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More educators are bringing AI into their university classrooms, setting clear parameters for and encouraging students to practice using the technology responsibly and with a critical eye — a decision that also requires professors to adapt their teaching and assessments. Source link

Two Texada Island residents have been convicted after failing to report the killing of a grizzly bear on B.C.’s Texada Island in July 2025, according to conservation officers. Source link

The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick and Atlantic salmon scientists and conservationists are criticizing the federal decision to close the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility, which is mainly made up of a hatchery in French Village, below the Mactaquac Dam on the St. John River. Source link

Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canada’s wildlife, environment and people. Source link

Alain Hamel caught the largest Atlantic halibut ever recorded in the Saguenay Fjord on Saturday. Working with the local Fjord Museum, the ice fishing was part of a scientific project aiming to gain more information about the species. Source link

Canadian ice masters are in charge of creating the perfect surfaces for hockey and long-track speed skating at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics. Don Moffatt and Mark Messer tell CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault about their techniques and why there won’t be a lucky loonie buried under centre ice. Source link

NASA had been targeting a Feb. 8 launch date for the mission, which would send four astronauts including Canadian Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the moon. NASA says now March is the earliest possible window for launch, which will allow its teams time to review data and conduct a second rehearsal. Source link

NASA is delaying its upcoming Orion spacecraft launch at least until March, after engineers experienced ‘several challenges’ during a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II moon mission. Source link

As demand — and competition — for critical minerals used in clean technologies heats up around the world, mining startups are flocking to the heart of Canada’s oil and gas industry to tap into a key battery metal: lithium. Source link

Researchers have identified that some dogs are “gifted word learners” — pups who know the names of more than 100 toys. In fact, these dogs can learn new words just by eavesdropping. And even if your dog isn’t in this “gifted” group, there are many ways to help them improve how they learn. Source link