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British Columbia sues OpenAI over school shooting

The government of British Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday in California against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company failed to warn law enforcement about violent threats made on ChatGPT before a mass shooting that killed eight people in…

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British Columbia declares emergency as wildfire forces 20,000 to flee Okanagan

A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia's Okanagan region forced more than 20,000 people to flee their homes and prompted the province to declare a state of emergency on Saturday, August 8, as flames destroyed homes, trapped residents, and overwhelmed communities…

B.C. to pursue legal action against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

The British Columbia government is preparing to pursue legal action against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, Attorney General Niki Sharma announced on Monday, escalating the province's response to one of the deadliest attacks in Canadian history.

Pakistan, British Columbia issue glacial flood warnings amid record ice loss

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority issued a glacier melting alert for June 27 to July 3, warning that persistent heat and forecast rainfall could trigger glacial lake outburst floods, flash floods, and landslides across the country's mountainous north. Days earlier,…