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Canada’s psychiatrists urged to screen people at risk of AI ‘chatbot psychosis’
Canada’s psychiatrists are being encouraged to screen people for “high-risk human-AI engagement,” including “chatbot psychosis” and other AI-amplified delusions. The new guidance for identifying patients, particularly teens and young adults, at risk of developing unhealthy attachments to AI companion bots comes amid rising wrongful death allegations against AI companies, including a lawsuit filed last week…
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Kelly McParland: Two good ideas sneak past Ottawa’s parliamentary guards
Bigwigs in Ottawa made two astonishing admissions last week. One, that Canada’s official prime ministerial residence is a disgrace and something has to be done about it. Two, that the country’s airline passenger rights rules were badly contrived, have proved utterly useless and need to be radically improved. This is not small stuff. Politicians don’t…
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Scammers are getting Rogers customers to mail them ‘free’ iPads
Rogers customers are on the hook for a $2,300 iPad after scammers got them to unknowingly sign up for a two-year iPad financing plan. Rogers offered some help as a goodwill gesture, but the victims are disappointed the company won’t fully reverse the charges.
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Canadian veteran in a years-long appeal for disability benefits
A former combat engineer with the Canadian Armed Forces said an appeal for benefits related to his epilepsy has now gone on for two years, while the seizures that began on base continue to take their toll.
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N.S. family wants answers about baby’s death before new medical records system rollout
Family says they are concerned the province is expanding a new electronic medical records system on Saturday to all hospitals in the Halifax area when they still don’t know if it contributed to the death of their unborn baby.
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How the viral ‘Scientology speedrun’ trend got started and why young people keep doing it
Like any online meme worth its weight in clicks, the Scientology speedrun trend doesn’t make a lot of sense, at least on the surface. Teens rush Scientology sites for views, jokes and protest — but ex-members warn it can turn risky fast.
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Liberals refuse to disclose report on police search powers consultation as bill heads to committee
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is refusing to disclose a consultation report that guided the federal government’s rewrite of its contentious reform granting security agencies and police new powers to intercept communications. Anandasagaree’s refusal to disclose the report baffles two people who participated in the government’s consultations, who question the government’s desire to…
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Nearly 5 tonnes of organic waste collected during first 5 months of Windsor-Essex green bins, report says
Windsor-Essex residents filled their new green bins with 4,861 tonnes of food and organic waste during the first five months of the region’s green bin program, according to a report from the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority that was discussed at Essex town council Monday night.
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Video captures jet ski striking grey whale in water off Vancouver
Witnesses along Vancouver’s seawall saw the collision unfold in the water near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park around 7:30 p.m. PT on Monday.
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Alberta government keeping eye on investigations into voter info breach
Premier Danielle Smith’s appearance in the legislature on Monday marked the first time she addressed the voter database issue beyond a statement posted to social media on Friday. Smith was travelling out of province last week.