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Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot so hard, it was lights out — literally.

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it's getting more difficult to tell videos, voices and images generated with the technology from material that's real -- but he has an idea to aid in the battle.

Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct.

A second Ontario municipality has formally decided it is willing to become the site of a deep geological repository for Canada's nuclear waste.

The site is expected to be in full service by fall 2025, adding about eight per cent more supply to the province's electricity grid.

OTTAWA — A Conservative government would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same, Pierre Poilievre said Monday.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has granted Google a five-year exemption from the Online News Act, ordering it to release the $100 million it now owes to Canadian news outlets within 60 days.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained just over 100 points Monday as strength in financial and technology stocks helped outweigh losses in energy, while U.S. markets also moved higher.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising as gains for Big Tech make up for slides in oil-and-gas stocks after the price of crude tumbled sharply. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.

TORONTO — Canadian pension plans have a new way to invest in the growing potential of emerging markets as Bridgehouse Asset Managers and Ninety One Ltd. open a new fund aimed at the segment.