George Carlin AI comedy special is 'ghoulish' and 'creepy,' his daughter says (www.cbc.ca)
A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come out with new material, but I do have a pretty good excuse. I was dead.”...
We caught technicians at Best Buy, Mobile Klinik, Canada Computers and others snooping on our personal devices (www.cbc.ca)
When you need to drop off your tech devices for a repair, how confident are you that they won’t be snooped on?...
Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body shaming comment (www.cbc.ca)
TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton has developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them “crossed my line.”...
Neuralink looks to the public to solve a seemingly impossible problem (www.cbc.ca)
Elon Musk’s quest to wirelessly connect human brains with machines has run into a seemingly impossible obstacle, experts say. The company is now asking the public for help finding a solution....
'Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Restaurant staff losing their jobs for cheering on a pro-Palestinian protest. A Palestinian Canadian journalist fired for her social media posts calling for a #freepalestine. Medical residents flagged to potential hiring committees for their support of Palestinians....
No more Pornhub? That will depend on what happens with a Senate bill (www.cbc.ca)
No more Pornhub? That will depend on what happens with a Senate bill::A Senate bill might cause the owners of Pornhub to block access to the site in Canada, its owners say.
At least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground since May 2021. Only 2 were accidents (www.cbc.ca)
CBC News has examined 33 Canadian churches that burned to the ground since May 2021. Just two were ruled accidental....
Can money buy happiness? Income may boost emotional well-being more than we thought (www.cbc.ca)
Money does indeed buy happiness, and it increases with a bigger paycheque more than economists previously believed, a recent analysis has found.
Companies are a lot more willing to raise prices now — and it's making inflation worse (www.cbc.ca)
Corporations are a lot more willing than usual to raise their prices lately, and it’s putting more of the burden of high inflation on consumers....
As Israel expands Gaza offensive, it has lonely critics in Washington (www.cbc.ca)
Americans’ ardent support for Israel is palpable in poll after poll showing far greater sympathy for the Jewish state than for Palestinians....
China claims ownership of the Taiwan Strait. Canada just sailed a warship through it (www.cbc.ca)
After months of secretive planning, and preparing the crew to defend their ship if necessary, the Royal Canadian Navy has transited the Taiwan Strait....
Pasteurized milk includes remnants of H5N1 bird flu, U.S. officials say (www.cbc.ca)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows....
Pro-Palestinian groups decry real estate events at synagogues over concerns occupied land being sold (www.cbc.ca)
On Sunday, dozens of people gathered near the Aish Hatorah synagogue in Thornhill, Ont., to protest an event that organizers say was aimed at helping people in the Toronto area buy property in Israel. They were met with pro-Israeli counterprotestors and Jewish leaders took issue with the Sunday protest taking place outside a...
Why several big-box stores have ditched their self-checkouts | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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TIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year. (www.cbc.ca)
Watch out ladies, the man of your dreams may have the bed of your nightmares.
Former chemical engineer in the coal industry, urging B.C. municipalities to change the term natural gas to "fossil gas" (www.cbc.ca)
“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
Austrian heiress giving away $36.6M because the government won't tax her inheritance (www.cbc.ca)
Marlene Engelhorn says that when she inherited her grandmother’s multimillion-dollar fortune in 2022, she “wanted to be happy about it.”...
Two LGBTQ films were slapped with R and NC-17 ratings. Critics say queer sex scenes are treated differently (www.cbc.ca)
When adapting the 2019 LGBTQ romantic novel Red, White & Royal Blue for the screen, Matthew Lopez was careful to circumvent an R-rating. The film has a handful of sex scenes that stop short of full-frontal nudity — there’s some bare butts and, naturally, shirtless men....
Toronto police increase presence along hospital row after pro-Palestinian protest (www.cbc.ca)
Protest swiftly condemned by all levels of government; organizing group denies hospital targeted...
Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative delegates voted Saturday to add some new social conservative policies to their policy playbook including a proposal to limit access to transgender health care for minors and to do away with vaccine mandates.
Canada to start airdropping aid into Gaza within days (www.cbc.ca)
The Canadian government will begin airdropping aid into Gaza within the next week, a government source tells CBC News.
Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school (www.cbc.ca)
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers (www.cbc.ca)
SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves (www.cbc.ca)
SUV stolen from Toronto driveway shows up 50 days later — AirTags tracked vehicle from Canada to Middle East, offering glimpse into shipping routes used by car thieves::A Toronto man used location tags to track his stolen GMC Yukon from a rail yard in the GTA to a used car lot in the United Arab Emirates. But despite calls to...