Yahoo Sports --Seventh NewsWatch--
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(HEALTH-Climate-Disease)
Researcher Justin Wood says the range of black-legged ticks that carry the bacteria causing Lyme disease is expanding in Canada.
He says more ticks are born each year and the number of ticks in Canada will continue to increase.
A federal report confirms his findings, saying the increase is in part due to changes in climate contributing to the abundance and geographic range of black-legged tick populations in central and Eastern Canada. (7)
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(AI-Hate) (Audio:042)
Experts say they are seeing "more and more" hate content created by artificial intelligence.
A journalist who works with the Canadian Anti-Hate Network says after A-I was used to generate ``extremely racist Pixar-style movie posters,'' some individuals printed the signs and posted them on the side of movie theatres.
A-I can create or alter pictures and videos, like producing a clip of Adolf Hitler speaking English that recently went viral on social media.
In Canada, there is federal legislation that the Liberal government says will help address the A-I hate content issue.
That includes Bill C-63, a proposed bill to address online harms. (7)
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(Sudan)
International aid group Doctors Without Borders says more than 100 people have been killed in two weeks of fighting in a western city in Sudan.
It says fighting between Sudan's military and a notorious paramilitary group over a major city has also wounded more than 930 people in the same period of time.
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan is warning parties to stop fighting in the city where ``hundreds of thousands of women, men, and children are once again caught in the crossfire of war.''
She says--quote--``A human tragedy of epic proportions is on the horizon, but it can, and must, be prevented.'' (7)
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(US-Movie-Theater-Stabbings) (Audio:057)
Police say four girls between the ages of 9 and 17-years-old were watching a movie last night in a theatre in suburban Boston when a man wearing a blond wig rushed in and allegedly stabbed them without warning in an unprovoked attack.
The incident at the A-M-C theatre during the U-S Memorial Day weekend sent the girls to hospital for treatment.
Police say the suspect was taken into custody after a chase and may also be linked to multiple stabbing's in a Massachusetts city and a homicide in Connecticut. (7)
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(Flaming-Liquid-Attack-NY-Subway)
New York City police say a man set a cup of liquid on fire on the subway and threw it at a fellow rider who suffered burn injuries.
The random attack happened on a train in Lower Manhattan yesterday afternoon and police have the suspect in custody.
The victim is a 23-year-old man who is recovering in hospital.
He told the New York Post he shielded his fiancée and cousin from the burning liquid and his shirt caught on fire. (7)
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(HKN-FIVE-THINGS-PLAYOFFS)
The Edmonton Oilers have a day off to refocus on trying to become the first Canadian team to win the N-H-L's Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.
Last night, the Dallas Stars evened their Western Conference final series at 1-1 with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Oilers.
Super Bowl champion and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was in attendance for the game along with professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau.
Game 3 is Monday in Edmonton. (7)
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(NewsWatch by Nairah Ahmed)
The Canadian Press
