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Seminole Tribe settles legal challenges to online sports gambling exclusivity in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Seminole Tribe of Florida and a group of businesses…
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in…
Fake content is getting harder to detect but Hinton has an idea to make it easier
TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it’s getting more difficult to tell videos,…
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision not to endorse as the right, ‘principled’ one
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper’s…
Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries
NEW YORK (AP) — Erykah Badu was bestowed the fashion icon award by the Council…
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the…
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren’t happy
The number of newspapers endorsing a candidate for president has dwindled with the industry’s financial…
Erykah Badu celebrated as fashion icon at CFDA Awards after years of pushing boundaries
NEW YORK (AP) — Erykah Badu was bestowed the fashion icon award by the Council…
Scott Moe: The conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
Scott Moe is a conservative premier who began life as a left-winger with a shot…
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation’s oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the…
CNN bans conservative writer after ‘beeper’ comment to Muslim commentator
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has banned conservative writer Ryan Girdusky from the network following…
Quebec says private colleges are selling citizenship. The data tells another story
MONTREAL — Quebec wants to cut its share of international students to ease housing pressure…
Privacy commissioner investigates federal revenue agency data breaches
OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada…
Gordon Lightfoot’s instruments, artwork and outfits headed to auction
Dozens of Gordon Lightfoot’s personal belongings — including guitars, artwork, even his highest awards —…
Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his…
Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa’s…
Willow hopes free cricket streaming channel will grow the sport, add to its audience
Willow TV is hoping viewers sampling world-class cricket for free will want more. Willow’s existing…
Andrea Mitchell says she’s ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell said Tuesday that she plans…
Willow hopes free cricket streaming channel will grow the sport, add to its audience
Willow TV is hoping viewers sampling world-class cricket for free will want more. Willow’s existing…
In ‘Ibelin’ and ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat…
In ‘Ibelin,’ ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
NEW YORK (AP) — Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat…
Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his…
AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker
TORONTO — Artificial intelligence will be able to beat humans at cyber offence by the…
Apparel retailers like Arc’teryx see in-store repair centres as ‘the future’
TORONTO — In a nook of the gleaming new Arc’teryx store on Toronto’s Bloor Street…