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stanley cup loy to Ukraine 鈥?though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone guess.Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine since the summer of 2015, after Russia annexed Crimea and began supporting separ
stanley canada atist forces in Ukraine Donbass region.The Canadians have taught about 2,600 Ukrainian troops the basics of soldiering, such as how to use their weapons and move as a unit, plus more advanced skills, such as bomb disposal and medical training. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ukrainian and Canadian officials say those skills have been desperately needed given the amount of support Russia has provided to the rebels operating in
stanley cup the Donbass.The conflict in eastern Ukraine has claimed close to 10,000 lives since April 2014, and left tens of thousands without homes and struggling to survive. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW But Canada training mission is set to expire at the end of March, and in spite of public appeals from the Ukrainian government, the Liberal government has not decided whether to extend it.Despite the uncertainty, about 200 soldiers from Lord Strathcona Horse are set to leave for Ukraine at the beginning of March 鈥?even if it means they only end up staying for a month. ARTICLE CONTI Oezm Ski director who helped hire Charest testifies
MONTREAL 鈥?One of the world leading artificial intelligence research institutes is ready to offer governments across Canada a contact-tracing smartphone application for COVID-19 infections that it promises will protect users ; personal data and help predict future viral outbreaks.Montreal-based Mila, the Quebec AI Institute run by computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, says its application is almost ready for use across the country.On Friday, Mylene Drouin, head of public health in Montreal, told reporters that early next week, her office will be reviewing smartphone applications that can trace COVID-19 infections. The new application created by Mila is on her list, Valerie Pisano, the institute CEO and app project lead, confirmed in an interview. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
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botella stanley ision show, Tout le monde en parle, to launch the app.Pisano said Mila is in talks with several provinces and with the federal government about how to launch the application nationwide. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW It would be much simpler if we had a single application, Pisano said. It would be a lot more efficient for there to be a large number of people who are using the same tec