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BC judge dismisses ‘reprehensible’ home renovation lawsuit

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Post Date July 2, 2023

A BC provincial court judge didn’t mince words in dismissing a homeowner’s lawsuit alleging that the previous owners had fraudulently misrepresented latent electrical defects in the home. In a decision issued in Penticton provincial court earlier this month and posted online this week, Judge Shannon Keyes called the conduct of claimant John Archer “reprehensible” and concluded that he and fellow claimant Douglas Bertz had taken their claim to trial “on no reasonable basis for success.” LAWSUIT CLAIMED ELECTRICAL DEFECTS The claim centered around several alleged defects in the property, the most significant of which was electrical wiring that had…

White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision | Biden administration

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Post Date June 18, 2023

The White House is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to renew a section of electronic surveillance law which permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the US. The provision, known as section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), is set to expire at the end of the year. But its renewal is facing pushback from privacy advocates and lawmakers, some citing examples in which law enforcement search requests were misused to conduct illegal surveillance on US citizens. On Monday, Joe Biden’s administration circulated examples showing the US had used electronic surveillance under section…

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Discover Thanksgiving Traditions in America

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Post Date April 11, 2023

November is for being grateful and celebrating the uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving! A bunch of fun ‘did you know?’ and Thanksgiving Fun Facts. Have your A-HA moment and then pass it on. (The more you know…) Because, sharing is caring… Sharable quotes from the woman who was the first lady editor in America and the driving force behind making Thanksgiving a National Holiday. Sarah Josepha Hale was sassy and tenacious and she changed the world. She wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb, brought you the ‘white wedding dress’, and campaigned to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday. You can’t talk Thanksgiving…