Or, dive right into the deep end and buy a “dumb phone” that can only text and make phone calls. Weary of technology’s endless incursions into his life, Kingsnorth moved his family from England to a farm in rural Ireland. And to say the tech world has become increasingly anti-human is no longer a rhetorical flourish, but an accurate description of how some AI researchers like to describe their goals. And as artificial intelligence dominates the economy, the tech world may have overplayed its hand, by almost cheerleading humanity’s obsolescence in a way that is unsettling and infuriating to normal people. The academic and writer Tyler Austin Harper, who has written favourably about Kingsnorth’s ideas, sees a popular backlash on the horizon.

A New Brunswick paper mill worker fired for equating Zionists to Nazis has seen his dismissal replaced with four months of unpaid leave. Chamberlain’s union, UNIFOR, Local 523, grieved the shipper’s firing. Marichev testified “that he has known” Chamberlain “for a few years,” said the decision. At one point in their conversation, Marichev testified, Chamberlain became “quite agitated … and was raising his voice,” said the decision. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“The comments were a severe violation of the (mill’s) workplace harassment … policy and must reflect that fact.

U.S.-Canadian moon mission preps for February launch despite international tensionsIn space, no one can hear you fight. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThat would mean transporting the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That would be mission commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. Since then, eight other Canadians have flown to space as NASA astronauts. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn addition to Hansen, the Canadian Space Agency has three active astronauts, though none has an assigned mission at the moment.

Why Trump wants GreenlandNewsDuration 4:22The Trump administration has made it clear it wants to take control of Greenland and it isn’t ruling out using military force. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down why the U.S. has labelled annexing the sparsely-populated island a ‘national security priority.’

Throwback: When the U.S. invaded PanamaNewsDuration 2:29The use of U.S. troops to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro to stand trial in New York isn’t the first time the White House has invaded a Latin American country. In 1989, under then-president George W. Bush, American soldiers ousted Gen. Manuel Noriega, Panama’s acting president, forcing him to flee the capital.

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN's population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global co-operation. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a White House statement on social media. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the latest effort by Trump and his allies to distance the U.S. from international organizations focused on climate and addressing climate change. UNFCC, the 1992 agreement between 198 countries to financially support climate change activities in developing countries, is the underlying treaty for the landmark Paris climate agreement. Trump, who calls climate change a hoax, withdrew from that agreement soon after reclaiming the White House.

MOSTI Minister Chang Lih Kang said the Bioeconomy Corporation, the ministry’s lead development agency for Malaysia’s biotechnology industry, will drive this growth and steer the country’s bioeconomy toward greater global competitiveness. He expressed confidence in its five-year plan focused on six high-value, high-growth sub-sectors, including next-generation proteins, regenerative propagation, sustainable materials, bio-based chemicals, regenerative medicine and precision diagnostics. CEO of Bioeconomy Corporation Mohd Khairul Fidzal Abdul Razak highlighted a target of at least 2.2 billion MYR (550 million USD) in 2026 revenue from companies under its BioNexus Status and Bio-based Accelerator (BBA) programmes. These are central to Malaysia’s strategy to become an advanced biotechnology nation by 2030. Last year, Malaysian companies supported by the Bioeconomy Corporation recorded a 60% increase in investment and commercial value, rising from 1.55 billion MYR in 2024 to more than 2.44 billion MYR./.

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ICE agent fatally shoots woman in MinneapolisNewsDuration 1:25WARNING: This video contains graphic footage. One woman is dead after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent opened fire into her car in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Homeland Security said the agent was acting in self-defence, while the city’s mayor called the shooting ‘reckless’ and unnecessary.

What's making news on Jan. 7NewsDuration 1:04New data has been released about respiratory viruses in Alberta. So far this season, 110 people have died due to a flu infection. And Alberta's unemployment rate went down a couple of points between August and November. But a report from Deloitte says uncertainty is still impacting economic growth in the province.

Minneapolis ICE shooting: Mayor calls for response of love, compassionNewsDuration 1:16Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called on the community to respond with love and compassion and not ‘take the bait’ after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in the city.

A woman in her 90s is dead after she was found outside her seniors' residence on Jan. 1, in Lac-au-Saumon, in Quebec’s Lower Saint-Lawrence region. She was a resident at Domaine Lac-au-Saumon, a private seniors' residence. Provincial police say the woman was found outside in critical condition at 8:00 a.m. and emergency personnel attempted to resuscitate her. Provincial police say an investigation is underway to understand the circumstances of the event and an autopsy will be performed. Lepage, who is also head nurse at the facility, told Radio-Canada that the woman lived in the autonomous wing of the residence for almost two years.

ICE shooting: Noem says 'officer followed his training'NewsDuration 2:01At a news conference, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleged that the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was trying to block officers with her vehicle, had been harassing them throughout the day and 'attempted to run a law enforcement officer over' before she was shot. She described the officer as 'fearing for his life and the other officers around him' and said he was hit by the vehicle.