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The strange tale of the paid protesters supporting Meng Wanzhou at her extradition hearing
Meng, the CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, was arrested at Vancouver International Airport in December 2018 at the request of the U.S., which seeks to extradite her to face charges of fraud. A number of people showed up on the first day of her hearing Monday and held signs supporting her.
…More than 6K suspension orders to go out to Waterloo region students over vaccines
Region of Waterloo Public Health officials said a total of 6,129 suspension orders will go out, and parents will have until March 26 to provide proof of immunization or a valid exemption to avoid suspension.
Jeffrey Epstein complainants speak at hearing as judge weighs prosecution request
One by one, 16 of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers stood before a judge and poured out their anger toward the financier Tuesday, taking advantage of an extraordinary opportunity to be heard in court after his jailhouse suicide denied them the chance to testify against him at his sex-trafficking trial.…
Government to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021: Source
According to the source, the full list of plastics to be banned by the federal government will follow the model chosen by the European Union, which voted in March to also ban products made of oxo-degradable plastics, such as bags. Oxo-degradable plastics include additives that don't completely b…
Stranded sailors despair amid 30-month stay on ship left at Quebec port | CBC News
Bahamian company D&D Maritime purchased the ship from the Quebec-based Groupe Desgagnés in the summer of 2016 for more than $750,000 US cash and brought in a crew to get it ready to sail. A year later, the company ran into financial trouble and was unable to pay the crew. Most of them …
Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords | CBC News
Wright had just returned from a four-month trip to Guatemala and Colombia where he studied Spanish and worked remotely. He took no issue when a border services officer searched his bags, but drew the line when the officer demanded his passwords to also search his phone and laptop.
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Amputee forced to crawl after United Airlines, airport security confiscate scooter batteries | CBC News
Stearn Hodge says he will never forget the humiliation of having to drag his body across a hotel room floor during what was supposed to be a vacation celebrating his 43rd wedding anniversary — because a security agent at the Calgary International Airport and United Airlines confiscated the batte…
The case against Facebook: A 'dataopoly' with too much market power | CBC News
"I believe we need a more active role for governments and regulators. By updating the rules for the internet, we can preserve what's best about it — the freedom for people to express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things — while also protecting society from broader harms."
Air Canada employee says staff trained to 'dupe' passengers at risk of being bumped from oversold flights
A pair of Air Canada insiders are shedding light on the airline's policy of overselling flights, revealing what they say is a widespread practice of duping passengers into believing they have a seat on a plane and stringing them along until the last possible moment.
As a way to try to ma…
Gun crackdown was being considered before Toronto shooting, minister says | CBC News
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government is prepared to consider tightening handgun laws, but warns that taking such action would be a complicated process.