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Calgary water use outpaces cap on first full day of new restrictions
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
Calgary’s mayor is warning taps may run dry and firefighters may encounter empty hydrants if residents don’t shape up and abide by renewed water restrictions. Calgarians sent 530 million litres down the drain on the first full day of the new round of rationing. That’s well above the 450-million-litre cap the city needs to stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday, U.S. markets move higher ahead of Nvidia earnings
By Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by energy stocks as oil prices retreated, while U.S. markets inched higher and the Dow added a few points to Monday’s record high. U.S. investors are waiting in anticipation of earnings Wednesday from semiconductor giant Nvidia, one of the main drivers of market ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. brings in ‘bell-to-bell’ school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices by students. Premier David Eby says all school districts now have policies in place to ban cellphone use “bell-to-bell,” in line with a government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Consul general to New York given second opportunity to testify over luxury condo
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased for $9 million. Tom Clark has been called to appear before the government operations committee on Sept. 12 or on a date later that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite down Tuesday, U.S. stock markets move higher
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by energy stocks as oil prices retreated, while U.S. markets inched higher and the Dow added a few points to Monday’s record high. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 89.04 points at 23,259.96. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stock market today: Dow Jones Industrial Average inches up to another record high in mixed trading
By Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, The Associated Press on August 27th, 2024
NEW YORK – The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up to another record high on a mixed day of trading for Wall Street. The Dow eked out a gain of 9 points, or less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%. The parent company of the Paramount movie studio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. brings in ‘bell to bell’ school phone ban, as new access rules target protesters
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Cellphone use will be restricted in all British Columbia school districts when pupils return next week, as the province becomes the latest to curtail the use of the devices in classrooms. Premier David Eby says all school districts now have policies in place to ban cellphone use “bell to bell,” in line with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba security system rebate stopped as program budget eaten up
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government has ended its rebate program for security systems, as the program’s budget has been used up. The province started offering rebates of up to $300 in June to homeowners, renters and small business owners who purchased security cameras and other anti-crime equipment. Funding for the program was initially capped at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ban on commercial dog walkers at Toronto park spotlights use of off-leash dog areas
By Sheila Reid, The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
Toronto is developing criteria to determine which sites would be acceptable for commercial dog walkers to use across the city, as a ban on the walkers at an off-leash area in one park has brought the issue under the spotlight. The issue came before city council this summer, when a two-part motion brought by Coun. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How much microplastic is in your coffee? New device by UBC researchers could tell you
By The Canadian Press on August 27th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they’ve come up with a portable device that can cheaply detect the amount of microplastics in drinks and other liquids. Tianxi Yang, who developed the tool, says in a UBC news release that microplastics are a “significant threat” to food safety, health and the environment, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on August 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83. Riggio died Tuesday a “following a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a ... Read More »
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