AI Influencers Are Heading Into Uncharted Territory
Clarissa Mansbridge spent nearly two decades building an entertainment career behind the scenes, working with…
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to slow AI development
We’ve been seeing increasingly dire warnings from AI researchers about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and even comments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that it may be time to “pace” AI development. But what would that actually look like? In a new blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei not only echoed the call to “pace…
Ontario man faces 8 charges for voyeurism, sexual assault at tailor shop
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cobourg, Ont., man is facing eight charges after police say additional alleged victims were identified in an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a tailoring business in Brighton. The investigation began on Aug. 20 after officers received complaints about incidents at the business, Northumberland OPP said in…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
While OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman. Altman was interviewed recently by Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell; amidst the fallout from the OpenAI-HuggingFace hack, as well as broader discussions about AI safety, Shontell asked whether OpenAI still feels pressure…
Jays’ Cease replaces painting in skipper’s office
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The “Eve of Toronto” has a followup. And it’s providing plenty of colour on the wall in Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s office. Star pitcher Dylan Cease’s latest artistic output – safe to call it “Tom Selleck” given the block letters of the actor’s name…
Fly Language Model (FLM) Wires the Full Fruit Fly Connectome Into a Frozen 1.2B LLM, and Its Own Controls Show the Wiring Does Not Help
The Fly Language Model (FLM) is a public chatbot that couples the complete retained MaleCNS v1.0 fruit fly connectome to a frozen LiquidAI LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct backbone. The developer who created the FLM calls it the world’s first Fly Language Model, built on an architecture called GPF (Generative Pre-trained Fly). It does not use the GPF label,…
Trump says Canada ‘wants to make a deal very badly’ – National
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada wants to reach a deal with the United States “very badly” and suggested an agreement could come “fairly soon” if Ottawa addresses his concerns about agricultural trade. Trump made the comments Saturday in Ireland, where he was asked whether he was considering withdrawing from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “No,…
Shelton books US Open final with Zverev
Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning his quarter-final match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. Photo: REUTERS NEW YORK: Big-serving Ben Shelton overpowered US compatriot Frances Tiafoe in four sets on Friday to reach the first Grand Slam final of his career, booking a US Open title showdown with Alexander Zverev. Eighth-seeded Shelton blasted 20 aces…
The Curator: 10 viral K-beauty products that will transform your skin – National
By Farah Khan The Curator Team Posted September 12, 2026 10:00 am Updated September 12, 2026 1:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Curator independently decides what topics and products we feature. When you purchase an item through our links, we may earn a commission. Promotions and products are…
Babar ‘confident’ to continue as Pakistan’s Test captain despite England whitewash
Pakistan’s Babar Azam celebrates after reaching his half-century in the third Test against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Britain on September 11, 2026. — Reuters Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday called for the national team to critically assess their shortcomings after suffering a 3-0 series whitewash against England in the recently concluded away…
Childhood Cancer Canada calls for $15M from feds as demand rises – National
A Canadian childhood cancer charity is calling on the federal government to provide more financial support to families whose children are undergoing cancer treatment. The foundation has seen demand for its financial support programs rise 40 per cent over the past two years, but says government funding has not kept pace. “This is the time…
