A woman’s bid to sue Facebook for $75 million over a variety of alleged misconduct – including copyright and trademark infringement, harassment and breach of privacy – has been mostly dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court. Jasbir Rai will have the opportunity to amend her case to focus more narrowly on the privacy allegations, … Read more
OTTAWA – After an independent review, Justice Minister Arif Virani announced Wednesday that Birju Dattani has agreed not to begin his appointment as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission on Thursday as planned. Virani launched the investigation after Canadian Jewish organizations raised concerns about allegations surrounding Dattani’s past activities. Dattani, … Read more
OTTAWA – The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats’ children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war. Global Affairs Canada says it has approved the temporary relocation of the children and their guardians to a safe third country. Embassy staff are expected to … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Steve Martin’s next role will not be the Midwestern politician the internet hoped he’d portray. With Maya Rudolph’s wildly popular impression of Kamala Harris on “Saturday Night Live,” fans clamoured to see who the late-night comedy show would pick to play Harris’ new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. … Read more
One of the U.K.’s senior cabinet ministers insists the country is safe despite the Canadian government cautioning travel to the U.K. due to ongoing far-right violent riots. “The people who are responsible for some of the disorder we’ve seen in recent days, they don’t represent Britain,” U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said in … Read more
The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday. Last December, countries at the UN COP28 climate conference committed to tripling all renewable electricity by 2030. Wind power … Read more
Rapper Nelly was arrested early Wednesday for suspected illegal drug possession at a St. Louis-area casino after Missouri Highway Patrol officers found what the patrol said were four ecstasy pills on him. The 49-year-old rapper and actor was held by police in Maryland Heights, the St. Louis suburb that is home to the … Read more
TORONTO – Marina Stakusic has advanced to the second round of the National Bank Open. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., came back to defeat Russia’s Erika Andreeva 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday in the Canadian’s first main-draw appearance at her country’s national tournament. Next up for Stakusic, who entered the week … Read more
Bringing warm temperatures and soft-enough winds, Mother Nature smiled on St. John’s Wednesday morning, allowing a volunteer committee to give the go-ahead for the city’s unique weather-dependent holiday. The Royal St. John’s Regatta was a “go” on Wednesday thanks to a unanimous vote by organizers, who had to decide whether the weather was calm enough … Read more
BRASILIA, Brazil – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometres (1,700 square … Read more
