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Read More »Terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ sentenced to 10 years in prison
WARNING: This story contains descriptions and images of racist online content targeting Jews. Patrick Gordon MacDonald has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for inciting hate, fear and division by calling for violence against Jews with terrorist propaganda images and videos he helped make. In April, Justice Robert Smith convicted MacDonald of …
Read More »TIFF 2025: Cillian Murphy’s Steve is a dour, dark delight
The first actor to ever win two consecutive Oscars didn’t exactly break the mould to do so. Spencer Tracy snagged his first trophy for the 1937 sleeper hit Captains Courageous — a Rudyard Kipling adaptation starring Tracy as a questionably accented Portuguese fisherman, forced to care for and educate a belligerent …
Read More »Terror propagandist ‘Dark Foreigner’ should get 14 years for ‘vile’ crimes, Crown argues
WARNING: This story contains descriptions and images of racist online content targeting Jews. Everyone agrees, even the defence. For inciting hate, fear and division by calling for violence against Jews with his terrorist propaganda videos and images, Patrick Gordon MacDonald is going to prison for a substantial period of time. At …
Read More »Life felt dark when I began losing my sight. A stranger opened my eyes to a brighter future
This First Person column is written by Deepinder Singh, who goes by the name Deepi, and who lives in Regina. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. I couldn’t see what was right around the corner as I sat at the doctor’s office, with the optometrist running through …
Read More »Consumer group accuses Shein of manipulating shoppers with ‘dark patterns’
A consumer organization filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of “dark patterns,” which are tactics designed to make people buy more on its app and website. Pop-ups urging customers not to leave the app or risk losing promotions, countdown timers …
Read More »Hackers tried to sell Pembina Trails School Division student, staff info on dark web
Photos of valid passports, staff payroll information and credit card statements were among the nearly 1 million files uploaded onto the dark web after a recent ransomware attack by a hacker group on a south Winnipeg school division. The Pembina Trails School Division was hit in December by a data …
Read More »‘Dark day’: Survivors, country mourn victims of Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting
Survivors of Sweden’s worst mass shooting on Wednesday recalled trying to save the lives of their comrades at a school for adults in Örebro, a day after a gunman killed 11 people on what the prime minister called a “dark day” in the country’s history. Police said there was no …
Read More »Russian missile, drone attacks on energy grid leave thousands of Ukrainians in dark
Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in the latest strike on the country’s hobbled power system as it approaches mid-winter. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian forces launched more than 40 …
Read More »Millions in the dark after Cuba’s electric grid collapses following power plant failure
Cuba’s national electrical system collapsed early on Wednesday morning after the country’s largest power plant failed, the government said, the latest of several such failures as the island’s grid falls into disarray amid fuel shortages, natural disaster and economic crisis. The country’s energy and mines ministry said the Antonio Guiteras …
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