N.L. faces ‘serious liability questions’ over Ithaca Energy’s entry into province’s oil sector, legal expert warns - Ricochet Media

The provincial government doesn’t intend to stop Ithaca Energy’s entry into Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil sector despite the company’s ties to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. Ithaca is majority-owned by Israeli energy conglomerate Delek Group, which is blacklisted by the United Nations for its alleged role in “activities that raised particular human rights concerns.”

But at the same time, an even more foundational threat to privacy has blossomed: The death of internet anonymity is looming, bringing with it severe implications for our free speech rights. And no one seems to want to stop it. In the United States, the Trump administration is seeking to unmask people who have engaged in the proud national pastime handed down by our Founding Fathers: talking trash about the powerful. Government agents are demanding the ability to identify their anonymous critics online and off as well as threatening protesters in Maine and other states with a supposed database to track protesters. As one federal agent told an observer in Portland while he photographed her license plate, “We have a nice little database, and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.” Meanwhile, expanded ICE surveillance offices in places such as Vermont hoover up data from social media to broaden enforcement efforts. (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, where I work, is suing to obtain records about the alleged database of protesters.)

Ottawa·NewOttawa paramedics say a woman was struck and critically hurt on Riverside Drive near __ early Tuesday morning. Riverside is closed northbound between Heron and Data Centre roads. Riverside is closed northbound between Heron and Data Centre roadsCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 7:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ottawa paramedics say a woman was badly injured when she was struck by a vehicle on Riverside Drive in central Ottawa early Tuesday. (Gian-Paolo Mendoza/CBC)Ottawa paramedics say a woman was struck and critically hurt on Riverside Drive near Billings Bridge early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the area of Data Centre Road around 4:30 a.m., they said. Riverside is closed northbound between Heron and Data Centre roads, police say. That will send drivers from the key north-south route onto Heron unless they detour earlier.

Québec solidaire (QS) is counting on experience for the crucial role of parliamentary leader, as it entrusts this function to the MNA for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Alexandre Leduc. The party made the…

A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at a Las Vegas hotel.