Hacker News with Generative AI: Canada

Canada pledges billions for high-speed rail linking Quebec City and Toronto (apnews.com)
The Canadian government said Wednesday it is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto.
Canada, High-Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Transportation, Government
22 points by geox 5 hours ago | 5 comments
Subsea fibre optic cable deliberately cut for the 2nd time between N.S. and N.L (cbc.ca)
Telecommunications giant Bell is exploring surveillance options in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after one of its subsea fibre optic cables between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland's west coast was recently severed for the second time.
Telecommunications, Canada, Security, Infrastructure
31 points by awnird 23 hours ago | 1 comments
Plane crashes, overturns during landing at Toronto airport (cbc.ca)
A plane crashed and flipped on its back at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 15 passengers and closing down the airport's runways.
Air Travel, Accidents, Canada
567 points by jaredwiener 3 days ago | 702 comments
Census reveals high disability rates among gender-diverse Canadians (medicalxpress.com)
Using data from the latest census, York University researchers from the Faculty of Health found Canadians who identify as gender diverse experience disability at rates much higher than their cis counterparts. In particular, nonbinary individuals consistently had the highest levels of disabilities, followed by binary-transgender individuals.
Disability, Gender Identity, Health, Canada, Research
5 points by PaulHoule 3 days ago | 0 comments
You Can't Solve the Teacher Shortage by Pretending Anyone Can Do the Job (thewalrus.ca)
In the summer of 2023, as Quebec public school systems faced a shortage of 8,500 teachers, education minister Bernard Drainville made a telling promise.
Education, Teacher Shortages, Canada
28 points by laurex 3 days ago | 16 comments
Canada Tech Companies Map (github.com/icecore2)
An interactive web application built with Flask and Leaflet.js that displays company locations on a map with detailed information.
Web Development, Mapping, Canada, Python, JavaScript
9 points by icecore 9 days ago | 3 comments
Canadian MP proposes life sentence for trafficking over 40mg of fentanyl (ctvnews.ca)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says major drug trafficking super labs linked to criminal networks are killing people across Canada and other countries.
Canada, Drugs, Crime, Politics, Law
6 points by philip1209 15 days ago | 5 comments
US Travel Assoc Warns of Tourism Disaster as Canadians Cancel Trips (thetravel.com)
Tourism, Travel, Canada, USA, Economy
28 points by this_weekend 16 days ago | 7 comments
Should Canada ban X and Tesla? Why calls are growing (globalnews.ca)
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk take aim at Canada, some high-level observers are calling on the federal government to consider sanctioning or even banning corporations owned by those close to Trump — much as it did with Russian oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine.
Politics, Canada, Business, Sanctions, Russia
26 points by taimurkazmi 17 days ago | 5 comments
US datacenters in for shock as Canada mulls cutting the juice over Trump tariffs (theregister.com)
Trump's tariffs are raising a new question mark over US datacenters and their expanding energy consumption, with price hikes possible as Canada threatens to withhold energy supplies in response.
Politics, Energy, Data Centers, Canada, United States
16 points by rntn 17 days ago | 2 comments
Ontario rips up $100M Starlink contract ahead of U.S. tariffs (ctvnews.ca)
Ontario, Canada, Telecommunications, Starlink, Government Contracts
45 points by belter 17 days ago | 19 comments
Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink (cbc.ca)
Ford, Elon Musk, Starlink, Canada, Government Contracts
21 points by bhouston 17 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Should Canadian companies leave AWS in preparation for cut? (ycombinator.com)
My wife and I run a small chain of second-hand clothing stores and maintain our own custom point-of-sale system that handles us buying our inventory directly from our customers who sell to us.
Business, Cloud Computing, Canada
24 points by _spduchamp 18 days ago | 6 comments
Hundreds Died When Steamship Sank in Northwest in 1875 with Gold Worth Millions (smithsonianmag.com)
The loss of the steamship Pacific on November 4, 1875, left the community of Victoria, British Columbia, in shock. Laden with at least 250 passengers and crew, along with 600 tons of cargo and gold worth millions of dollars, the ship struck another vessel about 20 miles off the coast of Washington State. As water flooded the Pacific’s hull, the crew struggled in vain to launch the lifeboats. Soon after the collision, the ship split in half and sank.
