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Could AI robots with lasers make herbicides — and farm workers — obsolete? The smell of burnt vegetation wafted through a lettuce field here one recent summer morning as nearly 200 farmers, academics and engineers gathered to witness the future of automated agriculture. Thirteen hulking machines with names like “Weed Spider” and “Mantis” crawled through … Read more

Mainly sunny skies with west wind at 20 km/h in the afternoon. Environment Canada is forecasting mainly sunny skies with a high of 27.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Mainly sunny skies with west wind at 20 km/h in the afternoon. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 27 with the UV index at 8, … Read more

Most Quebec anglos speak French fluently and could be an important bridge between francophones and the rest of Canada, according to a new study — if stereotypes can be overcome. “There are efforts being made by English-speaking communities to be part of the solution. And I think that has to be recognized,” says Raymond Théberge, … Read more

IRCC numbers say Canada handed out 216,620 international study permits in the first five months of 2024 McGill University is seen Friday, October 13, 2023 in Montreal. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS /Ryan Remiorz Even as federal Liberal government is pledging to cap the number of international study permits, its own data show Canada is … Read more

Joe Biden is not the first former Vice President to become President of the US (Picture: Getty) US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign against Donald Trump, leaving the Democratic Party looking for a replacement ahead of November’s election. Biden, who became the oldest person ever to be elected President in 2020, previously … Read more

A promising young New York pilot “on the cusp” of living out her dream of becoming an airline pilot has died moments after she released a set of skydivers to jump from her plane. Melanie Georger, 26, was killed onboard her single-engine Cessna when it crashed on the Niagara Scenic Parkway about 15 miles away … Read more

The crazed relative accused of slaughtering four family members inside a Brooklyn apartment claimed he was high on shrooms after he allegedly stabbed his mother, strangled his sister-in-law and her two small kids and fled the home with a bloody face, prosecutors said Sunday. Shahboz Rajabboev — who is facing murder charges after his brother … Read more

About 3,000 migrants were on their way to the US southern border by foot Sunday — as some made clear they wanted to reach the country before November’s election and a possible Donald Trump victory. The caravan of potential border-crossers from a dozen Latin American nations embarked on the trip from Mexico’s southern border in … Read more

Two men were killed and a third was fighting for his life Sunday night following a pair of shootings that happened just minutes apart near a migrant shelter in Brooklyn, according to police and law enforcement sources. A man in his 30s was shot in the chest and arm at around 10:44 p.m. in a … Read more

Fans have two questions about Owning Manhattan Season 2. Is it happening? When is it coming out? Netflix has struck gold more than once in the realm of high-end real estate reality television. Owning Manhattan was no exception! Ryan Serhant visits the SiriusXM Studios on July 17, 2024. (Photo Credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Netflix rolled … Read more