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Health Canada issues product recall notice for True Wireless Earbuds sold through Giant Tiger, Amazon

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#RECALL
Health Canada issues product recall notice for True Wireless Earbuds sold through Giant Tiger, Amazon
Health Canada issues a product recall notice for wireless earbuds due to burn and fire hazards.
www.yorkregion.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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University of Waterloo - The woman behind the laser: Celebrating Dr. Donna Strickland's chirped pulse.

@uwaterloo.ca

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#DonnaStrickland
University of Waterloo - The woman behind the laser: Celebrating Dr. Donna Strickland's chirped pulse amplification breakthrough
What would you do if you woke up one day and your whole life changed? Forty years ago, when Donna Strickland, physics professor at the University of Waterloo, and Gérard Mour. . .
educationnewscanada.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Town of Ajax has partnered with Resimate to launch an online property mapping tool that tells homeowners their property’s suitability for an additional dwelling unit (ADU).

www.ajax.ca/en/new-onlin...

#Housing #Resimate #Ajax
New online mapping tool shows Ajax homeowners potential for Additional Dwelling Units
www.ajax.ca
December 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Retro Gamer's Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away

www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12... (via @timeextension.com)

#RetroGamer
Retro Gamer's Nick Thorpe Has Passed Away
He was aged just 38
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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A vector graphics workstation from the 70s

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#RetroComputing
A vector graphics workstation from the 70s - jaeblog
A bit of history and a repair of a Tektronix 4051 graphical computer from 1975. What was this computer's place in history, what was it used for and what parts exploded when turning it on.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Ajax resident lands first acting job in leading role of a Christmas movie.

An Ajax resident who has dreamed of acting in a movie for most of her life has landed not only her first role, but the lead in a Christmas movie.

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Ajax resident lands first acting job in leading role of a Christmas movie
Melissa Melottey stars in “The Christmas Bookshop,” airing on Dec. 6.
www.durhamregion.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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#RECALL- Product recall issued for ibuprofen sold at Costco in Canada www.insidehalton.com/news/canada-... via @insidehalton.bsky.social
Product recall issued for ibuprofen sold at Costco in Canada
Certain Kirkland Signature Ibuprofen Extra Strength Liquid Gel Capsules have been voluntarily recalled.
www.insidehalton.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why.

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#Linux #Windows10
The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why
Windows 10 is gone, and millions are turning to Linux. Here are the distros benefiting most, and what makes them so great.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later
‘Imagine a cigar burning slowly up … without visible flames’: Thorncliffe Park condo fire burns inside walls four days later
The blaze, which broke out Thursday, has displaced residents from nearly 400 units at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Pong debuted on this day in 1972 — Atari's pioneering CPU-less video arcade game’s creation was the result of an engineer training exercise

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#Atari #Pong #RetroGaming
Pong debuted on this day in 1972 — Atari's pioneering CPU-less video arcade game’s creation was the result of an engineer training exercise
Basic blippy bat and ball game sparked an entertainment industry sector that would go on to eclipse Hollywood.
www.tomshardware.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Hello Durham Transit ! Love these vehicles from Brampton Transit and Ride Argo. Just an idea to enhance the DRT app and the "last mile".

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#DurhamTransit #RideArgo 🚍
Check out Brampton's new electric, on-demand bus fleet
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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#RECALL - Health product recall notice issued for magnesium supplement sold in Canada

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Health product recall notice issued for magnesium supplement sold in Canada
Health Canada issued a health product recall notice for a certain lot of MapleLife Magnesium Bisglycinate capsules due to an undeclared non-medical ingredient, magnesium oxide.
www.insidehalton.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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#RECALL - Sesame-based products could be contaminated, recall notice warns.

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Sesame-based products could be contaminated, recall notice warns
A sesame-based product sold in Ontario and Quebec is being recalled due to risk of contamination.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#PFAS #Pesticides
Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Students in Grey and Bruce counties celebrate geographic data gathering with StoryMap contest.

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#GIS #Geospatial
Students in Grey and Bruce counties celebrate geographic data gathering with StoryMap contest
Close to 300 students from eight schools tackled real-world issues in their communities and submitted 76 projects that combined research, mapping, and multimedia storytelling
www.collingwoodtoday.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know

Google wants to replace ChromeOS with Aluminium OS, its new, Android-based operating system for PCs.

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#Google #AluminiumOS #Android
Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android to PC: Here's what we know
Goodbye ChromeOS, hello Aluminium OS: Here's everything we know about Google's plans to bring Android to PCs!
www.androidauthority.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend and star of The Harder They Come, dead at 81

Cliff's career spanned from origins of modern Jamaican music and featured collaborations with diverse artists.

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#JimmyCliff #Jamaica #Reggae #RIPower
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaica's ambassador of reggae, dead at 81 | CBC News
Jimmy Cliff, who was a presence at the birth of modern Jamaican music and helped spread the influence of reggae around the world through his albums and starring role in The Harder They Come, has died....
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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"YES EMR is robust, reliable, and incredibly powerful. It saves us hours every week in a high-volume practice." Dr. Christakis,

Join successful clinics across the GTA who've streamlined their operations with Ontario-specific EMR software.

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#Toronto
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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The history of Towers Department Stores in Ontario www.blogto.com/fashion_styl...

#Ontario #Towers
The history of Towers Department Stores in Ontario
For those who grew up in Ontario throughout the 1960s and 1980s, there's a good chance you have at least some memories associated with Towers, whethe…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Prepare for widespread and significant bouts of snow across Ontario this week. #ONStorm
Major snowfall expected across Ontario throughout this week - The Weather Network
A long-duration snow event will impact highway travel across northern and parts of southern Ontario this week.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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#RECALL - Laundry product sold in Canada recalled. www.insidehalton.com/news/canada-... via @insidehalton.bsky.social
Laundry product sold in Canada recalled
Health Canada issued a product recall notice for Osmose Bleaching Agent, which “acts as an ecological bleach,” over lack of appropriate labelling and child-resistant packaging.
www.insidehalton.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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40 Years Later, Sci-Fi’s Greatest Opening Line Will Hit Harder Than Ever

“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

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#Neuromancer #AppleTV #Cyberpunk
40 Years Later, Sci-Fi’s Greatest Opening Line Will Hit Harder Than Ever “The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” https://screenrant.com/neuromancer-apple-tv-sci-fi-greatest-line/ #Neuromancer
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux.

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#Firefox #Linux
Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux
Your home directory is going to feel a little cleaner.
www.howtogeek.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Teachers were ‘heroes’ in protecting elementary students from grizzly attack in B.C., officials say.

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Teachers were ‘heroes’ in protecting elementary students from grizzly attack in B.C., officials say | CBC
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November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Google defaulting all Gmail users to a setting that enables Google to harvest all your emails into chatbot training is straight-up evil and invasive.
If You Use Gmail, You're Going To Want To Turn Off This 1 Automatic Setting ASAP
Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM