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‘Institutional failure’: MUNL student, faculty unions respond to Delores Mullings’ departure
The fallout continues at Memorial University, where the institution’s first vice provost of equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (EDI-AR) has left the role before the end of the five-year term. Memorial University Students’ Union (MUNSU) Director of Campaigns Rana Abuidris says the departure of Delores Mullings and the broad claims Mullings laid out in an…
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RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access-to-Information law, show the Air…
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Parks Canada eyed boat-ban pros and cons
A Parks Canada document shows that staff weighed pros and cons — including a legal threat from Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation — before deciding to ban motorboats from Clear Lake last May. A briefing document was prepared for Thomas Sheldon, the acting superintendent of Riding Mountain National Park at the time, requesting his decision before…
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Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing online pornography. Nearly half of the states have passed similar laws requiring adult website users to verify their ages to access pornographic material. The laws come as smartphones and other devices make it easier to access online…
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What to know about online age verification laws
The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography by requiring websites to verify the ages of all visitors. Many states have passed similar age verification laws in an attempt to restrict access to adult material from minors, but digital rights groups have raised questions about…
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Ontario investigating alleged data breach of 200,000 home care patients’ info
Ontario is investigating an alleged breach of 200,000 home care patients’ personal health data, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Friday. Ontario Health atHome, the provincial agency co-ordinating home and community care, said late Friday afternoon that one of its vendors informed the agency that it had experienced a cybersecurity attack and a breach of its…
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Trumps drop ‘Made in the USA’ label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define ‘made’?
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Trump family unveiled a new phone before a giant American flag at its headquarters earlier this month, the pitch was simple and succinct, packed with pure patriotism: “Made in the U.S.A.” The Trumps are apparently having second thoughts. How about “proudly American”? Those are the two words that have replaced the…
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More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases. How you can apply
e U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending out the latest round of refunds to consumers it says were “tricked” into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games — and eligible players who haven’t been compensated yet still have time to apply. In an announcement this week, the FTC said it was distributing more…
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B.C. tribunal dismisses damage claim against man who shared ex’s nudes with employer
British Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has dismissed a claim from a woman who sought $5,000 in damages from her ex-partner for showing sexual images of her to her employer. The decision posted Tuesday says the woman sent her then-partner photos and videos of herself exposing body parts and engaging in sexual acts that were taken…
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‘Left hanging’: Saskatchewan residents of fire-ravaged village blast province
Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community ravaged by wildfire say they are upset, disappointed and angry with a provincial agency they feel was ill-prepared to fight the blaze. Members of Denare Beach, 660 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, blasted Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency officials this week at a packed town hall in the nearby town of…
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GNWT taking feedback on draft Missing Persons Act until July 24
Officials with the GNWT are asking the public for feedback on regulations laid out in the draft of the territory’s first-ever Missing Persons Act. Feedback will be accepted at the GNWT’s website until July 24. “When police begin a missing person investigation, they often have no reason to suspect that a crime has been committed…