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Confirmed Facts

• Canada's 'Safe Social Media Act' (Bill C-34) proposed by Marc Miller includes a plan to block users under 16 from having social media accounts.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The legislation places a duty to protect on internet platforms and puts the onus on companies to make their sites 'safe by design'.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• Government data shows 52% of young people have received unsolicited sexual images online.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The Canadian Centre for Child Protection receives over 100,000 reports of child sexploitation monthly on cybertip.ca.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The U.S. administration expressed concerns to the UK about mandating specific product design restrictions or regulations that impose disproportionate burdens on American companies.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The digital services tax, supported by the Carney government, was repealed in June 2024.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The implementation of the Online Streaming Act is being delayed.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) is threatening to sue the leader of the Parti Québécois (PQ), Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, for defamation.
  Reported by: Radio-Canada
• The PLQ's threat is for associating them with organized crime.
  Reported by: Radio-Canada
• Only one of the four isolated Canadians tested positive for hantavirus.
  Reported by: CBC News
• The quarantine period for the contacts is 42 days, the maximum incubation period for hantavirus.
  Reported by: CBC News
• Three people were killed in the hantavirus outbreak connected to the MV Hondius cruise ship.
  Reported by: CBC News
• The Andes strain of hantavirus, involved in the MV Hondius outbreak, can be transmitted between people in rare cases of prolonged close contact.
  Reported by: CBC News
• U.S. President Donald Trump renewed claims of momentum toward ending conflict with Iran.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The price of oil fell after Trump's comments on peace momentum with Iran.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• A Canadian cruise passenger who tested positive for hantavirus has recovered.
  Reported by: CBC News
• WestJet opposes the federal government's offer of loans to help carriers affected by high jet fuel costs.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• Cineplex had its highest May box office since 2019, bringing in over $60 million.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• Bombardier is investing US$78 million to expand its Singapore maintenance and service hub.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• Prime Minister Mark Carney will chair a virtual meeting with the premiers.
  Reported by: iPolitics
• Four Canadians have been isolating in B.C. since May after a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak.
  Reported by: CBC News
• Manitoba and Quebec are working toward provincial laws banning social media for children and teens under a certain age.
  Reported by: iPolitics
• The meeting between Carney and premiers is weeks before the mandatory review of CUSMA on July 1.
  Reported by: iPolitics
• The federal government plans to spend $600M on 1,100 new military housing units at Garrison Petawawa.
  Reported by: CBC News
• The investment in military housing is part of a $3.7-billion spending plan announced by Defence Minister David McGuinty in February.
  Reported by: CBC News
• An auditor general's report last year highlighted poor conditions in military housing, including mould, asbestos, and unsafe drinking water.
  Reported by: CBC News
• More than 650 CAF members are on a waitlist for military housing at Garrison Petawawa.
  Reported by: CBC News
• Peace Arch Hospital is providing eye masks and earplugs to patients receiving care in hallways.
  Reported by: Global News
• A survey of 30 patients in hallways found their biggest complaints were noise, bright lights, and cold temperatures.
  Reported by: Global News
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges making 'mistakes' in his company's AI transformation of its workforce.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• Meta laid off 10 per cent of its workforce globally and transferred 7,000 employees to new AI-related initiatives.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg
• The government is preparing to table online harms legislation that may include a social media ban for youths.
  Reported by: iPolitics, BNN Bloomberg
• The UFC event on the White House lawn also commemorates the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
  Reported by: CBC News, National Post
• A lawsuit was filed against the UFC event on the White House lawn by the Public Integrity Project.
  Reported by: CBC News, National Post
• The UFC event is planned to take place on Sunday evening.
  Reported by: National Post
• UFC President Dana White is a longtime ally of Donald Trump.
  Reported by: National Post
• The White House stated that UFC is covering the entire cost of the event.
  Reported by: National Post
• The UFC event features a nearly 100-foot-tall 'Claw' arena.
  Reported by: National Post
• Ontario Premier Doug Ford is on a mission in Washington, D.C., touting his 'Building Fortress North America' plan.
  Reported by: BNN Bloomberg, iPolitics
• Donald Trump's 80th birthday is being celebrated with a UFC event on the White House lawn.
  Reported by: CBC News, National Post