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Meta fined 390M euros in latest European privacy crackdown

Meta fined 390M euros in latest European privacy crackdown

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity.
B.C. becomes first province to require three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers

B.C. becomes first province to require three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period for buyers after they've signed an agreement to purchase a home.
Okotoks and Foothills becoming an A-list film destination

Okotoks and Foothills becoming an A-list film destination

Alberta screen industry is looking back on a successful 2022, which featured a number of big-budget productions, and looks forward to a booming 2023.
Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect America

Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect America

Religiously speaking, the incoming 118th Congress looks like America — that is, the America of decades past, rather than today. Congress is far more Christian, and religious overall, than today's general population.
Proud Boys go to trial on sedition as Jan. 6 probe heats up

Proud Boys go to trial on sedition as Jan. 6 probe heats up

WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Proud Boys extremist group stormed past police lines and swarmed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , their leader cheered them on from afar, prosecutors say. “Do what must be done,” Enrique Tarrio wrote on social media.
Aurora Cannabis closes sale of Aurora Polaris facility for $15M in gross proceeds

Aurora Cannabis closes sale of Aurora Polaris facility for $15M in gross proceeds

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it has closed the sale of its Aurora Polaris facility. The company says gross proceeds from the sale totalled about $15 million.
Cochrane Ecological Institute resolves court case with Alberta Environment

Cochrane Ecological Institute resolves court case with Alberta Environment

After months of legal wrangling, disagreements, letters, emails and phone calls with Alberta wildlife department officials, the Cochrane Ecological Institute (CEI) gained a bit of closure in December.
Grand Prix champions Gilles, Poirier withdraw from Canadian championships

Grand Prix champions Gilles, Poirier withdraw from Canadian championships

OSHAWA, Ont. — Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, gold medallists at last month's ISU Grand Prix Final, will miss next week's Canadian figure skating championships after Gilles underwent an appendectomy.
Best of CES 2023: Electric skates, pet tech and AI for birds

Best of CES 2023: Electric skates, pet tech and AI for birds

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES , formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.
Sitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths

Sitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military’s top brass came under increasing scrutiny Wednesday as more details emerged of how at least 89 Russian soldiers, and possibly many more, were killed in a Ukrainian artillery attack on a single building.
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