Unpublished Newswire

A pair of successful U.S. civil lawsuits against social media giants this week could be a “turning point” in society’s larger understanding that use of their various apps is not harmless and can be damaging and dangerous, particularly to children. “For many years, the model was that this was one of individual responsibility — it was up to individuals, whether that was children or their parents in this case, to regulate their own use,” Sachin Marahaj, assistant professor of educational leadership, policy and program evaluation at the University of Ottawa’s faculty of education, told...

According to immigration experts, a legal change surrounding who gets to apply for Canadian citizenship has led to a spike in American applicants. In December, the Carney government passed Bill C-3, also known as 'An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act'. It retroactively makes people born outside of Canada – to Canadian parents – eligible to apply for proof of citizenship. Before this, only first-generation Canadians were allowed to apply. And now, an Ottawa based immigration consultant says the demand for proof of Canadian citizenship has exploded since the bill was passed....