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By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2025 6:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct knowledge or consent.The commissioner’s investigation of Aylo, formerly known as MindGeek, followed a complaint from a woman whose ex-boyfriend had uploaded an intimate video…

Juventus have survived a first-half scare to come back and beat lowly Hellas Verona 2-0 and move into fourth place in Serie A.Khephren Thuram, Federico Gatti and Randal Kolo Muani all had chances for Juventus in the first half on Monday night and they almost went in a goal down at halftime but Tomas Suslov’s spectacular 30-metre strike was ruled out for offside.Instead, the home side were clinical in the second period and got the all-important opener after 72 minutes.Verona had all 10 men in the penalty box but the defence left Frenchman Thuram unmarked and he elegantly stroked home…

“I think they have gradually come to realise that their longtime fiscal conservatism is problematic, and they need to really make fiscal policy more useful, make it more expansionary,” Huang said. Agreeing with this, senior economist Xu Tianchen of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said this year’s lianghui could bring about more government conversations on spending, potentially leading to more action on this front. Xu also noted China’s intent to increase funding from special treasury bonds this year. “(While) that is not within the headline budget, they represent extra fiscal firepower,” he told CNA. Reuters reported in December last year,…

Who: Real Madrid vs Atletico MadridWhat: UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg tieWhen: Tuesday, March 4 at 9pm (20:00 GMT)Where: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain Follow Al Jazeera’s live photo and text commentary stream. The Madrid derby takes centre stage in the Champions League round of 16, with Atletico Madrid in a commanding position to try to finally get the best of rival Real Madrid in the European competition. Real, the record 15-time European champion and current holders, have been a thorn for Atletico in the Champions League over the years, beating the city rival in two finals.…

Oil prices fell on Monday afternoon to their lowest level of the year after the OPEC oil cartel and its allies affirmed plans to gradually increase crude production beginning in April.Opening the taps in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, which have voluntarily throttled supply to prop up prices, increases the risk that the world could soon find itself with more oil than it needs. The group said it would raise production by 2.2 million barrels a day, or around 2 percent of global demand, over many months.That would be good news for consumers, who generally benefit when energy…

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By Johnny James Global News Posted March 3, 2025 5:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ahead of the busy spring and summer tourism season, Maritimers working in the industry are preparing for U.S. tariffs and its impact. In Digby, N.S., the area’s tourism development manager, Doug Ralph, has heard uncertainty and guilt from Americans who feel unwelcome to visit because of the political tensions between the two countries.“They know that we’re booing them at hockey games, and of course that our countries are at odds,” said Ralph. Get breaking National news For news…

An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations will fold as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.With funding from the United States Agency for International Development, the Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of information in many countries about maternal and child health and mortality, nutrition, reproductive health and H.I.V. infections, among many other health indicators.The surveys collected data in 90 low- and middle-income nations, which then used the information to set health benchmarks at the local, national and global levels, including the 2030…

M. Paul Friedberg, a landscape architect whose playgrounds, pocket parks and plazas transformed once-gritty areas of New York City, using familiar urban materials to do so, died on Feb. 15 in Manhattan. He was 93.His death, in a hospital, was announced by Dorit Shahar, his wife.Mr. Friedberg grew up in rural Pennsylvania, but he believed in the promise of cities — their diversity and density — to create happier, healthier societies. Like his friend the sociologist William Whyte, he felt that public spaces were successful only if people used them, and that parks and plazas should be as inviting and…

What was expected in Cincinnati with wide receiver Tee Higgins is official. The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Higgins for the second year in a row, as the wide receiver confirmed as much on X when he posted “tag.”Then, Cincinnati announced the move themselves, proclaiming their “intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal” with the veteran pass-catcher.  Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins salutes the fans after the Tennessee Titans game at Nissan Stadium. (Steve Roberts-Imagn Images)Currently, Higgins would be paid $26.2 million for the 2025 season if they are not able to reach a long-term pact, which…