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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Former PQ leader Jean-François Lisée comes to defence of English-speaking Quebers during election campaign www.ctvnews.ca/montr...
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
RCMP aware of reports regarding FBI investigation into alleged exposure of tens of millions of drivers’ licences belonging to people in Canada and the U.S. being sold on the dark web.
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RCMP aware of FBI probe into alleged data breach of millions of drivers’ licences in Canada, U.S.
The RCMP says they are aware of reports regarding an FBI investigation into the alleged exposure of tens of millions of drivers’ licences belonging to people in Canada and the U.S. being sold on the dark web.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Montreal-based carsharing company Communauto warned customers about a potential security breach that occurred involving users’ personal information in an email Monday.
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Communauto warns customers of potential data breach involving personal information
Montreal-based carsharing company Communauto warned customers about a potential security breach that occurred involving users’ personal information in an email Monday.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Montreal transit authority has now opened virtual OPUS cards to all Android users. iOS users will still have to wait a little longer to use the new feature.
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Montreal transit authority brings virtual Opus cards to Android
Android users rejoice – Montreal’s regional transit authority, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) has introduced virtual opus cards as part of its digital transformation.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Quebec man who was sent to prison for 14 years on child molestation charges nearly three years ago will now instead serve four years behind bars after the Court of Appeal ruled his rights were violated due to unreasonable court delays. www.ctvnews.ca/montr...
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
An American activist is facing prosecution for allegedly using Canadian software to wipe the contents of his phone during an Atlanta airport search in a case legal experts describe as “troubling” and “entirely unprecedented.” www.ctvnews.ca/sci-t... www.threads.com/shar...
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U.S. activist facing ‘entirely unprecedented’ charges after phone wiped during airport search
An American activist is facing prosecution for allegedly using Canadian software to wipe the contents of his phone during an Atlanta airport search in a case legal experts describe as 'troubling' and 'entirely unprecedented.'
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"My children lost their father, their hero, they will never see him again." The third and final co-accused has been sentenced to 8 years for the fatal beating of Andrei Petuhov, 50, at the Orange Julep.
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Last co-accused sentenced to 8 years for fatal beating at Orange Julep
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in the fatal beating of a father of two outside the Orange Julep restaurant in Montreal.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New video shows Spanish police arresting All Boivin, Canada's most wanted fugitive, in Marbella last Friday. Spanish authorities say he took several steps to avoid capture, including removing his tattoos and rarely leaving his luxury home in the resort city. (🎥 Ministerio del Interior)
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The civic funeral for Montreal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane will be held July 7 at the Bell Centre. The 34-year-old constable killed in last week's shooting leaves behind a pregnant wife and a three-year-old child.
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Civic funeral for Montreal police officer killed in shooting to be held at Bell Centre
A civic funeral for the Montreal police officer killed in the line of duty last week will take place at the Bell Centre.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
On April 30, a consortium of Quebec English news media outlets invited the five leaders to a debate on Sept. 24, and only two responded immediately with a categorical “yes.”
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Here’s why there will be no English-language debate before the fall Quebec election
There will be no English-language debate among the leaders of Quebec’s political parties prior to the October general election.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
An RCMP officer based in Quebec has been charged with uttering threats online toward U.S. President Donald Trump while he was deployed to oversee security operations at the G7 summit last year in Alberta.
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RCMP officer charged with threatening Donald Trump
An RCMP officer based in Quebec has been charged with uttering threats online toward U.S. President Donald Trump while he was deployed to oversee security operations at the G7 summit last year in Alberta.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ottawa police charge 2 men for alleged use of AI sexual deepfakes targeting 50 victims between the ages of 16-55 across Canada. “This case highlights the growing challenges posed by technology-facilitated sexual violence and the evolving nature of online harms."
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Ottawa police charge 2 men for alleged use of AI deepfakes to share sexual content without consent
Two men are facing charges following an investigation into the alleged use of artificial intelligence deepfakes and other emerging technologies to create and distribute sexual content without consent, according to police.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A lawyer in Montreal facing several sex-related charges involving a minor was arrested after he allegedly communicated online with an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Police believe there could be more potential victims.
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Montreal lawyer accused of luring child online, making sexual abuse material
A Montreal lawyer facing several sex-related charges involving a minor was arrested after he allegedly communicated online with an undercover police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"The FBI director demanded the polygraph examinations to determine if any members of the team that accompanies him on his travels or staff who have access to sensitive details about his decisions have communicated with reporters..."
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Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources say
The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former members of his security detail, as well as other staff.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Houston, we’re going to Montreal. Fresh off their around-the-moon tour, the Artemis II crew will be making a stop at Place des Arts later this month to talk about their historic mission.
