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May 2, 2025
Can technological advancements help cure the loneliness epidemic? Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing his part to help crack the code, believing that the creation of A.I. friends is the magical elixir that humanity needs. During a recent appearance on Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast, Zuckerberg says the average American has fewer than 3 people they would consider friends. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Steve Joordens, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto in Scarborough. Shifting gears to Canadian politics, newly-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled some key dates about the government’s return to the House of Commons. The first order of business is the Throne Speech, which will be held on May 27th. And for the first time since 1977, a member of the British Monarchy will be reading it. CTV’s Jeremie Charron has more on Prince Charles’ upcoming visit to Canada’s Capital.
Unpublished Newswire
In the race to mitigate the damage from future wildfires, stewards of Alberta's parks have turned to loggers to create fire guards
May 19, 2025 - 09:37 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone.Formed under an ancient sea, the stones bore marks made by Indigenous people somewhere between 6,150 and 8,200 years ago. The discovery, found below the site of a former Shell distribution centre and 18th and 19th century farms, could help shed light on the region’s little-known prehistoric period.
May 19, 2025 - 09:28 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
Nova Scotia RCMP say the results of a renewed search for two children who went missing earlier this month “will be carefully reviewed.”
May 19, 2025 - 09:23 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada
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