New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. The indictment detailing the charges against Adams, a Democrat, was still sealed late Wednesday, according to the people, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they…
Artificial intelligence and deepfake technology could have significant effects on the next federal election, experts in social media monitoring warned Wednesday. Testifying before the public inquiry into foreign interference, members of the Media Ecosystem Observatory said they also expect to see a rise in social media influencers and the use of private chat groups and messaging services like WeChat…
The federal NDP reactivated its TikTok account this spring — after the controversial social media platform became the subject of an ongoing national security review and it was banned from all government-issued phones. Testifying before the public inquiry investigating foreign interference in Canada’s democracy last Thursday, NDP national director Lucy Watson said she wasn’t aware at the time that the NDP…
Almost 300 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees who improperly applied for and received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) are no longer with the agency, according to the latest numbers from an internal review. The agency launched the review last year to identify those who inappropriately got CERB payments while CRA employees. It identified 600 cases for…
Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and the Iran-backed group attacked military facilities in northern Israel on Tuesday, increasing fears of a full-blown conflict after Lebanon suffered its deadliest day in decades. Israel’s military said it hit dozens of Hezbollah targets overnight, a day after carrying out airstrikes against the armed group that Lebanese…
The NDP has shared a video of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad saying he regrets getting the “so-called vaccine” against COVID-19. The video shows Rustad directly addressing a camera and saying vaccine mandates were “not so much” about achieving herd immunity or stopping the spread of the disease as they were about “shaping opinion and control…
A new charter challenge set to get underway on Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge if they refuse. The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues the…
The Titan Inquiry’s public hearing began Sept. 16 and some of the testimony has focused on the troubled nature of the company. (OceanGate Expeditions/The Associated Press) The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Coast Guard…
The head of the Air Canada pilots union says she’ll step down if members opt not to approve a tentative deal with the airline, raising the stakes as aviators mull whether to accept hefty salary gains or drive an even harder bargain. Charlene Hudy, who chairs the Air Canada contingent of the Air Line Pilots…
Mila Mulroney says her new role at St. Francis Xavier University sounds like something her late husband would have orchestrated. “Brian was a bit of a control freak,” she said playfully in an interview with CBC chief political corespondent Rosemary Barton. “He was instrumental in this role. I think he’s watching from on high.” The widow…
