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When Canadian companies get to hiring this year, one skill will figure prominently in their plans: artificial intelligence. (File photo by The Canadian Press)
When Canadian companies get to hiring this year, one skill will figure prominently in their plans: artificial intelligence. (File photo by The Canadian Press)
Canada has still not set a date for the North American Leaders’ Summit, raising the possibility it won’t take place this year. United States President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speak during a joint news conference as they take their seats for a meeting at the at the North American Leaders Summit, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada has still not set a date for the North American Leaders’ Summit, raising the possibility it won’t take place this year. United States President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speak during a joint news conference as they take their seats for a meeting at the at the North American Leaders Summit, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Equifax Canada says it’s exploring how using payday loan data could affect people’s credit scores. Signage is seen at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta, Saturday, July 21, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mike Stewart
Equifax Canada says it’s exploring how using payday loan data could affect people’s credit scores. Signage is seen at the corporate headquarters of Equifax Inc. in Atlanta, Saturday, July 21, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mike Stewart
An Amtrak train arrives at a station stop on Dec. 9, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. Passenger rail advocates want to revive the Amtrak line between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans that was shut down after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Mario Tama | Getty Images | TNS
An Amtrak train arrives at a station stop on Dec. 9, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. Passenger rail advocates want to revive the Amtrak line between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans that was shut down after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Mario Tama | Getty Images | TNS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to media during an announcement at Elwick Community School in Winnipeg, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Ottawa to make pathway for newcomers who lack official status, speed up deportations

IRCC defines undocumented people as those who have overstayed a temporary visa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to media during an announcement at Elwick Community School in Winnipeg, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is seen via video conference as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on early learning and child care in New Brunswick, in Ottawa, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

New Brunswick’s Conservative government ‘a disgrace’ on women’s rights: Trudeau

PM also criticized the Higgs government’s changes to the provincial policy on gender identity in schools

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is seen via video conference as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on early learning and child care in New Brunswick, in Ottawa, on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The tourism industry is rolling out a roadmap it hopes will guide more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19 pandemic. People walk past flowering cherry trees in Centennial Park, in Toronto on Monday, April 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canadian tourism sector rolls out road map to boost visitor numbers

By 2030, the goal is to boost Canada’s spot in a World Economic Forum ranking

The tourism industry is rolling out a roadmap it hopes will guide more visitors to Canada after the bruising it took during the COVID-19 pandemic. People walk past flowering cherry trees in Centennial Park, in Toronto on Monday, April 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to scrap the price on carbon and the rebates associated with Ottawa’s program at a time when parts of the country are ablaze with early-season wildfires. Poilievre speaks during a Canada Strong and Free Network event in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Poilievre would rather ‘watch the country burn’ than fight climate change: Trudeau

His remarks come after Poilievre called for a ‘vacation’ from carbon pricing

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to scrap the price on carbon and the rebates associated with Ottawa’s program at a time when parts of the country are ablaze with early-season wildfires. Poilievre speaks during a Canada Strong and Free Network event in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
“Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
“Freedom Convoy” organizer Pat King arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says with the biggest Canadian grocer now on board, the grocery code of conduct is much more likely to succeed. Shoppers browse goods in the produce section of a Toronto Loblaws on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Loblaw’s participation in grocery code ‘a big step in the right direction’: Trudeau

Loblaw agreed to sign on after months of negotiations on clarification

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says with the biggest Canadian grocer now on board, the grocery code of conduct is much more likely to succeed. Shoppers browse goods in the produce section of a Toronto Loblaws on Friday, May 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date. A sign indicates that the University of Auckland campus is smoke-free, shown in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Rowland

P.E.I. considers banning people born after certain date from buying tobacco products

The idea was first introduced in New Zealand and is now moving forward in the United Kingdom

In a bold bid to stop young people from smoking, health officials in P.E.I. are proposing a ban on tobacco sales to anyone born after a certain date. A sign indicates that the University of Auckland campus is smoke-free, shown in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/David Rowland
The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John’s, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

U.S. sex offender killed 4 girls, women in Calgary in the 1970s: RCMP

Gary Allen Srery was serving a life sentence for sexual assault when he died in prison in 2011

The RCMP logo is seen on the background for a news conference, in St. John’s, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks has rejected Toronto’s request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety. Saks speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Ottawa rejects Toronto’s request to decriminalize drug possession

It comes after B.C. recently received federal approval to recriminalize public drug possession

Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks has rejected Toronto’s request to decriminalize the possession of controlled drugs, citing concerns about public safety. Saks speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A firefighters monitors a wildfire sprinkler hose in the evacuated neighbourhood of Grayling Terrace in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Hard-working fire crews, rain help keep Fort McMurray wildfire from growing

Fire about 200 square kilometres, just under six kilometres from Fort McMurray

A firefighters monitors a wildfire sprinkler hose in the evacuated neighbourhood of Grayling Terrace in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pro-Choice supporters rally on the sidelines as people take part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

New poll says Canadians support right to abortion by a wide margin

Leger finds about 80 per cent of Canadians surveyed were in favour, 11 per cent opposed

Pro-Choice supporters rally on the sidelines as people take part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t want the notwithstanding clause used to restrict access to abortions, a new poll suggests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Shauna Hannam, specialty leasing manager of the Peter Pond Mall, gestures during an interview about the effect of wildfires on businesses in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Steady rain, water cannons give wildfire-weary Fort McMurray a reprieve

Thousands remain out of homes but business goes on for many in Alberta city

Shauna Hannam, specialty leasing manager of the Peter Pond Mall, gestures during an interview about the effect of wildfires on businesses in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Justin Massie, wildfire specialist with Fire & Flood Emergency Service Ltd., adjusts a valve on a wildfire suppression water cannon along Highway 881 near Gregoire Lake Estates southeast of Fort McMurray, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Lessons from 2016 battle feed 2024 Fort McMurray wildfire fight

Alberta seems better prepared to face such threats than it was 8 years ago

Justin Massie, wildfire specialist with Fire & Flood Emergency Service Ltd., adjusts a valve on a wildfire suppression water cannon along Highway 881 near Gregoire Lake Estates southeast of Fort McMurray, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A sign for the Government of Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is seen outside their headquarters in the east end of Ottawa on July 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s non-profits, advocates at high-risk of sybersecurity threats

Cyberspy agency says actors from Russia, China and more targeting ill-prepared civil society

A sign for the Government of Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is seen outside their headquarters in the east end of Ottawa on July 23, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A view of Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Wildfire forces evacuation order near Alberta’s Fort McMurray

Hundreds affected in 4 neighbourhoods in the city’s south end with wildfire burning about 13 km away

A view of Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
A new study projecting declining rates of cancer cases and deaths in Canada demonstrates the success of prevention and early detection programs, but also highlights areas where more work is needed to save and prolong lives, researchers say. A technician displays images of a mammogram scan on a computer screen at a hospital in Odessa, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Odessa American, Eli Hartman

Early detection working to slow Canada’s rate of cancer deaths: study

Despite rates and deaths decreasing overall, 88,100 cancer deaths expected in 2024

A new study projecting declining rates of cancer cases and deaths in Canada demonstrates the success of prevention and early detection programs, but also highlights areas where more work is needed to save and prolong lives, researchers say. A technician displays images of a mammogram scan on a computer screen at a hospital in Odessa, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Odessa American, Eli Hartman