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EDMONTON, Alberta— An Edmonton man has been charged with child sexual exploitation following an investigation by Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit. Trevor Smiley, 54, faces charges of creating, transmitting, accessing, and possessing child pornography. His arrest followed a tip from U.S. Homeland Security linking him to Jason Davis, a 41-year-old man from Cooper City, […]

The federal government is out with its long-awaited bill aimed at tightening rules surrounding Internet content. On Monday, Justice Minister Arif Virani tabled Bill C-63 also called the “Online Harms Act”. If passed, the regulation will strengthen protections for children, enhance punishment for online child sexual exploitation, and bring in penalties for internet hate crimes. […]