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From the moon to Montreal: Artemis II crew to speak at Place des Arts
Fresh off their around-the-moon tour, the Artemis II crew will be making a stop in Montreal later this month to talk about their historic mission.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is a great exposé from CBC on the hired actors and "faceless" YouTube channels profiting off of Alberta separatism content.
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Exposing fake Canadians pushing to join the U.S. | Visual investigations
Who is behind YouTube videos with millions of views saying parts of Canada should join the U.S.? CBC News’ visual investigations team and Radio-Canada’s Décrypteurs find the truth about YouTube channels with names like The Canadian Politician pushing Alberta separatism that a recent report says are
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
AI-generated images on Facebook are misidentifying the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect as a Montreal Canadiens staff member.
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No, the man arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner did not work for the Canadiens
A series of posts have been circulating in recent days on social media claiming that the man arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend has ties to the Montreal Canadiens.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The Montreal airport has installed a permanent memorial honouring Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, the two Canadian pilots who were killed when Flight AC8646 crashed into a truck at LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. (📸 Aéroports de Montréal)
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Montreal landlord Émile Haïm Benamor, who is facing criminal charges after a deadly fire at one his Old Montreal properties three years ago, has his law licence temporarily suspended.
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Montreal landlord facing charges after deadly Old Montreal fire has lawyer’s licence suspended
A Montreal landlord who is facing criminal charges after a deadly fire at one his properties three years ago has had his lawyer’s license temporarily suspended.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
NDP’s Alexandre Boulerice to resign as MP, run provincially for Quebec Solidaire This leaves the NDP with no MPs in Quebec.
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NDP’s Alexandre Boulerice to resign as MP, run provincially for Quebec Solidaire
Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice is expected to resign from Parliament and leave the federal NDP so he can run provincially for Québec Solidaire.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Hundreds pack Montreal community centre amid concern and confusion within Italian diaspora over recent changes to Italy citizenship law
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Sold-out Italian citizenship conference draws hundreds in Montreal
A sold-out conference on Italian citizenship brought hundreds of people to Montreal’s Leonardo Da Vinci Centre in Saint-Leonard this week, highlighting growing concern and confusion within the Italian diaspora over recent rule changes. “It looks like there is a Canadiens match tonight, but it’s just our citizenship seminar,” said Fortunato Mangiola, Deputy Consul General of […]
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Breaking: The RCMP has charged a 26-year-old Quebec man with promoting 764, a terrorist group that aims to radicalize youth to commit violent acts, and attempting to recruit teenagers on social media.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new report by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A Montreal-area man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after fatally stabbing his wife in the neck during an argument two years ago.
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Montreal-area man, 56, pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s stabbing death
A Montreal-area man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after fatally stabbing his wife in the neck during an argument two years ago.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Gunman kills Canadian woman, injures others at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids, according to the country's security cabinet. Police seized a firearm, a bladed weapon and live cartridges at the scene of the shooting.
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At least one killed in shooting at ​Mexico’s Teotihuacan ​pyramids, says security cabinet
A shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids has left at least one person dead and several people injured, Mexico’s security cabinet said Monday.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Montreal potholes are truly one-of-a-kind 🗡️
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Mother, son killed in pileup on highway near Montreal: truck driver was playing cellphone game
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Mother, son killed in pileup on highway near Montreal: truck driver was playing cellphone game
An Ontario truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death after causing a pileup that claimed the lives of a mother and her 11-year-old son on a Montreal-area highway.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Some (good) REM news The branch to Montreal's West Island (Anse-à-l'Orme) is set to open May 18, extending the network by 14 km and 4 new stations
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The REM’s West Island section set to open on May 18
The West Island section of the Réseau express métropolitain is set to open on May 18, according to officials.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Getting my tax docs in order and just realized the digital news subscription tax credit is no longer available 😔
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Quebec’s new premier is Christine Fréchette, who will lead the CAQ into the next provincial election in October.
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Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s new premier
Christine Fréchette defeated Bernard Drainville to become the new premier of Quebec on Sunday.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
After Trump limited access, historic library on Canada-U.S. border gets new door for Canadians
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Historic library straddling Canada-U.S. border gets new door after Trump admin. limited access
The century-old library in Stanstead, Que. that straddles the Canada-U.S. border now has a new door so Canadians can get in after the U.S. limited entry to the building last year.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
'Traumatic' and 'humiliating' procedures: Montreal gynecologist suspended for 3 months
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‘Traumatic’ and ‘humiliating’ procedures: Montreal gynecologist suspended for 3 months
A Montreal gynecologist has been suspended for three months and ordered to take further training after pleading guilty to violating the ethics code in relation to eight of his patients.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Trump threatens to jail the journalist who first reported that a U.S. airman was missing if the journo doesn't hand over source information to the government.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general
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Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general, source says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has ousted Pam Bondi as attorney general, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
‘It’s so devastating’ Man, 20, charged with second-degree murder in killing of 18-year-old partner in Montreal
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Man, 20, charged with murder in killing of teenage partner in Montreal
A 20-year-old man is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his teenage partner, who was allegedly strangled during an altercation Tuesday in a Montreal apartment. 
