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Imagine a school day where students spend just a couple of hours learning math, language or science through AI-driven apps, without support from certified teachers, while spending a larger block of time learning life skills, taking trips and exploring passion projects. Some Canadian education experts see the unconventional model promoted …
Read More »Air traffic controller’s ‘I messed up’ highlights human limits — but experts urge caution
Twenty seconds and a whole world passed between the moment a fire truck was cleared to cross Runway 4 at LaGuardia airport in New York on Sunday night and the instant it was plowed into by an Air Canada flight that had been cleared to land, killing the two pilots. …
Read More »Inuit leaders urge Ottawa to follow Greenland’s infrastructure lead
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. Inuit leaders back from a recent trip to Greenland say there’s a stark contrast between the …
Read More »Indigenous leaders urge citizens to carry status cards or tribal IDs in U.S.
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. Indigenous leaders on both sides of the border are advising their citizens on how to deal …
Read More »Danish, Greenlandic leaders urge Trump to end threats to take over Greenland
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening …
Read More »Linguistic experts urge Carney government to stop using British spellings
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world …
Read More »Nagasaki, Japan, marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing as survivors urge youth to push for nuclear ban
The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place to be hit by a nuclear bomb. The U.S. launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. …
Read More »Talk to medical professionals, not just ChatGPT, urge Ontario doctors
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before acting on what you see. The researchers’ advice comes as the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) hosted a media briefing this week, discussing DIY information …
Read More »People in Gaza ‘starve or risk being shot’: NGOs urge end to aid work backed by U.S., Israel as deaths rise
More than 170 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have joined forces to call for the dismantling of a food distribution system run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group as civilian deaths and injuries mount near aid sites in Gaza. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating in the war-torn Gaza Strip in late May — becoming …
Read More »German, Norwegian officials urge Canada to join ‘familiar family’ in buying new submarines
Senior German and Norwegian defence officials say they’re confident Canada will sign on to the ReArm Europe plan in the coming weeks and such a move will make it easier for the Liberal government to buy new submarines from allies. Jasper Wieck, the political director of the German Ministry of …
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