Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
1. Man sentenced after stealing as much as $2M from London Drugs
A former London Drugs employee has been sentenced to two years in jail for stealing a "staggering" amount of merchandise from the store. Carlos Cenon Santos stole as much as $2 million in items, according to a BC provincial court judgement.
2. Facebook CEO says he regrets bowing to pressure from Biden to 'censor' content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he regrets caving in to pressure from Joe Biden to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram in recent years. In a letter addressed to the chair of a US House of Representatives committee, Zuckerberg also admitted demoting stories related to Biden's son, Hunter, ahead of the 2020 election amid false claims from US officials about "Russian disinformation."
3. Buyers in 'driver's seat' in Canada's cottage market
It's a good time to buy a cottage, according to realtors. It comes as the madness of the COVID-19 era trickles away into history and as interest rates remain relatively high, market observers explained.
4. Former Democratic Party presidential hopeful backs Trump
Former Democratic Party presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump. The 43-year-old, who became the first Hindu member of the US Congress, condemned the Democrats for their foreign military campaigns and said Trump would bring peace.
5. Journalists using AI news readers to escape persecution in Venezuela
Venezuelan journalists have been forced to get creative as their country descends ever further into the abyss of totalitarianism under Nicolas Maduro. Because of the risks involved in reporting on Maduro's dictatorship, journalists have taken to using AI news readers to tell their stories anonymously.
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