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Toronto A Toronto-area man is facing terror charges in both Canada and the United States, authorities say, for allegedly attempting to illegally enter the U.S. to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York City. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, now faces terror-related charges in both U.S. and Canada AdamContinue Reading

News The victim’s parents, who can’t be named under an Indian law that protects the identity of sexual assault victims, said their grief is mixed with anger at how police have handled the high-profile case. 31-year-old doctor was found dead at Kolkata hospital on Aug. 9 Salimah Shivji · CBCContinue Reading

News A TikTok trend is is prompting people to show off ‘dents’ in their pinky they believe are caused by their phone. But experts say ‘phone pinky’ isn’t a medical diagnosis, and that phones can’t change the shape of your pinky. TikTok trend prompting people to show off ‘dents’ inContinue Reading

J.D. Vance knocks Democrats’ energy policyAt a rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance takes aim at the green policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In nearly every speech, J.D. Vance, the Republican hopeful for U.S. vice-president, drums home that Americans are being dupedContinue Reading

Instagram ignored 926 out of 1,000 abusive comments targeting American female politicians after they were flagged to the app, according to a new report.  The British non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) flagged comments users left on the accounts of 10 politicians, including Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, that it said violatedContinue Reading

News A Florida-based company is facing multiple legal complaints after a massive data breach. One proposed class action alleges hackers accessed nearly three billion files containing personal data on people in Canada, the U.S. and the United Kingdom, including names and addresses.  Records may include names, home addresses of peopleContinue Reading

News Tropical storm Debby threatens to bring ‘catastrophic flooding’ to multiple U.S. statesTropical storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain that could bring “catastrophic flooding” to Charleston, Savannah and other cities on Tuesday, a day after it slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast as aContinue Reading

News Prime Minister Keir Starmer blames far-right activists and misinformation for recent riots that have rocked parts of the U.K. since a stabbing rampage at a dance class left three girls dead and many more wounded.  Keir Starmer blames rioting on far-right activists and social media misinformationThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia Vibrant and inclusive: Vancouver’s 46th Pride Parade draws massive crowdHundreds of thousands of people flocked to downtown Vancouver on Sunday for Canada’s oldest pride parade that celebrates and supports the LGBTQ2+ community. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unexpected appearance in Vancouver’s West End before the parade startedCBCContinue Reading