Unpublished Newswire
My grandmother used to tell a rolling personal anecdote about the dirty thirties, the principal beats of which were scarlet fever, grasshoppers, dust storms, and wheat crops full of rust, the fungal disease that wrought destruction on cereal crops across North America in the early half of the twentieth century. Her point was always to drive home the many scientific and agricultural improvements that had accrued over the course of her life. Disease-resistant strains of wheat, shelterbelt programs, canola seed, winter-hardy forage varieties, precision guidance technologies, and many other...
May 12, 2026 - 06:30 | J.R. Patterson | Walrus
When OpenAI announced it had flagged the account of the Tumbler Ridge shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, months before the attack, the public was taken aback. Could this tragedy have been prevented? Eight people were killed, six of them children. OpenAI is not responsible for the crime, but it’s hard not to wonder whether a report to the police might have led to a different outcome.
Before we point fingers at the company, however, two facts are worth noting. First, the shooter was well known to police, and second, officers had made several mental health calls to her home, and she was...
May 12, 2026 - 06:29 | Robert Diab | Walrus
Good morning. The outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has brought on flashbacks of the early pandemic, but experts say hantavirus shouldn’t be confused for COVID-19 – more on that below, along with NATO’s war games and Telus’ new AI data centres. But first:
May 12, 2026 - 06:27 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
The briefing took place after Global News reported in October that social media posts showed Cadex rifles for sale in Moscow and in the hands of Russian snipers.
May 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Stewart Bell | Global News - Canada
The Peel District School Board's government-appointed supervisor wrote to trustee and vice chair David Green telling him he must stop using a portable to store items.
May 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
The Peel District School Board's government-appointed supervisor wrote to trustee and vice chair David Green telling him he must stop using a portable to store items.
May 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
