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Extra, Extra: Veld to Crack Down on Illicit Drug Use, Cheating Website Hacked, and Water Balloons a Concern to Some
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- Two deaths and 13 drug-related hospitalizations at last year’s Veld Music Festival are prompting organizers to crack down on illicit substance use at the event. Organizers will now offer public service announcements about the dangers of drug use between DJ sets, set up medical triage centres, hand out health and safety kits, and offer “amnesty boxes,” where drugs can be deposited without questioning from police.
- Avid Life Media, owners of Toronto-based adultery site AshleyMadison.com, confirmed a hack to the website Monday morning, sending cheaters on a frenzy to erase profiles and confidential customer information. The Impact Team, who claimed responsibility for the hack, threatened to publicly release all customer information, including nude or compromising photos, unless the site is shut down indefinitely. The hackers claim the reason behind the hack was to expose lies Ashley Madison told about a service used to erase customer profiles for a $19 fee; Ashley Madison has since denied the allegations, and in light of the attacks are now offering the service free of charge.
- Legitimate concern or over-inflated issue? Mother and concerned citizen Emily-Jane Watson took to CBC Radio’s Metro Morning show this morning to call for an end to water balloons at splash pads and wading pools in city parks. Watson stated, “There are certain kinds of play that I think should be more confined to your own backyard. They’re not allowing other kids to play in the park.”