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Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:21:01 EST
She was once left for dead in a dumpster. Now ‘Grandma Losah’ is leading a major protest movement
Grandma Losah was labelled “mentally retarded” as a child. She has overcome the traumas to fight to protect old-growth forests at Fairy Creek.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 06:00:00 EST
Why this real estate investor is selling his brick-and mortar properties to build in the metaverse
Albert Shoihet has put his east-end Toronto properties on the market, cashing out to focus solely on his metaverse projects.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST
Virtual real estate is so hot, investors are selling off Toronto holdings to get in. Should you get in too?
One Toronto investor just paid $2.4 million for a virtual land plot in a computer-generated world. With virtual real estate sales projected to top $1 billion in 2022, he says he was cut a deal.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST
Emergencies Act’s architect fears review of its use will be ‘poisoned with partisanship’
The architect of the act is concerned that Parliament’s hyperpartisan atmosphere will prevent it from providing proper oversight on the legislation.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 16:05:30 EST
Cricket is for everyone. And Ontario schoolkids could use a little joy, especially girls
The pandemic has given the Ontario Schools Cricket Association’s founders time and space to launch while exacerbating the need for the active outlet they’re promoting.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST
How open concept is driving us up the torn-down wall. Can a pandemic help?
At work and at home, open-plan design is driving us up the torn-down wall. Can a pandemic help?

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:03:00 EST
What are Canada’s sanctions against Russia and how do they stack up to other countries’?
Canada doesn’t have leverage on its own against Russia’s elite over the Ukraine invasion, despite plans to curb $750M in exports and penalize 31 people.

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:00:00 EST
CEO John Chen on BlackBerry’s pivot to cybersecurity, his undying love of keyboards, and why he doesn’t know his stock price
After taking the reins of BlackBerry in 2013, Chen began the Waterloo-based phone company’s slow metamorphosis — one that carries on to this day

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:45:54 EST
‘It seems to be getting worse,’ says Niagara resident who continues to find used syringes across Niagara Falls
Retired paramedic Paul Tarsitano finds used syringes with the sharps exposed on Ferry Street

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:29:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Alberta to lift most remaining restrictions Tuesday; Ontario is reporting 1,024 people hospitalized
Meanwhile, South Korea reported a daily record of 112 coronavirus-related deaths Saturday.



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