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Social media firms can't be let 'off the hook' for deadly sextortion of kids: Eby
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says social media companies can't be let "off the hook" after two B.C. teens died by suicide shortly after falling victim to online sextortion scams. Eby's comments came ...
Feb 07, 2024
Canfor Pulp Products announces sale of Taylor pulp mill for $7 million
VANCOUVER - Canfor Pulp Products Inc. says it's entered an agreement to sell its Taylor pulp mill. The mill in northeastern B.C., which produces bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp, is being sold fo...
Feb 07, 2024
Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be made public soon,...
Feb 07, 2024
Liberals' proposed AI law too vague, costly, Big Tech executives tell MPs
OTTAWA - Representatives from Big Tech companies say a Liberal government bill that would begin regulating some artificial intelligence systems is too vague. Amazon and Microsoft executives told MPs a...
Feb 07, 2024
2 officers wounded by gunfire at home that later erupts in flames in Philadelphia suburb
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) - Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire at a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said. Officials in Delaware County sa...
Feb 07, 2024
No new restrictions on B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on run: parole board
VANCOUVER - High-risk B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley, who went on the run for 10 days in November, will still be allowed overnight community leave with the approval of his parole officer, after the ...
Feb 07, 2024
No new restrictions on B.C. sex offender Hopley, who went on run: parole board
VANCOUVER - High-risk B.C. sex offender Randall Hopley, who went on the run for 10 days in November, will still be allowed overnight community leave with the approval of his parole officer, after the ...
Feb 07, 2024
Quebec government to table bill extending notwithstanding clause for secularism law
QUEBEC - The Quebec government will table a bill Thursday aimed at ensuring the province's secularism law - known as Bill 21 - remains shielded from potential Charter challenges. Franois Legault's Coa...
Feb 07, 2024
Liberals intend to include sexually explicit deepfakes under online harms bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to ensure sexually explicit "deepfakes" like the images of Taylor Swift that generated global headlines last month are addressed by forthcoming legislation on onl...
Feb 07, 2024
OHL player Connor Lockhart under investigation by Durham Police
TORONTO - Oshawa Generals forward Connor Lockhart has been suspended indefinitely by the team and the Ontario Hockey League after it was learned he is under investigation by Durham Regional Police. Th...
Feb 07, 2024