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Reactions to the mass shooting in BC!
Photo credit; Toronto Star “At the end of the day, every citizen and every person in Tumbler Ridge, including our first responders, are going home to their families to try and explain this, and sometimes there’s just not a way to explain this , so we’ll continue providing tha support however it’s needed.” – RCMP North…
10 dead in B.C. school shooting!
Photo credit: Economic Times Police have confirmed 10 people are dead following a shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. CBC News reports that an active shooter alert was issued at 3.15 pm MT by RCMP, covering a large area, including Chetwynd and Dawson Creek. Residents were advised to stay indoors and shelter in place. That alert…
How are journalists reacting to AI?
Photo credit: Aljazeera Last year, the Wall Street Journal won a Pullitzer for an investigation that used artificial intelligence. To map out the transformation of Elon Musk’s politics, the Journal used machine learning to analyze 41,000 of his interactions on X, reported Andrew Seck in NiemanLab. The Tyee reports that as a powerful use case for AI…
Trump threatens to prevent opening of Canada-Michigan bridge …
Photo credit; Fox News President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a new bridge on the border between Michigan and Canada, over Canada’s treatment of the United States and its building a relationship with China.’ Just the News reports that the new bridge is expected to open early this year and is set…
53 migrants die/missing in shipwreck off Libya!
Photo credit: UN News The UN migration agency on Monday said 53 people were dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Only two survivors were rescued. The Dawn reports that the IOM said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday, in the latest disaster involving migrants attempting the perilous Mediterranean…
The Igbo Landing!
Tucked away at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia is a historic site called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing or Ebos Landing). It was the setting of a mass suicide in 1803 by captive Igbo people who had taken control of the slave ship they were on and refused to submit to slavery in…
Canada updates study permit rules!
Photo credit: Economic Times The Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its instructions to simplify the study permit process for students enrolled in joint programs and advanced degree tracks. Under the revised rules, students in joint programs will need only one provincial o0r territorial attestation letter, even if their studies involve multiple institutions or jurisdictions, according to…