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Conservative MP attacked online after praising police for arrest in alleged homophobic crime

Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri is praising the Peterborough Police for arresting a man accused of hurling homophobic slurs and burning a Pride flag…

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Will the online harms bill add enforcement, or just bureaucracy? PBO says Canadians will decide

It’s up to Canadians to decide whether they believe the government’s proposal to create a new online harms regulator amounts…

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Politics

PCO says it didn’t search new human rights chief’s online aliases, blames ‘administrative oversight’

The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian…

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Politics

Poilievre promises to scrap Online Harms Act after budget watchdog projects $200M cost

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to scrap the Liberals’ Online Harms Act should it become law. He announced the…

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Entertainment

Comedy is thriving online, which is great for comedians — sort of

Stand-up comedy is booming as Netflix specials and social media make the art form more accessible than ever.  Grosses from…

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Politics

Feds reviewing new human rights commissioner’s online posts after Jewish advocates raise concerns

Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office says it’s reviewing past comments and activities of the recently appointed head of Canada’s human rights…

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Canada

Canadian men’s soccer team ‘deeply disturbed’ after player targeted with online racist abuse

Canada’s impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost. Canada Soccer…

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Canada

‘Give us $600 and also we hate you’: WestJet’s new UltraBasic fare gets roasted online

If there’s anything people can agree on these days, it’s that flying sucks. And between the delays and cancellations, extreme turbulence, and jets…

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Politics

Justice minister says he’s open to changing online harms bill

Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani said Friday he’s open to amending the government’s long-awaited legislation aimed at protecting Canadians from…

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Canada

Online streaming services must hand over 5% of domestic revenues, CRTC says

Business·Breaking Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute 5 per cent of their Canadian revenues to…

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