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RCMP quietly testing AI-drafted reports from body camera audio
9+ hour, 2+ min ago (956+ words) OTTAWA " Some RCMP body cameras in Alberta and B.C. aren't just recording people anymore, they're writing about them too. For months, the police force has been testing a new technology where artificial intelligence writes a draft report based on body camera…...
NASA Artemis II astronauts set to fly by far side of the moon
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (757+ words) The historic moment is set to occur just after 7 p.m. New York time on Monday A NASA crew of four astronauts will fly by the moon on Monday at the closest distance they will get to the lunar surface during their…...
Artemis astronauts’ key tool for studying the moon? Their eyes
20+ hour, 26+ min ago (622+ words) More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes. Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo missions, NASA still relies…...
FIRST READING: Why a Canadian, of all people, is on Trump’s moon rocket
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (995+ words) NASA traded a seat on a moon mission for a robot arm (that they now don't need) When a 33-year-old Jeremy Hansen was first selected as one of two Canadian astronauts in 2009, it couldn't have come at a bleaker time…...
Artemis II astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, on track for moon after capsule engine ignited
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (438+ words) NASA's Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule ignited its main engine in space late Thursday, putting the crew on track for a historic lunar flyby. Known as the translunar injection burn, this step had little room for error in order…...
Hong Kong's 'hero trees' lose their glory as climate warms
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (248+ words) Dubbed "hero trees" for their majestic appearance, Hong Kong's kapok trees usually signal the arrival of spring with their bright red flowers blooming on bare branches. However, that stark contrast has been fading in recent years. Flowers are now appearing…...
NASA’s latest moon mission blasts off with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on board
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (700+ words) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER " Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad the…...
NASA set to launch astronauts to moon for first time in 50 years
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (840+ words) NASA astronauts are poised to lift off Wednesday on a 10-day journey that will slingshot them around the moon, marking humanity's return to the lunar vicinity for the first time in more than half a century. The crew's Lockheed Martin…...
‘Revolving door’ of insiders, lobbyists behind government scandal a click away with new AI tool
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (1060+ words) The interactive website is drawing a vivid picture of the complicated and frenzied lobbying activity beneath the surface of big-money government contracts OTTAWA "The new frontier of government accountability could be a colourful AI-generated image connecting the dots between all…...
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6+ day, 21+ hour ago (451+ words) It's a long way, very expensive, and a race that was already won once. But America (and Hansen, the first non-American) are going again as early as Wednesday On Wednesday evening, if all goes according to plan, Canada's Jeremy Hansen…...