Canada has imposed sanctions on Alina Kabaeva, the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former Olympic gymnast is one of 22 close collaborators of the Russian regime who have been added to the list of sanctions for the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The UK sanctioned Kabaeva earlier this month and it was also …
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Giorgi Gobronidze, owner of PimEyes, a face-searching website that uses an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition system to find images of people on the web, says website users should be more ethical about your way of looking for photos. According to Gobronidze, the “ethical use” of the photo search site means that users only have to …
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Another case of monkeypox virus has been confirmed in the city, says Toronto Public Health (TPH). In a series of tweets Tuesday afternoon, TPH said that on May 31 at 3 p.m., there were two positive cases, nine negative cases and six under investigation. “There is a new case confirmed in the lab since our …
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British Columbia will decriminalize possession of “hard” drugs such as illicit fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine for the first time in Canada. From 31 January 2023, British Colombians aged 18 and over will be able to carry up to a cumulative total of 2.5 grams of these illicit substances without the risk of being arrested …
The jury for the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard reached a second day of deliberations on Tuesday. The jury asked the judge a question about one of Heard’s alleged defamatory statements. The jury asked if they should decide whether Heard’s comment was false or just the headline. Loading Something is loading. Johnny Depp …
Toronto is reporting a second case of monkeypox in the city. On Tuesday, Toronto Public Health confirmed another case of the virus, which resulted in a total of two confirmed cases so far. The city says it is currently investigating six more cases and nine possible cases were considered negative. Toronto reported last Thursday its …
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect people who have been sexually abused or know someone affected by it. Jacob Hoggard, the former leader of the rock band Hedley, is facing a new rape complaint related to a meeting in June 2016 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Hoggard was charged in March with sexual …
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The World Health Organization now has more than 550 cases of monkeypox worldwide, the group’s chief technical officer for monkeypox, Rosamund Lewis, told CNN International on Tuesday. “Today we have a count of more than 550 confirmed cases in 30 countries in four of the six WHO regions,” Lewis said. “What we’re seeing now is …
Amid continuing concerns about fees for routine diagnostic medical tests in Ontario, a hospital network has charged patients for a range of different tests, ranging from STDs to cancer screening to blood tests. selected, under certain circumstances for at least five years. Tariff guidelines obtained by CP24 from the Gray Bruce Health Services hospital network …
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Ottawa Police Chief Steve Bell has responded to posts on social media and a request from a city councilor about an incident in Dundonald Park involving officers and a woman chi with a sword. A Reddit post on Monday claimed that someone called police about the elderly woman in Centretown Park. The publication said that …
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