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Amazon ordered to pay $20,000 after B.C. customer says package never arrived
After investigating a complaint from a B.C. customer that their Amazon order never arrived, Consumer Protection B.C. has ordered the e-commerce giant to pay close to $20,000 in fines, legal fees and a $511.25 refund to the customer. Source link
Sask. government prioritizing involuntary treatment, Roughriders tailgating in new legislative assembly
The province plans to address homelessness and addictions in the newest session of the legislature, which kicked off Wednesday with the speech from the throne. It also plans to allow tailgating at Saskatchewan Roughriders’ games for the 2026 football season. Source link
Why French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is now in jail | About That
How does a former French president end up behind bars in the isolation wing of a Paris prison? Andrew Chang explains the key charge against Nicolas Sarkozy that led to a criminal conspiracy conviction by breaking down his relationship to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and why despite the guilty verdict — he’s currently presumed innocent. […]
Poilievre pressed on his RCMP 'despicable' comments, denies saying Trudeau should have been jailed
The fallout over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments about the RCMP and its leadership continued Wednesday as he sought to recast his assertion that some people deserved jail time for the last Liberal government’s missteps. Source link
The Bunnies are back and out for blood in Mona Awad's anticipated sequel
The Montreal-born writer discussed her novel, We Love You, Bunny, on Bookends with Mattea Roach. The book is on the shortlist for the 2025 Giller Prize. Source link
Mi'kmaw family caught in Indian status cut-off as Ottawa faces calls for reform
A Mi’kmaw man from Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick says his granddaughter will be the first in his family to not be eligible for status because of the Indian Act’s second-generation cut-off rule. Source link
Ticketmaster vows crackdown on scalper accounts that buy up most tickets
Ticketmaster, the world’s largest online box office, is promising for the first time to crack down on industrial-scale scalpers to bar them from using hundreds — sometimes thousands — of fake Ticketmaster accounts to buy up and resell tickets for concerts, theatre and sporting events. Source link
Canadian curling men bust out late vs. South Korea, stay unbeaten at Pan Continental
Canada’s Brad Jacobs improved to 3-0 at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 14-6 win over South Korea on Wednesday in Virginia, Minn. Source link
Auger-Aliassime beats Diallo in all-Canadian Round of 32 match at Swiss Indoors
Felix Auger-Aliassime beat fellow Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 7-5 Wednesday in an all-Montreal matchup at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Source link
Horror fans aren't cold and unfeeling – just listen to the science
The prevailing wisdom is that horror fans lack empathy and are addicted to adrenaline. My research shows otherwise, says Coltan Scrivner Source link