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Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire, opening up vacancy on bench this spring
Justice Sheilah Martin is retiring from the country’s highest court, opening up a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada bench. Source link
Staples Canada did not fully wipe personal information from resold laptops, says privacy watchdog
The federal privacy watchdog has found Staples Canada did not fully remove personal information from returned laptops that it later resold. Source link
'No such thing as a better colonizer': Inuit emphatically reject U.S. takeover of Greenland
Inuit advocacy groups, as well as Greenlanders who live in Canada, are emphatically opposed to American designs on their homeland. And, they say, they’re tired of being used as a geopolitical chess pieces by powerful people in faraway capitals. Source link
'Significant' injuries caused by school bus rollover in Manitoba, RCMP say
Several children suffered “significant” injuries in a school bus rollover north of Swan River, Man., in icy conditions on Tuesday morning. Source link
Olympic champion Guillaume Cizeron accuses ex-ice dance partner of smear campaign
Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron said Tuesday his former on-ice partner Gabriella Papadakis is spreading lies about him in the lead-up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. Source link
Dilbert creator Scott Adams, whose strip was cancelled over racist remarks, dead at 68
Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip Dilbert captured the frustrations of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers until he was abruptly dropped from syndication in 2023 for racist remarks, has died. Source link
Sexual deepfakes on X show need for Canadian online regulator, advocates say
Advocacy groups for women and children say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X proves the Canadian government needs to create an online regulator. Source link
NHL and NHLPA say test events at new Olympic hockey arena were 'good trial run'
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association said in a joint statement Monday they are pleased test events at the new hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Olympics were “a good trial run and provided important insight into the current status” of construction. Source link
Central bank heads, including Canada's, defend U.S. Fed chair Powell
Leaders of central banks from around the world, including Canada’s Tiff Macklem, have lined up in support of U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, issuing an unprecedented statement of solidarity after the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal indictment. Source link
Russian attacks in Ukraine kill 4 as U.S. rebukes Moscow for 'escalation' amid peace talks
Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an apparent snub to U.S.-led peace efforts as Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour approaches the four-year mark. Source link