Monthly Archives: July 2019

Capital One: Hacker gained access to personal information of 100 million Americans and six million Canadians

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

GENE JOHNSON – Associated Press UDAY SAMPATH – REUTERS PUBLISHED JULY 29, 2019 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-capital-one-target-of-massive-data-breach/#

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Large Alberta oilsands mine in public interest despite ‘significant adverse’ effects: panel

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

ENVIRONMENT July 25, 2019 By Lauren Krugel The Canadian Press An oil worker holds raw sand bitumen near Fort McMurray, on July 9, 2008. An oil worker holds raw sand bitumen near Fort McMurray, on July 9, 2008. THE CANADIAN … Continue reading →

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Innovation Energy: The hot new fuel that could bring jobs and growth back to Canada’s oilpatch – Financial Post

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Like oil and gas, drills are used to bring the hot water and brine of aquifers in the earth’s crust to the surface. Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre BY GEOFFREY MORGAN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JUL 24, 2019 https://business.financialpost.com/commodities/energy/innovation-energy-the-hot-new-fuel-that-could-bring-jobs-and-growth-back-to-canadas-oilpatch

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Police in China are wearing high-tech sunglasses to match faces in the crowd to criminal suspects | National Post

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

AFP/Getty Images The Telegraph Neil Connor February 8, 2018 11:20 AM EST Filed under: News World https://nationalpost.com/news/world/police-in-china-are-wearing-high-tech-sunglasses-to-match-faces-in-the-crowd-to-criminal-suspects

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Losing the leadership of the free world – Macleans.ca

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

OPINION Scott Gilmore: Thirty years ago, it was easy to believe when Reagan said that America was a ‘beacon of freedom’. Nobody’s buying it today. by Scott Gilmore Jul 17, 2019 Reagan reading his last speech to the nation (Diana … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be working class in Canada? – Macleans.ca

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Socio-economic lines are often erased or ignored in Canada. Here’s how I came to see my working class roots clearly. by Shannon Proudfoot Jul 16, 2019 Shannon Proudfoot with her parents, Mike Proudfoot and Molly Mislan, at her 2003 graduation … Continue reading →

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Ford targets Tesla with its new electric-truck claim

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Ford on Tuesday released a video of an all-electric F-150 prototype truck towing 1.25 million pounds of double-decker rail cars carrying 42 Ford pickups. Source: Ford Years away but Ford is not known to promote this far ahead so is … Continue reading →

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Viral App FaceApp Now Owns Access To More Than 150 Million People’s Faces And Names – Forbes

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Composite image of a diverse group of people – GETTY – GETTY https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/07/17/viral-app-faceapp-now-owns-access-to-more-than-150-million-peoples-faces-and-names/ — We as human beings are social and trusting to a degree by nature. It has been a positive trait until it started being used maliciously. Many … Continue reading →

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The life-changing magic of making do – The Globe and Mail

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

BENJAMIN LESZCZ SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED JULY 13, 2019 Opinion https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-life-changing-magic-of-making-do/

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Monopoly on real estate listings and data being broken up

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

A sold sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday, May 14, 2017. The end might be near for a seven-year battle that has kept the public from easily finding out online what homes in the Greater Toronto … Continue reading →

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