Big Headlines: Ontario synagogue shooting suspect reportedly with the Canadian Forces and B.C.'s government sues OpenAI for Tumbler Ridge tragedy

Frequency Podcast Network. Stories that matter. Podcasts that resonate. The 29-year-old suspect involved in a shootout with police near a synagogue in Ontario is reportedly a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. Hi, I'm Vergesh Dave. This is Big Headlines. Everything you need to know to be in the know in just five minutes.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says a man armed with a shotgun who allegedly fired multiple shots at a police officer stationed outside a synagogue in Belleville is 29-year-old Sean Ward. The CBC's reporting the suspect was a member with the Canadian military, serving in Alberta,

and was currently living with his mother just outside of Belleville. Pictures of Ward have been floating around on social media, one of them allegedly shared by his father in full uniform on Facebook in 2017. Douglas Lobel, who was among about two dozen people inside the synagogue during the gunfire

exchange, says he's not surprised this happened because he's warned the city about certain activities by certain groups. I warned the city personally many, many months ago that this was of really good concern based on activities that were happening to the city by certain groups and those warnings

appeared to be ignored. I've taken legal action against the city through the Human Rights Tribunal on some of those events. Ward remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The officer who exchanged over 20 gunshots with the suspect, Constable Jeff Smith, is in critical but stable condition. The shooting took place at the start of Yom Kippur as people gathered inside the Sons of Jacob synagogue

to observe the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting a claim from her party president that her government is muting its pro-Canada messaging ahead of the separation vote next month.

Smith says she hasn't been neutral in that her United Conservative Party government's $4 million ad campaign urges Alberta to remain a sovereign province within a United Canada. I say the same thing to every audience, that no one should be surprised that I support a sovereign Alberta within United Canada.

I said it as recently as Saturday in a citizen assembly conducted by Gordon Campbell and I see that everywhere I go. It was my very first bill. In the October 19th referendum,

Albertans will be asked whether they want the province to stay in Canada or if there should be a second binding referendum on Alberta separating from the country. Plus today on The Big Story, Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney speak on the fight for Canada. Host Karen Seolan is speaking with the former Alberta premiers on their initiative to keep Alberta within Canada

Canada and how they've been brought together and what economic challenges a separation could bring for Canadians from all corners of the political spectrum. I'd love to follow up on this idea of the frustrated Federalist as you call them this group of typically conservative partisans who may be the

key swing in this referendum and I asked this question with great respect to Miss Notley but do you think that teaming up with a new Democrat in this fight undermines your ability to reach that group? Well I'll be honest I I got a lot of stick when the announcement was made

that Rachel and I were co-chairing this venture. How dare you and your sell out and so forth. My approach here is all alongs, but is that we need, we, the pro-national unity side,

need different messages for different people. I mean, at the end of the day, it's one common message, which is get out and vote for national unity. But the argument for, let's say,

let's say a new Canadian has just reason to become a citizen, They don't understand what the hell is going on here. I want them to understand that these clowns

on the separatist camp want to revoke citizenship if we separate from anybody not born in the province. You can listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.

The British Columbia government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge that left eight people dead, including five students and a teacher's aid at the local

secondary school back in February. The school was torn down last month. BC Attorney General Nicki Sharma says the tech company failed to warn police of alarming interactions between the shooter, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rutselar and the company's chatbot,

ChatGPT. Canadians are concerned about what AI means for our collective future. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, or an educator, we are all struggling to comprehend the impact of emerging technologies on our youth.

Sharma says provincial officials have asked to view the interactions, but OpenAI has refused to disclose them. Also making big headlines, Canada's Privacy Commissioner is investigating a data breach at a major online ID verification company.

IDScan.net holds details from millions of driver's licenses and other government-issued documents, both from Canada and the US. Their services are used by businesses,

including bars, casinos, and car rental companies. The site issued a notice earlier this month saying an unauthorized third party may have accessed their records.

Two days earlier, the FBI said it was investigating the reported theft of tens of millions of driver's licenses being sold on the dark web. Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner is now investigating the site's safeguards

and whether or not any Canadians potentially affected have been properly notified. The Carney government kicked off the new parliamentary session by tabling Bill C-39, titled The Act to Build a Strong Canada. This highly anticipated bill addresses the red tape

around major projects. It also introduces significant amendments to the labor code. Minister of Internal Trade, Dominic LeBlanc,

describes the bill as transformative for the Canadian economy. Our standards will be simple. One project, one review, and one year to a decision.

The government originally intended to introduce the bill in the spring,