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This Bloc challenger lost by 12 votes last time. He's back to take on a Liberal star candidate; The race in Quebec's Châteauguay-Les Jardins-de-Napierville sees Bloc Québécois challenger Patrick O'Hara \(left\) returning to battle rookie Liberal star candidate Nathalie Provost \(right\)\.

This Bloc challenger lost by 12 votes last time. He's back to take on a Liberal star candidate

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

CBC's The House profiles the Quebec riding of Châteauguay-Les Jardins-de-Napierville, where Bloc challenger Patrick O'Hara, who lost by 12 votes last election, is back to take on Liberal star candidate Nathalie Provost.
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ChatGPT now lets users create fake images of politicians. We stress-tested it; ChatGPT's latest version makes it possible to create fake but realistic images of public personalities\. In this case, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the left, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney with Jeffrey Epstein on the right\.

ChatGPT now lets users create fake images of politicians. We stress-tested it

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

ChatGPT now comes bundled with an updated image generator, and OpenAI has removed the ban on images of public figures. We tested the guardrails to see if we could generate fake images that could deceive voters in an election.
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Rural communities want the benefits of EVs, so they're making their own charging networks; Staff of the Community Energy Association, including Rob Van Adrichem, ssecond from right, stand beside the Charge North station in Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park in Prince George\. They started installing the network of 120 Level 2 chargers and 30 fast chargers in 2022\.

Rural communities want the benefits of EVs, so they're making their own charging networks

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Rural communities across Canada are finding ways to bring EV charging infrastructure to their regions so they don't get left behind in the EV transition. Some are already enjoying the opportunities and benefits.
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Want to be sedated (for surgery)? Anesthesia assistants could help shorten wait times; Rob Bryan, a veteran anesthesia assistant at Mackenzie Health in Richmond Hill, Ont\., just north of Toronto, began his career as a respiratory therapist\. Advocates in the medical field say boosting the number of AAs could help solve the critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada\.

Want to be sedated (for surgery)? Anesthesia assistants could help shorten wait times

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

One solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia assistants, advocates say.
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Carney attacked for wanting 'free ride,' 'hiding' from public amid latest campaign break; After two of his rivals accused him of being in hiding on Saturday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, seen here walking out of a cabinet committee Friday on Canada-U\.S\. relations, took to social media to say he'd spent part of his morning in talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte\.

Carney attacked for wanting 'free ride,' 'hiding' from public amid latest campaign break

April 12 , 2025 at 02:35:07 p.m. EDT • :

Two federal party leaders took aim Saturday at Liberal Leader Mark Carney, whom polls suggest is the front-runner in the April 28 election, for once again skipping the campaign trail.
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ABOUT THAT | Canadians are avoiding the U.S. Will its economy suffer?; A man is in front of overlapping U\.S\. and Canadian flags\. A white airplane and text 'Bookings ↓ 40%' convey a drop in travel bookings\.  

April 11 , 2025 at 02:33:26 p.m. EDT • :

ABOUT THAT | Canadians are avoiding the U.S. Will its economy suffer?

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Measles outbreaks spark concern over rare 'horrific' neurological disorder; Canada reports record measles cases driven by Ontario outbreak  

April 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Measles outbreaks spark concern over rare 'horrific' neurological disorder

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Trump administration to exclude smartphones and computers from latest tariffs; Smartphones, computers to be excluded from U\.S\. tariffs, says White House  

April 12 , 2025 at 11:43:12 a.m. EDT • :

Trump administration to exclude smartphones and computers from latest tariffs

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Quebec teen dies after falling at closed factory in Shawinigan; The Belgo factory, pictured here in February 2024, has been closed since 2008\.  

April 12 , 2025 at 01:05:39 p.m. EDT • :

Quebec teen dies after falling at closed factory in Shawinigan

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45 years later, Terry Fox's brother retraces the first steps of the Marathon of Hope; To commemorate the 45th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, Fred Fox retraced his brother's steps, running from Mile 0 to city hall in St\. John's\.  

April 12 , 2025 at 04:05:41 p.m. EDT • :

45 years later, Terry Fox's brother retraces the first steps of the Marathon of Hope

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U.S. regulators order corrective action after Keystone Pipeline spill in North Dakota

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April 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Can Canada grow more of its own food? Greenhouses, vertical farming make it possible, experts say

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April 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

How young men are changing what conservatism looks like in Canada

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April 8 , 2025 at 08:58:57 p.m. EDT • :

A biotech company has, sort of, revived the long-extinct dire wolf

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April 12 , 2025 at 08:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Foreign worker who paid $25K to land job in Canada awarded $115K by tribunal

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