Exclusive: Records obtained via FoI request relate to critic of Saudi royal family living in UK under asylum protection
I just ordered it after reading this. Thank you Barbara.
Of course it is, it's from the playbook. Hopefully it doesn't work - it seems like the protesters see through every move they make.

"Will Chrome, Edge, and Other Privacy-Focused Browsers follow this move?"
And it's not The Onion.
I'm not surprised, but this finding would not have crossed my mind.

OpenAI partners with Wharton for a new course focused on leveraging ChatGPT for teachers

The four-module course is launching today on Coursera and seeks to empower educators to maximize learning with generative AI technology.

OpenAI partners with Wharton for a new course focused on leveraging ChatGPT for teachers

The four-module course is launching today on Coursera and seeks to empower educators to maximize learning with generative AI technology.


An alleged mafia leader has been accused of laundering crime money. Why are these banks still doing business with him? - thestar.com

A TD Bank source said it won't renew two mortgages with Angelo Figliomeni. RBC said it "evaluates business relationships on a case-by-case basis."


The former Ford government staffer at the centre of the Greenbelt scandal used personal emails to do government business. He is refusing to hand them over - thestar.com

The Ontario government says Ryan Amato has twice refused to share any emails — and it can't compel him to do so in response to a Star FOI request.

I thought this was about ending the practice of moving the clock back and forth twice a year, but no, it's just about soon moving the clock
“TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish,” Garland said. “By making its services convenient for criminals, it became one.”
I hope no one indeed will be "off limits" in the criminal investigation, let's see...
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I agree. I love Mastodon's calm columnar UI with lists and hashtags where I feel I'm in control of my experience, and that I can just stop whenever and come back in three days.
I finally got around to installing OpenMW - it looks much better! Thanks again

Toronto to end online payment system after damning auditor's report - thestar.com

City council’s audit committee voted Tuesday to end the payment system that uses technology from U.S.-based PayIt next year.

I agree with you, I'm also missing context. I agree this looks very fishy for the police to be paying her a visit with the "you are walking a line" comment, but without knowing all the details, I'm reluctant to jump into definitive conclusions. I really hope this story gets picked up by media so we at least get that side as well, however imperfect it might be.
Agreed, no big deal. But YouTubers who knew about it before this controversy will typically use the intended pronouncing, and it's easy to spot those who didn't care much about it until this all started.
It sounds like G-DOUGH.
This never crossed my mind, but you are right. Online interactions do lack a lot of context, and it must have been hard (or practically impossible) to discern genuine from malicious calls to remain apolitical in a situation of intense online harassment.
This is evident in a few ways:
- How they subtly or glaringly misunderstand what it is and what it does
- How they call it "a company"
- How they pronounce it as GO-DOT
20% by 20%, the progress bar of me agreeing with this assessment went to a 100% as I was reading it.
“A few stakeholders were concerned that the release of the report would result in new legal action (criminal prosecution, citizen revocation, or otherwise) being brought against the individuals named in the report,”
Also known as "justice" and "law".
Just forwarded this pic to my dad. I'll be guiding him in installing Mint on one of his old Windows desktops this coming Saturday! Wish us luck in the coming years 😂
My situation exactly, and I'm very happy with it. M2 with its speed and long battery life compensates well for some unconfigurable behaviours in MacOS that I have minor gripes with, and for gaming and general Linux goodness, Steam Deck to the rescue.
Wow, thanks, I'll try this!
I'm using Vanilla, but AFAIK modded would work just as well. The key for playing old, pre-controller games meant for big monitors on the Deck are two features: Stream Input and Native Zoom. I always map one of the back buttons (usually) to Toggle Zoom.
Please post about your experience with modded Morrowind, I might want to try that too!
Darkest Dungeon, Black Reliquary, Pillars of Eternity, Cloudpunk, Pathfinder 2, Divinity 2 Original Sin, Slay the Spire, Witcher 1 and 3, Morrowind, Oblivion, Torment, to name just a few...

