Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney
Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while there should be debate in Canada about a social media ban for children, he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.
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Canada and Japan sign new strategic partnership, including military co-operation
Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - On final stop of 10-day trip, PM Carney announces deeper ties with Japan in defence, energy, critical minerals and advanced technology such as artificial intelligence
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Eby says OpenAI's Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn't flagged to police by t
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Iran intensifies attacks across Gulf as Israel bombards Tehran
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Iran said it attacked U.S. forces in Iraq and Kuwait, as well as targets in U.A.E., Bahrain and Qatar, and struck an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf
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Canada’s first large-scale battery plant opens in Windsor
Abdul Matin Sarfraz / nationalobserver - Canada's first large-scale battery plant has already produced more than one million cells and created 1,300 jobs in its first months of operation — and is backed by nearly $16 billion in government subsidies.
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Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
sootoday - GATINEAU — An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts.
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AI minister to meet with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Tumbler Ridge shooting
Sean Boynton / globalnews - Evan Solomon sought the meeting with Altman after OpenAI said last week it would enhance its police referral and repeat offender detection practices due to the tragedy.
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Vancouver mayor 'owns up' to false drug rumours, but evades questions
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted on Tuesday to originating and spreading disinformation in the city's Chinese media over the winter that progressive Coun. Sean Orr distributed drugs, and offered Orr and city residents an "unreserved" apology. He then abru…
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BC coroner will make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation.
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PM Carney lands in New Delhi, plans to meet Modi tomorrow
sootoday - DELHI — Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in New Delhi on Sunday evening, ahead of a Monday meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Carney walked off the plane and down a red carpet lined by an Indian military honour guard.
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TransAlta signs Alberta data centre deal with CPP Investments and Brookfield
Lauren Krugel / nationalobserver - TransAlta said Friday that the memorandum of understanding with the two investment firms sets out a framework for the development of a data centre at its Keephills power plant, which was retooled to run on natural gas instead of coal in 2021.
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Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
sootoday - VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Brady Tkachuk denies insulting Canada after White House shares video: ‘It’s clearly fake’
Chris Knight / nationalpost - 'It’s not my voice and not my lips moving,' says team member, who also captains Ottawa Senators. 'I don’t like that video'
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Carney lands in India to begin Asia trip
Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in India on Friday, where he will continue his government's ongoing efforts to reset a fractured diplomatic relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
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Netflix drops its bid for Warner Bros., clearing path for takeover by Paramount
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - ‘This is a win-win for shareholders and the industry,’ said a Warner Bros. investor, but Paramount will face ongoing government scrutiny for its deal
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BC man is cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.
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OpenAI’s handling of Tumbler Ridge shooter info opens regulation questions
Sean Boynton / globalnews - OpenAI said it did not inform police of Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity last summer because it did not meet an internal threshold of an 'imminent' threat.
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OpenAI reps summoned to Ottawa to discuss concerns following Tumbler Ridge shooting
Amy Judd / globalnews - ChatGPT states that the account was suspended due to concerns about the suspect's posts, but it did not alert law enforcement officials in Canada.
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Carney travelling to India, Australia, Japan on 9-day trade mission
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to India, Australia and Japan later this week and next, his office announced today.
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OpenAI did not mention Tumbler Ridge shooter’s posts in meeting with B.C. officials day after mass shooting: province
Mike Hager, Jesse Winter / theglobeandmail - Company handed over evidence that shooter had been banned from using its ChatGPT chatbot
- Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community. (6)
- Officials probe why OpenAI didn't mention shooter's public posts. (7)
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Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community.
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