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Robots Tarzan and Jane, aided by AI, take over repetitive tasks at B.C. hospital lab
VANCOUVER - Far from the jungle, Tarzan and Jane swing quietly into action in a sterile laboratory at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver. They are robots that work with artificial intelligence ...
Jan 25, 2024

Vancouver approves high-density Jericho Lands project criticized by some residents
Vancouver's city council has approved a high-density development concept for a 36-hectare site on the city's west side, involving13,000 new homes. The Council says the Jericho Lands Policy Statement s...
Jan 25, 2024

Whitecaps sign Scottish star midfielder Ryan Gauld to contract extension through 2027
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have rewarded Scottish star Ryan Gauld with a contract extension through 2027. The 28-year-old attacking midfielder was going into the final year of his existing co...
Jan 25, 2024

Military 'will be there' for Canadians in emergencies despite resource strain: Blair
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says the military's greatest responsibility is protecting Canadians, and his government intends to keep calling on them for help in domestic emergencies. Blair say...
Jan 25, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix faces sex assault allegations
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is facing allegations of sexual assault as part of a class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec City. Cardinal Grald Lacroix...
Jan 25, 2024

France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law
PARIS (AP) - France's Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his gove...
Jan 25, 2024

Zverev's Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the courts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Alexander Zverev's run to a second Australian Open semifinal has drawn attention to his business in other courts. As the season's first major was starting, news emerged tha...
Jan 25, 2024

'She told me that she murdered Sid:' confessions revealed following gruesome death in Nanaimo
Editor's note: The story contains graphic details and reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A confession to a friend was entered as key evidence against a woman accused of killing her former boyfrien...
Jan 25, 2024

Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday. The group was released late Wednesday, and...
Jan 25, 2024

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. Dar...
Jan 25, 2024