OTTAWA – The RCMP says it installed tools on digital devices to covertly collect electronic evidence in 32 cases over a recent five-year period. The criminal offences being investigated in these cases from 2017 to 2022 involved national security, illicit drugs, financial misdeeds and other serious matters. The national police force disclosed … Read more
Two telescopes have spotted the closest pair of supermassive black holes to date. The duo, only about 300 light-years apart, were observed in different wavelengths of light using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. While black holes are invisible against the dark void of space, these two blaze brightly as … Read more
Changes to several categories at the 2025 Juno Awards are raising concerns among musicians that Canada’s top music celebration is backtracking on inclusivity. Jason Wilson, a two-time Juno nominee and adjunct professor in music at the University of Guelph, says a move to eliminate the reggae category from next year’s Junos can only … Read more
A new report says August rental rates fell in some of Canada’s largest and priciest markets to continue a months-long trend while prices rose in smaller markets. The report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation finds the average Vancouver rental rate was down six per cent from last year to $3,116 for the ninth straight … Read more
GENEVA – A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media. Green-Liberal party official Sanija Ameti, 32, put the images on … Read more
An American presidential historian predicts a Kamala Harris presidency as the outcome of the U.S. November elections. In an interview with CTV News Channel on Tuesday, Allan Lichtman forecast that Kamala Harris will become the first woman president and the first president of mixed African and East Asian descent. Lichtman is known … Read more
OTTAWA – A panel of judges says Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of the risks to their data upon signing up to the popular social media platform. In a new ruling, the Federal Court of Appeal says Facebook, now known as Meta, did not obtain the meaningful … Read more
During its glossy product announcement event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new role for its latest AirPods Pro model: medical device. The company said the wireless headphones will double as clinical-grade over-the-counter hearing aids for those who need them. “We’re adding this groundbreaking capability to help more than 1 billion people living with … Read more
RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Israeli military said Tuesday that an American activist who was killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces who were aiming at someone else. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle, was killed Friday following a demonstration against Israeli … Read more
LONDON – Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine. The European Union’s Court of Justice upheld a lower court’s decision, rejecting the … Read more
