MrBeast named in California lawsuit over reality TV show Beast Games | CBC News

MrBeast named in California lawsuit over reality TV show Beast Games | CBC News

MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5-million US grand prize n a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted…

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Police watchdog clears London officers in 2 arrests causing broken nose, heel | CBC News

Police watchdog clears London officers in 2 arrests causing broken nose, heel | CBC News

Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared London police officers of any wrongdoing in two separate investigations into suspects who were injured during their arrests in May. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) found no reasonable grounds to believe the officers caused a 32-year-old man to have fractures in his right heel and a 38-year-old man to break his nose, director…

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Calgary Flames dismantle Gaudreau memorial as 13-day observance ends | CBC News

Calgary Flames dismantle Gaudreau memorial as 13-day observance ends | CBC News

Hockey sticks, jerseys and homemade signs were carefully removed from the steps of the Saddledome on Monday morning, as a 13-day observance to celebrate former Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau came to an end. Calgarians created a makeshift memorial earlier this month, leaving items outside the Flames’ arena to honour the memory of the longtime face of the…

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Man on motorcycle killed after crash on Highway 403 in Burlington, police say | CBC News

Man on motorcycle killed after crash on Highway 403 in Burlington, police say | CBC News

A man has died following a crash on Highway 403 in Burlington, according to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Police closed all eastbound lanes on the 403 east of Waterdown Road as they investigated on Monday morning. The road has since reopened.  At around 9:40 a.m. ET on Monday, OPP said, officers were called to the scene of a collision between…

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TIFF will play documentary on Russian soldiers after pausing screenings | CBC News

TIFF will play documentary on Russian soldiers after pausing screenings | CBC News

The documentary Russians at War will play at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Lightbox on Tuesday, after the festival suspended showings earlier this week due to security concerns.  The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova spurred protests from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda.  In a…

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Advocates frustrated as encampment off-limits 3 days after Kingston double homicide | CBC News

Advocates frustrated as encampment off-limits 3 days after Kingston double homicide | CBC News

Police maintained a cordon Sunday around the Kingston encampment where two people were killed and a third critically injured three days earlier, as local advocates called for the encampment’s residents to be allowed to access their belongings. Some residents of the encampment were sleeping on the ground outside the police barricade, community volunteer Michelle Schwarz told…

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