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'Lowest of the low': Mysterious website under fire, accused of stealing content
'Lowest of the low': Mysterious website under fire, accused of stealing content

Journalists across Canada have been sounding the alarm bell about a website that’s accused of swiping content from legitimate outlets on a daily basis. “It’s just wholesale theft," said Ethan...
Most expensive DoorDash order of 2023 recorded in Ontario as Canada's food trends are revealed
Most expensive DoorDash order of 2023 recorded in Ontario as Canada's food trends are revealed

DoorDash Canada said Vancouver residents were considered the pickiest eaters (cities that provided the most special instructions).
U.S. states sue Meta claiming Facebook, Instagram are addictive and harming children's mental health
U.S. states sue Meta claiming Facebook, Instagram are addictive and harming children's mental health

Dozens of U.S. states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing...
Former Olympian Alexandra Paul remembered after fatal crash near Barrie
Former Olympian Alexandra Paul remembered after fatal crash near Barrie

Whether on the ice, in the courtroom or in her latest role as a new mother, Alexandra Paul brought passion and joy to all she did, those who knew the former Olympic figure skater said as they mourned her...
Introducing Fort McMurray's young math champion
Introducing Fort McMurray's young math champion

FMPSD student Sniti Shah represented Canada at the International ALOHA Math Competition, winning the Grand Champion trophy, the Grade 3 category medal, and two certificates.
As communities struggle with food insecurity, study shows impacts on youth mental health
As communities struggle with food insecurity, study shows impacts on youth mental health

A study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal focused on how youth in food insecure households are seeing higher mental health impacts.
Celebration of life held for B.C. wildfire fighter killed near Revelstoke
Celebration of life held for B.C. wildfire fighter killed near Revelstoke

Family, friends, and fellow firefighters paid tribute Saturday to the 19-year-old woman killed while battling wildfires in British Columbia earlier this month.
Advocates fear Canada won't be ready for drug that slows progression of Alzheimer's
Advocates fear Canada won't be ready for drug that slows progression of Alzheimer's

A compelling new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in its early stages is being considered a turning point in the treatment of the degenerative disease, but Canada may not be ready to take advantage of...
Canada urged to look into best-before date system in bid to reduce grocery waste
Canada urged to look into best-before date system in bid to reduce grocery waste

There are calls for Canada to look into best-before dates and whether they worsen food waste and food insecurity. A report on grocery affordability from a House of Commons committee on agriculture...
Woman who founded Father's Day was a renegade, great granddaughter says
Woman who founded Father's Day was a renegade, great granddaughter says

You could call her the mother of Father's Day. The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. As a result, she is the one responsible for...