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Researchers turn to AI for help fighting superbugs

Researchers turn to AI for help fighting superbugs

In the arms race against drug-resistant infections, humans have been falling behind – no major antibiotic has been discovered in nearly 40 years. Now, doctors and scientists say an AI tool has designed new chemicals that might be able to treat major superbugs.

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'I was very scared,' migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial
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November 20, 2024

‘I was very scared,’ migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial

A human smuggling trial has heard from a migrant who…

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Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada's case count to 5-year high
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November 20, 2024

Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada’s case count to 5-year high

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to pushÂ…

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Parole board open to allowing victims' families to confront Paul Bernardo at parole hearing
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November 20, 2024

Parole board open to allowing victims’ families to confront Paul Bernardo at parole hearing

The Parole Board of Canada says it will now try…

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Stephen Harper appointed chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corporation
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November 20, 2024

Stephen Harper appointed chairman of Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed the new…

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Canadian WNBAers embracing women's hoopla — the good and bad
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November 20, 2024

Canadian WNBAers embracing women’s hoopla — the good and bad

From March through September there was palpable, permeable excitement. Women’s…

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2-year-old gorilla Eyare died after hydraulic door mistakenly activated, Calgary Zoo confirms
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November 20, 2024

2-year-old gorilla Eyare died after hydraulic door mistakenly activated, Calgary Zoo confirms

Calgary Zoo officials confirmed on Wednesday that the recent death…

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Man pleads guilty to unprovoked fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at Toronto subway station
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November 20, 2024

Man pleads guilty to unprovoked fatal stabbing of 16-year-old at Toronto subway station

Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, the man who stabbed a 16-year-old to death…

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P.E.I. school faces backlash for planning to remove memorials to students who have died
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November 20, 2024

P.E.I. school faces backlash for planning to remove memorials to students who have died

A central P.E.I. school’s decision to remove tributes to students…

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The PWHL is a gift for queer hockey fans like me
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November 20, 2024

The PWHL is a gift for queer hockey fans like me

From kiss cams to advertising, Mel Brown writes they haven’t…

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