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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
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
ROTHENBURGER: Performing arts centre must include adequate parking nearby
THE DOWNTOWN PARKING PROBLEM won't go away just because we want it to.The official line from City Hall a few years ago was that more parking spaces were needed. When the plan for a performing arts cen...
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
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
Gushue learned a lot at first nationals in Regina, returns in March as Brier champion
Brad Gushue's first appearance at a national curling championship was memorable for his team's unusual standings record and an interaction he won't forget. Just 14 at the time, Gushue threw second sto...
Jan 25, 2024
