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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 20, 2026 3:07 pm Updated May 20, 2026 3:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government has issued a request for proposals from partners committed to cleaning up lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear. Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in Yarmouth, N.S., saying Ottawa has already set aside $15 million over the next three years.Commonly known as ghost gear, this discarded equipment can harm marine mammals, fisheries and habitats.Thompson says the government’s ghost gear fund will be used to find, retrieve and…

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OpenAI, the maker of the ChatGPT chatbot, is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering in the coming weeks, two people with knowledge of the matter said, laying the groundwork for one of the largest artificial intelligence company offerings that would heighten the stakes of the technology race.OpenAI is working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to prepare the paperwork, said the people, who were not authorized to speak publicly about private discussions. OpenAI is closely watching the stock market, they added, and the timing of any filing remains in flux. If a filing comes soon, an I.P.O.…

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the rental platform could become an Amazon for travel as the company adds hotels and new services in its latest push to become an everything app for vacationers.”I imagine one day we’ll have dozens, possibly even hundreds of categories, just like Amazon,” CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin. “I think we can build a little bit, like an Amazon for services, at least for traveling and living.”Airbnb on Wednesday added independent hotels and services such as car rentals, grocery delivery and luggage storage to its app, in its latest expansion beyond home rentals.…

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Washington — Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida in connection with the Cuban military’s fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.The federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old Castro — brother of the late Fidel Castro and widely seen as one of Cuba’s most powerful figures — mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the Cuban government. Castro served as president of Cuba from 2008 to 2018 and as the top official of the country’s Communist Party from 2011 to…

new video loaded: How Rubio Is Driving the U.S. Pressure Campaign on CubaOur diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley explains how Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long lobbied for an end to the regime in Cuba, is ramping up pressure on the island.By Michael Crowley, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Jon Miller and Whitney ShefteMay 20, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his meeting with B.C. Premier David Eby would include the first of his planned consultations with provinces and territories on lowering the federal carbon pricing standard in line with Alberta. Carney was in Vancouver to meet with Eby and B.C. business leaders and show his commitment to working collaboratively with the province, after Eby cried foul over the Alberta energy agreement that also sets a pathway for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast.Although carbon pricing was not raised by either leader in their public remarks ahead of their meeting, both underscored their…

A South West store is one of six vape and tobacco stores dramatically closed last week using new laws to target illicit sales. 

Byron Allen on bringing “Comics Unleashed” to the CBS late night spot – CBS News Watch CBS News Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen sits down with “CBS Mornings” to discuss his show “Comics Unleashed” and its transition into the CBS late night spot.