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Team Canada unveils athlete outfits for Milan-Cortina Olympics, Paralympics
A wide range of adaptive and inclusive designs, new adaptive footwear and bold Maple Leaf designs are part of the Team Canada athlete kits from Lululemon, the organization’s official outfitter, unveiled Tuesday for the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics in Milan Cortina. Source link
Jet fighter maintenance parts, bombs shipped to Israel via U.S., groups say in new report
Hundreds of shipments of explosives and fighter jet components have made their way from Canada to Israel by passing through the U.S. over the last two years, a new report by a group of four NGOs alleges, examining export data and U.S. Department of Defence contracts. Source link
Roblox increases safety guidelines with age verification, grouping users into age-based chats
The rules will make it so kids and teens can only message people within a similar age group to their own. The moves come as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over child safety and a growing number of countries and jurisdictions are implementing age verification laws. Source link
Ontario’s most stolen vehicles of 2024 revealed
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Israeli killed in West Bank after spate of settler attacks against Palestinians
Palestinian attackers stabbed an Israeli to death and wounded three more in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday before being shot down by troops, in the latest violence to rock the occupied territory, the Israeli military said. Source link
Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa today for rare Canadian visit
The Swedish royal family arrives in Ottawa today to begin a three-day state visit alongside a delegation of top government ministers and representatives from dozens of Swedish companies. Source link
This N.S. town has turned on a homeless shelter. The shelter says it’s facing a crisis alone
Tensions are high in New Glasgow, N.S., where residents, business owners and town officials are upset with the behaviour of some people using a homeless shelter. But the shelter operator says they are standing alone in the face of a growing crisis in the community. Source link
Should one of Canada’s longest-serving female inmates be granted ‘mercy’?
Behind bars for murder since she was 15 years old, Serena Tobaccojuice has amassed a record of prison hostage-takings. A judge will sentence her this week for unlawfully confining two prison guards at a Nova Scotia prison. Her lawyer is seeking the most lenient sentence possible. Source link
How investigating Indigenous activists became a CSIS priority for at least a decade
Canada’s spies subjected Indigenous activists to a series of “Native extremism” investigations for at least a decade beginning in 1988, in what internal documents show was a countrywide surveillance program that became more intrusive following the resistance at Kanehsatà:ke, or the Oka Crisis. Source link
Transport Canada's aviation wing moving to DND with little explanation
Transport Canada will be surrendering most — if not all — of its aviation wing to the Department of Defence in a plan that’s shrouded in secrecy. Source link