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Certification Denied in Proposed Class Proceeding Against Gun Manufacturer for Mass Shooting
An Ontario Superior Court Judge has refused to certify a class action against the manufacturer of the handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. The plaintiffs brought their claim on behalf of those killed or otherwise affected by the tragedy. After a two-phase process, Justice Paul Perell found…
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CCM Health Notifies Patients of April 2023 Data Breach
On March 12, 2024, CCM Health filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that unauthorized actors were able to access the company’s IT network. In this notice, CCM Health explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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Middle East Crisis: At Least 20 Awaiting Food Killed in Attack, Gazan Authorities Say
It was not immediately clear what caused the bloodshed in Gaza City. The Israeli military categorically denied what Gazan authorities described as a “targeted attack” on hungry people.
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What to Know About Putin and Russia’s Presidential Vote
The presidential vote in Russia begins on Friday and lasts through Sunday, and although it features the trappings of a horse race, it is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum.
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Orban Endangers Hungary’s Status as an Ally, U.S. Diplomat Says
The U.S. ambassador to Budapest raised the temperature in a long-running standoff, citing Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s pro-Russia, anti-U.S. stance and opposition to supporting Ukraine.
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Ukraine, Stalled on the Battlefield, Strikes Russia’s Oil Industry
Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. But it is unclear if that will affect the fighting.
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Dozens of Migrants Die After Their Boat Deflates in Mediterranean Off Libya
Survivors, who departed from Libya, said they had been adrift for four days when they were found.
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SXSW 2024: Oddity, Azrael, Kryptic
The general feeling around SXSW this year was that the Midnights, often a strong program at the event in a city that boasts how it needs to be kept weird, were a little lackluster. Whether it was a lack of visual language or narrative cohesion, horror and its sister genres didn’t exactly fare as well…
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Immaculate
“Immaculate” feels like both a throwback to another era of Italian horror and a timely commentary on woman’s bodily autonomy, but it can’t match the flair of the former and lacks the thematic thrust to convey anything resonant about the latter. Star Sydney Sweeney continues her “moment” after the success of “Anyone but You” and…
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Manhunt
In the last few years, as streaming services (and their budgets) have grown, it feels as if the true crime genre has seen a reinvention. Gone are the days of dry documentaries, often giving way to fictionalized tales of some of the most famous crimes, deaths and conspiracies in history. Based on James L. Swanson‘s…
