In the news today: Day 2 of tariff talks for PM, premiers, and RCMP, crime and AI

The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers’ stock prices down on Thursday.

Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill on Thursday that he was organizing the meeting and said the discussion — among others with business leaders, unions and Indigenous leaders — would

Police partner with AI in arms race with criminals

In one corner of the battle are criminals using artificial intelligence to generate child sexual abuse material — and in the other, AI is being used to help hunt down the offenders.

The rise of artificial intelligence has kicked off an arms race between perpetrators and police in Canada.

The RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre describes in the force’s official “Gazette” magazine how the technology is being turned on its head in the search for AI-generated abuse material, which can be stitched together from existing images and video.

Traditionally, the disturbing and laborious task of scouring a suspect’s computer hard drives has been done manually, taking a toll on officers, says Cpl. Philippe Gravel, an investigator with the centre.

But with AI, it can be done faster, and with less exposure for the officers.

Wintery conditions hitting much of Canada

A long line of weather warnings stretches from the Edmonton area eastward to the shores of Lake Ontario.

Environment Canada says the bulk of the notices are made up of snowfall warnings, until you reach Southern Ontario, where they turn into freezing rain warnings.

The snowfall forecast calls for accumulations of up to 30 centimetres in some parts of Alberta, the Prairie provinces and Northern Ontario.

The RCMP in Edmonton have issued an overnight warning, advising the public to stay off the roads unless travel is necessary.

Southern Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area, can expect the freezing rain to persist until Sunday.

Icy and slippery conditions are likely, and widespread power outages are possible.

Four languages up for Junos’ album of the year

When Inuk singer Elisapie set out to record her pop covers album “Inuktitut,” she wasn’t planning to be a part of history at the Juno Awards.

Yet this weekend, the Montreal singer-songwriter will head to Vancouver to help mark a significant milestone for language representation.

For the first time in its 55-year history, the Junos have elevated projects featuring four different languages to one of its highest pedestals. In the album of the year category, this year’s nominees are sung in English, French, Punjabi, and Inuktitut.

The award will be handed out at a gala dinner on Saturday rather than the main Junos show, which airs Sunday on CBC and CBC Gem.

Britt Lower channels Toronto librarian in new film

Leaving behind the sterile office corridors of “Severance,” Britt Lower pedalled through Toronto’s bustling streets in order to find her character’s pulse for “Darkest Miriam.”

Directed by Naomi Jaye, the brooding and quirky Canadian drama is adapted from Martha Baillie’s Giller Prize-shortlisted novel “The Incident Report,” which draws on the author’s own experiences as a Toronto librarian.

Lower stars as Miriam Gordon, an introverted librarian at the city’s Allan Gardens branch, who moves through a haze of melancholy while serving those on the fringes of society.

The actor shared that while Baillie’s book helped her understand Miriam’s “inner life,” it was the city’s roadways that truly anchored her in the protagonist’s world.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28, 2025

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In the news today: Day 2 of tariff talks for PM, premiers, and RCMP, crime and AI

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