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CANADA: What we learned about inflation and the economy amid interest rate hike

CANADA: What we learned about inflation and the economy amid interest rate hike

The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate on Wednesday, by 0.25 of a percentage point to five per cent
BEYOND LOCAL: Caster Semenya win highlights need for change in athletics

BEYOND LOCAL: Caster Semenya win highlights need for change in athletics

The European Court of Human Rights decided that Semenya was discriminated against by sport rules that forced her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels to compete
BEYOND LOCAL: Aspartame a hazard just like any other, says U of G expert

BEYOND LOCAL: Aspartame a hazard just like any other, says U of G expert

Professor David Ma says the average-size person would have to drink more than 20 cans of diet pops a day for aspartame to be a risk
Postmedia, Toronto Star owner Nordstar end their merger discussions

Postmedia, Toronto Star owner Nordstar end their merger discussions

Both companies said via press releases that regulatory and financial uncertainty played a role
BEYOND LOCAL: Kids Help Phone enlists AI to tackle 'enormous' demand

BEYOND LOCAL: Kids Help Phone enlists AI to tackle 'enormous' demand

Artificial Intelligence will be able to recognize key words and speech patterns from young people who reach out, allowing busy counsellors to zero in on what that caller needs
CANADA: Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

CANADA: Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

In response to Bill C-18, Meta and Google have said they will remove news by Canadian journalism outlets from their sites before the law comes into force
BEYOND LOCAL: As extreme heat worsens, expert calls access to cooling a human right

BEYOND LOCAL: As extreme heat worsens, expert calls access to cooling a human right

Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, has sought to bring attention to the need for greater heat adaptation as Canada is set to experience higher daily temperatures and longer heat waves under climate change
CANADA: Record-breaking fire season will continue for months: officials

CANADA: Record-breaking fire season will continue for months: officials

Atlantic provinces and eastern Quebec are expected to see more normal conditions in August, but other parts of the country can expect the severity forecast to be well above average, projections show
ONTARIO: Top doc links spread of tick-borne illness to climate change

ONTARIO: Top doc links spread of tick-borne illness to climate change

Over the last 20 years there has been a rise in the incidence of Lyme disease as ticks are able to survive the winters, says Dr. Kieran Moore
BEYOND LOCAL: Beloved police dog helped Stratford police before death

BEYOND LOCAL: Beloved police dog helped Stratford police before death

Two men are charged with numerous offences after a police dog died assisting in an investigation