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The University of Alberta’s BLINC Laboratory is celebrating an eighth place finish at an Olympic-like competition called Cybathlon, showcasing the best of the best in assistive technology. Plus, a local man aims to help other men struggling with addiction, by showing them his path to a healthier lifestyle. Sarah Ryan has these stories in Health...

A group in St. Albert is using technology to help with athletic development and rehabilitation. Slav Kornik has the story.

As businesses try to adapt to the artificial intelligence boom, British tech company Antavo has cloned one of its employees into a digital assistant that’s available 24/7. Heidi Petracek looks at the impressive technology behind the innovation, and the concerns about the future of AI in the workforce.

Technology and Lifestyle Expert Andy Baryer looks at how assistive technology can help people living with a disability.

With the growing risk of wildfires, technology is now helping the firefight continue around the clock. A B.C. company has added night vision to its helicopters, but as Emily Lazatin reports, this equipment is being shippped off for use elsewhere in Canada.

Artificial intelligence is already touching much of modern daily lives, from smartphones, at-home assistants, to workplaces. But whether or not it’s for the better, it depends on who you ask. Mike Drolet takes a look at the technology’s impact over the past year, and how it could shape our future.

University of Manitoba (U of M) Technology for Assisted Living Chair, Jacquie Ripat, said the new technologically equipped rehabilitation space is designed to “feel more like home for recovering patients” on Monday.

The University of Manitoba is making moves to continue research into assisted living technology, which will use a number of different tools to increase quality of life for older Manitobans.

The Canadian Armed Forces is turning to the U.S. military for assistance in recovering the downed Cyclone helicopter off the coast of Greece. Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau, who overseas all Canadian military missions at home and abroad, says U.S. Navy experts and technology have started to arrive on the scene to help recover the wreckage.

Students from Campus Regina Public’s Developmental Center performed an original holiday play for fellow classes using assistive technology.

You’re the one in charge of the self-discipline when it comes getting healthier, but there is technology to help you once you get off the couch. Niki Anastasakis looks at tech to help you achieve your 2023 goals. BUT WHY NOT GET ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR EFFORTS IF THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP YOU OUT? NIKI...

BCIT Canada Research Chair Dr. Jaimie Borisoff talks about ways technology can be used to support, and assist a person living with a disability.

9 Mile Brewing assistant brewer Luke Clark spoke on Thursday about how AI technology was used to generate a recipe for a pale lager, and that the recipe won the popular vote in a competition against the Saskatoon brewing company. Clark said he did step in to edit the results slightly as the first incarnations...

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Amazon has “thousands” of employees who are trying to improve Alexa’s speech recognition technology by listening to and transcribing questions and commands posed to the voice assistant.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that 84,000 jobs were added to the economy in October, and that they would be extending the Innovation Assistance Program with a new investment of $155 million. Trudeau stated that the technology and innovation sector “will continue to be a key tool in creating good jobs and rebuilding...

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Thursday questioned the federal government’s contract with Switch Health, a Canadian startup company that assists with COVID-19 border testing. O’Toole said that “one in six of their tests have failed to deliver a test result within the 14-day quarantine period,” which he called “unacceptable.” Health Minister Patty Hajdu said there...

From staying connected to assisting in mental acuity, technology can be especially beneficial to seniors. MP Fortin with Ohana Care Health Services joins Global News Calgary to discuss ways to approach what can be a steep learning curve.

Assistant Deputy Minister of the Information Technology Security program at the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Scott Jones, tells David Akin that his office is working with critical infrastructure, vendors, while providing advice and guidance to Canadians.

A senior FBI official says she doesn’t think hiring third-parties to help the FBI hack into locked iPhones should be the solution. Amy Hess is executive assistant director of the FBI’s science and technology and branch, which oversees the use of surveillance technologies.

We’re living in a technological age, and now we have an Olympics to reflect that: the Cyborg Olympics.