Friday, June 05, 2026

Canada pledges to accelerate AI development just as others advise caution

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It sometimes seems like half of all articles in the newspaper are something to do with artificial intelligence, sometimes something good, of...

So, are we in a recession or not?

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Why is it so hard to get a straight answer? Well, that's because it depends on who you ask, and what particular axe they have to grind. ...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

Trump tries some new tariffs - well, why not?

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The Trump administration is at it again with tariffs, this time against almost all of America's major trading partners, with the pretext...

Wait, so now we need to worry about AI worms?

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As if viruses, malware, phishing threats, and all were not enough, now cybersecurity experts are warning about AI-powered worms . While viru...
Monday, June 01, 2026

Why do people smash things when their sports team wins?

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Can someone please explain to me what burning cars and e-bikes and smashing and looting stores has to do with celebrating a sports victory? ...

How Spain became so successful: immigrants

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Remember back in the late 2000s/2010s, Spain, along with southern European neighbours Portugal, Italy and Greece were disparagingly referred...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

Kamloops residential school burials investigation is proceeding, just very slowly

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Can you believe that it's been 5 years since the announcement in May 2021 of the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous residential ...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Israel denies allegations of sexual violence in conflict zones

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The UN has accused both Israel and Russia of engaging in "patterns of rape or other forms of sexual violence" in conflict zones , ...