WINNIPEG – There are still 5,563 people displaced by the wildfires in Manitoba, one of the provinces hardest hit by the blazes and still the one with the highest number of active fires: 127 out of a total of 565, according to data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) as of 1pm today (here the updating in real time). This means, among the various inconveniences for evacuated families, that the start of the school year could also be somewhat different for students unable to return home.
TORONTO – The internet presents too many dangers and pitfalls for kids: on the one hand, excessive use can jeopardize their physical and mental health, causing anxiety, depression, loneliness, and even self-harm; on the other, the web is a veritable jungle where young boys and girls, and children, risk being exposed to age-inappropriate content or, in the worst (but not rarest) scenario, becoming the target of cyberbullies or online predators. →
TORONTO – With issues like the rising cost of living, ongoing labour shortages and an ever-shrinking manufacturing sector in France last year, French President Emmanuel Macron found the time to publicly opine on pop culture. Namely, on losing the hit Netflix Series Emily in Paris to Rome. Not surprisingly, there was no fight.
TORONTO – Summer is ending but not wildfires, that continue to ravage the entire country, with the sole exception of Prince Edward Island. According to data from the CIFFC (Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre), there were 568 active fires at 1pm today, 77 of which were out of control (the updating in real time by CIFFC is here). →
TORONTO – Canadians lost over $638 million to fraud in 2024, with cases nearly doubling in the last decade. We’re talking about online fraud, or “scam”: it’s a phenomenon that’s literally rampant. And according to technology expert Carmi Levy, artificial intelligence is further fueling the increase, and this growing trend is creating a crisis in financial services that will likely get even worse. →
