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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded …
Read More »Canadian ‘mastermind’ in Panama Papers is still a free man despite criminal charges
One by one, the pins have been knocked out from under West Vancouver businessman Fred Sharp. He was ordered to pay the equivalent of more than $70 million to the U.S. government and $2 million to Quebec’s securities regulator for his role in schemes to manipulate share prices. He’s banned …
Read More »80% of Toronto FIFA FanFest tickets could now be free, Toronto says following $10 admission backlash
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The City of Toronto has now said it can provide the vast majority of tickets to …
Read More »Father, 99, and son, 80, feast on free oysters after cashing in on decades-old restaurant promise
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. LISTEN | Free oysters at last for father-son duo: As It Happens6:22Father, 99, and son, 80, …
Read More »Acadia University opens up AI literacy course to public for free
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A popular online course about artificial intelligence that’s offered by Acadia University has now been opened …
Read More »Ontario government call for Toronto police to crack down on protests puts free expression at risk: expert
An expert in free expression feels Ontario’s solicitor general is attempting to pressure Toronto police to change how they handle protests for political reasons. This comes after Solicitor General Michael Kerzner issued a letter to the Toronto Police Service (TPS) on Dec. 30, calling out what he described as a …
Read More »Alberta food banks grapple with high cost of free beef
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. There’s no shortage of beef in southern Alberta, but food banks around Lethbridge are looking for help covering the costs of turning donated cattle into meat they …
Read More »With Bo Bichette testing free agency, here’s a look at how the Jays have handled other homegrown stars
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Both the Blue Jays and their fans want to see Bo Bichette in a Toronto uniform next season, as the ballclub tries to run it back all …
Read More »‘Free to All’: Winnipeg’s 1st public library opened 120 years ago, soon to start new chapter
Carved into the Tyndall stone above the arched entrance to Winnipeg’s first public library are the words “Free to All,” but for the past 11 years, it’s been closed to everyone. Now, as the former Carnegie Library on William Street turns 120, it’s about to begin a new chapter. “It …
Read More »Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News under Free Press-Paramount deal
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has named Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News, as part of a deal to acquire the online news site she founded, The Free Press. The companies did not disclose the deal value in Monday’s announcement, although a source familiar with the matter said it was for $150 million US. In an essay …
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