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Ottawa has asked Israel to investigate Windsor resident’s killing in Lebanon
Canadian officials have summoned Israeli ambassador Iddo Moed to request an investigation into the killing of Mohammad Hassan Haidar, a Canadian citizen in southern Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.
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The idea of a scientific ‘body farm’ in Kingsville has died on the vine
The outdoor lab would study human bodies decompose over time in the wild.
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Former Chatham-Kent police officer charged with sexual assault, watchdog says
A former officer with the Chatham-Kent Police Service has been charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation after an investigation by the province’s police watchdog.
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97% of Canadian doctors report having to counter harm caused by false online information
A new survey done for the Canadian Medical Association by Abacus Data has found that 97 per cent of doctors have had to intervene to prevent harm or counter the consequences caused by misleading online information, including advice generated by artificial intelligence. Another 34 per cent of physicians said they have had to do this…
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Canadians overwhelmingly favour federal intervention over alleged news theft by AI
A new survey commissioned by industry advocacy group News Media Canada found that more than seven in 10 Canadians think the federal government should move to prevent artificial intelligence companies from allegedly taking and repackaging news content without permission or compensation. The online survey conducted by Totum Research asked more than 2,400 adult Canadians: “AI…
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B.C. realtor disciplined for sending Hitler image and antisemitic message to Jewish-owned Toronto restaurant
A British Columbia realtor who used his personal Instagram account to send a message wishing Germany had finished off the Jews and an image of Adolf Hitler to a Jewish-owned restaurant in Toronto has been disciplined by the province’s financial services regulator. Nima Alizadeh-Gharib sent the “anti-Semitic, violent and hateful” message in December 2024 while…
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Manitoba municipality has no authority to ban ‘disruptive’ resident from council meetings, judge rules
A judge has told a municipality in eastern Manitoba it cannot ban a resident it considers disruptive from attending council meetings.
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Drake teases album release, prompts crowd chaos with massive ice blocks in downtown Toronto
Somewhere inside a massive formation of ice blocks in a downtown Toronto parking lot lies the answer many hip-hop fans have been waiting for: the release date of Drake’s forthcoming album.
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Canadian satellite startup NorthStar on track to hit US$300-million valuation after SPAC merger
Montreal-based satellite startup NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. says it intends to go public on the New York Stock Exchange by merging with special acquisition purpose company (SPAC) Viking Acquisition Corp. I as investor interest in the space sector grows. The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter, will boost NorthStar’s valuation to US$300…
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Alberta premier denies claims of UCP interference on electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings to rejig election ridings in their favour.