A visitor tests a GSMA VR simulator during the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. After three years of pandemic disruption, MWC, also known as Mobile World Congress, kicked off Monday in Barcelona, Spain, with mobile phone makers showing off new devices and telecom industry executives perusing the latest networking gear and software. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

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A visitor tests a GSMA VR simulator during the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. After three years of pandemic disruption, MWC, also known as Mobile World Congress, kicked off Monday in Barcelona, Spain, with mobile phone makers showing off new devices and telecom industry executives perusing the latest networking gear and software. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
A group belonging to an international vulcanology congress rest on the crater lip of the Paricutin volcano, in Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The crater of the volcano is about 200 meters across and it is possible to both climb the volcano and walk around the entire perimeter. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Birth of Mexican volcano inspires scientists 80 years later

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A group belonging to an international vulcanology congress rest on the crater lip of the Paricutin volcano, in Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The crater of the volcano is about 200 meters across and it is possible to both climb the volcano and walk around the entire perimeter. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A pedestrian makes their way through a snowstorm in Halifax on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. A top meteorologist says a Canadian winter that lacked commitment earlier in the season is expected to finish strong before spring’s sluggish arrival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

‘Tenaciousness of winter:’ Weather Network forecasts a delayed spring

Above-normal precipitation across Canada may help delay fire season in the west

A pedestrian makes their way through a snowstorm in Halifax on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. A top meteorologist says a Canadian winter that lacked commitment earlier in the season is expected to finish strong before spring’s sluggish arrival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Chef Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey of Pluvio Restaurant in Ucluelet. (Chelsea Gray photo)

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Chef Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey of Pluvio Restaurant in Ucluelet. (Chelsea Gray photo)
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Morning Start: McDonald’s steak fries

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Marty Cooper, the inventor of first commercial mobile phone, during an interview with The Associated Press during the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The four-day show kicks off Monday in a vast Barcelona conference center. It’s the world’s biggest and most influential meeting for the mobile tech industry. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech

Martin Cooper describes himself as a dreamer and an optimist

Marty Cooper, the inventor of first commercial mobile phone, during an interview with The Associated Press during the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The four-day show kicks off Monday in a vast Barcelona conference center. It’s the world’s biggest and most influential meeting for the mobile tech industry. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
Nick Bray. (HAVAN photo)

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Nick Bray. (HAVAN photo)
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Morning Start: Where is a shrimp’s heart?

Your morning start for Tuesday, Feb. 28

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A new online tool aims to give people a chance to take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. THE CANADIAN PRESS

’Take It Down:’ tool developed for teens to remove explicit online images

Advocates say teens may feel more comfortable going to a site than involving law enforcement

A new online tool aims to give people a chance to take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. THE CANADIAN PRESS
This image released by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a scene from the video game Gran Turismo Sophy. Grand Turismo players have been competing against computer-driven race cars since the franchise launched in the 1990s, but the new AI driver that was unleashed last week on Grand Turismo 7 is smarter and faster because it’s been trained using the latest AI methods. (Sony Interactive Entertainment via AP)

AI learns to outsmart humans in video games – and real life

Study of games being used to advance AI research and train computers

This image released by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a scene from the video game Gran Turismo Sophy. Grand Turismo players have been competing against computer-driven race cars since the franchise launched in the 1990s, but the new AI driver that was unleashed last week on Grand Turismo 7 is smarter and faster because it’s been trained using the latest AI methods. (Sony Interactive Entertainment via AP)
Northern Lights over Wood Lake (Nick Clements/Facebook)

PHOTOS: Northern Lights display over the Okanagan

The Aurora Borealis graced the sky with a pink and green light show

Northern Lights over Wood Lake (Nick Clements/Facebook)
Jordin Tootoo. (File photo)

PODCAST: Jordin Tootoo the first Inuk player to play in the NHL

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Jordin Tootoo. (File photo)
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Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)

QUIZ: How much do you know about money and savings?

In January and February, Canadians make their final savings contributions for the tax year.

Canadians are making their final Registered Retirement Savings Plan contributions, in advance of the deadline. (Black Press Media file)
People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on Saturday, March 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘The weather got the best of us:’ Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed

Warmer-than-usual temperatures, snow and rain caused the ice to be thin and porous

People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway on Saturday, March 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Finley Fulford, 6, stands on a BC Hydro bucket truck during a recent surprise visit. This bright young man from Agassiz is obsessed with all thing BC Hydro, beginning his illustrious career at age 3. (Photo/BC Hydro)

VIDEO: Agassiz BC Hydro superfan, age 6, surprised with visit from line tech crew

Young Finley Fulford is obsessed with his ‘career’ as a lineman

Finley Fulford, 6, stands on a BC Hydro bucket truck during a recent surprise visit. This bright young man from Agassiz is obsessed with all thing BC Hydro, beginning his illustrious career at age 3. (Photo/BC Hydro)
Two people sit on an ice-bench, part of an ice sculpture in downtown Ottawa, Friday, February 3, 2023. Mowafak Nema, second place winner of this year’s ice sculpting competition says weather like Ottawa has experienced this winter just means that sculptors have to adapt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Two people sit on an ice-bench, part of an ice sculpture in downtown Ottawa, Friday, February 3, 2023. Mowafak Nema, second place winner of this year’s ice sculpting competition says weather like Ottawa has experienced this winter just means that sculptors have to adapt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Sweet Brigitte could be the newest member of your family for only $200. (Heather Reinderhoff/Facebook)

The things you find on the internet: Sweet Brigitte looking for new Okanagan home

The mannequin is being sold on a Facebook buy and sell group in the Okanagan

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Sweet Brigitte could be the newest member of your family for only $200. (Heather Reinderhoff/Facebook)
At 102 years old, Peter Chance had the opportunity to take to the skies again – and even take the controls – thanks to friend Paul Seguna and the Victoria Flying Club. (Courtesy of Paul Seguna)

‘Excitement beyond measure’: B.C. vet takes to the skies again to pilot a plane at 102

Peter Chance took flight, and the controls, thanks to friend Paul Seguna and the Victoria Flying Club

At 102 years old, Peter Chance had the opportunity to take to the skies again – and even take the controls – thanks to friend Paul Seguna and the Victoria Flying Club. (Courtesy of Paul Seguna)
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