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Advance polls smashed records. What days and provinces saw the most votes? – National
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Advance polls smashed records. What days and provinces saw the most votes? – National

Advance poll numbers broke records, Elections Canada said this week, and newly-released numbers give further insight on the days and the provinces where those record-breaking numbers came from. Preliminary estimates released by the agency on Tuesday showed 7.3 million voters cast their ballot at advance polls during this past weekend, a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million votes in the 2021 federal election.According to data provided on Wednesday, the daily estimated turnout for the 2025 advance polls each surpassed the same period four years ago, with Friday and Monday seeing the biggest number of Canadians at the ballot box.A record number of voters cast their first votes on Friday, with 2,054,525 ballots cast, a big jump from the 1,401,010 cast on the first day of advance polls in ...
Researchers use AI to decode how brain processes language during conversations
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Researchers use AI to decode how brain processes language during conversations

By combining artificial intelligence (AI) with electrical recordings of brain activity, researchers have been able to track the language exchanged during conversations and the corresponding neural activity in different brain regions, according to a new study. The team from Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. “Specifically, we wanted to understand which brain regions become active when we`re speaking and listening, and how these patterns relate to the specific words and context of the conversation,” said lead author Jing Cai in a paper published in Nature Communications. They employed AI to take a closer look at how our brains handle the back-and-forth of real conversations. Th...
Voting by mail? Some Canadians should return their ballot in person now – National
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Voting by mail? Some Canadians should return their ballot in person now – National

Elections Canada is urging Canadians who decided to vote by mail from within their riding to drop their ballot off in person if they haven’t mailed it yet to ensure their vote is counted on election day. The notice from the agency comes as the deadline to apply to vote by mail using a special ballot passed on Tuesday night.Voting by special ballot is one of the methods Canadians can use to cast their vote in the election if they don’t want to do so in person at an Elections Canada office, at advance polls or on election day. It’s also used by Canadians who won’t be in their riding for advance polls or election day, or if they live abroad.But with less than a week to go, the agency says those voting using this method from within their riding who have not yet mailed their completed ballot sh...
Poilievre vows more power for police to end homeless ‘tent cities’ – National
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Poilievre vows more power for police to end homeless ‘tent cities’ – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 23, 2025 11:54 am Updated April 23, 2025 12:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give police and judges more power to dismantle tent cities. Poilievre says a Conservative government would amend the Criminal Code to allow police to charge people when they violate the right to be safe in public spaces.He also says he would clarify the law so that police can take down illegal e...
Dave Coulier celebrates 2 life-affirming milestones on the same day – National
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Dave Coulier celebrates 2 life-affirming milestones on the same day – National

Dave Coulier revealed that he received two bits of life-changing news on the very same day. The Full House actor, 65, said he learned he had become a grandfather on the same day he found out he was cancer-free.Coulier shared the timing of the two important moments on April 18 on How Rude, Tanneritos!, the podcast hosted by his former Full House co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber.The 65-year-old actor said he found out he was cancer-free following his battle with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in late March, the same day his son Luc, 34, and his wife Alex welcomed their son Chance Lee on March 27.“I got the good news the day the baby was born. So I heard the news and I was so excited, and then Luc called us and he said, ‘Hey, the baby just was born.’ And so, I mean, it was an amazing da...
Nine YouTube Music Features You Should Be Using
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Nine YouTube Music Features You Should Be Using

While it may not have the high profile of Spotify or Apple Music, YouTube Music has its own band of loyal users—not least because of the wealth of audio material you can find across YouTube as well as the designated YouTube Music library. The service integrates neatly with other Google services of course, and is available across a multitude of devices.Despite the rather functional and basic appearance of the YouTube Music apps, there's plenty going on behind the scenes, from the option to upload your own MP3s to your library, to the opportunity to collaborate on playlists with other people.Add videos to playlistsYouTube Music gives you something you don't get with any other music streaming service out there, which is access to the whole of YouTube, and all the music videos, rarities, and l...
Zeenat Aman, Bhumi Pednekar, and Ishaan Khatter`s shine in `The Royals` trailer
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Zeenat Aman, Bhumi Pednekar, and Ishaan Khatter`s shine in `The Royals` trailer

The wait is finally over as the trailer of `The Royals` has been unveiled. Directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana, written by Neha Veena Sharma, and produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy Communications, `The Royals` stars veteran actress Zeenat Aman, Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Sakshi Tanwar, Nora Fatehi, Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Chunky Panday, Vihaan Samat, Kavya Trehan, Sumukhi Suresh, and Udit Arora among others. The trailer of `The Royals` gives a sneak peek into the grand but fading city of Morpur, where an endearing prince and a determined CEO are forced to team up, and maybe fall in love.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) Excited a...
Canada election 2025: Acadie—Bathurst – National
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Canada election 2025: Acadie—Bathurst – National

Acadie—Bathurst is a federal riding located in New Brunswick.This riding is currently represented by Liberal MP Serge Cormier who first took office in 2015. Cormier collected 27,817 votes, winning 64.81 per cent of the vote in the 2021 federal election.Voters will decide who will represent Acadie—Bathurst in New Brunswick during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025.Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Liberal: Serge Cormier (Incumbent) Conservative: James Brown NDP: Ty Boulay People's Party: Randi Raynard Source link...