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New location feature on X sheds light on accounts — but also has errors
Canadian researchers who track online misinformation and foreign interference are welcoming a new feature that reveals the location of an X account but warn that it still has glitches and its results should be taken with a grain of salt. Source link
F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet 'by a mile' in 2021 Defence Department competition
The American-built F-35 fighter jet dominated its Swedish rival Gripen in terms of technical and military capabilities during a competition held by the Defence Department in 2021, according to data obtained by Radio-Canada. Source link
Why invoking the notwithstanding clause no longer seems politically taboo
The notwithstanding clause allows for premiers or prime ministers to override rulings on legislation that judges have determined would violate sections of the Charter. But the use of the clause, once viewed by many as a political taboo, has become more frequent in recent years. Source link
Carney to announce aid measures for aluminum and steel producers
Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce new aid measures Wednesday aimed at helping Canada’s aluminum and steel producers. Source link
Carney to announce aid measures for steel and lumber sectors
Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce new aid measures Wednesday aimed at helping Canada’s steel and lumber sectors. Source link
B.C. teacher disciplined after talking to student on Grindr, engaging in sexual contact: regulator
A B.C. teacher will not be allowed to be certified for eight years after messaging a student on the Grindr dating app and engaging in sexual relations with them. Source link
Cub Scout group comes to the aid of 3 unprepared hikers in B.C.'s Golden Ears Provincial Park
A group of young Cub Scouts came to the aid of three unprepared hikers in B.C.’s Golden Ears Provincial Park over the weekend amid torrential rain. Source link
Jamaican bobsleigh team wins 1st-ever gold medal in international competition
Nearly 40 years after the Jamaica bobsleigh team’s first Winter Olympics inspired the film Cool Runnings, the team made history again last weekend when it captured its first ever gold medal at an international bobsleigh race. Source link
Explaining whereabouts rules for athletes after swimmer Penny Oleksiak's ban
Olympic multi-medallist Penny Oleksiak has accepted a two-year ban from competitions due to three whereabouts failures. Her former teammate Brittany MacLean Campbell, host of The Ready Room on CBC Radio, discusses the rules and shares her perspective on the violations. Source link