Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired the opening salvos of a snap election he called Sunday, saying he needs a strong mandate in order to help the province “stand up” to the federal government. Voters in the Maritime province will go to the polls on Nov. 26.That’s several months ahead of the province’s fixed election
The revolt by some Liberal MPs against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership may not have led to his ouster, but one political analyst says tensions within the party will last for some time — and may further hurt the Liberals’ electoral prospects. Trudeau made clear on Thursday he would remain as leader after some Liberals
As a young child, Dennis Saddleman’s mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was. That all changed when he was six years old, and those warm words turned ice cold when he was sent to the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said
The Bank of Canada’s latest rate cut means potential savings for Canadians. Money expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq explains how the 50 basis point drop affects variable mortgages, if fixed-rate holders should reconsider their options, and what it could mean for the housing market. Plus, she shares her tips on making the most of any extra cash!
A motorcyclist has been arrested for impaired driving after allegedly causing a single vehicle crash in Mississauga early Saturday morning. Peel Regional Police say that the single vehicle collision happened in the Queensway and Hensall Street area at around 4 a.m. There were two people involved in the collision, a male in his 20s who
In his three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Donald Trump dug in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Rogan helped encourage some of these claims. The interview, released late Friday, came on the same day that the former president, on his social media network, re-posted
The race to the White House is down to the wire, with no clear leader despite election day being just around the corner. Two new polls released on Friday suggest Americans are evenly split between Vice-President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. Election officials are warning that the result may not be known for
Kamala Harris lit up Georgia with a special appearance alongside Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen, energizing supporters ahead of Election Day. Global’s Reggie Cecchini shares the buzz from the event and gives us the latest details on Elon Musk’s pro-Trump spending spree on the Republican side.
During a Georgia rally for Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Thursday, former president Barack Obama described Republican candidate Donald Trump as a “wannabe king” and “wannabe dictator,” and cautioned what a second term under his leadership might look like. “He acts so crazy and it’s become so common that people no longer take