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Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country's 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Opposition group's billboards directing Russians to anti-Putin site pulled down Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country's 2024 presidential …

Cindy Woodhouse has been elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, securing victory after the concession of runner-up David Pratt. Runner-up David Pratt concedes Thursday morning, avoiding a 7th ballot Cindy Woodhouse has been elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), securing victory as runner-up …

From an encampment in Halifax to ice dance in Beijing, here are some of the best Canadian images of the past week. ***** Credit belongs to : www.cbc.ca

Military personnel stand guard while police investigators (background) look for evidence after a bomb attack in a Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi, Lanao del Sur on December 3, 2023. (Photo by Merlyn Manos/ AFP) (Eagle News) — One of the suspects in the weekend bombing of the Mindanao State …

Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who left Hong Kong for Canada and won't return to meet her bail conditions, told the Associated Press on Thursday she felt still under the watch of the Chinese territory's police even after moving to Toronto. Chow would be pursued for life unless she turns herself …

Hospitals across Ontario have dramatically ramped up their use of nurses from private staffing agencies to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, but the Ministry of Health is not actually tracking the increase in spending, according to the province's auditor general. Auditor general report finds agencies charge hospitals …

MANILA, Philippines — Miss Philippines Earth 2023 Yllana Marie Aduana wowed spectators who witnessed the preliminary evening gown competition at the Saigon Opera House blue carpet reception. Ken Batino's fabulously designed sustainable gown employed the use of recycled zippers throughout the skin-baring turquoise creation. Apart from the preliminary evening gown …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a technological warfare, Artificial Intelligence (AI) would emerge as a superpower because “knowledge is power,” Jerry Kao, Acer Chief Operating Officer, said at a recent panel discussion for COP28, the world’s biggest gathering of environmental actionists. Embracing AI “is a messy subject,” he said, …

A CBC News investigation has found at least 2,500 copyrighted books written by more than 1,200 Canadian and Québécois authors were shared online as part of a massive — and now defunct — dataset used to train artificial intelligence. Margaret Atwood, Gordon Korman, Alice Munro top list of Canadian writers …

A Greater Toronto Area travel agent says he believes Air Transat is dropping base fares on its flights to as low as $2 to avoid paying commissions to travel agents and argues that the low base fares are misleading to consumers. ‘Wild West’ in ticket pricing because surcharges aren’t regulated: …