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Clearview AI loses B.C. appeal of findings over facial recognition privacy breaches
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by U.S. facial recognition firm Clearview AI to overturn findings that the company is subject to Canadian privacy laws, despite no longer doing business in the country. The ruling released this week says Clearview AI was investigated by the information and privacy commissioners ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg will miss another game with a foot injury
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg will miss the team’s first game back from the All-Star break at Minnesota on Friday night with a left midfoot sprain, an injury that kept the No. 1 pick out of the Rising Stars event. Coach Jason Kidd told reporters in Minnesota on Thursday that Flagg was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA Commissioner Adam Silver talks anti-tanking options with GMs, AP sources say
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
The NBA is moving forward with hopes of adding new policies for next season to give teams far less reason to tank, two people with knowledge of the plans said Thursday. Commissioner Adam Silver — who said last weekend at the league’s All-Star events that “every possible remedy … to stop this behavior” is on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bears promote longtime scout, executive Jeff King to assistant general manager
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
LAKE FOREST, Illinois (AP) — The Chicago Bears promoted longtime scout and front office executive Jeff King to assistant general manager under Ryan Poles on Thursday. King’s promotion comes after Ian Cunningham left late last month to become Atlanta’s general manager. The Bears hired King in 2015 as a scouting intern and he worked his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: Hilary Duff is a pop star reincarnate on ‘Luck… or Something’
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
Hilary Duff is a pop star once more. That is, if a pop star ever really stops being a pop star. Over 10 years since her last record — 2015’s “Breathe In. Breathe Out.” — Duff is back with “Luck… or Something,” a witty, and glittery, set of 11 pop songs that track the years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With season slipping, Georgia Tech backs coach Damon Stoudamire and clings to pride
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech has lost eight straight following a 94-68 defeat to No. 14 Virginia on Wednesday night. That’s a form far below the Yellow Jackets who beat N.C. State on Jan. 17 and hung close with then-No. 6 Duke on New Year’s Eve. Sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic Coast Conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pereira leads Nottingham Forest to a 3-0 win at Fenerbahçe in Europa League playoff, Celtic beaten
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
Vítor Pereira made an impact in his first game in charge, leading Nottingham Forest to a 3-0 victory at Fenerbahçe in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday. Defender Murillo, forward Igor Jesus and captain Morgan Gibbs-White scored a goal apiece to put Forest in command ahead of the second leg at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal lawyers seek to shield information in Nijjar murder case on security grounds
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal attorney general is looking to shield some information from disclosure on national security grounds in the trial of four men accused of killing Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, an advocate for an independent Sikh homeland and president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, was shot dead in his pickup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New defence purchasing agency will become more independent, MP says
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa is now well into its overhaul of defence procurement and will soon give the agency at the centre of its strategy more authority to ramp up the domestic defence sector and rearm the military, MP Stephen Fuhr told The Canadian Press. Fuhr, the secretary of state overseeing changes to how the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Gibbs Racing sues ex-director Chris Gabehart, alleging a ‘brazen’ trade secrets theft
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing on Thursday filed suit against former competition director Chris Gabehart for allegedly embarking on “a brazen scheme to steal JGR’s most sensitive information” for the benefit of a rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports. The suit filed in the Western District of North Carolina — the same court that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor respects that Mets owner never wants a captain
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2026
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLa. (AP) — Francisco Lindor, the longest-tenured New York Mets player, says he appreciates Steve Cohen’s declaration this that there will never be a team captain under his ownership. “I respect it. This is definitely a Steve, front-office type decision. At the end of the day, being named captain or not, I’m ... Read More »
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