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Celine Dion alerts fans to AI-generated songs that mimic her voice

9Mar

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Celine Dion alerts fans to AI-generated songs that mimic her voice

By David Friend The Canadian Press Posted March 8, 2025 10:31 am Updated March 8, 2025 12:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Celine Dion is warning fans that “fake” songs are spreading online that use artificial intelligence to mimic her voice. The Quebecois singer’s representatives have posted a statement on her Instagram saying that songs purporting to be a replicated version of Dion are “not approved and are not songs from her official discography.”They said the recording...

Ottawa hands Irving Shipbuilding $8B deal to start 3 new navy destroyers

9Mar

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Ottawa hands Irving Shipbuilding $8B deal to start 3 new navy destroyers

The Department of National Defence has awarded an $8-billion deal to Irving Shipbuilding to start building three new destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Liberal government said Saturday. Defence Minister Bill Blair said the new destroyer project will be the largest and most complex shipbuilding effort undertaken in Canada since the Second World War. It will create more than 5,000 jobs in Halifax and across the country, Blair added.The $8 billion pays for only the first six years of construction work on the three new ships, however.Military planners now estimate the total cost to outfit and launch the three “River-class” destroyers will eventually hit $22.2 billion, the government announced.“By investing in our own industry, Canadian workers are helping to build the fleet of the fut...

The Oberoi Nile Cruiser: The ultimate Egyptian voyage with my father

9Mar

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The Oberoi Nile Cruiser: The ultimate Egyptian voyage with my father

Which is perhaps just as well. With one or two excursions a day to some of the most iconic sites in the land, it’s not as if you’re bereft of Egyptian-ness. On the contrary. The intensity of the exposure to such an abundance of history is overwhelming. Our itinerary took in Philae, Edfu, Kom Ombu, the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Karnak. All that in four days. People spend lifetimes studying these places. Having a guide, of course, helped greatly. And this is another stroke of genius on the part of Oberoi – guides are allocated per party, not per group, let alone per boat. So if you’re travelling as a couple or as a family, you and your partner or you and your kids will have, for the duration of your trip, the undivided attention of an expert who’ll quickly become more like an old friend...

Famous Canadian author Louise Penny axes U.S. book tour over Trump threats

8Mar

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Famous Canadian author Louise Penny axes U.S. book tour over Trump threats

World-famous Canadian murder mystery writer Louise Penny has cancelled a U.S. tour for her latest book, citing President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of a trade war against Canada and annexation. Penny announced the move on social media, saying it was “a painful decision” because of the many friends and professional acquaintances she’d made in the U.S. after touring there for 20 years.“Please understand this decision is not meant to punish Americans. This is about standing shoulder-to-shoulder with my fellow Canadians,” Penny stated in a long, thoughtful message to her fans.Penny is the author of the beloved Chief Inspector Gamache police murder mystery novel series, which is set in her own home province of Quebec.Her latest book, called The Black Wolf, is the 20th tome in the Inspector...

Lack of proper sleep may raise hypertension risk in teenagers: Study

8Mar

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Lack of proper sleep may raise hypertension risk in teenagers: Study

Teenagers who do not get the right amount of sleep may be at an increased risk for high blood pressure or hypertension -- a common risk factor for cardiovascular diseases -- warned research on Friday. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University in the US defined insomnia as reporting difficulty falling and/or staying asleep and defined objective short sleep duration as less than 7.7 hours, based on the median total time asleep in a lab-based sleep study. The study on more than 400 teenagers in the US showed that teenagers who reported insomnia and slept less than 7.7 hours were five times more likely to have clinical hypertension than "good sleepers" (those who did not report insomnia and obtained sufficient sleep defined as 7.7 hours or more). Teenagers who slept less than 7.7 hours...

Threats, harassment and online hate driving women out of politics, MPs warn – National

8Mar

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Threats, harassment and online hate driving women out of politics, MPs warn – National

As longtime Liberal MP Pam Damoff prepares to leave politics when the next federal election is called, she is wistful but open about what is driving her to leave a career she has had for more than a decade. Vocal about the misogyny and threats she faced during her time in government, she wants public safety officials to take these threats more seriously.“We’ve seen a shift in how people treat politicians, and I really worry that at some point, someone will be injured or killed,” Damoff said in an interview.Damoff said harassment escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic.“You have to have tough skin to be in politics that’s a given, but really it was after the pandemic and it really started to cross the line to be angry aggression, moving to where people sent me death threats,” she said. ...

WWE to stream online? Check out the release date, OTT platform & more

8Mar

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WWE to stream online? Check out the release date, OTT platform & more

WWE on an OTT platform? Hell yeah!!! The nostalgia, the childhood memories, and the fun are all set to come to Netflix starting from April 1, 2025. And worry not—just because the date is April 1, it`s not an April Fool`s prank but a fact that your favorite WWE will soon stream exclusively on an OTT platform. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) WWE to stream on OTT Created for fans and presented live and in living color, Netflix steps into the ring with WWE, showcasing serialized storytelling and high-adrenaline action three times a week (Raw, NXT, and SmackDown), 52 weeks a year. Blending the best of scripted content with unpredictable live entertainment, membe...

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus, say authorities – National

8Mar

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Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife of hantavirus, say authorities – National

Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home. Betsy Arakawa, whose body was found on the floor of a bathroom in the couple’s home, likely died before her husband, Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical investigator for the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, told reporters Friday afternoon.Surveillance cameras last observed Arakawa alive on February 11, visiting a local CVS pharmacy and pet store before returning to her gated community, Santa Fe Sheriff Adam Mendoza said. February 11 is also the last day Arakawa responded to any email communications. FILE – Gene Hackman & wife Betsy Arakawa during The 60th Annual Golden G...

Severe bleeding, high BP account for over 1 lakh pregnancy-related deaths: WHO

8Mar

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Severe bleeding, high BP account for over 1 lakh pregnancy-related deaths: WHO

Severe bleeding -- haemorrhage -- high blood pressure disorders like preeclampsia is responsible for over one lakh pregnancy-related deaths worldwide, according to a new study, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday. In 2020, there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths in total – equivalent to one death every two minutes. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health, showed that haemorrhage -- mostly occurring during or following childbirth -- is responsible for nearly a third (27 per cent or 80,000) of maternal mortality, with preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders contributing to an additional 16 per cent or 50,000 deaths. Preeclampsia is a serious condition characterised by high blood pressure that can lead to haemorrhage, strokes, orga...

Marlon James on why Kingston is Jamaica’s beating cultural heart

8Mar

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Marlon James on why Kingston is Jamaica’s beating cultural heart

If you’re looking for a good time, Jamaica is where to go – as Marlon James knows all too well.The author, who was born and raised in Kingston, often heads back to the island from his base in New York to shoot documentaries, hang out with his friends and (these days) to film TV shows like Get Millie Black.And with more tourists than ever heading to Jamaica to enjoy it’s sun, sea, and rum we sat down with James to discuss how to do a holiday the right way.Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for BWhere is your favourite destination and why?I am going to advocate for Kingston. I lived there most of the time I was in Jamaica, and it’s still my favourite place. I think a lot of times when people come to Jamaica, they go straight for the beaches or for the coastline, and that’s great, but Kingston actual...