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Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
VANCOUVER - Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users' images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a B.C. woman ...
Jan 11, 2024

B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER - Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he raped her, which...
Jan 11, 2024

Prescribing safer alternatives to potentially deadly street drugs saved lives: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have published a study that suggests prescription opioids prevent overdose deaths among people with an addiction to potentially toxic street drugs. They fou...
Jan 11, 2024

B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER - Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he raped her, which...
Jan 11, 2024

A sketch of Ed Broadbent, former longtime federal NDP leader who has died at age 87
A quick look at Ed Broadbent, former federal NDP leader who has died at age 87. Born: March 21, 1936 Hometown: Oshawa, Ont. Leader of the NDP: 1975 to 1989 Highlights: Under his leadership, the NDP in...
Jan 11, 2024

Quebec Gémeaux screen awards to revive separate acting categories for men and women
MONTREAL - Canada's top award for French-language television is bringing back separate divisions for male and female actors one year after introducing gender-neutral categories. The Gmeaux awards drop...
Jan 11, 2024

Canadiens acquire forward Filip Cederqvist in trade with Sabres
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Filip Cederqvist from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations, the NHL club said Thursday. The 23-year-old left-winger from Skara, Sweden, ...
Jan 11, 2024

Cold warnings cover much of the West, chilling even the sturdiest Canadians
VANCOUVER - Ski resorts are closed because of extreme cold, teachers are impressing students by instantly freezing boiling water, and it's even too cold for a zoo penguin walk. Extreme cold has moved ...
Jan 11, 2024

Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
VANCOUVER - Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users' images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a B.C. woman ...
Jan 11, 2024

Marcel Desjardins returns to Montreal Alouettes front office
MONTREAL - Marcel Desjardins is back in the Montreal Alouettes front office. The Alouettes announced Thursday that Desjardins, 57, of Burlington, Ont., was returning to the CFL club as a special assis...
Jan 11, 2024