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Elon Musk plans to ban engagement farming on X. What does this mean for the platform?
Elon Musk announced that X would start cracking down on engagement farming. Here's what it means for the app.
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Turkey's Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan postponed a White House meeting with President Joe Biden, a source familiar with the situation and a Turkish official said on Friday of a visit that had been tentatively planned for May 9. A new date will soon be set, the Turkish official said, requesting anonymity. Representatives for the White House and the U.S. State Department had no immediate comment.
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Cenovus slapped with $2.5M fine for 2018 offshore oil spill
Cenovus Energy has 30 days to pay a fine imposed at provincial court in St. John's on Friday. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history.The fine, which was handed down in St. John's provincial court Friday, must be paid within 30 days. "We deeply regret this incident happened," said Colleen McConnell, a communications specialist with Cenovus in St. John's in a st
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Minister 'outraged' as AFN national chief says headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to "make things right" with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, who said her headdress was removed from an airplane cabin during a flight this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post Thursday her headdress and its case were taken away and put in a garbage bag. She said the incident left her with hurt feelings, and Air Canada needs a protoco
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Child hit by transport truck in Etobicoke, hospitalized
An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by the driver of a transport truck in north Etobicoke Friday morning, Toronto police say.According to investigators, the incident happened in the area of Albion Road and Elmhurst Drive around 8:52 a.m.The driver of the truck was going north on Albion Road when the child was struck as he was trying to cross the road, Duty Insp. Jeff Bangild told reporters at the scene.The driver of the truck stopped, and the boy was rushed to the Hospita
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Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
OTTAWA — Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. The community near Sarnia, Ont., which is surrounded by industrial facilities, raised the alarm last week as citizens fell ill and closed its offices to limit exposure to the cancer-causing substance. Leaders from the First Nation and international environment advocates also wrote to the federal environment minister on Thursday asking him to take immediate step
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VideoPro-Israeli demonstrators gather at Columbia University in New York
Pro-Israeli demonstrators gathered at Columbia University in New York on Friday, rallying for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
