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Jay Baruchel and Sean Menard met up before TIFF to talk about the battle to make Canadian films
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (1174+ words) “The Stunt Driver” star discusses the battle to make Canadian movies with Sean Menard, whose Terry Fox doc “Run Terry Run” premieres at TIFF. Sean Menard and Jay Baruchel at the Toronto Star offices for our Star on Star conversation…...
Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (433+ words) Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by…...
Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears part of viral social media trend
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (499+ words) A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children’s character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions to…...
Canada needs millions of drones to upgrade fighting ability, Mark Carney says
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (752+ words) A Canadian soldier is shown at Garrison Petawawa in Petawawa, Ont., on Oct. 19, 2023. OTTAWA — The Canadian military officially restructured a section of the army on Thursday to serve as its main fighting force in a major war, marking the latest…...
Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (170+ words) Toronto Star Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful,…...
Movie Review: 'Practical Magic 2' should have stuck with the original spell book
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (522+ words) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Stockard Channing, left, and Dianne Wiest in a scene from “Practical Magic 2.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dianne Wiest, from left, Sandra Bullock, Stockard…...
Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers’ documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (749+ words) The film was made by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the Israeli filmmakers behind the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” “NAZA” was shot in secret on rooftops in Tel Aviv across three years and its subjects’ identities are obscured, with…...
British man charged with aiding Russian spies to sabotage UK drone factory
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (270+ words) A Russian police officer walks by the United Kingdom’s Coat of Arms on a wall of the British Embassy in Moscow on September 10, 2026. Joshua Cammidge, 31, was charged with engaging in conduct to materially assist a foreign intelligence service in carrying…...
Ontario courts announce major data breach. ‘Unauthorized party’ gained access to confidential records
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (372+ words) Three levels of Ontario courts were hacked earlier this year, the province’s chief justices announced Thursday, but it is not clear what personal data was accessed in the “cybersecurity incident” that may have exposed confidential or redacted court records. The…...
Carney government’s lawful-access bill doesn’t go far enough on encryption, police say
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (888+ words) Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree speaks in Ottawa on July 16, 2026. OTTAWA—The Carney government and Canadian police forces are at odds over how far new legislation should go in allowing investigators to access encrypted messaging data. Bill C-22, the proposed…...