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
‘We couldn’t hold back our tears’: Former Air Canada Jazz pilot pays respects to fallen colleague Antoine Forest after LaGuardia crash
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‘We couldn’t hold back our tears’: Former Air Canada Jazz pilot pays respects to Antoine Forest
Former Air Canada Jazz pilot Julian Compton was among the hundreds of pilots and flight staff who braved the cold and waited in the rain, lining up in front of Air Canada’s Montreal headquarters to honour a fallen colleague.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages.
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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"I just want to say thank you to Canadians." Rachel Mariotti, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. who survived the fatal Air Canada flight at LaGuardia Airport, is thanking the two Canadian pilots for saving the lives of dozens of people onboard the plane.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A U.K. DJ and music producer whose song went viral after being prominently featured in the hit TV drama 'Heated Rivalry' is coming to Canada for a club tour, with a stop in Montreal on April 2.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🚨 @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social is hiring a digital reporter. jobs.bce.ca/bell/job/Mon...
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Digital Reporter, CTV News Montreal, Bell Media, Unionized
Digital Reporter, CTV News Montreal, Bell Media, Unionized
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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · 18/03/2026
Police in Manitoba and Nova Scotia say they’ve foiled plans for “violent,” simultaneous attacks on two schools and arrested two teenagers. globalnews.ca/news/1173611...
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Police foil plans for ‘violent attack’ on Canadian schools, teens facing charges | Globalnews.ca
Police in Manitoba and Nova Scotia say they’ve foiled plans for “violent,” simultaneous attacks on two schools and arrested two teenagers.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
NORAD confirms that CF-18s and F-16s, as well as KC-135 aerial tankers, escorted 2 overseas flights bound for Montreal. When the planes landed safely at YUL, the Sûreté du Québec arrested 2 men in their 20s and 30s who are still being questioned.
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Fighter jets escort Montreal-bound flights after ‘security incident’; 2 men arrested
NORAD said fighter jets, including CF-18s, escorted two international flights bound for Montreal on Wednesday due to a 'security incident' that prompted a police response at the Trudeau International airport.
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CTV News Montreal @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A suspicious package on a landing flight has limited the number of flights heading to the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Wednesday, according to an airport spokesperson.
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Suspicious package limits flights at Montreal international airport
A suspicious package on a landing flight has limited the number of flights heading to the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport on Wednesday, according to an airport spokesperson.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Émile Benamor covers his face as he leaves the Montreal police station Wednesday after being granted bail. Benamor was charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence after the 2023 Old Montreal fire at his building that killed 7 people. (Dave Touniou/CTV News) www.ctvnews.ca/montr...
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Radio-Canada is pausing new subscriptions to ICI RDI on Amazon Prime after facing public backlash. Prime subscribers won't be able to add the channel until it's made available on RDI's ICI TOU.TV.
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Radio-Canada met en pause les nouveaux abonnements à ICI RDI sur Prime Video
Sensible aux préoccupations du public exprimées dans la foulée de son annonce de l’entente de distribution d’ICI RDI sur Prime Video, Radio-Canada a demandé à Prime Video de mettre en pause le si...
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The man accused of murdering a Montreal convenience store owner yesterday was also convicted of stabbing a woman to death at a Vancouver hotel in 2012 when he was just 21 years old.
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Man charged with first-degree murder after Montreal store owner killed
A 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a stabbing at a dépanneur in Montreal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Defense secretary openly states that a pro-Trump billionaire taking over a news network (following regulatory help from the administration) will result in coverage more favorable for the administration.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
READ THE FULL OP-ED: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The Tyee
Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person.
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Joe Lofaro @joelofaro.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"The federal government may exclude ChatGPT and other AI chatbots from its upcoming online harms bill and instead rely on cabinet to regulate the technology at a later date, The Logic has learned."
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Ottawa mulls workaround to pass online harms bill without tackling AI - The Logic
The government could ask cabinet to regulate ChatGPT and other AI systems at a later date without needing to pass fresh legislation, The Logic has learned
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened:
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