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  • Meta says you can’t turn off its new AI tool on Facebook, Instagram
    Meta has now integrated AI into Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger in Canada — but its presence may not be welcomed by all.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • B.C. woman says no recourse after Facebook account hacked to sell fake Taylor Swift concert tickets
    "There's no recourse for me. There's nowhere for me to go to fix this problem. So for three months, I've been living with knowing that people are being harmed on my behalf."
    Consumer
    Apr 9
  • 4 Ontario school boards sue Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok
    Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok alleging the platforms are disrupting student learning.
    Education
    Mar 28
  • Toronto victim pepper sprayed during Facebook Marketplace transaction
    Toronto police say they are searching for a suspect after a victim was pepper sprayed during a Facebook Marketplace transaction of a cellphone.
    Crime
    Mar 21
  • Guilty plea in Boxing Day double stabbing in Vancouver’s Olympic Village
    Sheldon Ilbegi-Asl, the man accused in a Boxing Day Facebook Marketplace robbery and attack, has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
    Crime
    Apr 15
  • Another Ontario school board joins lawsuit against major social media companies
    The lawsuit by Simcoe County and the four other school boards is seeking $4 billion in damages from the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok.
    Education
    Apr 5
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  • Facebook, Instagram back online after Meta sees global outage
    Thousands of social media users in Canada and across the globe could not access their Facebook and Instagram accounts amid a massive outage of the platforms owned by Meta. 
    Tech
    Mar 5
  • Man trying to sell iPhone via Facebook is robbed: Durham police
    A man who met up with someone to sell an iPhone he had listed for sale on Facebook ended up getting robbed and sprayed with an "unknown substance," Durham police say. 
    Crime
    Mar 7
  • Series of costly losses in 2023 contributed to Just for Laughs insolvency: report
    Court filings show attempts by Facebook and YouTube to compete with the increasingly popular TikTok are among the factors that led revenue to plummet at the JFL parent company.
    Canada
    Mar 17
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  • ‘Dangerous’ cave found in Edmonton’s river valley was purposely dug out for shelter: police
    Edmonton police posted about seeing the cave on Facebook on Monday. They said someone found it in the river valley and alerted them to the hole.
    Canada
    Mar 12
  • Online buying and selling: Most in Ontario say they’re anxious about meet ups
    A new report suggests the majority of Ontario residents are uncomfortable meeting up in person for buying or selling items through Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji due to scams.
    Canada
    Feb 27
  • AI-generated images on Facebook, Instagram will be labelled: Meta
    Meta said it's working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easier to identify images and eventually video and audio generated by AI tools.
    Tech
    Feb 6
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  • It’s twilight for Metro Vancouver’s last drive-in theatre, set to close after 2024 season
    Over the weekend, the drive-in posted to Facebook that it had spent the off-season making a "last ditch effort" to save the business and see if it could get a lease extension.
    Economy
    Feb 12
  • Regina Brandt Centre powwow attendees assaulted with bear spray: Regina police
    Regina police say a bear spray incident occurred at a powwow held at the Brandt Centre Saturday night.
    Crime
    Apr 21
  • Premier Kinew stops to help stranded driver change tire: ‘What any decent Manitoban would do’
    Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew stopped to help change a woman’s tire on the side of a dirt road Saturday and a photo of his effort is garnering significant traction online.
    Canada
    Apr 22
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  • Arson arrest made after apartment fire in Havelock displaces 18 tenants: OPP
    Eighteen tenants have been displaced following a fire that broke out on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported and one man has been arrested for arson.
    Fire
    Apr 24
  • WhatsApp says it’s back online after global outage
    More than 9,000 Canadians and 22,000 WhatsApp users in the U.S. reported issues being able to use the Meta-owned application, with other reports seen globally.
    Tech
    Apr 3
  • Beijing orders Apple to pull WhatsApp, Threads from its China app store
    Meta's WhatsApp and Threads were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns.
    Tech
    Apr 19
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  • CFB Wainwright conducting prescribed burn in eastern Alberta
    It may appear to be a wildfire, but a large plume of smoke spotted in eastern Alberta actually came from a prescribed burn being conducted at the Wainwright Garrison.
    Fire
    Apr 24
  • Fire crews contain wildfire northeast of Jasper
    A wildfire that broke out Monday northeast of the Jasper townsite is now contained. 
    Fire
    Apr 15
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