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‘We will defend our allies when it makes sense,’ Carney says of possible participation in Iran conflict
CANBERRA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada will “defend our allies” when it comes to the war against Iran, not ruling out future military participation. He also said he stood by his decision not to call for a de-escalation in hostiles when he initially threw Canada’s support behind the attack by the U.S.…
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OpenAI CEO expressed ‘horror and responsibility’ over ChatGPT’s ties to Tumbler Ridge, AI minister says
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says OpenAI’s CEO agreed to let Canadian experts into its safety office to help evaluate future threats following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Quebec’s language watchdog to send undercover inspectors into businesses
For the first time in three years, the Office québécois de la langue française will send its inspectors to 7,800 restaurants, stores, and bars in and around Montreal as well as elsewhere in Quebec to assess the availability of service offered in French.
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Canada hoping to charter flights for Canadians to leave U.A.E. in next 72 hours: Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is looking at getting Canadians out of the Middle East, including asking the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace for chartered evacuation flights.
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Canada’s former most wanted fugitive facing extradition to Quebec
Dave “Pik” Turmel faces numerous criminal charges, including drug trafficking, conspiracy and assault with a weapon causing bodily harm. He is also suspected of being linked to numerous other crimes committed in Quebec.
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Venezuela’s key oil hub nears seven-year export high under U.S. watch
Venezuelan crude exports from its main export hub are surging toward multi-year highs in March, three months into the Trump administration’s control of oil sales . March shipments from the Jose terminal, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of the country’s oil exports, are set to soar to 848,000 barrels a day, according…
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Nvidia CEO Huang rules out US$100 billion OpenAI investment
Nvidia Corp. chief executive Jensen Huang doesn’t see his company’s investments in OpenAI reaching US$100 billion — the maximum amount that the chipmaking giant had once pledged to spend on the startup. “I think the opportunity to invest US$100 billion in OpenAI is probably not in the cards,” Huang said at a Morgan Stanley conference…
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Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn
Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.
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New long-term care home in Amherstburg now about 25% complete
A redeveloped long-term care home will bring more than 200 new care jobs to Amherstburg when the home is complete mid next year.
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Google proposes to share Play Store catalogue to resolve case
Alphabet Inc. ’s Google and Epic Games Inc. proposed a new settlement Wednesday to resolve a long-running antitrust case between the two companies. The proposed agreement would call for Google to share a catalogue of apps available in its Play Store with rivals and allow alternate app stores onto Android phones after registration. In a…