Tiktoker faces backlash for selfie near Canadian dad slain at Starbucks
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Tiktoker faces backlash for selfie near Canadian dad slain at Starbucks

A TikToker who recorded a Canadian dad being fatally stabbed in front of his daughter and fiancée at a Starbucks is facing backlash after he allegedly took a selfie next to the victim’s body and smiled while filming the horrifying scene. Alex Bodger shot a sickening video of Paul Stanley…

Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law

Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April last year laid out rules to force…

Google to Test Blocking News Content in Canada After New Bill Asks Big Tech to Pay Publishers

Google to Test Blocking News Content in Canada After New Bill Asks Big Tech to Pay Publishers

Alphabet’s Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government’s online news bill. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced…

Canada’s National Arts Centre sparks outrage with black-only events
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Canada’s National Arts Centre sparks outrage with black-only events

A taxpayer-funded Canadian theater organization has sparked outrage after announcing an event that will only allow “Black-identifying audiences” to attend. The National Arts Centre in Ottawa is putting on a “Black Out” night at its Babs Asper Theatre on Feb. 17 — the middle of Black History Month — for the…

Jordan Peterson could lose psychologist license if he refuses social media ‘re-education’
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Jordan Peterson could lose psychologist license if he refuses social media ‘re-education’

Controversial Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson has launched a legal challenge against the College of Psychologists of Ontario after he said the governing body threatened to pull his practicing license if he doesn’t complete social media re-education for comments he made on Twitter and the Joe Rogan’s podcast. Peterson, 60, filed…

FTX Aftermath: Canada Introduces Stringent Rules for Crypto Trading Platforms

FTX Aftermath: Canada Introduces Stringent Rules for Crypto Trading Platforms

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has spelled out a set of rules that must be abided by all platforms that offer crypto trading, in a bid to safeguard its residents from financial risks associated with crypto. The global crypto community is trying to overcome a major shake-up, in the aftermath…

Canadian pop singer Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in jail for rape
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Canadian pop singer Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in jail for rape

BEIJING – A Chinese court in Beijing sentenced Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of crimes including rape, according to state media on Friday. The local court in Chaoyang District of Beijing said investigations showed that from November to December 2020, Wu…

Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada
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Fiona sweeps away houses, knocks out power in eastern Canada

TORONTO — Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces as it made landfall before dawn Saturday as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Fiona transformed from a hurricane into a post-tropical storm late Friday, but it still…