The SkyRanger R70 multi-purpose unmanned aerial systems are manufactured by Teledyne in Waterloo, Ontario.
The drones help operators to detect heat sources, people and vehicles from a distance, even in darkness or bad weather.
Mental Health Minister defends 'safer care'
Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says stigma and fear are behind most criticism of safer care programs.
Ya'ara Saks responds to concerns about federal funding for safer care programs that prescribe pharmaceutical alternatives to drug users to combat the opioid overdose crisis.
Since 2016, more than 40,000 people have died from opioid-related overdoses.
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Trudeau in Vancouver for housing announcement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver today to make a housing announcement alongside Prime Minister David Eby and Mayor Ken Sim.
Trudeau's public itinerary says he will make the announcement this morning and then head to a local high school to meet with students before an event at a community center with seniors in the afternoon.
Eby said at a housing news conference last week that he had recently spoken with Trudeau about British Columbia's housing initiatives and that there appeared to be federal interest in the province's plans.
StatCan releases January inflation report today
Statistics Canada will release its consumer price index report for January this morning.
The report is expected to show that inflation slowed last month after rising to 3.4 percent in December.
The Bank of Canada will be keeping a close eye on today's report as it looks for further evidence that inflation is heading back towards its two per cent target.
The central bank has kept its key interest rate at five percent since the summer, the highest level since 2001.
Authorities are fighting to circumvent sanctions against Russia
Canada's financial intelligence agency and European allies are pointing to attempts to export sensitive technology to Russia in violation of sanctions imposed on Moscow.
The warning comes in a new joint advisory from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center of Canada, known as Fintrac, and its counterparts in the Netherlands and Germany.
Authorities say they received reports “from various sources” about suspicions of such illegal activity following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Authorities noted that individuals and organizations attempting to circumvent sanctions and export control measures in their respective jurisdictions used similar tactics.
Brain-controlled technology allows children to move and play
Eight-year-old Giselle Alnaser wants the Elmo stuffed animal on a stool across the room, and she'll use her brain waves to get it.
While her mother encourages her with shouts of “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” Giselle concentrates as the platform beneath her wheelchair appears to roll towards Elmo on its own. She smiles as she reaches the stool and an occupational therapist hands her the toy.
Giselle was diagnosed with a CAMK2b gene mutation as a toddler. It affects her brain's ability to communicate with her muscles – meaning she can't walk or move her arms much – and she's unable to speak.
The Brain Computer Interface program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto is developing technology that allows Giselle and dozens of other physically challenged children to use their minds to move and play.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 20, 2024.
The Canadian Press