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Social media lawsuit: Why school boards are raising red flags over useAs Ontario school boards are raising red flags over social media use among students, experts say the evidence is mounting that more screen time is linked to changes in behaviour.ConsumerMay 31
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BC Conservative candidate resigns amid spotlight on recent social media postsDamon Scrase, the party's candidate for Courtenay-Comox, issued a statement Tuesday saying he was stepping aside to avoid becoming a "distraction. "PoliticsMay 29
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More Ontario school boards join social media lawsuit against Meta, Snapchat, TikTokFive Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined a lawsuit that claims social media tech giants Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are disrupting student learning.CanadaMay 29
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Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use, debates age limitsQuebec's CAQ party says among proposals it is debating is a call from the party's youth wing to ban social media access for those under the age of 16.CanadaMay 26
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UWaterloo researchers develop new method to detect hate speech on social mediaThe University of Waterloo says a group of researchers at the school have developed a program which will detect hate speech on social media platforms.CanadaMay 30
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B.C. cuts deal with Meta, Google on youth safety, emergency infoThe British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online.TechMay 15
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First Nations in Bella Bella call for removal of RCMP officer over social media postsPosts that have been since taken down show Robinson in costume paired with inappropriate remarks towards Jehovah's Witnesses and people of colour.CanadaMay 24
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board joins lawsuit against social media giantsAccording to a lawyer, the $2.6 billion "Schools for Social Media Change" lawsuit alleges negligence by social media giants with apps such as Instagram, TikTok, SnapChat and more.EducationMay 29
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First Nation in Bella Bella says RCMP officer transferred over social media postsConst. Adrian Robinson has been transferred out of the community, the Heiltsuk Nation announced Thursday morning.CanadaMay 30
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Check your social media to see if an emergency alert is over: Nova Scotia EMOThe provincial Nova Scotia Emergency Management office said that social media is an 'effective tool' when alerting the public about the start and stop of emergency alerts.CanadaMay 7
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Ontario wants meeting with social media execs to battle classroom distractionsA plan from Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce to sit down with social media leaders comes as some school boards take the tech giants to court, seeking billions.PoliticsMay 9
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Baby eels worth up to $350K destined for overseas market intercepted in Nova ScotiaThe Fisheries Department says on social media that officers intercepted the shipment "based on gathered intelligence" and arrested two people.CrimeJun 4
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Calgary councillor labels Danielle Smith’s Bill 20 social media post ‘misinformation’Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott put forward a notice of motion last Tuesday to ask Alberta Municipalities to explore allowing permanent residents to vote in civic elections.PoliticsMay 7
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Kelowna drag performers noticing a rise in hateful comments onlinePopular drag performer Ella Lamoureux says hateful social media comments became a much bigger problem after the pandemic.CanadaJun 1
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Slide shared by N.B. premier ‘gross misrepresentation’ of sexual health presentationTeresa Norris, president of HPV Global Action, walked media through the presentation in an effort to provide context for the single opening slide that Higgs shared on social media.CanadaJun 1
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Are ‘Ozempic babies’ on the rise? What to know about the growing phenomenonThe term 'Ozempic babies' is taking social media by storm as a growing number of women have shared their stories of getting pregnant after using the popular weight-loss drug.HealthJun 1
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West Vancouver police shut down road in British Properties for investigationOn social media, the West Vancouver Police Department said it shut down the 800 block of King Georges Way for an investigation.CrimeMay 22
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Trista Sutter ‘safe and sound’ after concern over Ryan Sutter’s cryptic postsHusband Ryan Sutter made several unusual social media posts about Trista Sutter, claiming his wife was away from her family and seemingly not in contact.EntertainmentMay 27
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‘Unacceptable’: Desjardins apologizes after Canadian flag used in Quebec Patriots’ Day posterThe financial services company issued a mea culpa in a social media post Monday after photos of the image circulated widely online.CanadaMay 21
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New Brunswick premier bans sex ed group from schools over ‘inappropriate’ presentationA photo Higgs shared on social media shows a presentation slide with questions like: "Do girls masturbate?" and "Does it hurt when you do it for the first time?" among others.CanadaMay 26