After losing his beloved Lab mix, a grieving father faces a difficult decision as his wife pushes to get a puppy for their 2-year-old son.
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Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But according to Deadline and Variety, he’s now dropped his civil investigative demand for the records.Obviously, Paramount is pleased with Rayfield’s decision to withdraw his request, but the AG’s office isn’t exactly satisfied with the outcome.Jenny Hansson, communications director for Rayfield, told Deadline that, “Paramount…
WATCH LIVE | Teachers debate the biggest issues affecting Ontario schools
From class sizes to special education, we’ve heard from countless Ontario students about the top issues affecting their classrooms. Now, with the last school year behind them and the fall less than two months away, we’re asking teachers to weigh in. Join us at 2 p.m. ET Thursday when Chris Glover sits down with three GTA teachers to deep dive into hot-button issues like absenteeism, exam changes and budget cuts.
Top 20% of Canadian income-earning families pay more than half of all taxes
CALGARY—Despite common misperceptions, Canada’s tax system is progressive and the top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (58.3 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent non-partisan Canadian think-tank.
Senate committee to vote on bill to tighten US ban on Chinese vehicles
Senate committee to vote on bill to tighten US ban on Chinese vehicles
Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos
Meta is launching the first AI image generation model made by its Superintelligence Labs division. The Muse Image model now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and it’s coming soon to Facebook and Messenger, according to an announcement on Tuesday.It’s part of the growing Muse family of AI models that replace Meta’s Llama lineup. Alexandr Wang, who Meta hired to head up its Superintelligence Labs last year, says on Threads that Muse Image is “agentic,” meaning it works with its Muse Spark large language model “to reason through your prompt, search the…
Man in hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in downtown Calgary
Calgary police are investigating after an early Tuesday morning assault sent a man to hospital with life threatening injuries. Another man is in custody.
John Byrne, an ‘X-Men’ Artist, Returns to Rewrite the Story His Way
After creative differences led him to step away from the characters that made him famous decades ago, John Byrne calls “Elsewhen” his swan song. He’s not going quietly.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Married
The couple shared the news through a digital advertisement outside Madison Square Garden, as well as a news release from Swift’s longtime publicist.
‘Armed and dangerous’ Ukrainian woman is prime suspect in Monaco explosion that critically wounded oligarch, his mistress and son
Monaco’s Prosecutor General, Stéphane Thibault, confirmed on Thursday that the suspect behind the attack is a Ukrainian woman in her 30s, currently registered as living in Germany.