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As one N.W.T. diamond mine shuts down, these workers want to stay in the North
The Diavik diamond mine has been operating for decades, producing more than 150 million carats of diamonds. Not all of its workers are from the North, but at least some of those who’ve come up say they want to stay. Source link
Strategy meant to help Indigenous businesses get federal contracts is 'failing,' says ombud
A new report says the federal government’s delivery of a strategy for hiring Indigenous businesses is a “cascading failure,” with inconsistent guidance, a lack of accountability and a lack of proper auditing of businesses. Source link
Canada might help oil tankers cross Strait of Hormuz if there is a ceasefire, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada might join efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Middle East if there is a ceasefire. Source link
Pete Hegseth and Trump's labour secretary sued over prayer services, religious discrimination
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, hosting his first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the Iran war began, prayed on Wednesday for American bullets to hit their targets. An established nonprofit group has sued both Hegseth and Donald Trump’s labour secretary, accusing them of engaging in religious discrimination and breaching the separation of church […]
This spider looks like the victim of a zombie fungus. But scientists say it's a big faker
Alexander Bentley, a herpetologist, is unfazed by cordyceps’ presence in the Amazon. But after a finger poke of a fungi-covered mass showed movement, Bentley soon realized that one spider had a couple of tricks up its eight sleeves. Source link
Why we should 'fight like hell' against Big AI
Tech journalist Karen Hao, who once worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer, is sounding the alarm on holding AI giants accountable. She argues people need to push back against massive companies that are ‘consolidating a historic amount of economic and political power, terraforming our earth, reshaping our geopolitics’ as well as our lives and […]
American figure skater Ilia Malinin on course for 3rd world title
American Ilia Malinin banished the ghosts of his disastrous Olympics on Thursday, skating into the lead after the men’s short program at the world championships in Prague, a month after a shock eighth-place finish in Milan. Source link
After Brier win, Matt Dunstone seeks more curling glory at men's world championship
Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden out of Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club open the LGT Men’s World Championship on Friday afternoon against South Korea and at night against Italy in Ogden, Utah. Source link
Carney says apology needed for Indigenous spying program
The prime minister said there should be a public apology for a spying operation targeting hundreds of Indigenous people that had the support of the federal government. Source link
EU charges porn sites with breaching tech safety rules, could face fines
The EU accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos of breaching rules by letting children access pornographic content on their sites. Companies can be fined as much as six per cent of their global annual turnover if found guilty of Digital Services Act breaches. Source link