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Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil

AdvertisementCanadaWorldUnited States & CanadaCanada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigilSchool shootings are rare in Canada, and the government has responded to previous mass shootings with strict gun control measures.
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPAssociated PressPublished: 4:32pm, 14 Feb 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s main opposition leader held hands Friday as they paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in a devastated British Columbia town.
Carney and Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, joined hands as an Indigenous leader sang a prayer outside the town hall in Tumbler Ridge.
Carney and Poilievre also spoke. The Prime Minister named each of the six people killed at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and said the mother and brother of the shooter who were killed also “deserve to be mourned”.
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Sweden targets social media giants over ‘murder adverts’ recruiting children

AdvertisementEuropean UnionWorldEuropeSweden targets social media giants over ‘murder adverts’ recruiting childrenThe government wants to stop criminal gangs use of social media to recruit people – including youngsters – to kill and commit other crimes
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 11:42pm, 29 Apr 2026Sweden’s government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take down criminal gangs’ ‘murder adverts’ within an hour or face hefty fines.
Criminal gangs active in Sweden increasingly use social media to recruit people to commit murders and other violent acts amid a surge in “crime as a service”.
The recruits are often children under the age of 15, Sweden’s age of criminal responsibility, meaning the youngsters cannot be prosecuted and fall under the responsibility of social services, making them valuable assets to the gangs.
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Are Kick’s streamer payouts dropping? xQc says CEO told him the rumors aren’t true

Image Via Instagram Recent rumors have stirred the streaming community, suggesting that Kick may have quietly lowered its payouts under the Kick Partner Program (KPP). Several creators and Reddit users have voiced concerns that their earnings have stagnated or declined despite maintaining similar streaming metrics. These discussions led to speculation that Kick had adjusted its payment formula or reduced partner rates without public acknowledgment. The conversation escalated further when Adin Ross hinted during a stream that Kick might be offering lower payouts for brand or partnership deals compared to previous terms.In response, streamer xQc has stepped in to address the growing rumors. Speaking during a Kick stream, xQc said he reached out directly to Kick’s CEO, Edward “Eddie” Craven, for clarification. According to xQc, Eddie assured him that no changes had been made to the partner payout structure and dismissed the speculation as false. “I spoke directly with Eddie,” xQc said. “H..