Sports Olympics Winter Sports Figure Skating Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles is skating with a greater sense of peace since her cancer diagnosis last season and whenever she is struggling to walk out of her front door to attend practice, she thinks back to the many days she physically could …
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Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices
An elementary school initiative that explores math concepts while incorporating Indigenous practices is making its way into classrooms across Canada. Recently, Guelph, Ont., students were elated to explore their creativity while designing and making beaded bracelets. Ontario's Wellington Catholic School Board hosting the second half of its Métis-math collaborative project …
Read More »Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT
Will Knight Business Mar 11, 2024 2:15 PM Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology secret. Today he promised to give away his own “truth-seeking” chatbot Grok for free. Photograph: MirageC/Getty Images After suing …
Read More »Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Amanda HooverMatt Burgess Security Mar 11, 2024 10:38 AM Airbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy. Photograph: Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images Airbnb will soon ban …
Read More »Israeli military launches night raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. Military operation causes multiple casualties and sets off fatal fire, say Palestinian officials …
Read More »This business owner says she’s being ‘penalized’ for bringing manufacturing to Canada from China
A Canadian company that manufactures children's toy couches finds itself facing a high bill for import tariffs after bringing production home to this country even though it's no longer importing a majority of its product, after a single component of the couches was reclassified by the Canada Border Services Agency. …
Read More »Sask. teacher strikes have made ‘class complexity’ a hot topic. How might it affect your local school?
Amid strained labour negotiations between the Saskatchewan government and the province's teachers, 'classroom complexity' is a hot topic. What is it, and how is it impacting our schools? Labour negotiations in Saskatchewan are putting the focus on 'classroom complexity' Amid strained contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan government and the province's …
Read More »North Bay, Ont., and DND move to remediate ‘forever chemicals’ site that contaminated drinking water
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence (DND) are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as "forever chemicals." Some PFAS linked to certain cancers, fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes The …
Read More »Ottawa police shocked, struck, kicked Black man in case of mistaken identity
A young man from Burundi said he struggled to breathe as an officer pushed his face into the snow. Ottawa police acknowledge they had the wrong man. Video shows forceful arrest after foot chase in Orléans in February Kane Niyondagara was walking home from a Starbucks in Ottawa's east end …
Read More »An NDP motion puts a big question to the test: Will Canada recognize Palestinian statehood?
NDP foreign affairs critic has brought forward an opposition day motion that calls on the government to take several actions in response to the war in Gaza. The most controversial and far-reaching is recognition of Palestinian statehood. The motion risks dividing the Liberals. The NDP motion risks splitting the Liberals …
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