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PlayNow Users Urged by BCLC to Change Passwords Following Cyberattack.
PlayNow users are being advised to change their passwords following a recent cyberattack. BCLC reported that PlayNow detected unusually high traffic on its…
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Canada Issues Update on Listeria Outbreak Causing Recall of Drinks Sold at Major Retailers Including No Frills, Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, and FreshCo.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has released an update on the Listeria outbreak linked to recalled plant-based refrigerated beverages. As of July…
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Ontario Extends Partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart to Provide Free Menstrual Products in Schools
The Ford government has announced a renewed multi-year agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart to provide free menstrual products in Ontario schools. The three-year…
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RCMP Detachment Issues Warning Against ‘Hitman’ Scam
Authorities are alerting the public about a “hitman” scam where fraudsters pose as paid assassins and claim there is a contract out on…
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Thunder Bay Resident Fined Over $7,000 for Illegal Hunting
A city man has received a hefty penalty after pleading guilty to illegal hunting and lying to a conservation officer. According to the…
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Ontario Government to Purchase 5 Police Helicopters for $134 Million
Ontario will buy five new police helicopters at a cost of about $100 million more than what the province earmarked for leasing the…
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Preparations Intensify as ‘Planet Killer’ Asteroid, Cruise Ship-Sized, Approaches Earth
Astronomy’s most notorious asteroid is big, solid, and headed our way. In less than five years, Apophis—the “God of Chaos”—will come especially close…
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Farmers’ Markets and Business Groups Clash with Loblaws Over Controversial Ad
Recent ads from Loblaw Co. encouraging shoppers to skip the line at their local farmers’ markets and visit its budget subsidiary NoFrills instead…
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Ryan Reynolds Responds to ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Breaking Box Office Records: “It’s Hard to Believe”
Following the record-breaking opening weekend of Deadpool & Wolverine, the biggest of his career, Reynolds expressed his shock and gratitude on his Instagram…
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Increase in Tick-Borne Illnesses in Canada
The incidence of tick-borne illnesses in Canada is rising, with diseases that were once confined to the United States now spreading northward, and…