## Ontario mulls U.S. booze ban as Trump brushes off Ford's threat to cut electricity

Authored by ctvnews.ca

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is brushing off Ontario's threat to restrict electricity exports in retaliation for sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, as the province floats the idea of effectively barring sales of American alcohol.

On Wednesday, Premier Doug Ford said Ontario is contemplating restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York state and Minnesota if Trump follows through on a threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada.

That's fine," Trump told American network CNBC when asked Thursday about Ford's remarks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

"The United States is subsidizing Canada and we shouldn't have to do that," Trump added.

Meanwhile, an official in the Ford government says it's considering restricting the Liquor Control Board of Ontario from buying American-made alcohol.

The province says that in 2013, Ontario exported enough energy to power 1.5 million homes in those three states.

-- With files from The Associated Press, Liam Casey in Toronto, Lisa Johnson in Edmonton and Steve Lambert in Winnipeg. »

### Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. Some say he could do a lot more

Authored by npr.org

President Biden on Thursday announced he is commuting the prison sentences for nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in what the White House said was the largest act of clemency in a single day in modern presidential history.

The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices.

They had been on home confinement since the COVID pandemic and Biden said they had successfully reintegrated into their communities. »

### Level-5 warns that harassment of their employees will not be tolerated in new user policy

Authored by automaton-media.com

Level-5 warns that harassment of their employees will not be tolerated in new user policy.

Professor Layton and Ni no Kuni developer Level-5 published a new “Customer Harassment Policy” on December 12.

In the announcement on their official homepage, Level-5 mention that there have been cases of “excessive criticism, extreme language and behavior” towards their employees. »

### The Plucky Squire adds Streamlined Mode sounds like a big improvement, with changes for "those who don't need as much hand-holding"

Authored by eurogamer.net

Enjoyable picture book adventure The Plucky Squire is adding a Streamlined Mode in response to feedback around the game's difficulty and overly-chatty characters.

Changes for Streamlined Mode include "trims" to "less necessary dialogue", of which there is plenty.

I enjoyed my time with The Plucky Squire, but its dialogue was overly verbose - to the point I ended up speeding through it as much as possible. »

### Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging and raping three men in lawsuits

Authored by theguardian.com

The new lawsuits, first reported by TMZ, were filed separately through a New York lawyer by anonymous plaintiffs.

Combs and his associates then took turns in sexually assaulting and raping him, the lawsuit alleges.

Last month, a New York judge denied Combs bail for the third time, describing him as a “serious risk” for witness tampering. »

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