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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. Overnight on Nov.
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees

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

Balsam fir trees like cold winters and warm, damp summers — a lack of rain kills young trees and growth of older trees is stunted.
Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law

Groups launch legal challenge against Alberta's new gender-affirming treatment law

EDMONTON — A pair of LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they've followed through with their plan to challenge Alberta's three transgender bills in court, starting with one that bars doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blo
Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors

Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors

MONTREAL — Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose above the Paris skyline as the historic cathedral, which took 182 years to build between the 12th and 14th centuries, was reduced to a smouldering shell.
Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem

Quebec Conservative Party leader hospitalized with heart problem

MONTREAL — Quebec Conservative Party leader Éric Duhaime has been hospitalized after suffering from a heart problem Friday night. Duhaime made the announcement on social media Saturday afternoon, saying he is feeling better and is in good hands.
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