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17 hours ago
Current Event canuckBoeing admits 737 Max sims didn't accurately reproduce what flying without MCAS was like
Turning off trim control software in training wouldn't give realistic results – report
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2 days ago
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Iran dismisses possibility of conflict, says does not want war
Iran's top diplomat on Saturday dismissed the possibility of war erupting...
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3 days ago
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Denuvo DRM cracks seem to be happening faster and faster
Rage 2 is the second Denuvo game to get a zero day crack this year, and others have been cracked within days.
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6 days ago
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We've run out of elections to waste – this is the last chance to make a difference on climate change
I’m no expert on Australian politics – I don’t know all the cross-currents that will determine this week’s balloting. But I do know a fair amount about the climate crisis, having written the first book on the subject back in 1989. So I can say with confidence that if Australians want to play a serious role in fixing the greatest challenge we’ve ever faced, this may be about the last election where people retain enough leverage to make a real difference.
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7 days ago
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Death of a friend 'affects health for years'
The death of a close friend can have an impact on health and wellbeing for up to four years, research has found. Academics also suggest women experience worse effects than men. They collected data from 26,515 people over 14 years, and found a range of negative consequences experienced by those who had a close friend die.
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8 days ago
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Mass arrests in India after RCMP takes action against CRA phone scam
Raids in India, in co-operation with RCMP, follow CBC Marketplace story on Indian call centres contacting Canadians, claiming to be from CRA and demanding tax payments.
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8 days ago
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Turning your weekends into vacations can make you happier than money
If you get a sinking feeling in your stomach when your alarm sounds on a Monday morning, you're not the only one. It's sometimes referred to as Monday Morning Syndrome, and you could experience everything from insomnia on a Sunday night to "preemptive depression" on your way to work, where you feel low about the week before it's even begun.
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9 days ago
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Rich Kids Major in English
In 1780, John Adams wrote a letter to his wife, Abigail, in which he laid out his plans for what his children and grandchildren would devote their lives to. Having himself taken the time to master “Politicks and War,” two revolutionary necessities, Adams hoped his children would go into disciplines that promoted nation-building, such as “mathematicks,” “navigation,” and “commerce.”
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10 days ago
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New discovery could slow Alzheimer’s in its tracks
A new breakthrough is offering hope to people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families. Praveen Nekkar, a professor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, has discovered that two common medications for depression and mood disorders — fluoxetine and paroxetine — have the potential to slow the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The finding, published in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience, is significant because it could be the key to preventing and ult...
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11 days ago
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New treatment could become first ever targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer
A new type of drug that targets a genetic weakness in an untreatable childhood brain cancer could become the first ever treatment designed to target the disease. The prototype treatment could also offer hope for patients with the rare and devastating ‘stone man syndrome’ – in which muscles and ligaments turn to bone.
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12 days ago
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Pig lungs live and breathe outside the body for 36 hours in organ transplant breakthrough
Transplanting any organ is a complicated process, but lungs are particularly vulnerable to damage. Now, researchers have developed a way to repair that damage, keeping the lungs of pigs alive outside the body for up to 36 hours and allowing them to bring the organ up to a transplantable quality.
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13 days ago
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2 weeks ago
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House Democrat says date for Mueller testimony has been proposed but not yet agreed
The committee has been seeking to hear from Mueller amid disagreements about whether Attorney General William P. Barr mischaracterized the special counsel’s report in his congressional testimony and statements.
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2 weeks ago
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Canada Border Services seizes lawyer's phone, laptop for not sharing passwords
A Canadian border officer seized lawyer Nick Wright's laptop and phone when he wouldn't hand over his passwords. The case highlights the growing concern over Canadian border officers’ powers to search travellers' digital devices.
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2 weeks ago
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Cleaning Of Ear With Cotton Swab May Cause Seizures Or Skull Infection
You’ll only hurt your ears if you continue to use cotton swabs to clean them. Doctors even say that cotton swabs do not only damage human ears but also lead to acute seizures and other several medical challenges. Such ugly incident was the fate of a 31-year old man who collapsed after suffering a seizure and had to be taken to the emergency room. After he was examined, it was shown that he had suffered discharge and severe pain in his left ear for 10 days before headache, nausea, and vomiting ...
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2 weeks ago
Comment canuck
A little late to the game. A&W and others have been offering this for months now.
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2 weeks ago
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Jony Ive’s industrial design team losing another veteran, this time to Airbnb
Jony Ive’s industrial design team at Apple is losing another veteran after news broke last week about three key members of the group leaving. As reported by Dezeen, Apple’s Miklu Silvanto will be leaving the industrial design team after eight years under Jony Ive to lead Backyard’s industrial and interaction design team that’s a part of Airbnb’s design studio Samara.