OpenAI says Tumbler Ridge shooter evaded ban with second ChatGPT account
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI says the shooter involved in mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., got around a ban on her problematic use of ChatGPT by having a second account. The revelation came as the firm outlined...
Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner Bros, says deal is ‘no longer financially attractive’
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant. On...
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him
NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally violated his rights to defend himself...
Liberals survive vote on omnibus budget bill
The federal Liberals’ Budget Implementation Act has passed a confidence vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-15 carried on division, meaning there was no recorded vote in Parliament. The legislation enacts key measures proposed in the Liberals’ 2025 federal...
Suspect in hate-motivated assault probe allegedly spat on victim, uttered racial slurs: Toronto police
Toronto police are trying to identify a man who allegedly spat on a person in the PATH underground shopping complex between Scotia Plaza and First Canadian Place in January. Investigators say it happened on Monday, January 19, 2026, at around...
Concerns over recylcing program transition raised at City Hall
Since January 1st, the City of Toronto is no longer responsible for residential recycling, following provincial legislation that shifted the program to the private operator, Circular Materials. While City staff describe the transition as largely uneventful, aside from some missed pickups,...
GTA immigrant service organizations face closures over federal funding cuts
They’re important resources for newcomers to Canada, but now immigrant service organizations say they’re being stretched alarmingly thin. A new survey conducted in part by United Way and the City of Toronto found that of 48 agencies across the GTA, 44...
Child poverty rose for third consecutive year: Campaign 2000 report
TORONTO — An organization that campaigns to end child poverty says the number of children living in households that struggle to pay bills and buy food has continued to grow. The 2025 report card from Campaign 2000 says 30,000 more...
‘Final show of disrespect’: Diageo closes Crown Royal plant two days ahead of schedule
Unionized workers at a Crown Royal whisky plant in southwestern Ontario say they were shocked to learn Wednesday that work would cease immediately, two days before it was set to officially close down. Diageo previously announced plans to close the...
Survivor of forced sterilization says practice is still happening
Editor’s note: The subject matter discussed in the following article may be disturbing to some readers. For decades, thousands of Indigenous women and other marginalized people in Canada have been quietly sterilized without prior or informed consent. In 2005, when...
