Ontario mayor apologizes after using racial slur during lecture at university

Los Angeles news station ‘accidentally’ posts N-word on X: ‘Technical error’

KTLA, known as Channel 5, tweeted the slur with no context Friday morning, and screenshots quickly spread through the internet before the station could delete it.

Ontario mayor apologizes after using racial slur during lecture at university

Peterborough, Ont. Mayor Jeff Leal was forced to issue an apology after he using a racial slur while giving a guest lecture to students at Trent University last month.

Peterborough mayor prompts backlash for using N-word during guest lecture at Trent University

Trent University’s undergraduate students union is asking the school not to invite Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal back to campus after he used the n-word while speaking to a class last month.

“Inexcusable and Wrong”: Trent Students Respond to Racial Slur Used by Peterborough Mayor in Business Lecture

Apr 09, 2025, by Evan Robins - - Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful,” in a guest lecture at Trent University.