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Pearson: Remembering my old political colleague, Ken Dryden

Mon, 2025-09-08 10:40

It wouldn’t be an overestimation to say that the hockey world was emotionally crushed with news of the passing of Ken Dryden.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Canadian, Canadian politics, Hockey, house, News, Politics, Remembered, World

Baranyai: Too early for speculation, indignation in cross-bow attack

Sun, 2025-09-07 00:07

The London Free Press

In law, it’s seldom a good idea to beef up certainty at the expense of nuance and judgment.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Assault, beef, Break-ins, charged, Crime, Criminal Code of Canada, Events, Police, Theft

Dyer: Distaste for refugees grows as numbers set to skyrocket

Sun, 2025-09-07 00:01

The London Free Press

The numbers of refugees is going up and it will only get worse.

Columnists, Immigration, London Free Press, Opinion, Britain, Donald Trump, Politics, president, trump, United States

Baranyai: Could radioactive isotopes save rhinos?

Sat, 2025-08-30 01:00

The London Free Press

In the age of Viagra, you would think the market for rhinoceros horn would simply dry up.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Africa, Business, conservation, degree, endangered species, remains, RISK, Robin Baranyai, South Africa, trade, Trafficking

Pearson: Worth honouring all work on Labour Day

Sat, 2025-08-30 00:19

The London Free Press

Labour Day is a paradoxical holiday. We pause from work in order to commemorate it.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Community, Grocery, labour, Labour Day, pandemic, pay, US, work

Dyer: Changing the map not enough to change Africa

Sat, 2025-08-30 00:12

The London Free Press

Two Africa-based advocacy groups, Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, launched a change-the-map campaign in April.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Advocacy, Africa, April, campaign, gwynne dyer, learn, World

Dyer: When Nobel doesn’t go to Trump, he will give up on peace

Sun, 2025-08-24 00:59

The London Free Press

The topic of peace talks will recede into the background until next year, at least

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Donald Trump, man, Nobel Peace Prize, power, Russia, trump, Ukraine, United States, who, World

Baranyai: AI not evolving quickly enough to keep up with Gen Alpha

Sun, 2025-08-24 00:24

The London Free Press

Framework to improve AI moderation systems to protect youth is needed

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, AI, Artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, List, protect, Survey, youth

Walia: What you can do with a humanoid robot that costs $6K

Sat, 2025-08-23 00:23

The London Free Press

China’s Unitree Robotics has unveiled a humanoid robot priced at under US$6,000 that packs serious mobility, sensors and AI potential

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, AI, Artificial intelligence, body, bridge, cases, China, Community, decision, Department, Efficiency, Energy, field, Freedom, home, industrial, Life, NVIDIA, office, Optimus, Other, power, protect, Research, Robotics, robots, room, Safety, Science, science fiction, show, social, Students, Tesla, the conversation, trade, Training, university, US, work, World

Baranyai: Tech bros’ latest stunt demeans women athletes

Sun, 2025-08-17 00:29

The London Free Press

You might have thought the reputation of tech bros couldn't sink much lower in the public's esteem.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, game, games, green, house, online, president, WNBA, women

Dyer: AI financial crash is definitely on its way

Sun, 2025-08-17 00:28

The London Free Press

This is a financial crash of the sort that usually accompanies an exciting new technology, not an existential crisis, but it is coming.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, AI, Artificial intelligence, climate, Climate catastrophe, crash, Events, new, nuclear, RISK, solar, Strikes, Technology, war, World

Dyer: Chimp war film a lesson for human war-mongers

Sun, 2025-08-10 01:03

The London Free Press

ow would be a good time to watch a Netflix documentary series called Chimp Empire.

Columnists, London Free Press, Opinion, Documentary, Gaza, gwynne dyer, Iran, Israel, Netflix, project, Russia, Ukraine, UN, United Nations, United States, war

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