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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A new poll on AI and health care suggests that while some Canadians may be turning …
Read More »IPC president disappointed with Ukraine, suggests team shifted focus to politics at Milan-Cortina Paralympics
The president of the International Paralympic Committee was disappointed with the complaints made by Ukraine’s National Paralympic Committee during the Milan-Cortina Games, saying they appeared to be an attempt to shift the focus from sports to politics. Andrew Parsons spoke with The Associated Press on the final day of the …
Read More »Two-thirds of Albertans would vote to stay in Canada or lean that way, new poll suggests
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Petition signings and packed town halls haven’t swayed a vast majority of Albertans toward separating from …
Read More »Founder of Moose Jaw health centre suggests ‘ALS drug industry’ was behind CBC investigation of his business
The man behind the Moose Jaw health centre that has claimed “a 100 per cent success rate in stopping the progression and in restoring function of people with ALS” says a recent CBC story about his company is evidence that he is seen as “a direct threat to the ALS …
Read More »ADHD stimulant prescribing rose sharply in Ontario, study suggests
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Researchers say there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to …
Read More »Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump suggests Kyiv ‘using war’ to avoid them
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is prepared to hold elections within three months if the U.S. and Kyiv’s other allies could ensure the security of the vote. Wartime …
Read More »New study suggests urban raccoons are becoming more domesticated. Could they be pets one day?
LISTEN | New study reveals effects of city life on raccoons : The Current17:59Raccoons: Pests or Pets When most people think of raccoons, they picture city dwellers. The mid-sized, furry animals with distinctive, mask-like markings and ringed tails are infamous for slipping out after dusk to rummage through garbage bins. …
Read More »Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Evidence suggests that Russian secret services appear to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend that is on a crucial …
Read More »Bank of Canada lowers key interest rate to 2.25%, suggests it’s done cutting rates for now
The Bank of Canada lowered interest rates to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but cautioned that monetary policy can’t fix the structural economic damage caused by the U.S. trade war. The central bank said it made the 25-basis-point cut as weakness ripples through the Canadian economy and with inflation expected …
Read More »Storing carbon underground? There’s less room than we thought, new study suggests
Many countries, including Canada, are counting on some kind of underground carbon storage to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and avoid the most catastrophic climate projections. But a study published this week in the journal Nature is raising a new issue with what is already a mostly unproven …
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