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Canada has lifted a three-decade moratorium on commercial cod fishing, but there are signs Atlantic stocks have not fully recovered, raising questions about the government’s rosy outlook for the sector.The fishery off the coast of the nation’s easternmost Newfoundland province had been a major economic driver for centuries, providing livelihoods for local and European fisherman.It …

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Canada’s wildfires, which have already forced evacuations of more than 26,000 people, continued their stubborn spread Tuesday, with heavy smoke choking millions of Canadians and Americans and reaching as far away as Europe.Alerts were issued for parts of Canada and the neighboring United States warning of hazardous air quality.A water tanker air base was consumed …

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Concerned about the rapid spread of generative AI, a pioneer researcher is developing software to keep tabs on a technology that is increasingly taking over human tasks.Canadian computer science professor Yoshua Bengio is considered one of the godfathers of the artificial intelligence revolution and on Tuesday announced the launch of LawZero, a non-profit organization intended …

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Heavy smoke from intense wildfires in Canada has reached northwestern Europe, the European Union’s climate monitoring service said on Tuesday.The huge plumes are at very high altitude and do not pose an immediate health risk, it said in a statement.”Smoke originating from the wildfires in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan has been transported …

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Three robotic arms extended under the water in a Canadian lake, delicately selecting pebbles from the bed, before storing them back inside the machine. The exercise was part of a series of tests the robot was undergoing before planned deployment in the ocean, where its operators hope the machine can transform the search for the world’s …

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