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EDMONTON – Albertans can begin casting referendum ballots in person at more than 300 stations starting Tuesday. The province’s fall referendum has 10 questions: immigration policy, constitutional reform and whether to remain in Canada or hold a binding, second referendum on quitting the country.Advance voting locations are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On referendum day — Oct. 19 — just over 1,400 polling stations will open.Here’s what to expect when you go to vote:How long will it take?Get familiar with the ballot questions ahead of time, which are on the Elections Alberta website. That will…
MONTREAL – After close to ten years behind scaffolding, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal is preparing for the grand unveiling of its facade, scheduled for October 25. While the restoration of the facade is complete, the basilica still has several years of work ahead of it. About 20 per cent of the necessary work has been completed, said Michel Issa, executive director of the Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal.He estimates that work on the exterior of the church will take four years, but said this figure may be optimistic. The interior restoration of the basilica might take another…
I’m embarking on a journey I’ve so far been hesitant to go on: actually using AI on the regular. Giving my most personal data to cloud services has been a major hold up for me, but it’s increasingly possible to run powerful models locally to see what they’re capable of. Is this tech so useful that it’s worth throwing gobs of money at a computer or a laptop with lots of overpriced RAM? I’ll try to help you find out. I’m not an AI expert, it’s going to be a journey for me, but maybe I can help you see…
VANCOUVER – Gradey Dick repeated one word to describe the feeling ahead of his first game against the team that drafted him in 2023 — “bittersweet.” Part of a package deal sent from the Toronto Raptors to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for aging superstar Kawhi Leonard, Dick suited up against the Raptors in pre-season action at Rogers Arena on Saturday.The Raptors sent Dick, Brandon Ingram, two unprotected first-round picks (2031 and 2033), a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks in exchange for Leonard, who helped Toronto win its only NBA title in his only season with…
In a lengthy post on X, Microsoft’s CEO laid out his views on the dangers posed by highly advanced AI models and how to confront those risks. Nadella says we can no longer accept a world where AI is treated as a “set of nested black boxes” whose advice and actions we simply accept or reject. He calls for building a more transparent system where models can be contained, observed, and leaves behind “tamper-proof human readable evidence.”Many of his recommendations align with what we’ve heard from others in the industry: timely incident disclosure, independent audits, verifiable data, and containment. It’s…
After close to ten years behind scaffolding, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal is preparing for the grand unveiling of its facade, scheduled for October 25. While the restoration of the facade is complete, the basilica still has several years of work ahead of it. About 20 per cent of the necessary work has been completed, said Michel Issa, executive director of the Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal.He estimates that work on the exterior of the church will take four years, but said this figure may be optimistic. The interior restoration of the basilica might take another five to…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a field and caught fire near Fergus, Ont., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said. First responders were called to the scene near Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17 around 10:15 a.m. on Friday after receiving reports of the crash.A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told Global News in an email that an amateur-built sporting biplane took off from the Fergus airport around 10 a.m. for an aerobatic training flight. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox…
Reports have been mounting that users of the Ledger crypto wallet have seen their accounts drained, and suspicion is that it’s related to reseller CryptoBillis and a bit of spy hardware. Ledger has asked CryptoBillis to pause all sales of its wallets while it conducts an investigation.Photos and videos posted on X and Threads appear to show a small circuit board sandwiched under the screen. The implant allegedly intercepts anything displayed on the screen, including the seed passphrase shown during the initial setup. Using an embedded SIM card, the implant then sends that information back to the attacker, who can…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Lotto Spot street teams will be out across the prairies next week asking people one thing: “What would you do with $85 million?” With no ticket matching all seven numbers on Friday night’s Lotto Max draw, players now have the chance to win $85 million, the largest jackpot in the history of Canadian lotto.“This is a first for LOTTO MAX, and we want to celebrate it with players right here in the Prairies,” Kevin van Egdom, a spokesperson for Lotto Spot said in a news release. “It’s been exciting to watch the…
When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. But 2026 is all about RGB LED TVs. Almost every major company has released models with the new technology — including LG and its $3,600 75-inch Micro RGB evo MRGB95B that I’ve been testing. And while LG’s RGB LED TV benefits from the brightness and color capability the technology provides, it has issues I couldn’t overlook that its less expensive competitors don’t.The MRGB95B comes in three sizes, with the 75-inch being the smallest. It has four…