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Australia teen social media ban closes 4.7M accounts in 1st monthSocial media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under-16s took effect.WorldJan 15
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Discord tops social media platforms utilized for attacks on girls, data showsFrom 2022 to 2025, reports of extreme online violence rose sharply, with girls making up 84 per cent of victims, mostly teens, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection says.CrimeJan 21
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Manitoba PC board member suspended over ICE comment on social mediaThe Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says Patrick Allard's party membership and board position, where he has served as a regional director, are suspended.PoliticsJan 12
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Ex-Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Carney’s Liberals'I am honoured to welcome Matt Jeneroux to our caucus as the newest member of Canada’s new government,' Carney said in a social media post.PoliticsFeb 18
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Valentine’s Day deepfake alert: How romance scams are changingDating apps and social media platforms are prime targets, luring unsuspecting victims into financial traps often involving cryptocurrency.ConsumerFeb 4
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Police renew warning to avoid Lake Ontario after man falls in icy watersToronto police are renewing warnings about dangerous ice conditions after a video showing a man falling into freezing cold waters has been circulating on social media.CanadaFeb 19
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Tory extortion motion seeks to bar refugee claims after serious crimesConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on social media Monday non-citizens who commit serious crimes "must be forced to leave our country."CanadaFeb 10
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Victim ‘fearful’ as Saskatoon voyeur arrested hours after releaseA Saskatoon woman says she learned of voyeur Kyle Hameluck’s release through social media, describing fear and panic before his arrest a few hours later.CrimeFeb 18
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Former Conservative leader John Rustad says he’s not running for his old jobRustad says in a statement posted to social media that he did not make the choice lightly and he believes the best thing he can do for the party is support the next leader.CanadaFeb 15
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Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother’s kidnapper asking to provide proof she is aliveGuthrie said in a recorded video posted on social media that her family has heard media reports about a ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie.U.S. NewsFeb 4
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Ontario government directs schools to let students watch Team Canada matchesDoug Ford announced the idea in a social media post on Wednesday evening, saying he had told Education Minister Paul Calandra to work out how schools could make it possible.CanadaFeb 19
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Quebec teen facing terrorism charge for allegedly promoting neo-Nazi groupRCMP say a Quebec City-area teenager is facing a terrorism charge for allegedly using social media to promote the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division.CrimeFeb 5
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Canadian man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 100-plus girls in the United StatesA 40-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty in the United States for sexually exploiting more than 100 children on social media.CrimeJan 30
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Bombardier warns of ‘significant impact’ to travellers from Trump’s threatTransport Minister Steve MacKinnon also addressed the matter in a social media post on Friday afternoon, saying he has spoken with Bombardier's CEO.CanadaJan 30
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Montreal mayor falls victim to city’s growing pothole problemSoraya Martinez Ferrada said she blew a pair of tires while driving her personal vehicle along Notre-Dame Street, prompting her to share the experience on social media Monday.CanadaFeb 3
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Musician Paul Brandt won’t clarify opinion on Alberta separatism after online postA post on Alberta country music star Paul Brandt's social media shows a photo of him at a crosswalk with lyrics from his song "Alberta Bound" over top.PoliticsJan 27
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EU investigating Musk’s X platform over AI chatbot Grok sexual deepfakesThe European Union opened a formal investigation into social media platform X on Monday after artificial intelligence chatbot Grok spewed non-consensual sexualized deepfake images.WorldJan 26
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Fredericton hospital’s ‘ambulance bay’ unit to stop admitting patients, be renovatedThe temporary unit at a Fredericton hospital that was described as a 'garage with curtains' on social media will no longer be used to admit patients by the end of March.HealthJan 20
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Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-deepfake imagesSt. Clair claims that Grok 'created and disseminated altered, deepfake content' of her on the social media platform X 'in sexually explicit poses.'TrendingJan 16
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Trump gifted Nobel Peace Prize by Venezuela’s María Corina MachadoTrump confirmed on social media that Machado had left the Peace Prize medal for him to keep, and he said it was an honour to meet her.TrendingJan 16