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Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

The Associated Press (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media pla
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

The Associated Press (AP) — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media pla
Total Energy Services plans $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025

Total Energy Services plans $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025

CALGARY — Total Energy Services Inc. says it is planning $61.9 million in capital spending for 2025. The company says the plan comprises $34.3 million of expansion capital and $27.6 million for equipment maintenance and recertifications.
GFL Environmental selling majority stake in environmental services business

GFL Environmental selling majority stake in environmental services business

VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. has signed a deal to sell a majority interest in its environmental services business to private equity firms Apollo and BC Partners in an agreement that will see it realize $6.2 billion in cash proceeds.
Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company

Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company

Visual content companies Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a $3.7 billion visual content company.
First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria's capital

First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria's capital

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar.
First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria's capital

First commercial flight since the fall of Assad lands in Syria's capital

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed Tuesday at the Damascus airport, arriving from Qatar.
Greater Toronto home sales dip in December to cap 'transitionary' 2024: board

Greater Toronto home sales dip in December to cap 'transitionary' 2024: board

TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell slightly last month to cap a year that saw buyers take advantage of "substantial negotiating power" on price.
Prorogation upends capital gains proposal but CRA yet to offer guidance

Prorogation upends capital gains proposal but CRA yet to offer guidance

Justin Trudeau's decision to step down and prorogue Parliament will keep his government from implementing its proposed changes to capital gains for now, but Canadians might not be off the hook with tax collectors just yet.
Labour board reverses ruling on ferry service for B.C. communities dependent on them

Labour board reverses ruling on ferry service for B.C. communities dependent on them

VANCOUVER — A resident of Glade, B.C., says the small community is "on a knife's edge" despite a temporary reprieve from disruptions in the cable ferry service serving as its only link to "basic necessities of life.