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Alberta crops are shown as farmers look to the re-elected UCP government for continued investments.

What Alberta farmers want from re-elected UCP

by Stephanie Babych June 30, 2023October 15, 2023

United Conservative Party counted on farmers’ support in the May election. Can farmers count on UCP’s support in a tough year?

Community

Centre launches campaign to make Canada more secular

by John Longhurst June 30, 2023October 13, 2023

The Centre for Inquiry Canada is advocating for churches to lose their tax breaks. Others say religion is a net benefit to Canada.

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World

Geoffrey Hinton urges governments to stop AI takeover

by Agence France Presse June 30, 2023July 17, 2023

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure that machines do not take control of society. Hinton made headlines in May when he announced that he quit Google after a decade of work to speak more freely on the dangers of AI, shortly […]