Global Affairs Canada says it is aware that two Canadian citizens have been detained in Israel following their involvement in a flotilla to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla is a pro-Palestinian fleet of boats aiming to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Global Affairs Canada did not identify the detained Canadians or disclose if there are […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union chapter in Puerto Rico sued the island’s justice secretary and its transportation and public works department on Wednesday over confidential information of immigrants lacking legal status shared with federal agents. Since 2013, the U.S. territory has allowed these immigrants to obtain a driver’s license, […]

The lawyer for a man accused of accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking data says he is still awaiting some information from the Crown in the case. Ron Guertin, counsel for former Royal Bank of Canada employee Ibrahim El-Hakim, told an Ontario court Wednesday the matter is “rather involved” and he expects disclosure of more […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to reach gun rights supporters with political ads dating back to the 2000 elections, according to a new lawsuit. The suit against the National Shooting Sports Foundation, […]

After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband, and forced to shutter the business that once […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that aims to prevent people from using powerful artificial intelligence models for potentially catastrophic activities like building a bioweapon or shutting down a bank system. The move comes as Newsom touted California as a leader in AI regulation and criticized the inaction […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “ doxing ” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, federal prosecutors said. Investigators said the women followed the agent home, livestreamed their pursuit and then posted the agent’s address online, according […]

As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis grows, some women say they have been exploited by local men promising food, money, water, supplies or work in exchange for sexual interaction. For an Associated Press report, six women described their experiences, each speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution from their families or the men and because […]

Oxford County has released a few more details regarding what is now being called a “cybersecurity incident,” but very few details are known. “Last week, we shared that Oxford County was responding to a technical incident relating to its information system,” said a Monday afternoon press release. “We shared this update ahead of full information […]

LONDON (AP) — OpenAI said Monday it’s adding parental controls to ChatGPT that are designed to provide teen users of the popular platform with a safer and more “age-appropriate” experience. The company is taking action after AI chatbot safety for young users has hit the headlines. The technology’s dangers have been recently highlighted by a […]

LONDON (AP) — Harrods, the luxury British department store, has warned some customers that their personal data may have been taken in a breach of its online systems. The company said late Friday that some names and contact details of its online customers were taken after one of its third-party provider systems was compromised. “We […]

The Township of Wellesley will likely approve the installation of a permanent camera system at the Wellesley Recreation Complex for the livestreaming of Wellesley Applejacks games after a streaming deal was reached between the Applejacks, the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and NBC Sportsengine last year. At Wellesley council’s Sept. 16 committee of the whole […]