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Publication Date: March 26, 2026 - 17:25
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Ottawa Now - 'It's a very long battle': Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
March 26, 2026
After a lengthy battle, Meta and YouTube must pay millions of dollars in damages to a 20-year-old woman. It follows a California jury's conclusion that the social media giants designed their platforms to hook younger users without concern for their well being. And now, Wednesday's verdict in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit could influence the outcome of thousands of others that are similar in nature - accusing social media companies of deliberately causing harm. Florian Martin-Bariteau, an Associate Professor of Law at UOttawa, unpacks the legal precedents on today's Ottawa Now.
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WINNIPEG — Frontrunner Avi Lewis vowed to unify the NDP in his last media scrum before the party’s new leader is announced on Sunday, but he stood by attacks on two prominent moderate figures within the party.
Lewis doubled down on earlier comments he made criticizing Thomas Mulcair, former federal NDP leader and Quebec lieutenant, telling reporters that Mulcair set the party back years by pivoting to the right ahead of the 2015 federal election.
“I think Tom Mulcair made a decision in the 2015 election that cost us a lot, and there’s still a lot of hard feelings within the NDP...
March 28, 2026 - 16:58 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The value of a previous playoff experience is debatable, especially in junior hockey. When the Ottawa 67’s opened their first-round Ontario Hockey League best-of-seven series against the Kingston Frontenacs on Friday night, their lineup boasted players with a total of 121 games of post-season experience, compared to an indiscernible 101 on the visitors’ roster. While […]
March 28, 2026 - 16:39 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
An imminent 2% federal tax hike on alcohol is coming under fire from critics who say it will only worsen Canadians’ affordability challenges and cost jobs.
The
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
estimates the 2% hike, taking effect April 1, 2026, will add about $41 million in extra tax revenue...
March 28, 2026 - 16:31 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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