Brent crude jumped 10 per cent to about $80 US a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 US after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war. Read More
How the U.S.-Iran conflict is impacting gas prices in Canada
Gas prices inched up a few cents overnight in Canada as the North American oil market reacts to escalating tensions in the Middle East, where the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran Saturday that threatens to destabilize the rest of the region. Read More
How AI could help conservation work
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at how AI could help protect important ecosystems; get an update on offshore wind in the U.S.; and find out why Parks Canada is connecting with social media influencers. Read More
Why a memory chip shortage is wreaking havoc on the consumer electronics industry
A boom of investment in artificial intelligence has led to an unforeseen problem: a shortage of the world's memory chip supply, which threatens to drive up the price of consumer electronics like laptops, smartphones and video game consoles. Read More
AI company Anthropic amends core safety principle amid growing competition in sector
Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot that was founded with a focus on safe technology, appears to be scaling back its safety commitments in order to keep the company competitive, after it amended a set of self-imposed guidelines aimed at preventing the development of AI that could potentially...
Netflix backs away from offer to buy Warner Bros.
Netflix on Thursday signaled it was backing away from its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio assets, saying the deal was no longer financially attractive after Paramount Skydance revised its offer for the coveted Hollywood studio to a $31-a-share offer. Read More
Neanderthals’ human blood mostly came from moms, study suggests
Long ago, Neanderthals and modern humans interbred. But among Neanderthals, their modern human blood came mostly from their female ancestors, and a new genetic study finds this was likely due to their mating preferences. Read More
These ‘vigorous little tortoises’ are the future of their species on a Galápagos island
For the first time in more than 180 years, giant tortoises are roaming Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago. Read More
China suspending some agricultural tariffs on Canada starting March 1
China said on Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products imposed during a trade spat between Beijing and Ottawa, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck an initial deal with Beijing during a visit in January. Read More
Canada’s economy contracted unexpectedly in fourth quarter of 2025
Gross domestic product contracted at an annualized pace of 0.6 per cent in the quarter running from October to December, Statistics Canada said. The country's overall growth for 2025 was 1.7 per cent — in line with Bank of Canada expectations, but the slowest pace of annual growth since the...