RWAMPARA, Congo (AP) — More than 250 participants have been enrolled in a trial for a drug that could stop them from contracting Ebola in Congo, in what experts have described as a critical step to try to fight the deadliest outbreak of the disease in the Central African country. The drug is targeted at […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump on Saturday pressured Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, posting the personal cellphone number of the chairman of Senate Intelligence Committee and urging Americans to call it. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July, but it faces roadblocks in the […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — With early voting already underway, a question worrying some voters is what role — if any — immigration enforcement officers might have at polling places through Election Day. Department of Homeland Security officials say they don’t plan to send immigration enforcement officers en masse to patrol the polls and dismissed concerns that […]
Read MoreThere’s an argument playing out at bargaining tables across the province. Crystal Braunwarth, co-chair of the BC Federation of Labour’s AI committee, says unions across British Columbia are hearing workers voice their concerns about artificial intelligence entering the workplace. The technology has raised a number of concerns around job displacement, data privacy and safety. But […]
Read MoreOntario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court. Inspection reports for three Academy of Learning locations are among hundreds of […]
Read MoreAffordable housing is the backbone of a thriving community. Single-bedroom apartments once obtainable on a minimum-wage job have become a vestige of what once was. That was the problem Mayor Carolyn Parrish, who is running for re-election in the municipal election, found herself in when she was elected mayor in June of 2024 following a […]
Read MoreNova Scotia’s information and privacy commissioner says new rules regarding public access to provincial cabinet records will result in less transparency. In a letter to the ministers of justice and Service Nova Scotia, David Nurse said legislative changes coming into effect on April 1, 2027, will completely shield all cabinet records from requests made under […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s campaign to root out noncitizen voting is demonstrating what critics of President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories have long argued — that it’s incredibly rare, difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of elections. The administration has dedicated enormous resources to what election experts […]
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have penalized Californians for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private. The legislation also would have required companies making smart glasses or other wearable devices, starting in 2028, […]
Read MoreWheatland County has approved changes to its artificial intelligence policy, adding stronger privacy restrictions and an explicit safeguard against using AI to broadly monitor or profile residents online. Council approved amendments to the county’s AI policy Sept. 22 after a lengthy discussion about personal information, chatbots, automated decision-making and public concerns about how governments could […]
Read MoreMost people never stop to wonder how a news story finds its way onto the page. But for Cal Millar, former Windsor Star reporter, the path from tip-off to headline has always been a story worth telling. Now 82, Millar pulls back the curtain in his new memoir, My Life as a Reporter, offering an […]
Read MoreSussex councillors voted Sept. 21 to reject a proposal for an 11-unit apartment complex on a parcel of land adjacent to Route 121. The rezoning proposal for 0 Lansdowne Avenue South failed to pass first reading during the September council meeting. The vote came after a hearing of objections before the meeting where nearby residents […]
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