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N.B.’s new AI chatbot gives tourists wrong info, like suggesting they leave province to find seafood
Experimenting with Explora in its first few days of operation, CBC News found dozens of factual errors.
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A kitchen party at the bottom of the world: N.S. scientists return from Antarctic research trip
Three Nova Scotian geoscientists have returned from a month-long expedition to Antarctica and now hope to inspire other women to enter their field of work.
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For many in sports system, validation of sport report’s findings just the start of work ahead to fix it
Those involved in the Canadian amateur sport scene have long known what the Future of Sport in Canada Commission’s final report laid bare on Tuesday.
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Invasive species threat spurs paddling ban in some waterways in Jasper, Alta., other national parks
Parks Canada has announced restrictions on paddling in some rivers and lakes in Alberta to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Some paddlers are voicing concerns with the new policy, but urge their community to comply.
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Ontario government planning to remove HST on new homes worth under $1M for 1 year
Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
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Posthaste: Many Canadians could be committing insurance fraud — and don’t even know it
Many Canadians are committing insurance fraud even if they don’t know. More than 90 per cent believe others commit small insurance frauds by omitting information in a claim, while only seven per cent of respondents believed they have done so themselves, according to a recent survey by Toronto-Dominion Bank. “Many Canadians don’t realize that small…
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Why market bets for interest rate hikes in Canada are so high
The future path of interest rates in Canada is up for debate, with most economists coming down on the side of holds, while market bets are rising for two, perhaps even three, rate hikes by the end of this year. “Traders that are pricing in Bank of Canada tightening believe that (the war in Iran)…
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What we’re eyeing on March 25
Housing development announcement, and murder or manslaughter in 2022 killing in Windsor
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Family of man killed in Ontario police shooting says he’d asked for help, reflecting ‘gaps’ in the system
A 39-year-old man was killed in an Ontario Provincial Police shooting this month after they responded to a call about a person in crisis. CBC News was in touch with Nash Prystie’s family, who said he’d previously “reached out for help during times when he needed it most.” Here’s what the family shared as the…
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Can Canadians ask to deal with TSA rather than ICE at the airports? What a lawyer says you should do
Due to a partial government shutdown in the U.S., many Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are calling in sick or quitting over a lack of pay, resulting in long airport wait times. To help out, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel have being deployed to major U.S. airports starting March 23. National Post reached out…