City of Vaughan pulls Twitter account after profane post
The City of Vaughan has temporarily taken down its official Twitter account after a profane message appeared in its feed Friday morning. “Everyone on my street has double garages. Who are these...
View ArticleSocial media reaction to Boston Marathon explosion
Two people are dead and dozens more are injured after twin explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, Boston police said. Online reaction was swift, with runners posting photos...
View ArticleAstronaut Chris Hadfield’s sons pushed him to social-media stardom
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield may have become a worldwide Internet sensation with his dramatic photos, tweets and musical performances from space. But it took some convincing by his two sons to...
View Article2 Toronto firefighters suspended for tweets
Two Toronto firefighters have been suspended for making sexist comments on Twitter, and an investigation into the incident has been launched, fire chief Jim Sales told CityNews. “At the present time...
View ArticleDurham cop faces disciplinary hearing over inappropriate Tweets
A Durham police officer will face a disciplinary hearing over inappropriate Tweets that were sent earlier this year. Det. Jeff Caplan is charged with discernible conduct under the Police Services Act....
View ArticleTangle of rules and procedures strangles federal government tweets
Pity the poor government tweet, nearly strangled in its cradle before limping into the Twitterverse. Newly disclosed documents from Industry Canada show how teams of bureaucrats often work for weeks to...
View ArticleAir Canada will fire luggage-tossing employees
Air Canada says two baggage handlers appearing in a video that shows luggage being dropped from roughly six metres have been suspended and will lose their jobs. Spokeswoman Angela Mah says the...
View ArticleExpert challenges government concerns about video threatening attacks on Canada
Canadian officials say the Islamic State has released a video that calls for attacks on Western countries including Canada, but a prominent American intelligence expert is raising doubts whether it’s...
View ArticleSocial media rushes to define Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet
A midnight tweet from President Donald Trump has social media trying to find a meaning in the mysterious term “covfefe.” Trump tweeted just after midnight on Wednesday: “Despite the constant negative...
View ArticleOops? Trump retweets critic saying ‘he’s a fascist’
President Donald Trump appears to have mistakenly retweeted a message from one of his critics saying “he’s a fascist.” Trump deleted his retweet after about five minutes, but not before the message...
View ArticleCops in Sarnia to tweet their Canada Day calls
Police are often adding new weapons to their arsenal — this time, they’re doing it 140 characters at a time. On Canada Day, officers in a small southwestern Ontario city will take to Twitter to...
View ArticleKrista Ford tweets ‘don’t dress like a whore’ after police issue sex predator...
Another Ford controversy is brewing, but this time it has nothing to do with Mayor Rob Ford or his brother, Coun. Doug Ford. Instead it’s a tweet by Krista Ford, Doug’s daughter, that has been drawing...
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Alleged sex assault victim responds to Krista Ford
A woman who says she was sexually assaulted during a recent spate of attacks in the Annex has responded to Krista Ford’s controversial tweet in an open letter. Ford, the niece of Mayor Rob Ford and...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: Nuit Blanche tweets from the streets
Art lovers shared their impressions on social media sites as they took to the streets during Nuit Blanche, the free all-night art festival that took over Toronto from sundown Saturday to sunrise...
View ArticleDon Cherry questions aid to Haiti on Twitter
Don Cherry took to Twitter on Monday to air his objections over the millions in aid money that Canada sends to Haiti. A series of tweets posted on the outspoken hockey commentator’s Twitter feed...
View Article‘I was wrong’: Manitoba woman says school suspension over rainbow poppy...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The story quickly went viral in a sea of online outrage: A teenager suspended from her Manitoba High School for refusing to wear a rainbow poppy. But turns out it didn’t happen...
View ArticleKrista Ford apologizes for Tweet, assault victim speaks out
TORONTO, Ont. – The daughter of Councillor Doug Ford, Krista Ford, has now apologized for a tweet she sent out after young women were attacked in the Bloor and Christie streets area. In the tweet...
View ArticleTwitter takes down Maxime Bernier tweet that called reporters ‘idiots’
OTTAWA — Twitter has taken down a post by People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier after he insulted individual reporters on social media and shared their contact information. In a tweet...
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