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Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat over allegations their platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use, and have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn. Abigail Bimman reports on how much money the school boards are seeking; how many hours a day kids and teens are logged onto...

Four of Ontario’s largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok for more than $4 billion dollars for disrupting student learning and the education system. The suit alleges the platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use, and have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn. Katherine Ward has...

Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat over allegations their platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use, and have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn. How much money the school boards are seeking; how many hours a day kids and teens are logged onto social media; and how...

Winnipeg police announced the arrest of a 21-year-old male from Winnipeg following an investigation into a social media “sextortion” operation on Monday. Director of Cybertip.ca and Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc. Stephen Sauer said companies like Instagram and Snapchat used by the accused need to do more to protect users.

Liam McKay was travelling from Warman, Sask to a job site on May 31st when he spotted two goslings on the highway, one of which had already perished. McKay collected both from the busy roadway because he “wouldn’t leave his brother in the trenches.” Using social media app, Snapchat, McKay consulted his contacts to find...

A 24-year-old man is in hot water after an investigation by Brandon police into luring via SnapChat.

After charging a 21-year-old man with child luring and sexual assault in the summer, Alberta investigators now believe there could be upwards of 100 victims. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit said Imesh Ratnayake is facing 18 additional charges for offences in the Morinville area. Dan Grummett reports.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) questioned Jennifer Stout, vice president of global public policy at Snap Inc., over children’s access to drugs through Snapchat on Tuesday, referencing a case where a child died from a pill bought through the app. Stout said the issue “is such a top priority for our entire company” and suggested...

Dozens of students at Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth walked out of the classroom on Monday, protesting racist behavior in the hallways and a lack of curriculum on Black history and culture. As Elizabeth McSheffrey reports, the catalyst for the walkout was a white student’s racist Snapchat story.

A terrifying Snapchat video has emerged on social media, which shows the moment a gunman opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Amanda Alvear, one of 50 people killed in the mass shooting, shared video of her night out at the club on Snapchat. The first few clips, posted to her Snapchat story, show Alvear...

Martin “Dr. 6ix” Jugenburg has thousands watching his real-time updates on Instagram and Snapchat every day but questions are being raised about whether it’s for education or for self-promotion. Mark McAllister reports.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Kevin Becker talks about the North American markets opening flat, along with stocks for the company that owns Snapchat.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management’s Clinton Orr discusses a rate hike from the U.S. central bank and the latest earnings from Snapchat and American Express.

Tyler Orton from Business in Vancouver talks about the new jobs numbers and the potential windfall when Snapchat goes public.

Experts say Snapchat and Instagram are quickly becoming the most popular social media platform for teens

Video originally posted to Snapchat shows a man telling a child to climb down a manhole in Hawaii after an ballistic missile alert warning was accidentally sent to cell phones, TV and radio on Saturday morning. A false alarm alert was sent out about 38 minutes after the initial warning.

An article in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) says there is a new trend where patients are going into cosmetic surgery consultations asking to look like heavily filtered or edited versions of themselves that apps like Snapchat have popularized.

One of the men who accused Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him when he was a teen allegedly captured the incident on camera and shared it via Snapchat.

Snapchat has police warning users that it may have risks associated with the app’s map feature.

Snapchat has police warning users that it may have risks associated with its snap map feature.