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Justice Department’s watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration over the past year. The audit from the inspector general’s office will focus on how the…
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Body of Canadian killed in pyramid shooting turned over to family: Mexican officials
The body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of Mexico’s most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family, Mexican officials confirmed. The attorney general’s office for Mexico state said the woman’s family went to its regional office this week in the municipality of Texcoco. “There, after necessary…
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Ford government’s restrictive and retroactive information clampdown passes
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation Thursday that makes the records of the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff secret, after refusing to hold public hearings and speeding through a late-night sitting. Ford has admitted that part of the rationale for the clampdown is to kill a request from Global News to obtain his…
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Mark Carney signs deal with Nova Scotia to simplify some environmental reviews
Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed with Nova Scotia to simplify federal and provincial environmental approvals for major infrastructure and resource projects. Carney and Premier Tim Houston announced the deal Friday after the prime minister delivered a brief speech to about 1,100 people at the Halifax Convention Centre, most of which focused on recent announcements…
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Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates
For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and…
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EU targets Snapchat over child safety and accuses porn sites of failing to block minors
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are investigating Snapchat over concerns the platform isn’t doing enough to protect kids and exposing them to risks such as increased vulnerability to child predators or recruitment by criminals. The 27-nation EU’s executive Commission said Thursday it was opening a formal investigation into Snapchat under the bloc’s sweeping rule…
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Lawyers for Toronto cop accused in corruption probe ask court to review bail ruling
Lawyers for a Toronto police constable accused of leaking information to criminals in a corruption case that has rocked law enforcement in the region are asking the court to reconsider the decision to deny him bail. Const. Timothy Barnhardt is one of eight active and retired Toronto police officers charged last month in an organized…
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N.L. doctors warn of ‘exodus of physicians’ over mandatory information system
About 250 doctors practising in Newfoundland and Labrador are warning of an “exodus of physicians” from the province if it rolls out a mandatory electronic health information system as planned. The doctors signed a petition last week calling on the provincial health authority to change its plans for the CorCare system launch and revise the…
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Caledon OPP to host Crime Awareness presentation for Seniors
With fraud schemes on the rise, members of the Caledon OPP will hold a drop-in presentation for seniors in the community on March 28 regarding crime awareness and information on how to avoid falling victim to fraud schemes. Jesse Nobleman with Caledon OPP says that, with March 2026 being National Fraud Prevention Month, they thought…
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Video shows Minnesota dad and boy were flown on Delta to ICE detention in Texas
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Airport security video shows another way federal agents are taking immigrants to detention centers — in some cases they’re using commercial flights, with escorts dressed like any other passenger. Video obtained through a public records request shows the 5-year-old boy, who became a face of the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis when he…