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Elora’s paid parking to remain offline after directing people to porn sites
ELORA ― Tourists are in the clear when it comes to paying for parking in Elora for the time being. In a statement to EloraFergusToday at a Centre Wellington council meeting on Monday afternoon, CAO Dan Wilson said the township doesn’t know when its paid parking program is anticipated to come back online. This follows…
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Ottawa introduces privacy bill covering children’s data, right to request deletion
Proposed federal legislation would recognize privacy as a fundamental right of all Canadians and set higher standards for organizations when they manage children’s data. The Liberal government introduced a long-awaited bill Monday to update decades-old privacy laws covering the private sector. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told reporters the bill would also give Canadians the…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department is investigating him and his wife
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday accused the Justice Department of launching a politically motivated investigation into him and his wife, saying the Trump administration was targeting him as he weighs a presidential bid. Newsom, a longtime political rival of the Republican president, said in a video posted on X…
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13-year-old charged following firearms threats in Sexsmith
A 13-year-old boy was charged with uttering threats last week after allegedly “threatening firearm-related violence towards students” at Sexsmith Secondary School. Clairmont RCMP said they received a complaint the night of June 4 and started their investigation by speaking with students at the school June 5, which led them to the youth who was interviewed…
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Privacy commissioner says Grok deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law
Sexual deepfakes created by Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot and shared on his X platform violated Canada’s privacy law — and while the company has made some changes, they don’t go far enough, the privacy commissioner said Thursday. Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said Grok’s AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn’t properly…
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Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say
The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal reports prepared by the national police force. The analyses found almost all of the long guns traced — and a substantial number of the handguns —…
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Dartmouth homeowner says $14,000 FOI quote deepens confusion over Portland Street plans
— When Dartmouth resident Judy Baroni filed a freedom-of-information request with the Halifax Regional Municipality seeking records about the Portland Street-Cole Harbour Road Functional Planning Study, she expected to receive documents explaining what was being proposed for her neighbourhood. Instead, she received a fee estimate of nearly $14,000. Baroni said she was shocked. “If you’ve…
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What to know about the World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the US
— MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali soccer referee who was due to become the first from his country to officiate the World Cup but was denied entry to the United States was named Africa’s best referee and is considered a hero to many in his country. Omar Artan, 34, was due to be the…
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‘Master plans just for show’: Brampton citizens group putting environment on the ballot as emissions rise
— When Brampton resident Steve Papagiannis urged fellow residents to put the environment on the ballot this election, the response was often the same: the city has bigger problems to worry about. Brampton has been grappling with a worsening housing crisis, relentless urban sprawl, the highest mortgage delinquency rate in Canada, stalled infrastructure projects tied…
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Vance demands Justice Department probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses ‘war on fraud’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals. Vance, who has been tapped to…