Unpublished Newswire

New billboards near Toronto’s Union Station using facial detection tech are raising privacy concerns, with experts warning of weak safeguards and lack of clear consent.

An Indian man who paid a fixer $15,000 in a failed attempt to extend his work permit in Canada entered into an “illegal contract” and is not entitled to get his money back, according to a recent decision from Alberta’s Court of Justice. Ritik Sibbal sued Rajiv Chourhary Nathyal because the letter of endorsement from the City of Grande Prairie that Nathyal had agreed to help him obtain never materialized. “Sibbal understood that a letter of endorsement would allow him to continue to work in Canada after his (post-graduate work permit) expired and potentially obtain permanent residency....