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Oligarchs don’t care about ‘public good’

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Oligarchs don’t care about ‘public good’

Editorial 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026

Don’t think the tech oligarchs are the good guys, fighting for democracy, in the next battle that’s coming. Because they’re not.

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026

Ottawa’s new Digital Safety Act expected to include under-16 social media ban

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Ottawa’s new Digital Safety Act expected to include under-16 social media ban

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to bar kids under the age of 16 from social media in new legislation set to be introduced Wednesday.

The government gave notice Tuesday that it will introduce a bill "to enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act." It has scheduled a technical briefing and press conference on the new bill for late Wednesday afternoon.

Culture Minister Marc Miller, who is taking the lead on the legislation, said the government will take all reasonable measures to ensure kids are safe.

“It’s obvious why it’s a priority. Kids are dying,” he told reporters on Parliament Hill.

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2026

What is an Algorithm

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Out of the rabbit hole

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Finding balance and perspective

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Life inside an algorithm

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Designing an algorithm

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Exploring algorithms

0 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

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Think you can beat the game? Don’t bet on it

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Think you can beat the game? Don’t bet on it

Scott Montgomery 6 minute read Saturday, May. 30, 2026

Trying to watch sports on television these days means accepting a basic and deeply annoying reality: the game itself is no longer the main event.

No, the main event is the endless parade of ads for gambling apps marching across every commercial break, crammed into every spare inch of space not occupied by actual hockey players.

And man, are these ads terrible. Not morally — well, yes, morally too — but we’ll come back to that. I mean esthetically. These things are obnoxious.

If you’ve watched any amount of hockey lately, you know the drill: betting on games can turn you into a legend, a hero, the life of the party.

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Saturday, May. 30, 2026

Impulsive kids easy prey for addictive-by-design content

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Impulsive kids easy prey for addictive-by-design content

Rebecca Chambers 5 minute read Friday, May. 29, 2026

The allure of the screen is powerful, and despite working full-time in the realm of media literacy education, my home is not immune to the siren song of social media.

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Friday, May. 29, 2026