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The 'Godfather of AI' joins list of distinguished Canadians who have won Nobel Prize
Geoffrey Hinton was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in recognition of his trailblazing contributions to the field of artificial intelligence. The British-Canadian researcher, known as the ...
Oct 08, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to Laos for ASEAN Summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Laos today to take part in the ASEAN Summit. Canada is not a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but has a strategic partnersh...
Oct 08, 2024
Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83
BOSTON (AP) - Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the ...
Oct 08, 2024
Coroner orders inquest into fatal Old Montreal fire that left 2 French citizens dead
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner has ordered a public inquest into the fatal Old Montreal fire last week that claimed the lives of two French nationals. Police identified the victims as 43-year-old L...
Oct 08, 2024
Peter Nygard denied bail pending appeal of his Toronto sex assault convictions
TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence. An Ontario Court of Appeal judge dismissed the ...
Oct 08, 2024
Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, AP source says
The New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team's 2-3 start in his fourth season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets, wh...
Oct 08, 2024
Canadian rider Pier-Andre Cote moves up, joins Israel-Premier Tech's pro team
Pier-Andre Cote is stepping up from the Israel-Premier Tech academy, becoming the sixth Canadian on the pro cycling team. The 27-year-old from Gaspe, Que., will join the Israel-Premier Tech pro team i...
Oct 08, 2024
Biden cancels trip to Germany and Angola because of hurricane
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to remain at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton, which is bearing down on Florida's Gulf Coast, the Wh...
Oct 08, 2024
University of Toronto's Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize in physics
Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian researcher known as the Godfather of AI whose findings helped spur technological revolution, has won the Nobel Prize in physics. Hinton, who has spent most of his c...
Oct 08, 2024
Biggest Kashmir party opposed to India's stripping of region's autonomy wins most seats in election
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Kashmir's biggest political party opposed to India's stripping of the region's semi-autonomy won the most seats in a local government, official data showed Tuesday, in a vote se...
Oct 08, 2024