In a trailblazing new study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so teeny they can … Read more
NEW YORK – A California man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for seeking to win a US$100 million lawsuit by making false sexual assault claims against Hollywood executives. Rovier Carrington, 34, of Los Angeles was sentenced in Manhattan federal court after he pleaded guilty to making a false declaration in … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple. The 56-year-old Bonet, whose legal name is Lilakoi Moon, filed documents to end her marriage to the 44-year-old Momoa in Los Angeles County court on Monday. The filing comes nearly two years … Read more
Canada’s anti-money laundering agency is increasing its reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) to detect suspicious transactions, betting the use of the latest technology will help better fight financial crimes, a top official said. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) raised a few eyebrows last month when it fined the country’s two biggest banks – Royal … Read more
Turkiye has lifted its visa requirements for Canadian tourists hoping to visit the country for 90 days. Previously, visitors from Canada had to pay $US60 to enter, Turkiye’s Ottawa embassy told CTVNews.ca. After being approved, they would have a 180-day window to visit. The changes were announced in the Turkish Official Gazette … Read more
New York – OpenAI on Monday pushed back against a lawsuit filed last month by the New York Times alleging that the artificial intelligence juggernaut violated copyright law by using Times journalism to train its systems, calling the suit “without merit.” “The New York Times is not telling the full story,” OpenAI said … Read more
OTTAWA – The federal New Democrats believe they will be able to pay off their 2021 election debt soon but are awaiting end-of-year fundraising totals before they can celebrate. NDP director Anne McGrath says the party will know by the end of January how much money it raised during a final 2023 fundraising … Read more
MONTREAL – Canadian air travellers will be largely unaffected by the grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 9 airplane, but they may want to double-check their itineraries all the same. Some passengers could be booked on routes affected by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration order, which grounded the Max 9 after part of the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity. Trump’s immunity claims in the Georgia case, filed on Monday as part of a motion to dismiss state-level criminal charges against the former president, … Read more
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia’s rescuers on Monday successfully extracted five people who have been trapped in a cave for more than two days because of high water levels, local media reported. The rescue operation was possible on Monday after water levels inside the cave receded, Walter Zakrajsek, the head of the Cave Rescue … Read more
