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CSIS warns of espionage from foreign adversaries on AI : In The News for Feb. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 22, 2023
Quebec legislature holds hearings today on violent, sexual hazing in hockey
Quebec's legislature is holding hearings today on violence in hockey hazing rituals and the possibility that similar practices exist in other sports. The legislature is studying the issue after a rece...
Feb 22, 2023
B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab: 'I knew immediately it wasn't supposed to be here'
VANCOUVER - A scuba diver cleaning part of the sea floor in a Vancouver inlet came across an animal that an expert says is a long way from home. The unusual find has been identified as a horseshoe cra...
Feb 22, 2023
China, Russia targeting Canada's artificial intelligence know-how, CSIS warns
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country's increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector. The Canadian...
Feb 22, 2023
Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returning from Royal Ontario Museum to family
TORONTO - Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. ...
Feb 22, 2023
'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows
VANCOUVER - Lenya Wilks says she felt like the "only Black person in Surrey" when she first moved to the city east of Vancouver last year. But the Black population in the region is growing fast and re...
Feb 22, 2023
Ukrainian newcomers assess options in Canada year after war at home
TORONTO - Yuliia Kleban remembers waking up to a message from her manager on Feb. 24, 2022, telling her Russia had started invading her country. A few minutes later, Kleban heard air-raid sirens go of...
Feb 22, 2023
Quebec legislature holds hearings today on violent, sexual hazing in hockey
Quebec's legislature is holding hearings today on violence in hockey hazing rituals and the possibility that similar practices exist in other sports. The legislature is studying the issue after a rece...
Feb 22, 2023
Council backpedals on vote to disband Municipal Planning Commission
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City council has decided to seek more public input before making a decision to disband its Municipal Planning Commission (MPC). Council was expected to make a decision to dissolve t...
Feb 22, 2023
Police wages to increase by 2.5% annually until 2024
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat police officers and staff will see a wage increase of 2.5% annually until 2024. A new collective agreement between the city and the Medicine Hat Police Association has ...
Feb 21, 2023