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OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation artificial intelligence model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company's ‌safety and alignment standards, the ChatGPT maker confirmed on Monday.

Brandon Taylor Moore received an 18-month conditional sentence order, which will be served in the community. He will spend the first six months on house arrest.

Plans for high-speed rail service between Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton are moving forward with new commitments from the governments of Alberta and Canada. The province says it is preparing to launch a formal process for private-sector proponents of the rail project to submit proposals, and the federal government has committed to referring the project to Ottawa's Major Projects Office.

After months of threatening tariffs and possible military action to acquire Greenland, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland. Andrew Chang explains how this deal updates the long-standing 1951 defence agreement but falls short of an outright U.S. takeover, and why experts question if the diplomatic fallout was worth the result.CORRECTION: At 08:31, there is a photo of an airplane at Nuuk airport. It should show an image of a Naval...

Obby Khan is stepping down from his position as leader of Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives, saying divisions within his caucus have left him "no choice" but to resign.

The RCMP are among more than a half-dozen police forces probing a threat sent to Islamic schools across the country.

At least two people were killed when a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday, as Russia pounded the heart of the Ukrainian capital with some of the most persistent drone strikes since the start of the war.

Investigators in New York are reopening an investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University after a woman filed a lawsuit claiming the university didn't do enough to protect her.

RCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. The accused’s online activity was consistent with the designated terrorist group 764, investigators say.

Trump's bans — which mainly affect some alcoholic drinks, dairy byproducts and motorcycles — are set to begin at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday.

Candidates spar over affordability and campaign credentials as the race to replace Bonnie Crombie heats up.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.

The new Scarborough busway will open this week, three years after the Scarborough RT was decommissioned.

Winning the draft lottery and the right to draft Gavin McKenna was the highlight of a busy off-season for the re-tooling Maple Leafs.

Steelmaker will shut Hamilton cold mill and coating lines Oct. 9, with job losses spreading to Nanticoke.

Donald Trump's U.S. import ban on Canadian beer, wine, spirits, whey and motorcycles starts midnight. Here is how exporters are reacting.

The RCMP has avoided a $7.5-million fee and any finding of wrongdoing after the cancellation of its contract to lease a Black Hawk helicopter that was not eligible to fly in Canada.

Leonard's return drew the spotlight, but conditioning, defensive goals and no extension for Barrett also got attention.

Satinderjeet Singh, aka Goldy Brar, moved onto the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, wanted for targeted killings, extortion and large-scale narcotics trafficking.

Echoes of 2016 referendum on EU membership, which prompted Cameron to resign, have loomed large over the province’s separation debate

Planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra shelved after internal safety tests

In Toronto for a conference on repatriating Ukrainian children and POWs, Anita Orbán represents a sharp turn away from the policies of the previous government

Offer would upend generations of U.S. policy toward China and Taiwan while exposing tech to a potential foe

Accuser files lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted by seven students in 2024

Proposal would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, lifting the U.S. blockade, and then removing sanctions

Five British nationals were arrested Sunday near RAF Fairford, a site used by the U.S. military to carry out air strikes on Iran

SpaceX is pressing hard to certify Starship for orbital flight, a vital step toward moon and Mars travel

China is set to cut tariffs on a broad range of U.S. agricultural goods, from corn and wheat to meat and dairy, but top import item soybeans were excluded from a tariff-reduction list its commerce ministry issued on Monday. Reuters Chief China Commodities Correspondent Lewis Jackson takes a look at what we know about Donald Trump's proposed U.S.-China Board of Trade.

Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse of children by Catholic priests in a meeting with French abuse survivors on Sunday, hours after the pontiff urged the Church to admit its own failings and heal its 'deep wounds.'

Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have been in one of the affected countries need to quarantine for 21 days upon their return to Canada.

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said that officers responded to reports of gunfire in Green Hill, a district located outside of the capital city of Kingstown.

As swirling clouds and strong winds marked the region, the national coordinator of Mexico’s Civil Protection Agency reported that Polo would make landfall later in the afternoon.

The details came days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington in his first state visit to the U.S. since 2015.

The issue roiled French politics for years before resulting recently in legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

Police said Sunday that the men were detained on suspicion of offenses under the Explosives Act, and that army bomb-disposal experts were examining several vehicles.

A man was found guilty of human trafficking, benefiting from proceeds of trafficking, pimping, disobeying a court order, and obstruction of justice, a judge says.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways.

The explosion caused a two-storey building to collapse and the two people injured were rescued from an adjacent building, authorities said.

He was among the premier drivers in the Indy 500, competing in 24 races and finishing eight times in the top five.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to lay out his policy plans in an address on Tuesday at the Labour Party’s annual conference.

An outright ban on certain Canadian products took effect Tuesday, escalating a damaging trade fight between the two North American allies.

For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

In an interview, Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him.

A federal court temporarily lifted the ban last week. The outlets want a longer pause while they sue to restore their access.

Representative Mike Lawler, a vulnerable Republican in a suburban New York district, faced Cait Conley, a military veteran, for the first time onstage.

The outlook for the legislation, which seeks to stabilize the unsettled collegiate sports landscape, is uncertain in the House. It was one of the last congressional actions before the midterms.

As President Trump travels the country, he is expected to focus on his economic accomplishments at a time when Americans have expressed deep frustration with his policies.

Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76.

China's securities regulator is raising the bar for public listings of humanoid robot startups with three specific criteria, according to three sources.

In a bid to cut its reliance on foreign tech, India tries to catch up with China and the U.S. by readying an investment of $25 billion in Deep Tech startups.

The hike of 25 basis points was in line with expectations by economists polled by Reuters.

Iranian and U.S. officials reportedly met separately with mediators Monday to push for a ceasefire, as Middle Eastern crude exports rebounded to war-time high.

The Senate voted Monday on the bill, which would create a national framework for name, image and likeness deals in college athletics.

Samsung Electronics and its five affiliates are investing $1 billion in KKR-launched Helix as the group expands its push into global AI infrastructure.

For the longest time, artificial intelligence companies competed to make each new model faster and smarter. Ostensibly, there's now a push to exercise restraint.

Luckin is weighing a push into Middle East markets while deepening its foothold in Southeast Asia, with backing from sovereign wealth funds in both regions.

The heads of OpenAI and rival Anthropic have both indicated recently that top AI labs should slow the pace of model development.

Much of the pageantry was meant for the leaders' constituencies at home, analysts said.

It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names.

Temperatures are expected to rise well above the late September average on Tuesday with a very warm night to follow, as Simon King explains.

The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.

It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.

President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.

As the award winning series returns, it highlights tensions between police and communities in Northern Ireland.

Police are exploring whether proxies or individuals working on behalf of a foreign state are involved.

If the execution proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years.

The reports says some criminals are waiting up to five months to be fitted with an electronic tag.

Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.

Zelensky said the plan is ‘how evil encroaches’

Asian shares have mostly declined following Wall Street losses, and U.S. Treasury yields steadied after reaching their highest in roughly two decades

Trump insists US will win its war in Iran ‘very soon’ as mediators hold fresh round of peace talks in New York

Two U.S. Navy aviators ejected while landing their plane on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier off Virginia's coast

There is doom

Parents of Head Start preschoolers are lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill, worried proposed changes by the Trump administration threaten the backbone of the federal preschool program

Lindsay Clancy will be back in court amid efforts by her defense team to avert a second trial

A 77-year-old Florida man convicted of the hammer beating death of a woman is set to become the 16th person executed this year in the nation’s busiest death chamber

Trump continues to insist America faced imminent nuclear threat, even as just half of Republicans say war was ‘worth it’, writes John Bowden

Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko has filed an urgent petition to act as their 11-year-old daughter's temporary representative in California court