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AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker

AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence will be able to beat humans at cyber offence by the end of the decade, predicted the keynote speaker at a series of lectures hosted by computer science luminary Geoffrey Hinton this week.
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Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA

Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says its investigation into an Ontario facility processing plant-based milk found it was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention.
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Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children

Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children

OTTAWA — A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous chi
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Police investigating after explosion at Grimsby, Ont., school injures staff member

Police investigating after explosion at Grimsby, Ont., school injures staff member

GRIMSBY, Ont. — Police in Niagara Region say they're investigating an explosion at a school that injured a female staff member. Investigators say they were called to Central French Immersion Public School in Grimsby around 1:30 p.m.
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'Not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea

'Not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has rejected the idea of the Liberal caucus holding a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau's leadership, saying it's "just not how Liberals govern themselves.
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Heritage Minute on battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton reflects 'uncertain times'

Heritage Minute on battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton reflects 'uncertain times'

A new Heritage Minute honouring battlefield artist Mary Riter Hamilton serves as a reminder to Canadians that “things can get better” in uncertain times, says the head of the non-profit behind the series, who notes a recent surge in Gen Z viewership.
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S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets mixed as Nasdaq reaches new high

S&P/TSX composite ticks lower, U.S. stock markets mixed as Nasdaq reaches new high

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index ticked lower Tuesday, weighed down by losses in telecom, utilities and energy, while the Nasdaq hit a new record thanks to gains in technology stocks. However, U.S.
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Bloc Québécois will begin talks to topple Liberal government as deadline passes

Bloc Québécois will begin talks to topple Liberal government as deadline passes

OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is ready to make good on a threat to work with other parties to bring down the minority government now that the Liberals have failed to meet their demands, Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Tuesday.
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Mayor didn't expect tight result in Ontario community vote to host nuclear waste site

Mayor didn't expect tight result in Ontario community vote to host nuclear waste site

Residents of an Ontario municipality voted in favour of hosting a deep geological repository for Canada's nuclear waste in an extremely tight referendum, and now the mayor says it's time to heal community fractures over the issue.
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Toronto Raptors exercise team options for Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji

Toronto Raptors exercise team options for Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on sophomore guard Gradey Dick's contract, the team announced Tuesday.
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