OTTAWA – Canada’s cybersecurity czar says he doesn’t yet know how to publicly “deauthenticate” AI-powered fake videos as his agency warns of the growing threat of disinformation campaigns in upcoming elections. The possibility is real, likely to happen sooner rather than later and current verification tools aren’t enough anymore, says Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) head Sami Khoury. A simple voice message at the end of an ad “is not going to do it anymore.”“AI can now be used to almost impersonate my voice. But opponents’ ability to generate fake videos and images “exceeds our ability to detect them,” the report notes. “The airwaves can be polluted with fake robocalls, or fake videos … or fake messages or emails by people who are pretending to be the candidate,” Khoury illustrated.

Ralph Rosenberg of Ames is a retired attorney, former state legislator, former director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, and former leader of statewide Iowa nonprofit organizations. Support public and rural education and by doing so, support rural communities. Families for Better Care ranked Iowa nursing homes as 37th best in America; staffing shortages exist in 42 percent of Iowa nursing homes. Without affordable and quality child care, Iowa families have to reduce working hours, or take part-time jobs, making it more difficult to make ends meet. Re-fund the Leopold Center at Iowa State University to support demonstration projects on sustainable agriculture.

Wireless phone plans will be getting more expensive for some Canadians this year. Rogers Communications Inc. will increase the cost of some of its plans in the coming weeks, the company confirmed to CBC News on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Bell is reportedly increasing some of its existing wireless phone plan prices in February, according to a report (new window)by Canadian tech news outlet MobileSyrup. The Rogers price hike will impact some customers' wireless phone plans and Internet plans, including customers of its subsidiary Fido, a spokesperson for the telecom giant told CBC News. Customers who have been notified by Rogers will start seeing the new price applied to bills issued after Jan. 17.

Son of Elsewhere author Elamin Abdelmahmoud will be keynote speaker during Spark: A Celebration of Creativity and ImaginationNEWS RELEASEINNISFIL IDEALAB & LIBRARY*************************The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library is thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for Spark: A Celebration of Creativity and Imagination. Keynote speaker announcement: We are honoured to present our keynote speaker, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, acclaimed author of Son of Elsewhere and the charismatic host of CBC Radio’s Commotion. Spark will celebrate the power of community, creativity, and innovation, all while raising funds for essential programs in Innisfil. Support from this event will directly benefit the community allowing the library to do more. The Innisfil ideaLAB & Library builds and strengthens community connections through free and low-cost programming that supports children, youth, seniors, entrepreneurs, and community organizations.

January 3, 2024 —As for this year, many unionized workers have seen their purchasing power decline and they’re looking to make up for lost time, said Jesse Hajer, acting coordinator of the labour studies program at the University of Manitoba. “Labour markets have also been tight, giving workers greater bargaining power, making them more willing to go on strike and to stay on strike longer,” Hajer said. “Generally, they have been getting results.”Read more

January 3, 2024 —Northern Manitobans are nervously eyeing the sky and their thermometers hoping for the right conditions for winter roads to open. Ralph Harper of St. Theresa Point First Nation, Man., is watching the river in his community hoping it will soon turn to ice. The river needs to freeze so the community’s 294-kilometre winter road can connect to Berens River. But, the weather is not co-operating in the Northern Manitoba community.

Llamas at the Jock River Alpaca and Llama Farm, in Richmond, Ont. (Francis Ferland/CBC - image credit)Llamas at the Jock River Alpaca and Llama Farm, in Richmond, Ont. Llamas at the Jock River Alpaca and Llama Farm in south Ottawa's community of Richmond in 2020. It said species such as llamas, alpacas and camels help people stay fed and make money and have cultural significance to people in places like South America's Andean highlands. Serendipity Farm and Sanctuary owners Keith and Elizabeth Adam are surrounded by alpacas at their farm in Lanark Highlands.

OTTAWA – More than one in five hard body armour vests Mounties use across the country are expired and offer diminished protection to officers during firearms calls, according to data obtained by the National Post. McCauley said the number of expired vests distributed to Mounties is “mind boggling” because a lack of body armour has previously resulted in the deaths of officers. It's not useless, but would you want to wear hard body armour that is past its expiry date? “It’s not useless, but would you want to wear hard body armour that is past its expiry date? “They have a long history of inadequate procurement of hard body armour going back to Mayerthorpe, which is now nearly 20 years ago,” he said.

Scientist André Martel at his laboratory at the Canadian Museum of Nature. (Stu Mills/CBC - image credit)Researchers with the Canadian Museum of Nature say a proposed nuclear waste storage facility upstream could destroy the delicate balance of two endangered species thriving in an Ottawa River cave network. Hickorynut mussel samples, collected from Green's Creek in Ottawa in 1885, are part of the collection at the Museum of Nature. A consortium led by SNC-Lavalin has proposed a "near surface disposal facility" waste site just one kilometre from the river. Katriina Ilves, a Canadian Museum of Nature ichthyologist — a marine biologist who studies different fish species — called the Lac Coulonge-area sturgeon population "an important, and enigmatic species."

Around 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of a personal injury collision on Dufferin Street at Fisher Street. (Mark Bochsler/CBC - image credit)A pedestrian struck by a driver in Toronto's west end on Thursday evening died in hospital on Monday, Toronto police say. Around 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, police responded to a report of a personal injury collision on Dufferin Street at Fisher Street. Police said a 22-year-old man was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla, northbound on Dufferin Street near Fisher Street, when he struck an 81-year-old man who was walking from the west side of Dufferin Street to the east side. Police said the driver, who remained at the scene of the collision, did not sustain injuries.

The Canadian PressTORONTO — RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he'd been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors. "My initial reaction was like, 'what's going on?' I just woke up to it," said a smiling Barrett. So to come here and put this jersey on, it's going to be great."

The Canadian PressTORONTO — RJ Barrett woke up in an Indianapolis hotel room, ready to play the Pacers with the New York Knicks. But when he checked his phone he thought he was still dreaming because he'd been traded to his hometown Toronto Raptors. "My initial reaction was like, 'what's going on?' I just woke up to it," said a smiling Barrett. So to come here and put this jersey on, it's going to be great."

Associated PressESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. It was aired coming out of a commercial during the second half of Washington's 37-31 victory over Texas in a semifinal game of the College Football Playoff. A clip of people wandering on Bourbon Street in New Orleans showed a woman pulling down her top to expose her breast.

The Canadian PressGOTHENBURG, Sweden — Alan Letang was on the edge of his seat as an assistant coach in the press box. The final of last year's world junior hockey championship saw Canada lead underdog Czechia 2-0 midway through the third period in Halifax before a pair of goals stunned the hosts. The Canadians reset, kept their nerve and scored in overtime to secure a second straight gold medal. Now in the top job, Letang knows just how close that team came to settling for silver. "We remember the good side," Ca

The Canadian PressGOTHENBURG, Sweden — Alan Letang was on the edge of his seat as an assistant coach in the press box. The final of last year's world junior hockey championship saw Canada lead underdog Czechia 2-0 midway through the third period in Halifax before a pair of goals stunned the hosts. The Canadians reset, kept their nerve and scored in overtime to secure a second straight gold medal. Now in the top job, Letang knows just how close that team came to settling for silver. "We remember the good side," Ca