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US Senate committee questions tech executives about election threats

By Katie PaulNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers questioned tech executives on Wednesday about their preparations for battling foreign disinformation threats ahead of elections...

California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of...

Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country's...

Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who...

Sleep Country shareholders approve sale to Fairfax Financial

TORONTO — Sleep Country Holdings Inc. shareholders have voted in favour of selling the business to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for $1.7 billion.The mattress...

UAW members at Ford’s River Rouge tool and die unit set strike deadline

(Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday it has set a strike deadline at Ford's tool and die unit in...

Corus co-CEO says new lifestyle brands can rival Food Network, HGTV scooped by Rogers

Corus Entertainment's co-leader says the broadcaster is confident its two new lifestyle brands can "compete and win" against Food Network and HGTV after losing...

Low pay for junior Air Canada pilots poses possible hurdle to proposed deal

MONTREAL — Low entry-level pay in the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union...

New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper

OTTAWA — New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning...

Airlines could be charged millions in new fee proposal from transport regulator

GATINEAU, Que. — A new proposal from the country's transport regulator would charge airlines $790 for each passenger complaint it resolves — regardless of...

Federal Reserve’s Powell backs Basel changes, says no date yet for publishing new draft

By Michael S. Derby and Michelle PriceNEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell endorsed an overhaul of the contentious Basel bank capital...

Canada ambassador to China says relations at ‘yellow light’ but not adversarial

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to China says Ottawa's "complex" relationship with Beijing means some facets of the relationship are speeding along while others are...

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