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Experts seeing 'more and more' hate content created by artificial intelligence
OTTAWA - The clip is of a real historical event - a speech given by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War. But there is one major difference. This viral video was...
May 26, 2024

As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024

As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024

Walk for Alzheimer's in Nanaimo highlighting the need for community support groups
NANAIMO - An event designed to raise awareness and support about a disease which affects thousands of Canadians is happening in Nanaimo and across the country this weekend.The 2024 Walk for Alzheimer'...
May 26, 2024

Who is Buffalo Woman? Serial killer trial hears of police efforts to identify victim
WINNIPEG - In mid-March 2022, a young Indigenous woman stood outside Winnipeg's Salvation Army and spoke with a man who invited her back to his home. Wearing a reversible Baby Phat branded jacket and ...
May 26, 2024

Sirens sound in Tel Aviv as Hamas says it fired rockets from Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Rocket sirens sounded across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, for the first time in months on Sunday and Hamas claimed to have fired a barrage of rockets from Ga...
May 26, 2024

UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. Serhan Aktopr...
May 26, 2024

No Messi, no problem: Inter Miami downs slumping Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1
VANCOUVER - A lack of star power didn't stop Inter Miami on Saturday as the visiting side cruised to a 2-1 win over the slumping Whitecaps in Vancouver. Robert Taylor scored and contributed an assist,...
May 25, 2024

Stampeders pounce on Lions for 30-6 pre-season win
CALGARY - An early heads-up play by Marken Michel was all the Calgary Stampeders needed to propel them to a 30-6 pre-season win over the B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium on Saturday. Following a 30-minut...
May 25, 2024

Lauther’s late field goal lifts Roughriders over Elks 28-27 in pre-season action
EDMONTON - Brett Lauther's 23-yard field goal with 23 seconds left lifted the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 28-27 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday in CFL pre-season action. The good news, fo...
May 25, 2024