Is male friendship in trouble? Actor Andrew McCarthy went on a road trip to find out: A mainstream pitch for Active Club.
Quote from: Jotunn on May 22, 2026, 08:47 PMQuote from: fluxmaster on May 22, 2026, 06:03 PMI believe so.Quotelife without possibility of parole for 10 years.
Is that Canadian-speak for life with the possibility of parole after ten years?
I'm not entirely sure, but I think there's also a rule that one is to be released after serving two thirds of their sentence if they're on good behaviour.
Quote from: fluxmaster on May 22, 2026, 06:03 PMI believe so.Quotelife without possibility of parole for 10 years.
Is that Canadian-speak for life with the possibility of parole after ten years?
Quotelife without possibility of parole for 10 years.
QuoteThe young man who was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Daphnée Jolivet in 2023 has been sentenced to life without possibility of parole for 10 years.
Shimei-Baraka Saiba was 16 years old at the time of the offences. His identity was protected until Friday, when Judge José Rhéaume handed down an adult sentence at the Quebec City courthouse.
On Oct. 25, 2023, Jolivet was sexually assaulted and killed in her parent's home in the Maizerets neighbourhood of Quebec City, while her brother was present.
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Quote from: Jotunn on May 20, 2026, 03:19 AMI wonder if any of their employees ever pause to reflect on how much real-world misery and death they facilitate with their ruthless propaganda?
QuoteA livestreaming website started in Calgary that helped influencers monetize hateful content says it is shutting down — removing a revenue stream for dozens of neo-Nazis and white supremacists — following an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate.
Entropy allowed users to create and livestream videos or donate to their favourite streamers, but now, the website has stopped processing payments and the owners say they're closing down.
"We are back to square one in terms of looking for stable financial infrastructure, and with that being the case we can't in good conscience keep running the site," co-founder Emmanuel Constantinidis said in a May 4 post to the website's tech support forum.
"This was not the result we were hoping for, but we are grateful for how long we were able to keep the service going."
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QuoteThe CBC will no longer carry ads for Kars4Kids — the long-running charity campaign featuring a familiar jingle inviting audiences to "donate your car today."
The public broadcaster announced the move on Tuesday, days after a California court found the campaign amounted to a "strategy of deception."
"In light of the developments regarding this charity, CBC has decided to pull their ads," Chuck Thompson, a spokesperson for the Crown corporation, told CBC News in an email.
Earlier this month, Judge Gassia Apkarian of the Superior Court of California ruled the Kars4Kids ads — featuring children playing instruments and lip-syncing the earworm jingle — would be banned from being broadcast in the state until they contain "an express, audible disclosure" of the charity's affiliation, and where proceeds go.
The decision stemmed from a 2021 lawsuit brought by Bruce Puterbaugh, a California cabinetmaker who donated a 2001 Volvo XC to the charity. Court documents say Puterbaugh was under the impression the charity helped "underprivileged kids from all over the U.S."
It wasn't until later that he learned the main purpose of Kars4Kids is actually to fund a Jewish organization called Oorah, based in New Jersey.
In her decision, Judge Apkarian noted Oorah's programs include "matchmaking for young adults and gap year trips to Israel for 17 and 18-year-olds."
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QuoteCBC News reached out to Second Sons Canada, Lone Star Active Club and Great Lakes Active Club for comment. None responded.