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Some Canadian Guy
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Just some Canadian guy in London, Ontario, Canada.
Trans rights are human rights.
Human services and criminal justice consultant. Person with lived experience.
Depression. Anxiety.
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Canadian Tire will start selling iconic Hudson's Bay blankets, donating proceeds to Indigenous fund | CBC News
Canadian Tire acquired HBC's intellectual property, including the striped blanket design, earlier this year for $30 million as part of the wind down of the retailer.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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American Dictator is a new board game by a group of Ontario teens aiming to shed light on Trump threats | CBC News
A group of London, Ont., teens have created a board game called American Dictator, which pokes fun at U.S. President Donald Trump's activities since he began his second term in office. They hope other...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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ANALYSIS | Why U.S. politicians keep #$%& swearing | CBC News
The increasingly common use of curse words, in public, by U.S. politicians would have seemed out of place not long ago. Are all those F-bombs just expressions of plain ol' frustration? Or something mo...
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October 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Trump should apologize to Canada for 51st state remarks, Louisiana official says - National | Globalnews.ca
'It would be really nice if the president could issue an apology about the 51st state,' Louisiana Lt.-Gov. Billy Nungesser said.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Canadian actor Tatiana Maslany joins calls to boycott Disney amid Jimmy Kimmel fallout | CBC News
Tatiana Maslany, the Canadian actress who starred in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, has joined the growing call to boycott Disney after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Ontario will have plan to potentially eliminate school trustees by the end of the year: education minister | CBC News
Calandra says the move could help bring more resources into the classroom, end division within school boards and make it easier for parents to access. Others say it would leave families without someon...
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September 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Toronto indie mag pushes back against ‘AI-generated slop’ - J-Source
Editors at The Grind caught seven articles for one special edition they suspected were AI fakes
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September 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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70 leading Canadians, civil society groups ask Carney to protect Canada's 'digital sovereignty' | CBC News
Dozens of experts, academics and organizations have released an open letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to swiftly "defend Canada's digital sovereignty" and protect the country from the whims of...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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RIP Microsoft Editor: Grammarly-Like Chrome, Edge Extension Ends Next Month
From Oct. 31, Microsoft’s Editor extension for Google Chrome and its Edge browser will be retired. These features are being built directly into Edge itself.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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No fines for big grocers that promoted imported food as Canadian | CBC News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has identified 12 complaint-driven cases where grocers engaged in "maple washing," a practice where companies use Canadian branding to promote imported food product...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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AI Lies to You Because It Thinks That's What You Want
AI is being trained to please users and, in doing so, is becoming indifferent to the truth.
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August 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The church bell rang 29 times — after swimmers finished Edmund Fitzgerald's route to mark 50 years of sinking | CBC News
The Old Mariners Church in Detroit, Mich., was a fitting place to honour an epic journey for a group of swimmers. A day earlier, they also finished a swim that followed the intended route of the Edmun...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Canadian plant-based food brand Yves Veggie Cuisine to be discontinued | CBC News
Yves Veggie Cuisine, a Canadian plant-based food brand that was a staple in some vegetarian and vegan households, is being discontinued after 40 years in business, its parent company told CBC News on ...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Canadian kids network Family Channel to shutter in coming months | CBC News
The channel — home to Disney shows and Canadian favourites like Life With Derek and The Next Step — is no longer, after parent company WildBrain deemed four of its channels "no longer commercially via...
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August 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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After 2 Million AI Orders, Taco Bell Admits Humans Still Belong in the Drive-Thru
Many wrong orders and 18,000 cups of water later, and Taco Bell is rethinking using AI to take orders.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Zellers returns — again — this time starting in Edmonton | CBC News
A new incarnation of Zellers is set to open in Edmonton's Londonderry Mall, after the defunct Hudson's Bay Company transferred the discount retailer's brand trademarks to the owner of Fairweather and ...
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August 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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'Was 1995 30 years ago?' Google's AI overviews is having issues with a simple question
AI is struggling with simple math.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Google's AI Search Might Recommend You Call a Scammer
Scammers are now tricking Google's AI search tools into showing results for fake phone numbers. To be safe, stick to numbers you find directly on companies’ websites.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Scientists are uncovering terrifying truths about loneliness and how it rewires us
New research suggests loneliness may be far more damaging than anyone realized. From nightmares to disease risk to personality changes, these 11 scientific studies show how disconnection quietly rewir...
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August 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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This 'recovering American' is among Trump exiles making the bumpy move to Canada for political reasons | CBC News
No longer comfortable in President Donald Trump's United States, three men share their stories about the joys and challenges of trying to move to Canada for political reasons.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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People reading AI summaries on Google search instead of news stories, media experts warn | CBC News
Some news publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are resulting in less people actually reading the news, while experts are flagging concerns about the summar...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Lonely individuals tend to view themselves as a burden to others
A study of U.S. adults finds that loneliness is linked to feeling like a burden in close relationships. The research also highlights how internal physiological states—such as heart rate variability—ma...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Don't Trust Grok for Medical Advice. I Tested Its Therapist Persona, and the Answers Were Terrifying
Grok aims to be the premier chatbot for medical advice and therapy. But as I found out, a lot could go wrong.
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August 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Hamilton police constable suspended after posting content from extremist groups, following CBC investigation | CBC News
Hamilton police suspended a longtime officer with pay after CBC Hamilton informed them he had re-shared extremist content on social media and posted that police and military should stage a coup.
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August 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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5 Reasons To Delete Your Facebook Account ASAP - SlashGear
Facebook's profile plummeted so drastically since the promise of its early days that it rebranded to Meta. Here are more reasons you should delete Facebook.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM