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Buffy Sainte-Marie is addressing the claims made in CBC’s The Fifth Estate that she has been fraudulently posing as a Native American over the course of her 60-year career. The documentary episode on the Canadian network series included interviews with Sainte-Marie’s family members who she says she doesn’t know and a birth certificate of hers that she has never seen before. In a lengthy statement, the first Indigenous Oscar winner noted that the network relied on a story fabricated by her…

There are only a handful of trusted end-to-end encrypted email providers. Of those, Tuta (which has long been known as “Tutanota” but recently rebranded ) is one of the more well-known. This week, the company found itself on the defensive after being labeled a “front” for law enforcement and intelligence services. In an attempt to clear its name, the company has released a statement denying that it’s a honeypot operation, after a former, highly placed Canadian intelligence official alleged in court that was the case.The…

Ideas53:59Is Human Intelligence Overrated?Are we too smart for our own good?Human intelligence has beaten back disease, allowed people around the world to communicate with each other, and to explore deep space and the ocean floor. That's the good news.But according to Justin Gregg, a senior researcher with the Dolphin Communication Project and the author of the book If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal, our big brains present a big problem — not just for humans but for life on Earth itself.It was his work with dolphins that first…

A distillery known for vodka distilled from milk byproduct has partnered with a U.S. dairy producer who will use the eastern Ontario company's process to produce eight million litres of ethanol fuel that is better for the environment than conventional transportation fuel.Dairy Distillery in Almonte takes milk permeate — the lactose and minerals remaining after milk undergoes filtration — adds yeast and ferments the permeate into a low-alcohol "wine."That weak milk permeate wine can then be distilled into a stronger …

Over 400 wildfires are raging across Canada this week and firefighting teams have been overwhelmed by the flames. Canadian officials have asked for foreign support, and several countries have offered to send supplies and people, including the United States. As of yesterday, the U.S. has deployed more than 600 firefighters and support personnel to help on the ground emergency response teams, according to the White House.Biggest Forest Fire in New Mexico HistoryOther countries have sent emergency response teams to Canada…

Multiple wildfires burn in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Photo: Communications Nova Scotia/The Canadian Press (AP)Canada is in for a fiery summer. Hundreds of active fires are burning across almost every single Canadian province and territory this week. And officials worry that this year will see higher than normal wildfire activity through August, the CBC reported. “We are already seeing one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, and we must prepare for a long summer,” Steven Guilbeault,…

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could turn out to be a more energy-efficient currency option than cryptocurrencies or other payment options such as credit cards and debit cards, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest report on currency and finance.A CBDC is a type of digital currency issued by a country's central bank and is equivalent to fiat currency."Central banks may issue CBDCs based on energy-efficient algorithm-driven processes as against mining by numerous agents working under competitive…

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organisations, their profiles showed. Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of U.S.-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). It also dropped the "China state-affiliated media" tag on the accounts of Xinhua News as well as of journalists associated with…

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed on Friday.Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of US-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).It also dropped the "China state-affiliated media" tag on the accounts of Xinhua News as well as of journalists…

It's not just American broadcasters departing Twitter in opposition to the "government-funded media" label. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is "pausing" its use of Twitter over the label's implication that the government may influence its editorial output. Reporting is "impartial and independent," the media outlet says. There's no word on whether or not the CBC is in discussions with Twitter to alter the label. We've asked the broadcaster for comment. The UK's British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) succeeded…