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In 2023, members of SAG-AFTRA went on the longest actors’ strike in Hollywood history with protection from the use of AI among the sticking points. According to the new deal, AI reproductions of actors can now only be used with their informed consent and compensation. No such regulations are in place in Canada, but work is underway to change that.
almost 2 years ago
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Between May and November, Toronto police have received 200 reports of crypto scams, totalling $20 million in losses. However, police say it’s “really, really difficult” for victims to get their money back. CBC Toronto spoke to victims and experts to find out why.
about 2 years ago
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A recent string of break-ins at places of worship across the Greater Toronto Area has meant institutions have had to beef up security. Experts say they’re likely targeted because they rely largely on cash donations.
about 2 years ago
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The Ontario Bar Association is launching a new portal aimed at helping lawyers with disabilities overcome workplace challenges and feel less isolated.
about 2 years ago
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Doug Ford’s government wants to build 1.5 million homes in the next decade, but new data in its 2023 budget suggests the province is already off-target.
almost 3 years ago
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Building on Toronto’s current rapid transit network, mayoral candidate Gil
Penalosa unveiled his own plan for the city’s transit future on Wednesday
that is solely focused on bus lanes.
about 3 years ago
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An Etobicoke father says he’s “lucky to be alive” after a road rage incident
left him severely injured.
over 3 years ago
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A 24-year-old personal support worker drowned last week inOwen Sound, Ont.,
while live streaming herself swimming in a pool, according to the victim’s
family. Now, her relatives are trying to raise the funds needed to bring her
body back to Kenya.
over 3 years ago
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He escaped Kabul and is now settling into life in Toronto. But 10-year-old Hadis
Afghanfar remains separated from his parents and siblings. Despite efforts by
relatives here to bring his family to Canada, their application hasn’t been
processed months later.
over 3 years ago
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A teen driver who was behind the wheel of a speeding car that fatally struck two
young children in front of their Vaughan home was sentenced to serve a year in
an open custody youth facility.
over 3 years ago
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Anna Miller, a Ukrainian-Canadian, is helping to mobilize a relief effort at the
Berlin Central Train Station for the 45,000 refugees who are arriving there
daily from Ukraine.
almost 4 years ago
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On May 16, 2021, four-year-old Jax and 10-year-old Anaya were playing in the
driveway of their Vaughan home when they were struck by a speeding car. Victim
impact statements were read out in a Newmarket courthouse on Tuesday, outlining
the ongoing pain and impact felt by family and friends.
almost 4 years ago
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The family of a young girl found dead in a Milton conservation area last year
has filed a lawsuit against a child protection agency, alleging its case workers
knew the girl’s father was a threat and that they could have prevented
her death.
over 4 years ago
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Toronto police have charged a 31-year-old man with first-degree murder for the
death of Const. Jeffrey Northrup on Friday.
over 4 years ago
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A peaceful youth rally was underway downtown in what organizers are calling an
attempt to raise awareness for issues plaguing the Black community and to
find “solutions to racial inequality.”
over 5 years ago
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There are many overlapping symptoms between COVID-19 and seasonal allergies, so
how can you spot the difference? One specialist says the biggest difference is a
fever.
over 5 years ago
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Dylan Cann, 27, was attacked by a young man at the Beaches Jazz Festival Thursday. Now he says he feels “pretty lucky” to be alive.
over 6 years ago