RCMP interviews witnesses in Greenbelt criminal probe

In a statement to the Star on Friday, Premier Doug Ford's office confirmed that aides and former staffers were being interviewed.


Government employee suspended after billing millions for ArriveCan work. He was also a People's Party of Canada candidate who opposed vaccine mandates.

He was also a People's Party of Canada candidate who opposed vaccine mandates.

The irony...

Open Collective Foundation is shutting down

Dear OSC community, You may be aware of recent developments regarding the dissolution of Open Collective Foundation (OCF) by the end of the year 2024. We are extremely sad to hear the news and are still processing it, but we wanted to send...

"Our hearts are heavy for our friends and colleagues at Open Collective Foundation with whom we shared dreams, efforts, admiration, and inspiration as we each worked to build a community of care and support."

Ottawa 'failed' to manage ArriveCAN app: auditor general

“As a result of the many gaps and weaknesses we found in the project’s design, oversight, and accountability, it did not deliver the best value for taxpayer dollars spent,” wrote

“As a result of the many gaps and weaknesses we found in the project’s design, oversight, and accountability, it did not deliver the best value for taxpayer dollars spent,” wrote Auditor General Karen Hogan in a report released Monday.

Greenbelt developer sued over another Ontario land deal

Michael Rice, who became a central character in the Ford government’s Greenbelt scandal, is being sued by his former associate.

"Fenwick invested $3.5 million into buying the $7.4-million property in 2007, making him the largest shareholder. He alleges that after more than a decade of minimal activity, Rice suddenly called a meeting in June 2021. He says Rice urged him and the other investors to take advantage of a “spike” in demand for industrial property by selling the land, adding that it could take another decade for the municipality to build sewer and water services, and developing the property privately would yield a low return on their investment."
Authorities investigating data security breach at Global Affairs Canada
Canadian authorities are investigating a prolonged data security breach following the 'detection of malicious cyber activity' affecting the internal network used by Global Affairs Canada staff, according to internal department emails viewed by CBC News.

Email challenges timeline on Greenbelt land swap details

An internal email related to the Greenbelt scandal suggests Ford's office "was far more involved" in the land swap than the premier has maintained.



A lawyer for Adam Melanson, charged with assaulting an officer, said he plans to fight the charges as video appears to show officer kneeling on client's neck.


Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in secret trial case that challenges open courts principle
The Supreme Court of Canada began hearing arguments Tuesday on whether courts in Canada should be able to conduct secret off-the-books trials that are not listed on court dockets.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other media outlets, including The Canadian Press and La Presse, brought the case before Canada's top court. The Attorney General of Quebec is also an appellant.
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google and the federal government have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act, sources tell Radio-Canada and CBC News.

Another former Facebook employee will testify at Congress about safety issues at Instagram
Another former Facebook employee is going public with allegations that the company failed to act on its own research showing that young Instagram users were having harmful experiences on the platform. Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook employee and consultant for Instagram, is scheduled to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, November, 7.

Documents reveal RCMP stance on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s actions during the SNC-Lavalin affair in part because the federal police force was thwarted in a bid to get confidential cabinet materials, newly released documents show.


RCMP launches criminal probe into Greenbelt land swap

The RCMP has launched a criminal investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap scandal.

“Following a referral from the Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP ‘O’ Division’s Sensitive and International Investigations (SII) unit has now launched an investigation into allegations associated to the decision from the province of Ontario to open parts of the Greenbelt for development,” the RCMP said in a statement Tuesday.

Ford government appointee removed over serious allegations

Sajjad Hussain said he was honoured to have been appointed. He didn’t address allegations that he misappropriated millions from a Markham development.

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Hussain and Sunrise’s co-director, Muzammil Kodwavi, had improperly diverted more than $10 million intended for the townhouse project, the receiver alleged. The money was allegedly transferred to the two directors as well as several other companies they’re affiliated with.
The receiver alleged in a Dec. 2022 court motion that the directors then cooked the books, maintaining an inaccurate ledger to conceal the true nature of transactions that “only served to enrich themselves and non-arm’s lengths parties to the detriment of the company and its creditors.”
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