Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu
A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of avian influenza…
Trump’s day 1: Deportations, border wall, scrapping Biden humanitarian programs
Sources say Trump’s planned executive actions would give federal immigration officers more latitude to arrest people with no criminal records, surge troops to the US-Mexico border and restart construction of the border wall…
Gaza’s humanitarian catastrophe: What difference will Trump make?
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is worsening. With a US ultimatum pressing Israel to restore aid access, we focus on the escalating disaster within the Palestinian territory. We’re joined by a humanitarian who has witnessed the devastation firsthand, navigating the ruins of Gaza’s cities and seeing up close how lives have been torn apart by more than…
‘Systemic issues affect construction safety’
A workers’ rights representative on Tuesday said systemic issues in the construction industry were to blame for a drop in workplace safety. Siu Sin-man from the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims told a press conference that more than 100 workers, 11 of them from the construction industry…
AI is being trained on art without permission. Now, artists are fighting back
Australian artist Stephen Cornwell is using a clever tool that protects his works by altering pixels, invisible to the human eye, to confuse AI. The post AI is being trained on art without permission. Now, artists are fighting back appeared first on Crikey…French newspapers seek legal action against social media platform X
Major French newspapers, including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Le Parisien, said on Tuesday that they were taking legal action against social media platform X for allegedly using their content without paying. Representatives for X did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The newspapers said they were due payment under their ancillary rights…Calgary Stampeders bring back longtime NFL QB P.J. Walker
The Calgary Stampeders have brought back longtime NFL quarterback P.J. Walker. The five-foot-eleven, 215-pound passer joined the team’s practice roster in October after his rights were acquired via trade from the Toronto Argonauts. He didn’t sign a long-term contract with the Stampeders immediately following the completion of the regular season as he reportedly wished to…
Exclusive Preview: See the Opening Pages of Kana’s Eden of Witches
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts that’s all about publishing manga in English, and tomorrow, November 12, it’s dropping the first volume of Eden of Witches by Yumeji. The publisher described the story as a “lushly illustrated coming-of-age story takes place in a world devastated by humankind and forsaken by plants and animals…
What Donald Trump’s ‘Concealed Carry Reciprocity’ Means for Gun Rights
Donald Trump had promised to enact “concealed carry reciprocity,” which would allow gun owners’ permits to be valid in all states.