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Feds doing 'broader review' of social media after banning TikTok from work devices

Feds doing 'broader review' of social media after banning TikTok from work devices

OTTAWA — After banishing TikTok from the mobile devices of public servants, the federal government is taking a look at possible threats from other social-media applications.
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Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay

Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay

RICHMOND, B.C. — The mother of Amanda Todd, the British Columbia teenager who took her own life after years of cyberbullying and sextortion by a man from the Netherlands, said the latest delay at a Dutch court has added to her "never-ending story.
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'Wild West': Amid foreign meddling headlines, lawyers fear unfair immigration rulings

'Wild West': Amid foreign meddling headlines, lawyers fear unfair immigration rulings

OTTAWA — Even as the conversation around foreign interference continues to centre on efforts to disrupt Canadian elections, the federal government is routinely deporting people suspected of engaging in espionage or terrorism — or barring them entry t
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Experts doubt whether illegal magic mushroom stores will advance drug policy

Experts doubt whether illegal magic mushroom stores will advance drug policy

MONTREAL — Magic mushroom stores are opening illegally across Canada, challenging the country's drug laws, but experts say the illicit vendors are unlikely to radically advance acceptance of the hallucinogenic fungi among authorities — or the public.
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Supreme Court won't examine sharing of Canadian bank account info with U.S.

Supreme Court won't examine sharing of Canadian bank account info with U.S.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities. The case began when two U.S.
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In the news today: Effectiveness of past health accords, possible port strike deal

In the news today: Effectiveness of past health accords, possible port strike deal

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells

Alberta energy minister told to design incentives for industry to clean up oil wells

EDMONTON — Direction from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to her new energy minister suggests the United Conservative government hasn't given up on a controversial program that would see taxpayers backstop the cleanup of old oil and gas wells that com
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Did past health accords work? Ottawa is trying to make that question easier to answer

Did past health accords work? Ottawa is trying to make that question easier to answer

OTTAWA — In medicine, before a doctor treats a patient's illness, they first try to get a sense of the person's health. They collect information on the symptoms, run tests and blood work and gather whatever details they can.
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Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads

Rodriguez leaves door open to regulating Meta's new social media platform Threads

Canada's heritage minister is leaving the door open to regulating new social media platform Threads under a bill forcing Google and Meta to pay publishers for content they link to or repurpose.
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Lawyers cast doubt on phone data linking Ali to alleged scene of B.C. teen's killing

Lawyers cast doubt on phone data linking Ali to alleged scene of B.C. teen's killing

VANCOUVER — Lawyers for Ibrahim Ali, who's accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in a Burnaby, B.C.
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