This summer, some homeowners will be swimming in their backyard pools au naturel. The iconic, aqua-blue vessels of chlorine-treated water are starting to see competition from the leafy, greenish waters of natural pools. As the second summer of the pandemic approaches, waiting lists for in-ground pools and a chlorine shortage […]
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The federal financial intelligence centre warns that violent extremists driven by causes including racial hatred are increasingly turning to virtual currencies for fundraising. In a newly published special bulletin, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says the move comes as social media and crowdfunding platforms crack […]
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This week marks the beginning of a key event for Canada’s telecom industry as up to 23 bidders compete for federal licences used in 5G wireless networks. But a major player will be absent from this auction, as Freedom Mobile sits on the sidelines while its rivals bid for […]
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When Brett Gaylor posted his honeymoon photos on a popular picture sharing website 15 years ago, he never imagined they’d be used to train facial recognition software illegally used in Canada by the RCMP. They were. And when the shocked documentary filmmaker based in Victoria, B.C., found out, he […]
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On Saturday morning on Nantucket, a 48-square-mile island off the southern coast of Massachusetts, nearly 1,000 registered voters streamed into four large white tents erected on a playing field behind the elementary school. They were there for the annual Town Meeting, where they voted, as Nantucketers have for centuries, directly […]
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When Gregg Courtad first noticed a listing for a stately red-brick Georgian Colonial in Salem, Ohio, a small town east of Canton, he was attracted by the asking price: $174,900 for the beautiful mansion on more than half an acre along a shaded street just blocks from downtown. But it […]
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