A Stanford-led research team has used generative AI to design a synthetic virus. This is the first time that AI has been used to create an organism that does not exist in nature.
Author: Blazingcatfur
Two teens arrested in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw says that two 18-year-old males have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at Salsa on St. Clair last month.
He says that both are charged with 37 offences, including two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.
Shaquan Quashie, 25, and Cesar Vernaza, 20, were killed and multiple others were injured following an exchange of gunfire in the middle of the festival on July 11.
New twist – no exchange of fire, one gun only used.
Nolte: ‘Supergirl’ Exits Theaters a ‘Howard the Duck’-sized Failure
DC’s girlboss Supergirl movie has ended its theatrical run as a historic and epic failure.
After a six-week run, this stinker grossed a pathetic $72 million domestic and an even more pathetic $53.8 million overseas. That brings its global total to $126 million.
Olivia Chow leads Toronto mayoral race as Chris Alexander debuts at 10 per cent in new poll
Olivia Chow remains firmly in the driver’s seat in the Toronto mayoral race while newcomer Chris Alexander sits in third place with the support of about 10 per cent of decided and leaning voters, a new survey suggests.
The survey of 1,000 Torontonians was conducted between Aug. 4 and Aug. 5. by Liaison Strategies, about one week after Alexander officially entered the race.
Toronto votes stupid every time.
U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion
WASHINGTON—Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country in the next few years, according to new U.S. intelligence reports that posit possible scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion.
The assessments, described by U.S. officials, come amid a shortfall in certain critical munitions that the military would need to confront Russia or China in a potential future war. The U.S. has severely degraded its stockpile of these weapons because of transfers to Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, as well as the U.S. conflict with Iran. Stockpiles at risk include long-range Precision Strike Missiles and Army Tactical Missile Systems, as well as short-range Stinger surface-to-air missiles, other officials said.
No problem, Carney will have us allied with China.
WARMINGTON: Toronto doesn’t seem to want to acknowledge two recent international terror attacks
How many close calls and wake up calls are needed before somebody starts admitting this!
On the same day where it could have been necessary to plan two more cop funerals comes information for the second time there’s been arrests connected to international terror groups who allegedly hired people to shoot up the U.S. consulate.
“It’s out of control,” said Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell.
Pic – Toronto Coat of Arms – Diversity our Strength
Remembering Grifty
"Freeland and Trudeau deserve to be shunned, and shareholders who care about fiscal competence and accountability should punish any board that engages them. We can expect the media to praise Freeland’s desperate gesture to salvage her political reputation—our journalists have… https://t.co/9cZkQ7dxeI
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) August 7, 2026
Read the whole takedown.
Restaurants, pubs and theatres ban Meta’s ‘spy glasses’ over privacy fears
When Meta used superstar Kylie Jenner to promote its sleek new line of “spy glasses”, the social media company hoped the devices would reach the same broad acceptance that tablets and smartwatches have found before them.
But those plans have hit a snag in the UK, where venues from elite restaurants to popular pub chains have banned the £359 glasses in order to preserve the privacy of customers and staff.
Celebrated restaurateur Jeremy King, owner of London venues including Simpsons in the Strand, Arlington and The Park, said guests should not wear the recording glasses.
Carney government restores health coverage it had cut for so called refugees
OTTAWA — The Carney government has quietly walked back some of its cuts to a program providing temporary health-care coverage to refugees and asylum-seekers, months after slashing benefits for some of Canada’s most vulnerable newcomers.
Earlier this year, following a budget pledge to lower funding, Ottawa introduced changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides health care to resettled refugees and asylum claimants who are waiting to qualify for provincial or territorial insurance.
Beginning in May, most people eligible for the program were required to pay 30 per cent of costs for health services, assistive devices and medical supplies that had previously been covered, along with $4 for prescription medication and refills.
Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship
Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders that the White House said aims to restrict eligibility for birthright citizenship and ban “birth tourism”.
The orders come just over a month after the United States supreme court rejected Trump’s first attempt to restrict the guarantee of birthright citizenship enshrined in the US constitution.
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Trump has long sought to dismantle the principle of birthright citizenship, making a top priority of his second-term immigration crackdown.
Stephen Miller speaks on Donald Trump officially BANNING Birth Tourism
“The idea that people come here pretending to be a tourist, pretending to be a visitor, saying they wanna go to Disneyland, they wanna go visit a monument or go to a national park, but the real reason they're… pic.twitter.com/TJJVJMyldX
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 6, 2026
Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources
The Canadian government is preparing to meet some U.S. demands — including ending bans on American alcohol sales — as trade talks heat up ahead of the latest tariff deadline, according to sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a new 50 per cent levy on hundreds of Canadian imports by Aug. 19, citing complaints about provincial booze bans, dairy import quotas and the auto tariffs.
The Canadian side is willing to offer movement on those concerns, according to industry sources with knowledge of the negotiations. The Globe and Mail first reported on possible concessions.
Here’s the Original Globe Story – Ottawa discussing trade concessions with the U.S. in return for some tariff relief, sources say
Canada and the U.S. are discussing a prospective deal in which Ottawa would agree to a long list of Trump administration trade demands in exchange for some relief on sectoral tariffs, as talks intensify ahead of another round of threatened American levies.
According to three industry sources with knowledge of the negotiations, the two sides have discussed in-depth proposals and traded written bargaining positions, but an agreement has not yet been reached. The Globe and Mail granted the sources anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the talks.
This ought to fun … agreeing to Washington’s interpretation of how dairy quotas should be allocated.
Secret bot army boosting Mamdani on X may have just been traced back to his City Hall – exclusive
Dozens of suspected bot accounts on X/Twitter are amplifying content from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his circle, and reportedly can be traced to New York City Hall IP infrastructure, the World Zionist Organization told The Jerusalem Post exclusively.
As part of its activities against the waves of antisemitism online, WZO’s dedicated Department for Combating Antisemitism was presented with data and findings collected by cyber experts specializing in the field.
JAY GOLDBERG: Ottawa bet against fossil fuels and lost
“There will come a day, far off but inevitable at some point, when traditional energy sources will no longer be needed,” said former prime minister Justin Trudeau in 2017.
Politicians across the Western Hemisphere, including Canada’s leadership for at least the past decade, have bought into the notion that a massive transition away from fossil fuels is underway and that the end of their use is somehow preordained.
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information ‘leakers’ being ‘hunted down’
President Donald Trump has denied reports that the US is suffering a munitions shortage and vowed in a social media post to seek “long term jail sentences” for those suspected of leaking information.
“The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types,” Trump posted on Thursday morning. “Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the US as needed.”
Trump and the Pentagon face mounting questions about the state of the military’s arsenal, with the war now in its sixth month and a peace deal remaining elusive.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighter receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker while in the skies over the Middle East. pic.twitter.com/QlH0a7N9wD
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) August 4, 2026
Not Criminally Responsible: The broken system behind the killers who don’t go to jail
Ana Paula Kitterhing De Sousa never missed a text message from her daughter.
But when Raquel Almeida Margulies texted a habitual “sweet dreams, mama,” at 10:28 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2023, the text was left curiously unanswered.