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Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thoughts 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. The British-Canadian computer scientist often calle...
Dec 08, 2024
RCMP investigating homicide on Onion Lake Cree Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes is investigating a homicide on Onion Lake Cree Nation that happened early Friday morning. Police responded to reports of a shooting on the reserve at around 6 a.m. on De...
Dec 08, 2024
'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. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024
'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. Hunched over chess boards at the University of Lethbridge, teens and young adults who a...
Dec 08, 2024
Raiders gas tank runs empty in Brandon
Friday night saw the Raiders earn a tough, gut check win at home over the Calgary Hitmen for the Raiders Teddy Bear Toss before they would hit the road Saturday to take on the Brandon Wheat Kings. The...
Dec 08, 2024
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. Standing in ...
Dec 08, 2024
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. Taylor recognized t...
Dec 08, 2024
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 ...
Dec 08, 2024
Ghana's ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Ghana's vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat Sunday to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama in the West African nat...
Dec 08, 2024
Ghana's ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Ghana's vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday conceded defeat to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama in the West African ...
Dec 08, 2024
