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The Ford government and a group of Ontario school boards are slowly moving forward with contrasting strategies to battle distractions in the classroom caused by social media apps like TikTok and Instagram. A government-led plan to meet with the executives of major social media companies to discuss how to combat …
Read More »Johnny Gaudreau’s wife posts on social media for first time since his death – National
Johnny Gaudreau’s wife paid tribute to her late husband in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, speaking out for the first time since the former Flames forward’s death. Meridith Gaudreau shared family photos of Gaudreau in two separate Instagram posts as she praised him for being the “best …
Read More »Youth flaunt ‘underconsumption core’ on social media. What’s this new trend? – National
Young people on social media are showing off their 12-year-old water bottles, sweaters from high school with patched holes and dish rags made from cut up old T-shirts. It’s all part of a trend that has taken social media by storm in recent months called “underconsumption core,” where users boast …
Read More »Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF 2024 – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 8, 2024 10:57 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Documentaries about the rise and fall of Vice Media and efforts to return cultural artifacts to Indigenous nations are among the projects heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers …
Read More »‘You want to help’: Social media scam plays on emotions, U of M expert says – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Don’t believe everything you see on social media. That’s the message from cybersecurity experts as a new online scam gains traction on platforms like Facebook. The scam, University of Manitoba computer scientist David Gerhard says, plays on people’s emotions. Posts appearing to …
Read More »UBC investigating apparent professor’s social media post after Trump shooting
The University of British Columbia is investigating an apparent social media post possibly from a UBC professor. It was posted on X shortly after former president Donald Trump was injured in a possible assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pa. The post on X, which has since been deleted, …
Read More »Quebec ‘secret trial’: Supreme Court partly allows appeal by media
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 7, 2024 10:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Supreme Court of Canada has partly upheld an appeal from the media over a so-called secret trial in Quebec involving a police informant. The high court ruled …
Read More »First Nation in Bella Bella says RCMP officer transferred over social media posts – BC
The Heiltsuk Nation says the RCMP officer who was at the centre of attention in the small community of Bella Bella has been transferred. Const. Adrian Robinson has been transferred out of the community, the Heiltsuk Nation announced Thursday morning. “He will be leaving the community this weekend, and from …
Read More »Ontario wants meeting with social media execs to battle classroom distractions
Ontario’s education minister says he wants to sit down with social media executives to work out how to reduce distractions and enforce bans on certain apps in the classroom. Education Minister Stephen Lecce will table legislation on Monday designed to give the government powers aimed at cracking down on privacy …
Read More »Social media platform, U.S. officials help in child porn charges against N.S. man: RCMP – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges for child pornography offences after a search Thursday, police say. In a release, the RCMP said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with assistance from the RCMP, searched a home in Truro Heights after being …
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