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EDMONTON — Health Canada has issued a warning about umbilical cord blood stored at a facility in Edmonton.

TORONTO — Artificial intelligence is already showing its potential in transforming the financial sector, even though it's still early days, said RBC chief executive Dave McKay on Wednesday.

CHAPAIS, Que. — One of Quebec's youngest mayors announced Wednesday she will be stepping down next week, suffering the effects of burnout from handling last summer's historic wildfire season in her northern community.

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to San Francisco next week for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

Toronto police say they have increased the size of their hate crime unit in light of a rise in hate crime reports. The force says there has been a noted increase in hate crime reports since Oct.

OTTAWA — A community art space on Newfoundland and Labrador's Bonavista Peninsula has won the $50,000 Lacey Prize. The 2023 jury lauded Union House Arts in Port Union, N.L., for its "ability to produce programs that affect close communities.

OTTAWA — Federal politicians are raising the alarm about what they say is an increase in antisemitism in Canada after two Jewish institutions in Montreal were hit with firebombs this week.

TORONTO — One of the most prominent figures in the world of artificial intelligence is concerned about the technology's potential effects during election campaigns.

OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa released its 2024 draft budget Wednesday, a proposed $4.6-billion operational portfolio that keeps property tax increases capped at 2.5 per cent for the second year in a row.

Fredericton police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient last year in the emergency room of a local hospital.