Author: News Room

Investors fled to the safety of bonds on Friday as stocks extended their slide in both Europe and Asia after worries around the AI boom wiped trillions of dollars off the major U.S. indexes. Europe’s FTSEurofirst and STOXX 600 benchmarks both fell more than one per cent early on as traders continued to fret that the Democrats’ victory in this week’s US midterm elections will lead to tougher rules around AI data centres.Wall Street saw a modest bounce early Friday, especially for the Nasdaq later after its trillion-dollar plunge on Thursday, although that did not comfort Asia overnight.Japan’s Nikkei and…

Susan Saint James‘ cause of death has been revealed after the Kate & Allie actor died on Oct. 26 at the age of 80. The Emmy-winning actor died from metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to a death certificate obtained by People.The interval between onset of the cause and her death is listed as months, according to the outlet.Pancreatic cancer starts in the cells of the pancreas and a cancerous (malignant) tumour can grow into nearby tissue and destroy it, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. The organization notes that the tumour can also spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.Pancreatic…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police confirm a crossing guard was one of four pedestrians, including two children, struck by an SUV in Richmond Hill, north of Toronto, on Thursday afternoon. Officers first responded to reports of multiple pedestrians struck near Major Mackenzie Drive East and Essex Avenue at around 3:15 p.m., where they found two women and two children injured.They say a 61-year-old Richmond Hill woman was working as a crossing guard at the time of the collision.Police say she was transported to a trauma centre in life-threatening condition. Get breaking National news Get…

Lutra, a South Korean startup, has debuted a new brand called Humans of Authenticity (HOA) that’s launching another screen-free digital camera that incorporates a large open viewfinder into its design, as spotted by PetaPixel. The camera is reminiscent of the Godox C100 but the HOA A1 positions its lens and sensor close to the center of its large viewfinder window so that a photographer can maintain eye contact with their subject, or feel more in the moment while framing a shot without staring at a screen.The HOA A1 First Edition is expected to launch on December 1st in a very…

By Sadeen Mohsen The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2026 9:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The University of Toronto says its dean of dentistry will be stepping down immediately, following an investigation into his use of antisemitic imagery in February. Trevor Young, the university’s vice-president and provost, says Anil Kishen voluntarily resigned as dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The investigation found that Kishen did not intend to promote antisemitism…

The European Commission claims TikTok broke its online platform rules by offering a recommendation algorithm that creates a “rabbit hole effect” on users. In an announcement on Friday, the regulators allege TikTok’s algorithm can harm users with “endless and repeated exposure” to content related to sadness, isolation, or body image.The findings come months after the EU Commission declared that TikTok’s design is too “addictive.” While TikTok has implemented controls to mitigate the algorithm’s “rabbit hole effect,” the Commission says its preliminary findings suggest that they’re not effective. TikTok must now change the design of its For You feed, or else…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2026 8:47 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cinema giant Cineplex Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $23.8 million as it saw record revenue for the period, boosted by “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey.” The movie theatre company says the profit amounted to 34 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The result compared with a profit of $1.2…

The federal government is proposing to raise the deposit insurance limit under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) to $250,000, its first increase in more than 20 years. The measure, proposed in the 2026 budget, would “modernise the deposit insurance framework,” the government said.The CDIC limit is the amount of a consumer’s deposits that is protected in the event of a bank failure.Since 2005, that limit has sat at $100,000.In 2023, the Bank and Trust Companies Association wrote to former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, urging the CDIC to double its coverage to $200,000 per depositor.Canada has the lowest level of…

It’s a bad time and maybe also a great time to make a new smartphone.Brennan Jordan and Austin Boer are two-thirds of the trio behind the Enough Phone, a small phone that will run your choice of stock Android or the minimalist OdysseyOS. They’re currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, and just a day after launching, the project is over halfway to its $250,000 goal.The Enough Phone’s target specifications include a 5.3-inch display, 3,500mAh user-replaceable battery, MediaTek Dimensity 7500 chipset, a 50-megapixel Sony sensor in the rear camera, and 8GB of RAM. The dimensions listed on the Kickstarter page suggest an…

When I first read Allison and Nilay’s Verge review of the iPhone Duo, I was immediately struck by one of their complaints: that the cover display is too small. That’s not how the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels, I thought. Had they got it wrong?After a week and a half using the Duo, I know exactly what they mean — and it’s not the screen’s fault at all. Apps that feel comfortable on Samsung’s short foldable and the similarly sized Xiaomi 18 Fold are often cramped and compact on the Duo’s cover screen, robbed of screen space by a…