UK to require tech firms to remove abusive images within 48 hours Ministers warn platforms could have their services blocked in Britain if they fail to act

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I have to get up at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday to get to Navan in time to set up for this fair before the gates close to vendors at 7:30 a.m. so I sure hope lots of people come out when the doors open at 9! #ReBoundPress #BookFair #Navan #shopLocal #GetUpEarly

What a study of 12 million Ontarians reveals about the potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor Researches say the study serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor.

The potential deadly risks for those without a family doctor.
Researchers say the study of 12M Ontarians serves as a warning that the province needs to find ways to triage the sickest patients waiting for a family doctor, by Megan Ogilvie www.thestar.com/news/gta/fam... via @thestar.com

MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberals, citing 'national unity crisis' | CBC News Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party, nudging Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to the line of a coveted majority.

Welcome to Team Canada MP Matt Jeneroux.
Now you will be working for Canada instead of against it.
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Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a ‘national emergency’ of online misogyny Deepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has said, calling it a “national emergency” that the government must confront. Companies could be fined millions or even blocked altogether if they allow the images to spread or be reposted after victims give notice. Continue reading...

Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

Mercor, a startup AI company, is headquartered in San Francisco.

On today's list (yikes):

This U.S. doctor is training AI to do her job. And it's a booming business https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/this-us-doctor-is-training-ai-to-do-her-job-and-its-a-booming-business/
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Bruce Arthur: Canada never stopped believing and Mitch Marner made the play of his life. This team showed who they are at the Olympics Canada’s quarterfinal win over Czechia at the Milan Cortina Olympics was a hockey game these players will remember the rest of their lives, writes Bruce Arthur.

Canada was pushed to its limit, and needed Nick Suzuki, Jordan Binnington, and Mitch Marner's greatest ever play to beat the Czechs in one of the best hockey games I've ever, ever seen. This was why players wanted to go back to the Olympics. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...

Was that a Bronze medal win?

Doug Ford was upset yesterday because malls weren't open on Family Day.

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds ‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries

Chikungunya, a tropical disease, could now be spread spread by mosquitoes in Europe. Rising global temperatures are to blame.

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Opinion: How Canada and allies can stand up to Trump and other great-power bullies Drawing from the Hanseatic League, a 13th-century alliance, could help middle powers leverage their strengths

A Hanseatic League for the 21st century may be the best option for middle powers to stand up to Trump. Carney could the instigator.
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‘A realistic take on marriage’: readers on their favourite lesser-known movie romances After Guardian writers shared their picks for big screen love stories people may not have seen, readers have responded with some alternative options

Looking for a romantic movie?
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Locations - Purity Factories Purity products can be found in many locations across Canada within certain retail stores. In addition to the major supermarket chains, Purity products can also be found in all the Newfoundland and Ma...

There are Canadian made Crackers and Biscuits made by Purity Factories Limited in Newfoundland, Canada, here is the website locations and products (links at bottom of the page with locations, then below it shows the stores that carry them)

purity.nf.ca/locations/

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Thinking the wrong person was escorted out of the arena.

Try discussing this with the legions of people who "just don't get it." They will argue, "I love my dog more than anyone. So what he said is fine."

What they don't get is that Fine has targeted a SPECIFIC group of people to denigrate. This is not a pro-dog statement. It's an anti-Muslim statement.

Wow.

I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the… The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.

This is the difference between practising medicine in the US and practising it in Canada or anywhere the government isn’t pushing autogenocide on its citizens. #3E #EndAutogenocide canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i...

What are Canadian politicians doing on Russian state propaganda media?

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan By trusting the US, we handed Trump a kill switch. Yet Europe’s digital sovereignty is an achievable goal, says civil liberties campaigner, Johnny Ryan

Europeans are dangerously reliant on US tech. Now is a good time to build our own | Johnny Ryan

The Casino Shift | Dr. Brian Goldman Stories from an ER on the edge. Pre-order Dr. Brian Goldman's raw new book, The Casino Shift.

The edge of medicine comes alive in these pages. See for yourself: thecasinoshift.com

UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks

“If Mastercard & Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s.” The UK is exploring a sovereign payment system because of fears that Trump could disrupt the credit card network. What are Canada's plans for a sovereign payment system?
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Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing? The evidence is surprisingly strong

The evidence is surprisingly strong

The U.S. ready to make up, Europe ready to break up in Munich Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

Europe is moving on.

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Who's Behind the Hard-Right in Canada? A Reference Guide to Canada's Disinformation Network. #cdnpoli
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She won a landmark discrimination case in Canada. An exhibit and play honour her legacy | CBC News Gloria Baylis, a Black nurse from Barbados, took a Montreal hotel giant to court in the 60s and won. It was the first Canadian case where an institution was found guilty of job discrimination based on...

The story of Montrealer Gloria Baylis isn’t a well known one

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On this National Flag Day, the Maple Leaf flies at half-mast.

Today our flag carries a message for the community of Tumbler Ridge: Canada is with you.

Olympic F-bombs: Canada and Sweden get into heated argument after claims of cheating in men’s curling The Canadian men’s curling team got into a heated argument with Team Sweden during their match at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday.

"The World Curling organization states that a moving stone cannot be touched after the hog line, but it is not a violation if a thrower double-touches the rock before the line."

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‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire

For all the curlers out there, here is an interesting article of the origins of the curling stones used in Cortina for the Olympic games. They are made of a special green granite crafted in a small Scottish factory on an island the Firth of Clyde.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage Analysis shows that the world is moving closer to China, as Trump’s isolationism rears its head at the United Nations

US isolationism is contributing to change in the world order.
The rise of Chinese influence around the world is clearly charted.

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...