Chinese startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through financial markets Monday on claims that it could develop advanced artificial intelligence models using much cheaper semiconductors than previously thought possible. Those implications sent shares of Nvidia, a chipmaker whose value surged in recent years on promises to power the AI revolution, down double digits as markets opened for
Alberta’s Minister of Health says it contains “a broad range of perspectives,” — comprised of health care professionals, academics, researchers and advisers,” and it’s recommendations offer a perspective on how the government can be better positioned to protect the health and safety of Albertans in the future.” Critics call it “a sad document — that
Canada’s chief of the defence staff says the next prime minister needs to “pay attention to our defence” and take responsibility for Canada’s territorial integrity, pointing to other countries whose “sovereignties have been breached these past few years.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s complaints about Canada’s military spending and capabilities have underscored the need for Ottawa
By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2025 9:55 am 4 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the
Ontario’s representative to the U.S. is confident there’s a deal to be made on growing the Canada-U.S. economic relationship in a way that resolves U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concerns, but says Canada will feel “a lot of pain” before that is achieved. David Paterson says he’s had positive conversations with Republican lawmakers in Washington
Billionaire Elon Musk has responded to the uproar of the one-armed gesture he gave during a speech at U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Dawna Friesen explains how historians are calling it a Nazi salute, how Musk is defending himself, and how his politics have shifted to the right over the years.
While Canada is the United States’ second largest trading partner, President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum to air out his grievances about the relationship between the two countries. Touria Izri explains why Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil, gas, vehicles, or lumber; his claims the U.S. is being ripped off by
As Ottawa floats possible solutions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, it faces a dilemma: does it appease the United States and open up the domestic market, inflicting volatility and job losses but potentially driving down consumer prices, or does it stand firm with retaliatory threats to protect Canadian industries? Canada is bracing for
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 25, 2025 7:07 pm Updated January 25, 2025 7:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull
Ahead of the First Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford — while donning a “Canada is not for sale” hat — spoke with reporters. “[Trump] is going to try to devastate our country, he’s going to try to divide our country and we cannot have division in our