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Canadian News
Mispriced cherries show how self-checkout stations can shortchange Canadians | The Star
thestar.com - Ellen Roseman
Why not post signs at the self-checkout to say products may experience scanning errors, he asked? Why not employ extra staff to monitor purchases at …
Science
Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, Passes First Tests
Quanta Magazine - Philip Ball
Three experiments have vetted quantum Darwinism, a theory that explains how quantum possibilities can give rise to objective, classical reality. It’s …
Pop Art
Blown Away | Netflix Official Site
netflix.com
Inspired by emotionally meaningful photographs, the artists craft poignant glass pieces that provide illuminating snapshots of who they …
Huawei
Huawei Partnership With Ice Wireless In Northern Canada Could Threaten Residents: Analyst
huffingtonpost.ca - Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press
The Chinese telecom giant announced they're extending high-speed internet to the far north in deal that also includes Iristel. Ottawa is creating …
Long-Term Care
Provincial funding cuts will affect services at city's long-term care homes, mayor says
ottawacitizen.com - Elizabeth Payne
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is calling on the Ontario government to reverse funding cuts that will leave the city’s four municipal long-term care homes …
Technology
Facebook Will Now Show You How To Opt Out Of Targeted Ads
buzzfeednews.com - Katie Notopoulos
The new tool tells you how an ad was targeted and which third-party agency or data broker was used. It also links to pages to opt out. Facebook …
Mental Disorders
Man who said voice told him to kill girlfriend found guilty of 2nd-degree murder
cbc.ca - The Canadian Press ·
A Toronto-area man who claimed an internal voice told him to brutally stab his girlfriend was found guilty of second-degree murder after an Ontario …
Andrew Scheer
Andrew Scheer shouldn’t play politics with Canada’s Food Guide | The Star
thestar.com - Star Editorial Board
Canada finally got an official food guide earlier this year that’s guided as much as possible by science, not lobbying by various factions of the …
George Nader
George Nader indicted on child porn charges and traveling with a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity
boingboing.net - Xeni Jardin
• Trump-linked businessman testified in Mueller probe • Search of 3 iPhones seized from George Nader in 2018 via search warrant turned up child …
Homelessness
Doug Ford is Quietly Planning Over $100 Million in Cuts to Housing and Rent Support Programs
pressprogress.ca
The Ontario government’s 2019-2020 expenditure estimates for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing show more cuts are coming to housing …
Dragon Boats
Today's letters: Don't take orders from China at Dragon Boat Festival
ottawacitizen.com - Ottawa Citizen Editorial Board
Don't take orders from the Chinese Embassy Read More
Justin Trudeau
EU president takes shot at Trump's 'unacceptable' tweets after Trudeau meeting
cbc.ca - John Paul Tasker
Canadian PM condemns 'hurtful' chants of 'Send her back' at Trump rally The president of the European Council said Thursday he was happy to be in …
Toronto, ON
Patient at Toronto hospital missing for 2 weeks has fled Canada
globalnews.ca - By Catherine McDonald
Around the sprawling Queen Street West campus of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), staff and patients of the psychiatric hospital …
Andrew Scheer
'Intensely stupid': Health community challenges Scheer's pledge to review new Food Guide
ctvnews.ca - Kristy Kirkup
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer faced strong criticism from nutrition experts on Thursday after he pledged to review the new Canada Food …
Canadian News
Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
MONTREAL - A judge today rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec's secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court …
Doug Ford
Is requiring four online courses the weirdest thing Doug Ford has done? | The Star
thestar.com - Rick Salutin
Among his sins, now rising up to haunt him before they even settle into the loam, Doug Ford has decreed that beginning in fall 2020, Ontario high …
FaceApp
FaceApp Owns Access To Your Name And Photos And Can Do What It Wants With Them
Nylon - Bailey Calfee
If you've been on social media lately, you'll know that the latest craze is using an app called FaceApp to see what you'd look like as an old person. And, while the photos are pretty funny, they do come
Billionaires
The lesson from the ruins of Notre Dame: don’t rely on billionaires
The Guardian - Aditya Chakrabortty
You remember the story, of course you do. One of the most ancient and holy buildings on Earth, Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, goes up in flames. As pictures of the inferno are beamed around the world,
Opinion (Canada)
Safe Streets Act is not a stick to beat the homeless | The Star
thestar.com - Phillip Gordon Mackintosh
A Toronto Star editorial on the inefficacy of Ontario’s Safe Streets Act (Ontario should repeal the Safe Streets Act; July 10), a ham-fisted, …
Biological Species
What is a species? The most important concept in all of biology is a complete mystery
The Conversation UK - Henry Taylor
A koala bear isn’t actually a bear, it’s a marsupial. Whales aren’t fish, they’re mammals. Tomatoes aren’t vegetables, they’re fruit. Almost nothing …
Glyphosate
Corporations Can Legally Put Carcinogens in Our Food Without Warning...
truthout.org - Matthew Rozsa
A recent study by the Environmental Working Group revealed something horrifying: Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup, …
Ring of Fire
Why developing Ontario's Far North is risky business |The Star
thestar.com
Sam Hunter set out to go camping near his home on Weenusk First Nation, about 35 kilometres south of Hudson Bay in Ontario’s Far North. After spending …
Tim Berners-Lee
World Wide Web Inventor Tim Berners-Lee Pushes For A Better Web
Forbes - Joe McKendrick
Berners-Lee outlined the implications of his original intent for the World Wide Web, first formulated in 1989, and where he wants to take things in the years ahead: Q: How can enterprise leaders and managers
Ontario
Ontario: Penny-pinching province trims transit credit for seniors
behindthenumbers.ca - Ricardo Tranjan
The Ontario government is cutting two-thirds of the funding for the Ontario Seniors’ Transit Tax Credit program. Whereas previously $9.7 million was …
Doug Ford
Doug Ford’s Government Is ‘Corrupt,’ Majority Of Voters Say In Poll
huffingtonpost.ca - By Emma Paling
"It is clear the perception of nepotism in the Ford government has not abated.” TORONTO — Fifty-seven per cent of Ontario voters believe Premier Doug …
Compensation
Patients who suffer from medical errors face 'rigged system,' critics say
ctvnews.ca - Medical Correspondent
When Anne Levac walked into a Toronto medical clinic nearly seven years ago, she didn’t realize that the procedure would leave her with permanent …
Health Care (Canada)
Chinese researcher escorted from infectious disease lab amidst RCMP investigation
cbc.ca - Karen Pauls
A researcher with ties to China was recently escorted out of the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg amidst an RCMP investigation into what's …
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian inspectors flagged 900 food items from China over two years
ctvnews.ca - Andy Blatchford
OTTAWA -- Canadian inspectors intercepted nearly 900 food products from China over concerns about faulty labels, unmentioned allergens and harmful …
Opinion (Canada)
Here's What Canada Can Learn From Hamilton, Ont.'s Far-Right Problem
huffingtonpost.ca - By Ryan McGreal, Special To HuffPost
When fascists believe a city and its police are on their side, they feel emboldened to act more aggressively. Hamilton, Ont. has become fertile ground …
Vancouver, BC
Advocates for Oppenheimer Park campers call police and city’s safety concerns unfounded
globalnews.ca - By Sean Boynton
Advocates overseeing dozens of campers living in Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park are pushing back against claims from Vancouver police and city workers …

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A planet-protecting, problem-solving, linguist according to Google- The Open University