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TORONTO — The Canadian government must take action to stop the degradation of its forests from large-scale industrial logging, a letter signed by more than 100 scientists urged Wednesday.

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence is already showing its potential in transforming the financial sector, even though it's still early days, said RBC chief executive Dave McKay on Wednesday.

Toronto police say they have increased the size of their hate crime unit in light of a rise in hate crime reports. The force says there has been a noted increase in hate crime reports since Oct.

TORONTO — One of the most prominent figures in the world of artificial intelligence is concerned about the technology's potential effects during election campaigns.

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa released its 2024 draft budget Wednesday, a proposed $4.6-billion operational portfolio that keeps property tax increases capped at 2.5 per cent for the second year in a row.

TORONTO — Canada and other major fossil-fuel-producing countries are failing to meet targets to keep global warming in check, putting the world’s energy transition at risk, a newly released major international report warned Wednesday.

TORONTO — Generative artificial intelligence is expected to drastically change the way phone scammers target potential victims, including the potential for them to tailor their attacks toward specific recipients.

TORONTO — Anuja Varghese's debut short story collection has won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction, an honour she's calling a triumph for LGBTQ+ and racialized books during a time when literature from marginalized writers is being cens

TORONTO — Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has won the National Business Book Award this year. Poloz was nominated for a book called "The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future.

WELLAND, Ont. — Ontario is planning on boosting benefits for injured workers and improving cancer coverage for firefighters under legislation set to be introduced soon.