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US, Europe working on voluntary AI code of conduct as calls grow for regulation

US, Europe working on voluntary AI code of conduct as calls grow for regulation

LONDON (AP) — The United States and Europe are drawing up a voluntary code of conduct for artificial intelligence, a top European Union official said Wednesday, as the developing technology triggers warnings about the risks it poses to humanity and growing calls for regulation.
Edmonton's favourite son turns 100

Edmonton's favourite son turns 100

Tony Cashman has been a much-lauded champion of Edmonton; the city, its history and its people.
Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs

Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs

Vancouver councillors have approved the honorary street name of Komagata Maru Place for an iconic landmark in a move to redress a case of systemic discrimination that took place more than a century ago.
Nearly a decade of service recognized at retirement barbecue for Odie

Nearly a decade of service recognized at retirement barbecue for Odie

The province’s first RCMP support service dog is retiring after nearly a decade on the job. The Bonnyville community said farewell during a community barbecue on May 26.
Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques

Notre Dame's fire-ravaged roof rebuilt using medieval techniques

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's fire-ravaged roof.
China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

BEIJING (AP) — China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.
Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

Artificial intelligence raises risk of extinction, experts say in new warning

LONDON — Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.
How to plan a backpacking trip through Europe on a budget

How to plan a backpacking trip through Europe on a budget

For young Canadians hoping to take a trip on a budget, there's a new challenge on the horizon beyond finding a way to fit all of one’s necessities into a backpack: the lingering effects of high inflation.
Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

Montreal filmmaker documents race to save vanishing North American Chinatowns

MONTREAL — Chinatowns across North America don't just share a similar look — they also face similar existential threats and David-versus-Goliath-like battles for survival.
Norway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims south to Sweden

Norway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims south to Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities said Tuesday that a beluga whale, which was first spotted in Arctic Norway four years ago with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian military facility, has been seen off Sweden's coast nearly 2,000 kilometers (around 1,250 miles) to the south.
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