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Open AI president testifies he feared Elon Musk ‘was going to hit’ him during confrontation

By: AFP
5 May 2026 at 23:52
OpenAI President Greg Brockman told a California jury Tuesday that Elon Musk physically threatened him during a 2017 confrontation, testifying that the billionaire stormed out after he was refused absolute control of the artificial intelligence company. Read More

‘A deal is a deal’: EU demands U.S. respect tariff pact

By: AFP
5 May 2026 at 23:36
The United States must respect its tariff agreement with the EU, the bloc's trade chief told his American counterpart Tuesday, after President Donald Trump threatened to hike levies on European cars. Read More

Liberals block motion make health minister testify on failed e-prescribing program

5 May 2026 at 23:15
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Doug Eyolfson moved to adjourn a health committee meeting on Tuesday, without agreeing to a motion to bring Health Minister Marjorie Michel to testify on the failed federal e-prescribing program PrescribeIT. Read More

Hormuz standoff deepens despite U.S. declaring end of offensive

5 May 2026 at 22:52
The U.S. said offensive operations against Iran are over as it shifts to protecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but the targeting of another cargo vessel after a day of strikes signalled that the conflict is dragging on. Read More

Don’t promote ‘hatred or division’ towards Britain’s Jews: Starmer to Iran

5 May 2026 at 22:20
Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned Iran against encouraging antisemitism in Britain, saying U.K. authorities are investigating whether a foreign state was behind some of the recent attacks on the country’s Jewish community. Read More
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  • Stephen Taylor: Louise Arbour is in The Club — you are not Stephen Taylor
    Mark Carney has named Louise Arbour as Canada's 31st Governor General. She is 79 years old, a former Supreme Court justice, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a former chief prosecutor of international war crimes tribunals. She is bilingual, a Montrealer, credentialed beyond argument, and the most ideologically loaded appointment to Rideau Hall in living memory. Read More
     

Stephen Taylor: Louise Arbour is in The Club — you are not

5 May 2026 at 22:06
Mark Carney has named Louise Arbour as Canada's 31st Governor General. She is 79 years old, a former Supreme Court justice, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and a former chief prosecutor of international war crimes tribunals. She is bilingual, a Montrealer, credentialed beyond argument, and the most ideologically loaded appointment to Rideau Hall in living memory. Read More

Passenger quarantined on ship struggling with hantavirus outbreak shares tearful message

5 May 2026 at 21:26
A passenger quarantined aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius due to an outbreak of the deadly hantavirus said in a moving social media message Monday that he just wants to "feel safe... and to get home." Read More
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