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Geoffrey Hinton, the British Canadian computer scientist whose machine learning discoveries have proved so profound he's known as the "godfather of AI," has won the Nobel Prize in physics.

VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say they are conducting an investigation into a pro-Palestinian protest marking the Oct. 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel where they say speakers expressed "solidarity with terrorist groups."

TORONTO — Roughly half a century ago, Mikhail Baryshnikov dashed into a waiting car after a series of Toronto performances, defecting from the Soviet Union in a move that made international headlines.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.

OTTAWA — A former deputy minister of public safety says nothing struck him as "particularly exceptional" in early 2021 about a weeks-long delay in ministerial approval of a spy service warrant.

A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a "conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds.

MONTREAL — A Quebec court has granted a temporary injunction against several residents of the Mohawk community of Kanesatake to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil on waterfront properties.

MONTREAL — Quebec's chief coroner ordered a public inquest Tuesday into a fatal Old Montreal fire that claimed the lives of two French nationals last week -- the second deadly fire in the historic neighbourhood in less than two years.

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been denied bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and an 11-year prison sentence.

Geoffrey Hinton was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in recognition of his trailblazing contributions to the field of artificial intelligence.