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Social media companies should face new legal duty to 'act responsibly,' expert panel finds

“Any regulation needs to reflect the inherent complexity of the issue and the scale at which online platforms operate,” argues Google Canada.

Carl Meyer

Far-right extremists who emboldened the Quebec City mosque shooter still thrive today

The perpetrator of the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack — and his consumption of far-right media online — should remind us that social isolation and white supremacy are an explosive mix, writes Nora Loreto.

Nora Loreto

Anti-immigration protesters demonstrate in Montreal, Sunday, July 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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Rochelle Baker

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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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Stephanie Levitz

Trudeau urges Canadians to cancel trips in and out of Canada

Bob Weber

Environmental critics ask why Alberta kept coal contamination data mum

Yasmine Ghania

Advocates, legal experts spot holes in proposed bill to ban conversion therapy

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Max Fawcett

After Payette, affable Joe Clark may be just the unifying GG we need

Ross Belot

Sorry, Canada. The world doesn’t need Keystone XL

Perry Gottesfeld

Electric cars have a dirty little recycling problem — their batteries

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Rochelle Baker

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Fiona Harvey

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Cloe Logan

Ecotrust Canada’s Dyhia Belhabib explains how illegal fishing affects our food security

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