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Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as 'fear' persists over its use

Ottawa rolls out voluntary code of conduct for AI as 'fear' persists over its use

MONTREAL — Some big players in Canada's technology sector have signed on to a voluntary code of conduct for generative AI announced by the federal government Wednesday as anxiety persists over its proliferation and pace of development.
Invitation withdrawn for ethnic nationalist set to testify at Quebec legislature

Invitation withdrawn for ethnic nationalist set to testify at Quebec legislature

QUEBEC — An ethnic nationalist who had been scheduled to testify Thursday before a Quebec legislature committee studying the province's immigration plan was told today he's no longer welcome.
Guns used in 2022 random killing spree in Montreal were homemade, coroner hears

Guns used in 2022 random killing spree in Montreal were homemade, coroner hears

MONTREAL — The weapons used to murder three people in the Montreal area at random in August 2022 were homemade by the killer, an expert witness told a coroner's inquiry on Tuesday.
Police identify three fishermen who died after boat sank off northeastern Quebec

Police identify three fishermen who died after boat sank off northeastern Quebec

BLANC-SABLON, Que. — Quebec provincial police have identified the three fishermen who died after their boat sank off of Quebec's Lower North Shore early Monday morning. Provincial police spokesman Sgt.
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory

Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory

MONTREAL — A nurses union on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula says job postings by the local health-care network discriminate against francophones because they require that applicants speak English.
Preliminary hearing in 2024 for Quebecer accused of killing two kids in daycare

Preliminary hearing in 2024 for Quebecer accused of killing two kids in daycare

LAVAL, Que. — A preliminary hearing for a Quebec man accused of killing two four-year-olds and injuring six other children after he allegedly drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare is expected to take place in the new year.
Rio Tinto Alcan fined $500,000 for one count of violating Fisheries Act

Rio Tinto Alcan fined $500,000 for one count of violating Fisheries Act

SAGUENAY, Que. — A Quebec court has ordered Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. to pay $500,000 after the company allowed the discharge of acidic water into the Saguenay River following the failure of a boiler at its Arvida factory in Saguenay, Que., in 2019.
Jack Hughes' three-point night leads Devils over Canadiens 4-2 in pre-season

Jack Hughes' three-point night leads Devils over Canadiens 4-2 in pre-season

Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis said the New Jersey Devils’ recent progress from developing team to Stanley Cup contender is something he hopes the Canadiens can take steps toward this season.
Three fishers die after boat sinks off Quebec coast, three others rescued

Three fishers die after boat sinks off Quebec coast, three others rescued

MONTREAL — Three people are dead after a fishing boat sank off Quebec's Lower North Shore early Monday morning, provincial police say. The Canadian Coast Guard said six people were aboard the Silver Condor, out of Blanc Sablon, Que.
Montreal man visited Toronto Zoo in middle of killing spree, coroner's inquest hears

Montreal man visited Toronto Zoo in middle of killing spree, coroner's inquest hears

MONTREAL — A coroner's inquest heard Monday that a man killed two people at random in Montreal in August 2022, then travelled to Ontario to visit the Toronto Zoo and Canada's Wonderland before returning to Quebec to murder again.