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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military’s data as possible into the developing technology.
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military’s data as possible into the developing technology.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military’s data as possible into the developing technology.
A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot along with his students.
Uvalde teacher who survived class shooting testifies he saw ‘black shadow with a gun’
A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot along with his students.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and that he prayed for the attack to be over after being shot along with his students.
PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of US$1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting.
PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs
PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of US$1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of US$1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting.
A challenge to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that began Monday in the B.C. Supreme Court is raising questions about whether publicly funded, faith-based hospitals should be allowed to ban medical assistance in dying on religious grounds.
Family fights for change after daughter forced to leave hospital for MAID
A challenge to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that began Monday in the B.C. Supreme Court is raising questions about whether publicly funded, faith-based hospitals should be allowed to ban medical assistance in dying on religious grounds.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
A challenge to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that began Monday in the B.C. Supreme Court is raising questions about whether publicly funded, faith-based hospitals should be allowed to ban medical assistance in dying on religious grounds.
A new urgent care centre was designed to ease stress on emergency rooms in N.L., but patients were turned away Monday.
Newfoundland’s Costco-turned-clinic overflows on urgent care’s opening day
A new urgent care centre was designed to ease stress on emergency rooms in N.L., but patients were turned away Monday.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A new urgent care centre was designed to ease stress on emergency rooms in N.L., but patients were turned away Monday.
Some groceries sold in Canada will now have mandatory warning symbols to help consumers make more informed choices about their diets.
Canada’s new food labelling system ‘extremely effective,’ expert says
Some groceries sold in Canada will now have mandatory warning symbols to help consumers make more informed choices about their diets.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Some groceries sold in Canada will now have mandatory warning symbols to help consumers make more informed choices about their diets.
Women and children’s advocacy groups say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X shows the government needs to create an online regulator.
Sexual deepfakes on X show need for online regulator, advocates say
Women and children’s advocacy groups say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X shows the government needs to create an online regulator.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Women and children’s advocacy groups say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X shows the government needs to create an online regulator.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10 per cent for a year echoes what some advocates in Canada have long been pushing for, and banks pushing against.
Trump’s credit card plan revives question of when do interest rates become too high
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10 per cent for a year echoes what some advocates in Canada have long been pushing for, and banks pushing against.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10 per cent for a year echoes what some advocates in Canada have long been pushing for, and banks pushing against.
A joint statement from two Liberal MPs says they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to “avoid confusion” about Canada’s China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing.
Liberal MPs leave delegation to Taiwan to ‘avoid confusion’ as Carney heads to China
A joint statement from two Liberal MPs says they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to “avoid confusion” about Canada’s China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
A joint statement from two Liberal MPs says they are quitting a sponsored trip to Taiwan early to “avoid confusion” about Canada’s China policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit Beijing.
An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed three Palestinians who had crossed the ceasefire line near central Gaza’s Morag corridor, hospital officials said.
Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed three Palestinians who had crossed the ceasefire line near central Gaza’s Morag corridor, hospital officials said.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed three Palestinians who had crossed the ceasefire line near central Gaza’s Morag corridor, hospital officials said.
The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene.
Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis
The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene.
Federal officials briefing reporters ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China say there might be relief coming soon on Chinese tariffs, but not a total end to the dispute with Beijing.
Officials say Canada unlikely to get Chinese tariffs dropped but can expect progress
Federal officials briefing reporters ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China say there might be relief coming soon on Chinese tariffs, but not a total end to the dispute with Beijing.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Federal officials briefing reporters ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China say there might be relief coming soon on Chinese tariffs, but not a total end to the dispute with Beijing.
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over the Fed.
U.S. DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over the Fed.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over the Fed.
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week in an attempt to show unity between the United States and Denmark as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten to seize Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of the NATO ally.
U.S. lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week in an attempt to show unity between the United States and Denmark as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten to seize Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of the NATO ally.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week in an attempt to show unity between the United States and Denmark as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten to seize Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of the NATO ally.
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the U.S. federal government to stop an enforcement surge by ICE following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an officer.
Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue U.S. federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the U.S. federal government to stop an enforcement surge by ICE following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an officer.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the U.S. federal government to stop an enforcement surge by ICE following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an officer.
Former France, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho announced his retirement on Monday aged 35.
Ex-France, Liverpool defender Sakho announces retirement
Former France, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho announced his retirement on Monday aged 35.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Former France, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain defender Mamadou Sakho announced his retirement on Monday aged 35.
The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend with the murders of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois.
Doctor charged with murdering his ex-wife and her Ohio husband waives right to extradition hearing
The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend with the murders of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend with the murders of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois.
An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on “Israeli collaborators.”
Israeli-backed group kills a senior Hamas police officer in Gaza, threatens more attacks
An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on “Israeli collaborators.”
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on “Israeli collaborators.”
Israel will take part in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12 in Vienna, according to the draw on Monday, as five countries are staying away this year over Israel’s participation.
Israel to take part in first Eurovision semi-final on May 12
Israel will take part in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12 in Vienna, according to the draw on Monday, as five countries are staying away this year over Israel’s participation.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Israel will take part in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12 in Vienna, according to the draw on Monday, as five countries are staying away this year over Israel’s participation.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior White House official told CNN.
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior White House official told CNN.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior White House official told CNN.
Thousands of nurses in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend yielded no breakthroughs in disputes with three major hospital systems over staffing, benefits and other issues.
Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals
Thousands of nurses in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend yielded no breakthroughs in disputes with three major hospital systems over staffing, benefits and other issues.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Thousands of nurses in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend yielded no breakthroughs in disputes with three major hospital systems over staffing, benefits and other issues.
NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
NASA releases possible launch dates for Artemis II quest with Canada’s Jeremy Hansen
NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
NASA has announced possible launch dates for the Artemis II mission, which will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
A Chinese national has been charged in federal court after authorities say he took photos and video of Whiteman Air Force Base and military aircraft without authorization.
Chinese national charged with photographing U.S. Air Force Base
A Chinese national has been charged in federal court after authorities say he took photos and video of Whiteman Air Force Base and military aircraft without authorization.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
A Chinese national has been charged in federal court after authorities say he took photos and video of Whiteman Air Force Base and military aircraft without authorization.
Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food.
Birds at a college changed beak shapes during the pandemic. It might be a case of rapid evolution
Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food.
A carriage horse in New York City crashed into multiple vehicles after bolting out of Central Park. Video shows the horse trotting through the street and hitting a taxi.
Carriage horse runs into traffic, hits multiple vehicles
A carriage horse in New York City crashed into multiple vehicles after bolting out of Central Park. Video shows the horse trotting through the street and hitting a taxi.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
A carriage horse in New York City crashed into multiple vehicles after bolting out of Central Park. Video shows the horse trotting through the street and hitting a taxi.