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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to Pope Leo XIV about the importance of protecting humanity when it comes to artificial intelligence, according to his office. A readout of the conversation says Carney thanked the Pope for his “leadership in this field.” “They discussed the imperative that AI must serve humanity, beginning with the…

Canada’s gross domestic product unexpectedly contracted for the second consecutive time to trigger talk of recession , but some economists don’t think the situation is as dire as the headline number suggests. The economy shrank 0.1 per cent annualized in the first quarter following a contraction of one per cent in the fourth quarter last…

Costco Wholesale Corp. says it will return tariff refunds to its members if and when they are paid back by the United States government. Costco is among thousands of companies suing the U.S. federal government for a return of tariffs the government collected after the U.S. Supreme Court struck them down in February. Costco is…

Travellers using some GPS-based mapping apps to find their way from Detroit or Windsor over the border are being routed to the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

An India-based gang operating in Canada reportedly sent a letter to a B.C. police station last summer claiming to have a thousand operatives ready to do its bidding. Here’s what to know. What is the Bishnoi Gang? According to Public Safety Canada , the Bishnoi Gang is a transnational criminal organization operating primarily out of…

Forty years ago this month, Vancouver welcomed the world. And while our coastal neighbours have since hosted the Olympics and will be one of two Canadian cities welcoming global soccer fans, it was Expo 86 that helped put Vancouver on the map Vancouver Sun journalist Dan Fumano joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the how the…

China has issued a strongly worded response after a Canadian warship transited the Taiwan Strait, accusing foreign countries of undermining its sovereignty and security “in the name of freedom of navigation.” HMCS Charlottetown passed through the 180-kilometre-wide waterway, which separates mainland China from the island of Taiwan, on May 22 and 23 as part of…

Montreal is asking people to reduce water use in a major way. Officials said new restrictive measures are necessary as it carries out repairs on a key water main.

Poison seller Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of assisted suicide in a Newmarket courtroom. The plea deal will see him avoid first-degree murder charges over 14 deaths, including two minor teenagers, all caused by products he sold online knowing they would be used for suicide. Law, 60, entered the prisoner’s box soon…

Uncontrolled, undetected internal bleeding, an emergency medicine “time bomb,” can kill within hours. So, when Dr. Fraser Mackay saw a young woman recently with a minor shoulder injury from a fall who seemed in an inordinate amount of pain, his gut told him something was off. She was seated in a chair in a very…