Canada’s latest Nobel Prize winner is warning about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, which he helped develop.
Geoffrey Hinton with the University of Toronto...
With rumours of a possible winter election swirling around Ottawa, the federal Liberal Party announced Sunday that it has selected a new campaign director.
In...
Canada’s parliamentary budget watchdog has corrected an earlier report about the carbon tax, and found it will leave most Canadians worse off.
Parliamentary Budget Officer...
The association for Canadian veterinarians is concerned federal plans for salmon farms in BC will have negative consequences on other farming sectors.
The Canadian Veterinary...
A class-action lawsuit against one of the world’s largest agri-businesses is going ahead, thanks to a Vancouver Island man who passed away last year.
Justice...
Gold-medal-winning Ethan Katzberg from Nanaimo is carrying the Canadian flag during the Olympic closing ceremonies today.
Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw with...
The whole shipping industry needs better training, says the Transportation Safety Board after a cargo ship lost 109 containers off the Island’s west coast.
The...
Canadian and American fighter jets intercepted four Russian and Chinese bombers near Alaska on Wednesday afternoon.
North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, detected and...
Last year saw the largest number and weight of salmon ever caught in the North Pacific.
The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission recently published data...
LifeLabs, which provides medical laboratory testing services across Canada, has been sold to an American company.
The deal, announced Wednesday, will see Quest Diagnostics purchase...
WestJet pilots on domestic routes won’t be going on strike, after all.
Pilots with WestJet Encore, which operates small planes at domestic airports including Nanaimo,...
BC’s forests minister is hopeful a recent North American Free Trade Agreement ruling will bring good news for BC lumber producers.
The dispute over Canada’s...
Several Vancouver Islanders were formerly entered into the Order of Canada today in a ceremony in Ottawa.
Dr. Granger Avery from Port McNeill was added...
Heavy-hitters from the federal NDP were on the Island Wednesday, pushing the federal government to help feed struggling Island families.
Party leader Jagmeet Singh, along...
You can expect to see a lot fewer monarch butterflies returning to BC this spring, judging by bad news from Mexico.
Environment Canada researcher Greg...
Efforts to restore five Island estuaries are getting international acclaim this week.
On Wednesday the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, endorsed the...
