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Roslin, Ont. farmer faces insurance dispute after life-changing accident
A Roslin, Ont., farmer is in dispute with his insurance provider over a $1 million payout to help with his recovery from a severe accident.
Man arrested for reportedly urinating on family at Morgan Wallen concert
The alleged incident took place on July 18 at the Morgan Wallen concert and police responded to a report of a fight in progress at the stadium in Baltimore.
‘We just want to hold you again,’ says mom of missing girl in Saskatchewan
The Prince Albert Police Service and family of Peyton Flett, a missing teenage girl, are urging anyone with information regarding her disappearance to contact police.
Off-road vehicles banned on Crown land in many parts of B.C. as wildfires burn
This prohibition does not apply to emergency response, agriculture or commercial/industrial users who operate off-road vehicles for farming or business purposes.
Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups
Bumble says it’s moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.
Calgary housing numbers show big drops in townhouse, apartment sales in July
While sales of detached and semi-detached homes held fairly steady in Calgary in July, sales of row and townhomes as well as apartments dipped by about 20 per cent year over year.
What’s the best handheld mini fan?
From premium Shark and Dyson offerings to random Amazon devices, these mini fans will make your sweaty summer a little more managable.
The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse
All future robot vacuums manufactured outside the USA (i.e., all of them) have been banned by the FCC. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house. As AI gives them a better understanding of what they see, the privacy and security risks these autonomous robots pose are only growing.That’s why greater scrutiny makes sense, but the ban on foreign-made mobile robots issued by the Federal Communications Commission…
Six Marineland belugas now swimming in new U.S. homes
Marineland and a consortium of U.S. aquariums helped move the first batch of whales in a long, complex process that began Monday afternoon at the closed tourist attraction.