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Canadian TV, film, music industries ask MPs for protection against AI

Canadian TV, film, music industries ask MPs for protection against AI

OTTAWA — Canada's actors, directors and musicians are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence, saying it threatens their livelihood and reputations.
Ontario to repeal wage-cap law after loss in Appeal Court

Ontario to repeal wage-cap law after loss in Appeal Court

TORONTO — Hours after the province's highest court ruled an Ontario wage-restraint law unconstitutional, Premier Doug Ford's government announced Monday that it would repeal the controversial bill in its entirety.
U.S., Joly seek clarity from Israel on Canadians taken into custody from Gaza Strip

U.S., Joly seek clarity from Israel on Canadians taken into custody from Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — American and Canadian officials say they are still trying to sort out what caused the Israeli military to take citizens from their home in the Gaza Strip.
Tory MP says he'll apologize to First Nation for 'grossly disrespectful' comments

Tory MP says he'll apologize to First Nation for 'grossly disrespectful' comments

OTTAWA — A Conservative MP says he'll apologize after facing demands that he retract comments he made last week about First Nations burning down water treatment plants because they're frustrated with the Liberals.
Conservative motion, backed by NDP, produced $40M in regulatory relief for Bell

Conservative motion, backed by NDP, produced $40M in regulatory relief for Bell

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the idea that his party played a role in granting $40 million in regulatory relief to Bell Media.
Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon

Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon

The Arizona Legislature’s top two Republicans have challenged Democratic President Joe Biden’s creation of a new national monument last summer just outside Grand Canyon National Park, alleging he exceeded his legal authority in making that designatio

Biden campaign trumpets joining TikTok, despite his own administration's security concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign on Monday defended its new TikTok account as a vital way to boost its appeal with young voters, even as his administration continued to raise security concerns about whether the popular soc
Ex-Illinois senator McCann's fraud trial delayed again as he drops plan to represent himself

Ex-Illinois senator McCann's fraud trial delayed again as he drops plan to represent himself

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Quebec officer dead: Coroner inquest hears suspect's parents wanted son hospitalized

Quebec officer dead: Coroner inquest hears suspect's parents wanted son hospitalized

MONTREAL — The parents of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police sergeant last March had tried to get him help in the days leading up to the attack because of how seriously his mental health had deteriorated.
Former military leader Haydn Edmundson testifies, denies sexually assaulting accuser

Former military leader Haydn Edmundson testifies, denies sexually assaulting accuser

OTTAWA — Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson took the stand in his sexual assault trial on Monday, denying that he had sexual or physical contact with the woman who accuses him of raping her on a military ship more than 30 years ago.