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Banff continuing on path for age-friendly status

Banff continuing on path for age-friendly status

“I read something the other day that said accessibility is temporary, that one day you may not have the function you currently do, and that really sat with me,” said Mayor Corrie DiManno.
Using high-tech laser gear, UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war

Using high-tech laser gear, UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Under the plaintive painted eyes of the holy, a volunteer team of two United Nations-backed engineers watched as a whirling laser took a million measurements a second inside Kyiv's All Saints Church.
ChatGPT transformative because it was widely accessible: Zilis

ChatGPT transformative because it was widely accessible: Zilis

TORONTO — A former OpenAI board member says it's the interactive nature of ChatGPT that has made artificial intelligence accessible to a wide audience in a meaningful way.
Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history

Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history

NEW YORK (AP) — No script? No problem! There was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this year’s Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all because of the ongoing Hollywood writer’s strike.
St. Albert Farmers' Market a sure sign of summer

St. Albert Farmers' Market a sure sign of summer

St. Albert Farmers' Market runs June 10 to Oct. 7 with increased vendors, food trucks, buskers, a bouncy castle and programs for children.
'I nearly fell off': Paddleboarder spots shark in White Rock, B.C.

'I nearly fell off': Paddleboarder spots shark in White Rock, B.C.

The dead shark was as long as her paddleboard.
Mînî Thnî powwow academy fashion show a display of cultural pride

Mînî Thnî powwow academy fashion show a display of cultural pride

“There’s been a lot of challenges and adversities students have encountered over the school year – I’ve literally seen blood, sweat and tears. I had a student that actually sewed her finger, and I also had a student who made a ribbon skirt with a broken heart – she had tears falling as she was making it.”
Comic Strippers uncover humour in the raw

Comic Strippers uncover humour in the raw

Four of Canada's best improvisors bare not quite all in their quest for laughs
Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history

Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history

OTTAWA — Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis has become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university.
Your garden doesn't like the wildfires, either. Here's how to help plants handle smoke and ash

Your garden doesn't like the wildfires, either. Here's how to help plants handle smoke and ash

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada drove down air quality across swaths of the Eastern U.S. this week, a problem all too familiar in many Western states.
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