Plastic Straw
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@TorontoStar I question the credibility of a story with a topic of this magnitude and importance when it’s hidden behind a paywall.
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Ontario police are using spyware that lets them remotely take over your smartphone. They’re fighting to keep almost everything about it secret trib.al/oJn95hQ
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@TorontoStar No paywall here theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…
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Canada is doubling down on discriminatory regulations targeting American streaming services and digital creators.
A top Canadian regulator confirmed new rules implementing Canada's discriminatory Online Streaming Act are coming soon.
That’s why I introduced the Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act to authorize a Section 301 investigation into these harmful policies, and I will keep fighting to defend free expression, innovation, and American jobs.
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Trump got the tour of Xi's secret garden — previously reserved only for Putin. No trade deal explains that. @BarbaraMBoyd breaks down what's really happening in Beijing, why London is screaming, and why Mark Carney is done.
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This needs to happen in Canada! Bring some accountability back to the industry.
GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE@GOP_is_Gutless
It took less than 24 hours for brokers to tighten the belt after the Supreme Court ruled that brokers could be held liable for carrier accidents WOW! #Truckers #trucking #truckinglife @topfans
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Just in case you needed a reminder to boycott Tim Horton's as you head into the long weekend.
#BoycottTimHortons



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We called our colleagues at the Toronto Sun to do a story on this. Search on Google or the Toronto Sun website for the article.
@Gateway2Muskoka @OPP_CR

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The Calgary Man looks identical to the Brampton Man.
Kirk Lubimov@KirkLubimov
A Calgary man was arrested for starting a grass fire. "Calgary" man. 🤬
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Demi Moore’s toned arms take center stage on Cannes Film Festival 2026 red carpet trib.al/DYJYRNx

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This TFW posting for a cook at Kwality Sweets & Restaurant in Brampton offers $36.00 per hour, which stands out for the role. One wonders if local talent was truly unavailable at that rate, or what specific recruitment steps the employer took beforehand. Share this with any Canadians you know who might qualify as a cook to help them land the job. Also pass it along to communities on Facebook or X so more folks can apply.
Repost to help more Canadians see this.
jobwatchcanada.com/job/49342661
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@NT_pfisher I wonder how many "g" license will be revoke, need a few hundred thousand to be
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OPP - Charges Laid Following Investigation Into Fraudulant Driver Examinations
todaysnorthumberland.ca/2026/05/11/opp…
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@01CuriousGeorge Sounds like a desperation attempt when the ship is going down. I guess the boycott is working!
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Looks like some people are being scammed by the "Smile Cookie" fundraiser at various Tim Horton's locations. Some of the complaints include overcharging for cookies, including and charging for cookies that they NEVER ordered or adding more cookies than asked for, and overcharging for them as well.
If you're still patronizing Tim Horton's, check your receipts!! Old stock Canadian employees never scammed their customers, @TimHortons .
Link to reddit thread: reddit.com/r/TimHortons/c…
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Curious George@01CuriousGeorge
Canadians ratio'ed Tim Horton's so hard that the only thing they're serving now is double-double L's. You may have our politicians in your back pocket, but you'll obviously never regain the trust of Canadian consumers. #BoycottTimHortons #karma
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An officer from British Columbia’s Organized Crime Agency has investigated a senior Vancouver Police officer in relation to police data-base breaches and concerns that sensitive information could have been passed to Chinese officials, according to confidential sources and records examined by The Bureau.
Questions surrounding the Vancouver officer emerged in connection to a complaint to RCMP of suspected misuse of CPIC, according to a source with direct awareness. CPIC is the tightly-regulated Canadian police database the RCMP is responsible for stewarding.
The investigation emerged in B.C. political circlesin January 2024, and has included questioning of Vancouver-area politicians, according to records and sources with awareness.
Questions include whether Vancouver police officers could have accessed CPIC to gather private information on Vancouver municipal politicians, and whether this data could have been shared with Chinese officials in connection to recent elections.
Other questions that have come up include whether the senior Vancouver officer in question could have abused their position of authority and relationships with Chinese Consular leaders.
Records show an investigation into Vancouver police officers in this case involves B.C.’s Office of Police Complaints Commissioner (OPCC.)
“You may wish to contact the OPCC to obtain accurate information about the status [of] a police oversight matter, however we do not have any information to share,” Vancouver Police Sgt. Steve Addison stated in response to The Bureau’squestions about the CPIC misuse investigation.
OPCC spokesman Cameron Loveless said “very strict confidentiality provisions,” prevent the office “from disclosing that an investigation has been or may be initiated or releasing any information.”
“No further comment will be provided at this time,” Loveless told The Bureau.
Aside from the senior Vancouver officer facing questions in this case an unidentified Vancouver Police constable was also identified, records show.
The Bureau will not identify the senior Vancouver officer given the stage of the investigation.
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