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Fall is apple season in Ontario.
But this fall, Ontario farmers are asking the province for funding to protect their crops and supply chains as Trump's win sows seeds of uncertainty for the Canadian sector.
Read our latest newsletter: http://theijf.org/farmers-lobbying-us-tariffs
Economists I spoke with said that global factors like the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and more frequent extreme weather events are mainly to blame.
Possible tariffs under Trump also means food prices in Canada could balloon even further.
Read more: https://theijf.org/grocery-bill-inflation
Canadian grocery bills have skyrocketed in the last 5 yrs. Who — or what — is to blame?
Some blame the carbon tax while others point to a lack of grocery store competition. But among its peers, Canada's very much in the middle of the pack.
My latest: https://theijf.org/grocery-bill-inflation
Read my full investigation below:
Who’s responsible for those fake ads falsely claiming Jagmeet Singh died on live TV?
https://theijf.org/fake-ads-jagmeet-singh
Many experts I spoke to said ad distributors like Google and Meta should be doing more to vet ads.
I reached out to the two companies for comment. Google would not confirm whether ads are vetted prior to going live or only after a viewer reports them. Meta did not respond.
Rather than just targeting Canadians, I found near-identical ads aimed at audiences in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong. The earliest example was from 2022.
And some of the investment platforms tied to these ads have been flagged by authorities in places like Spain and France.
Did you see those fake ads saying Jagmeet Singh died on live TV? Or maybe you've seen the ads with a deep-faked Trudeau selling an AI investment platform?
My latest investigation dives into who's actually behind these ads and who experts say should be held responsible for them:
Attached: 1 image Earlier this month, an ad claiming the death of Jagmeet Singh appeared on multiple news outlets. The IJF has found similar ads are pushing get-rich-quick schemes worldwide. Why is no one accepting responsibility for the publication of these fake ads? Read our latest: theijf.org/fake-ads-jagmeet-singh
Earlier this month, an ad claiming the death of Jagmeet Singh appeared on multiple news outlets.
The IJF has found similar ads are pushing get-rich-quick schemes worldwide. Why is no one accepting responsibility for the publication of these fake ads?
Read our latest: theijf.org/fake-ads-jagmeet-singh
An AI tool used to monitor inmates is being considered by the RCMP in an attempt to avoid deaths in holding cells.
But critics warn that such a tool would be highly intrusive for prisoners and wouldn’t address underlying issues of racial bias within the force.
Read our latest: theijf.org/rcmp-ai-surveillance-system
Three per cent of Vancouverites don’t have easy access to cooling centres, according to our investigation. The city of Vancouver said they are looking into it. https://theijf.org/access-to-cooling-spaces
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