PM Carney’s deepfake: How to fact check and spot AI manipulation
He didn’t say it, but the internet sure thinks he did. A recent viral video of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appearing to announce a ban on cars made before the year 2000 is a deepfake, cooked up by AI...
Maple Leafs nemesis Marchand scores in OT as Panthers top Toronto 5-4
Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1. Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart,...
Liam and Olivia dominate – again – with top baby names for a sixth year...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liam and Olivia dominate. Still. The two names have, for a sixth year together, topped the list of names for babies born in the U.S. in 2024. The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to...
Judge rules sex assault trial for Scarborough councillor can proceed
The sexual assault trial of Toronto City Councillor Michael Thompson will proceed after the defence raised the possibility of a mistrial. Thompson is facing two counts of sexual assault for allegedly inappropriately touching two women during a Canada Day weekend...
Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country. Pakistani retaliation underway
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan said India fired missiles at three air bases inside the country Saturday but most of the missiles were intercepted and that retaliatory strikes on India were underway. It’s the latest escalation in a conflict triggered...
Female cyclist struck by dump truck in Cabbagetown
A woman has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a dump truck while riding her bike in Cabbagetown. Police were called to the Gerrard Street East and Parliament Street area around 6 p.m. Friday night for reports of a...
Filipino BC confirms identities of all 11 people killed in Vancouver festival attack
VANCOUVER — The group that organized the Lapu Lapu Day festival where 11 people were killed last month has released the names of the dead. Filipino BC says in a social media post that its members honour the lives lost...
Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump via executive order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday....
Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost
OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted. Irek Kusmierczyk, the Liberal incumbent in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, argues in a social...
Hudson’s Bay garnered 17 bids in process to find new owner for retailer, assets: docs
A new court filing shows a process meant to find a new owner for Hudson’s Bay and its assets has yielded 17 bids. A report filed Friday by Alvarez & Marsal, a court monitoring firm guiding Canada’s oldest company through...
