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VideoThousands of Israelis take to streets of Tel Aviv to demand cease-fire and PM's resignation
Protesters are demanding the government reach a deal to bring the hostages back from Gaza, for new elections and the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The demonstration took place as a delegation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas was in Cairo for cease-fire talks with Israel. (AP video by Shlomo Mor)
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Road closures planned throughout Ottawa Sunday morning
Many roads in downtown Ottawa and elsewhere will be closed Sunday morning for a cycling event to support oncology patients at the local children's hospital.The closures and lane reductions will last from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the CN Cycle For CHEO's website. Some roads may open earlier or later, depending on when it's safe to do so.The event includes a 15K, 35K and 70K cycle, all of which will kick off at LeBreton Flats and will be staggered throughout the morning. There will also be a
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Wildfires and climate change are shifting the way some Quebec Cree hunt
Some Cree families in Quebec say forest fires and climate change are shifting the way they hunt geese, after fires destroyed their spring cabins last year. Climate change and last year's wildfires had a wide impact on Cree traditional territory. Out of 400,000 square kilometres, 12 per cent of the boreal forest was burned from the fires, according to the Cree Nation Goverment's environment department. About 150 hunting cabins were burned to the ground too. Kenneth Tanoush from Nemaska lost his c
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Family doctor program at Queen's finishes 1st year
Queen's University launched a new program through its family medicine program last fall to combat the ongoing shortage of family doctors, and two first-year students say the hands-on experience has been invaluable.The Queen's-Lakeridge program was established to drum up interest in family medicine by giving students early exposure to clinical practice. This includes weekly placements at local family medicine clinics and month-long placements shadowing doctors in rural communities.Mina Jordanides
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Contact Photography Festival taking over Toronto
The 28th annual CONTACT Photography Festival is underway with dozens of exhibits running citywide for the month of May. The festival aims to make the art of photography more accessible to the public and has supported more than 7,500 artists over the last 27 years in developing professional exhibitions, projects and practices.According to the festival, one of its primary objectives is to address the needs of artists, with the aim of providing a well-rounded and inclusive creative experience for t
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It's time for the weekly CBC Ottawa news quiz
Where were roughly two dozen tents erected this week in a show of pro-Palestinian support?What issue drew about 100 people to an at-times heated meeting Monday night in Orléans?And what structure on MacLaren Street downtown was destroyed by fire Wednesday?These are just a few of the questions designed to vex and perplex you in this week's CBC Ottawa news quiz.On a desktop computer? For the best quiz-taking experience, click on the arrows in the bottom right-hand corner of the quiz widget to expa
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How prepared are we for deepfakes? Researchers call for shift in AI to protect women
In the picture, a blond woman in a bikini stands on the beach. A line then flashes across the screen, exposing her nude figure."Use undress AI to deepnude girl for free!" reads the description on the site.Although it says consent is required, it only takes a few clicks to upload an image and see the person in it undressed.Since last summer, the number of sites with publicly available AI image tools have multiplied and gained millions of views, and cases of AI-doctored photos of underage girls ha
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