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump continues to slide.
OTTAWA - Security officers at the Bank of Canada began a job action today after talks failed to secure a new collective agreement between the central bank and the union.
In April, developers of the massive Imperial Data Center cleared a major hurdle after Imperial County Supervisors approved a plan to combine several tracts of land for the nearly one-million-square-foot facility in rural Southern California.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.
MONTREAL - Under pressure from high fuel prices, Air Canada told travel agents this month it will reduce their commissions in a cost-cutting move that could hurt the income of thousands of industry workers.
WASHINGTON - Most Canadians continue to view the United States unfavourably as global confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump continues to slide.
OTTAWA - Security officers at the Bank of Canada began a job action today after talks failed to secure a new collective agreement between the central bank and the union.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on a QR code for this year’s midterm elections after lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that put off making changes until 2028.
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan uranium miner Cameco Corp. is cheering the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of a conditional US$17.5-billion loan package to speed up new reactor builds.Ìý