History, Maritime Disasters, Canada, United States
5 points by pseudolus 18 days ago | 1 comments
Man pleads guilty in drone crash with Quebec water bomber fighting L.A. fires (cbc.ca)
Drones, Wildfires, Law, Canada
4 points by throw0101c 20 days ago | 0 comments
The Impact of 25% Tariffs on Canadian GDP (stephaniekelton.substack.com)
The world has awakened to the power of Deepseek, the rival to OpenAI’s Model o1 that has tech stocks reeling.
Economics, International Trade, Canada, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
51 points by imichael 24 days ago | 33 comments
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source (cbc.ca)
Ads featuring fake CBC articles have inundated the social media platform X in recent weeks. The ads are designed to lure Canadians into a sophisticated scam that uses Russian internet infrastructure, CBC News has found.
Social Media, Misinformation, Scams, Canada
19 points by jaredwiener 24 days ago | 3 comments
Canada Ends Entry Program for PCT Hikers (halfwayanywhere.com)
According to the Government of Canada, northbound Pacific Crest Trail hikers will no longer be permitted to cross the US-Canadian border at the PCT’s northern terminus.
Hiking, Travel, Canada, US Border
13 points by seattle_spring 24 days ago | 1 comments
What will get more expensive from 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods (cnn.com)
Tariffs, Economics, Mexico, Canada, Trade
10 points by LinuxBender 30 days ago | 2 comments
Meteor strike impact caught on video for the first time (cbc.ca)
A man in Prince Edward Island got doubly lucky last July, recording a meteorite's impact on his home security cameras. The space rock also landed in the exact spot he'd been standing minutes earlier.
Meteorites, Space, Canada, Video, Luck
12 points by majiy 31 days ago | 3 comments
Canada threatens 'single largest trade blow' to U.S. if Trump follows through on (ctvnews.ca)
International Relations, Politics, Trade, United States, Canada
14 points by taimurkazmi 32 days ago | 7 comments
Cutting off oil is Canada's nuclear option (cbc.ca)
In Canada's arsenal of possible responses to a Trump tariff, the nuclear option is the threat to withhold, reduce or place export tariffs on Canadian energy.
Canada, Politics, Energy, International Relations, Trade
4 points by geox 32 days ago | 0 comments
Canada, Trump and the new world order (ft.com)
Canada, Trump and the new world order
Politics, International Relations, United States, Canada
7 points by themgt 33 days ago | 1 comments
PEI homeowner captures possible world-first meteorite strike (ctvnews.ca)
A researcher studying meteorites thinks P.E.I. is home to a world-first. A homeowner's camera captured the video and sound of a meteorite hitting the ground.
Meteorites, Science, Canada, Video
9 points by pseudolus 36 days ago | 1 comments
PEI Homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera (cbc.ca)
Joe Velaidum can't help but wonder what could have happened if he'd lingered outside his front door for just a couple of minutes longer before taking his dogs for a walk.
Meteorites, Space, Canada, Video
18 points by pixelesque 38 days ago | 5 comments
Has Canada Become a Jamaican Bobsled Team? (jaymartin.substack.com)
Lately, Canada has been getting a lot of attention.
Canada, Jamaica, Bobsledding, Sports, Politics
14 points by surprisetalk 38 days ago | 12 comments
Collision with drone knocks Canadian firefighting plane out of L.A. battle (todayinbc.com)
Authorities in Los Angeles say a Quebec water bomber is out of service after colliding with a drone while fighting wildfires Thursday.
Wildfires, Drones, Canada, Aviation, Los Angeles
4 points by cf100clunk 41 days ago | 7 comments
Canada aims to become biggest uranium producer as demand soars (ft.com)
Canada, Uranium, Energy, Global Economy
6 points by mpweiher 43 days ago | 1 comments
What to know about Trump's calls to make Canada the '51st state' (thehill.com)
President-elect Trump has doubled down on his suggestion of a merged United States and Canada in the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign.
Politics, United States, Canada, International Relations
6 points by bhouston 43 days ago | 2 comments
Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM (cbc.ca)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to step down once the Liberal Party has chosen a successor, bringing his time leading the country to a tumultuous end.
Politics, Canada, Leadership, Liberal Party
445 points by sirteno 45 days ago | 1164 comments