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Top AI assistants misrepresent news content, study finds
Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly half their responses, according to new research published on Wednesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC. The study also found issues around sourcing and accuracy. Source link
Calf with deep gash identified as humpback struck by ferry off Vancouver
“Given the seriousness of the injury, it will be important to monitor the animal’s healing progress,” a DFO spokesperson said. Source link
Cricket Canada suspends CEO, citing 'negativity' around fraud charge
Cricket Canada has suspended chief executive officer Salman Khan effective immediately, albeit “with full pay and benefits.” Source link
Victim of random stabbing attack in Calgary comforted by bystanders, court hears during murderer's plea
Brett Davidson had just finished walking his dog in Calgary when he ran into Cory Miklic, who launched a “brutal and vicious attack,” stabbing him more than a dozen times. On Tuesday, Miklic pleaded guilty and was handed a life sentence. Source link
Canada cancels plan to donate refurbished armour to Ukraine: defence minister
A contract to supply Ukraine with refurbished light armoured vehicles is officially dead, the defence minister told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday. Source link
No suitcases needed. Toads have poisonous sacs that help them travel the globe
There’s a toad invasion underfoot. No, really. According to a new study that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you can now find them on six of seven continents with a colony most-recently spreading fast in East Africa. Source link
Child fell off Disney cruise ship after mom told her to pose for photo on railing, police say
A five-year-old girl who fell overboard from a Disney Dream cruise ship in June had been posing for a photo at the request of her mother, according to Florida authorities in reports obtained by CBC News. The girl and her father, who jumped in after her, were both rescued. Source link
Amber Alert in place for one-year-old girl missing in Brampton, Ont.: OPP
Ontario Provincial Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-year-old girl last seen in Brampton. Source link
B.C. has seen a lake tsunami before and it could happen again. Here's why
In 2007, a massive landslide crashed into B.C.’s Lake Chehalis, triggering a tsunami that surged 38 metres up the shore — one of the most dramatic inland waves ever recorded. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks into how scientists were able to reconstruct the event and reveal how it unfolded — as well as what it could […]
The Blue Jays are back in the World Series, with nothing to lose
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter offers some thoughts on the Toronto Blue Jays’ thrilling return to the Fall Classic and their matchup with the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Source link