Pro-Palestinian groups allege Toronto Police officers are enforcing rules selectively at organized protests after seven people were arrested and at least three charged during a demonstration on Saturday. The Toronto Police Service issued a statement saying its officers were conducting crowd management at a demonstration in the Gerrard Street and Parliament Street area when …
Read More »Raptors’ VanVleet fined for criticism of officials
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been handed a US$30,000 fine for public criticism of the officiating, the league announced on Thursday. News Source link
Read More »Proposal to ban sledding at all but two Oshawa parks draws criticism
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2023 8:26 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A proposal to ban tobogganing at all but two municipal parks in a city east of Toronto is drawing criticism from lawyers who say the plan won’t boost safety but could …
Read More »Expect more rate hikes from central banks despite a growing chorus of criticism
If you listen to the right group of top economists representing business, labour and global finance, you might decide that central banks are crazy to keep on raising interest rates. But on Thursday, in the face of that chorus of criticism, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem insisted that despite …
Read More »After criticism, Apple plans to delay child safety updates | Technology News
Apple said on Friday it would take more time to collect feedback and improve proposed child safety features after the criticism of the system on privacy and other grounds both inside and outside the company. Apple`s promise last month to check US customer phones and computers for child sex abuse …
Read More »WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism
WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving from the platform to rivals like Signal and Telegram. The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on February 8, the Facebook-owned …
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