OpenAI sends its ‘deepest condolences’
April 28, 2026
Big Tech’s MO has long been to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Last week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a letter to the community
Big Tech’s MO has long been to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Last week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a letter to the community
Spring flooding, it seems, is our new normal. After several decades of relative steadiness from the river levels, waterfront communities throughout the Ottawa River watershed
Canadians woke up Tuesday morning to a Liberal majority, albeit a slim one, after the party won all three of Monday’s byelections. The party’s two
Over the last few years, there has been an explosion that’s upended the sports world. Following pressure from lobbyists, lawmakers throughout the U.S. and Canada
The CAQ’s darling (so-called) secularism bill has had its day in court. Well it’s four days, to be precise. Bill 21, first passed by a
Last week, with the flip of a switch, Pontiac mayors voted unanimously to end the MRC’s work-from-home policy. There was no consultation with its 40
With four floor crossings in as many months, Prime Minister Mark Carney now ranks third on the list of Canadian Prime Ministers who have courted
For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has
This week’s paper shares several stories about people across the Pontiac organizing themselves to hold onto the spaces that hold us. In Pontiac county’s northeastern
This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going
Big Tech’s MO has long been to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. Last week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sent a letter to the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., apologizing for his company’s failure to flag a user’s account with
Spring flooding, it seems, is our new normal. After several decades of relative steadiness from the river levels, waterfront communities throughout the Ottawa River watershed have now seen significant floods in 2017, 2019, 2023, and now 2026. For many, the
Canadians woke up Tuesday morning to a Liberal majority, albeit a slim one, after the party won all three of Monday’s byelections. The party’s two Toronto candidates, one of which was previously Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, won with
Over the last few years, there has been an explosion that’s upended the sports world. Following pressure from lobbyists, lawmakers throughout the U.S. and Canada loosened restrictions on gambling apps and sports betting. This move has been a disaster, largely
The CAQ’s darling (so-called) secularism bill has had its day in court. Well it’s four days, to be precise. Bill 21, first passed by a majority vote (73-35) in Quebec’s National Assembly in 2019, bans some public sector workers in
Last week, with the flip of a switch, Pontiac mayors voted unanimously to end the MRC’s work-from-home policy. There was no consultation with its 40 or so employees, not even a warning that this would be coming. Most learned of
With four floor crossings in as many months, Prime Minister Mark Carney now ranks third on the list of Canadian Prime Ministers who have courted the most MPs from other parties between elections, beat out only by Liberal Jean Chrétien,
For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has been like an acid flashback. Back then it would have been hard to believe that
This week’s paper shares several stories about people across the Pontiac organizing themselves to hold onto the spaces that hold us. In Pontiac county’s northeastern corner, Danford Lake residents celebrated the beginning of a new chapter for their beloved community
This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going out of print this month, found a buyer just a week short of its planned
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