Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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U.S. Senate passed bill to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by ...
Jul 30, 2024 It would force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently used by minors, requiring them to exercise “duty of care” and ensure that they generally default to the safest settings possible. (The Canadian Press)
Ottawa announces more than $192 million for Nova Scotia clean energy projects
HALIFAX - Six clean electrical energy projects in Nova Scotia are receiving more than $192 million in federal funding as the province pushes to get off coal by 2030. Federal Energy Minister Jonathan W...
Jul 30, 2024
Quebec government has only recouped about one-third of pandemic-era fines so far
MONTREAL - More than two years after Quebec lifted most of its COVID-era public health measures, the province has only recouped a little over one-third of the $68 million it issued in pandemic-related...
Jul 30, 2024
Davie shipyard to expand operations south of the border to build icebreakers
MONTREAL - A Quebec shipbuilder's expansion to the United States is part of the Biden administration's renewed focus on Arctic defence - and a way to get around protectionist law dating back decades. ...
Jul 30, 2024
Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials ...
Jul 30, 2024
Secret Service boss 'cannot defend' unsecured roof in Trump shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The acting director of the Secret Service says he "cannot defend" why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was not secured. Ronal...
Jul 30, 2024 Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed. The FBI’s No. 2 official is also testifying. (The Canadian Press)
Dry, hot spell to return to southern B.C. after rains, cooler weather dampen fires
VANCOUVER - Recent rains and cooler temperatures have knocked down wildfire activity in parts of British Columbia, especially in the north, but another hot and dry spell is expected to settle in acros...
Jul 30, 2024
Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives
RICHMOND, B.C. - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia. BC United's director of communications Adam Wilson says in a s...
Jul 29, 2024
NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search, two people familiar with the matter said Monday, in part because of c...
Jul 29, 2024
How E. coli got in daycare meat loaf, sickening hundreds, may never be known: report
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA - A report into a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary child-care facilities that saw hundreds fall ill says it was likely tied to meat loaf at one meal, but how it got there c...
Jul 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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