Meta's new rules for kids should extend to Canada, B.C. attorney general says

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• SourceCastanet Kamloops
• Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-629779-3-.htm
• Canonical URLhttps://www.castanet.net/news/BC/629779/Meta-s-new-rules-for-kids-should-extend-to-Canada-B-C-attorney-general-says
• Publish dateAug 31, 2026
• First indexedAug 31, 2026 3:00 pm PDT
• Last checkedAug 31, 2026 3:15 pm PDT
• Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
• DescriptionBritish Columbia's attorney general is calling on social media giant Meta to implement the same protections for Canadian children who use its platforms that American children will receive.

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• B.C. Hockey League — ownership & franchise news

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  Five years after Jeremy Gordaneer was killed in his mother's Victoria home in August 2021, his sister Alisa Gordaneer says the family has received little substantive updates from police and is losing faith that the case will be solved.
• provincial Lower international student enrolment puts pressure on B.C. rental market
  International student enrolment in Canada fell 26 per cent in 2025-26 following a 4 per cent decrease the previous year, reducing rental demand and resulting in lower asking rents and more options for renters across B.C.

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