Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney
Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that while there should be debate in Canada about a social media ban for children, he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.
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Eby says OpenAI's Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a user of the firm's technology, whose worrisome online behaviour wasn't flagged to police by t
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Privacy Commissioner probe finds Loblaw took too long to delete PC Optimum accounts
sootoday - GATINEAU — An investigation by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has found that Loblaw took too long to address requests from customers who wanted to delete their PC Optimum accounts.
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AI minister to meet with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Tumbler Ridge shooting
Sean Boynton / globalnews - Evan Solomon sought the meeting with Altman after OpenAI said last week it would enhance its police referral and repeat offender detection practices due to the tragedy.
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Winning $75‑million LOTTO MAX ticket sold in Toronto, OLG says
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Check your tickets: A life‑changing $75‑million LOTTO MAX jackpot ticket was sold in Toronto, making one local player Ontario’s newest multimillionaire after Tuesday night’s draw. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) confirmed Wednesday that t…
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Vancouver mayor 'owns up' to false drug rumours, but evades questions
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim admitted on Tuesday to originating and spreading disinformation in the city's Chinese media over the winter that progressive Coun. Sean Orr distributed drugs, and offered Orr and city residents an "unreserved" apology. He then abru…
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BC coroner will make Tumbler Ridge announcement amid call for mass shooting inquiry
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - British Columbia's chief coroner is set to make an announcement about last month's mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, amid calls for a public investigation.
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Winnipeg man charged over X posts targeting Carney, Jewish and Muslim communities
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - A Winnipeg man is facing charges after being accused of 'targeting' Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Jewish and Muslim communities in posts on X.
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New study finds sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline
sootoday - The rate of young men contacting Ontario’s mental health helpline for gambling-related problems has increased by more than 300 per cent after the province allowed private online gambling, a new study suggests.
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Vancouver man faces six charges in human trafficking investigation
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Vancouver social media influencer has been charged with multiple human trafficking offences following a multi‑province investigation by the BC Counter Human Trafficking Unit.
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Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
sootoday - VANCOUVER — Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like the mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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Brady Tkachuk denies insulting Canada after White House shares video: ‘It’s clearly fake’
Chris Knight / nationalpost - 'It’s not my voice and not my lips moving,' says team member, who also captains Ottawa Senators. 'I don’t like that video'
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Netflix drops its bid for Warner Bros., clearing path for takeover by Paramount
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - ‘This is a win-win for shareholders and the industry,’ said a Warner Bros. investor, but Paramount will face ongoing government scrutiny for its deal
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Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers.
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Hamilton police officer charged with child exploitation offences
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Halton Regional Police have charged a Hamilton police officer with child exploitation offences; the constable has been suspended without pay.
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Canadians return home after violent unrest in Puerto Vallarta leaves travellers stranded
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Canadians arriving at Toronto Pearson Airport on Tuesday carried more than just luggage. Many stepped off their flights with visible relief after days of uncertainty in Puerto Vallarta, where sudden cartel-related violence forced tourists and locals to sh…
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Vancouver councillor accuses colleagues of being 'drug dealers' in Mandarin-only social media clip
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson / nationalobserver - Over the weekend Lenny Zhou, a councillor with Vancouver's majority ABC party, posted a video to WeChat accusing the four city councillors who aren't part of the party of using and dealing drugs, a claim they stress is false.
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OpenAI’s handling of Tumbler Ridge shooter info opens regulation questions
Sean Boynton / globalnews - OpenAI said it did not inform police of Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity last summer because it did not meet an internal threshold of an 'imminent' threat.
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OpenAI reps summoned to Ottawa to discuss concerns following Tumbler Ridge shooting
Amy Judd / globalnews - ChatGPT states that the account was suspended due to concerns about the suspect's posts, but it did not alert law enforcement officials in Canada.
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Man, 22, allegedly sexually assaulted ‘youth’ after giving her marijuana
Chris Doucette / torontosun - Investigators claim the accused initially met the underage female on Snapchat and they met up in person in August 2025
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