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Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues

Meta ends contract for journalism fellowship program as Bill C-18 fallout continues

As the fallout from the federal government's Online News Act continues, Facebook parent Meta is terminating a contract with The Canadian Press that saw the digital giant support the hiring of a limited number of emerging journalists at the national n
Canadian cyberspy agency says it disrupted foreign extremist activity

Canadian cyberspy agency says it disrupted foreign extremist activity

OTTAWA — Canada's cyberspy agency says it conducted operations in the last year to disrupt and remove harmful terrorist content spread online by foreign, ideologically motivated extremists.
Amanda Todd case: Dutch prosecutors seek to cut B.C. 'sextortion' sentence

Amanda Todd case: Dutch prosecutors seek to cut B.C. 'sextortion' sentence

Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking to cut the sentence imposed on a Dutch national for the "sextortion" of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide, from 13 years to 4 1/2 years, an amount the girl's mother says pleasantly surprised he
In the news today: Potential gravesites found at Alberta residential school

In the news today: Potential gravesites found at Alberta residential school

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta

Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta

Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta.
Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests

Canadians' pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests.
'Vision of Inuit': Nunavut's historic land-use plan submitted after 16 years

'Vision of Inuit': Nunavut's historic land-use plan submitted after 16 years

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The federal and Nunavut governments, as well as a group representing Inuit in the territory, are reviewing a massive plan to formally guide where, how and when land and water can be used in Canada's easternmost territory.
RoseAnne Archibald voted out as Assembly of First Nations national chief

RoseAnne Archibald voted out as Assembly of First Nations national chief

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations moved to oust RoseAnne Archibald as its national chief on Wednesday, after more than a year of turmoil involving her leadership of the advocacy organization.
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital

Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital

HOPE, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia Wednesday.
U.S. Coast Guard says 'presumed human remains' found in Titan wreckage

U.S. Coast Guard says 'presumed human remains' found in Titan wreckage

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The United States Coast Guard says "presumed human remains" have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible.