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Coca Cola is introducing a line of prebiotic sodas, marking the legacy beverage brand’s first foray into the “functional” soft drink market led by upstarts Olipop and Poppi — and further tightening competition as more Canadian brands launch their versions of the fizzy drinks. The company announced on Tuesday that it would introduce the sodas, called Simply Pop, …
Read More »Booze, language laws and maple syrup? Here’s how interprovincial barriers impact your daily life
There’s been a lot of chatter about interprovincial trade barriers lately — namely, that Canada should remove them, with federal and provincial officials saying that opening up domestic trade could soften the impact of potential U.S. tariffs. But what are these barriers, and how do they impact our daily lives? Just imagine …
Read More »Judge bars Musk team from U.S. payment system. Here’s why DOGE’s tactics raise alarms
Time magazine’s Friday cover depicts billionaire Elon Musk behind the Resolute Desk in the White House’s Oval Office, a seat typically reserved for the president, seeming to imply that the world’s wealthiest man holds greater power in Washington than even President Donald Trump. Musk, who spent an estimated $288 million …
Read More »She feared she’d be homeless after abusive ex was jailed. Here’s how she won her eviction case
WARNING: This story may affect those who’ve experienced gender-based violence or know someone impacted by it. For a couple of months, single mom Chantelle Edgar was afraid she’d be kicked out of her London, Ont., apartment with her two-year-old daughter in tow, joining the tens of thousands of people in Ontario alone who are living on …
Read More »People debate if AI art is real. Here’s how it’s changed my life
This First Person column is the experience of Lucas Orfanides, who lives in Sackville, N.B. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. In Grade 7, the week before Family Day, we were assigned an art project in class to make a painting on a dinner …
Read More »Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Here’s what Google Maps will say – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A week after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the U.S. to recognize the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” Google says it will change the name for U.S. users of Google Maps. Trump’s executive order, signed …
Read More »As gridlock grinds Toronto to a halt, here’s what the city could learn from Seattle’s traffic cameras
“I’ve seen it where it’s four light cycles and not one car moves an inch.” Sound familiar, Toronto? As it happens, Officer Eric Daylong isn’t describing traffic in Canada’s largest city. Instead, he’s talking about how blocking an intersection can impact congestion in Seattle, where he works for the police department’s …
Read More »Trump wants states to pay more after disasters like L.A. wildfires. Here’s how FEMA works now
U.S. President Donald Trump headed to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, after having showered disdain on California leaders for water policies that he falsely claimed worsened the recent blazes. Trump told Fox News earlier in the week he was considering overhauling the Federal Emergency Management …
Read More »Norovirus cases are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know about this nasty bug
The Dose24:30What do I need to know about norovirus? For Edward Chou, a first-year biochemistry student at the University of Guelph, the symptoms began shortly after lunch on Monday. “I just felt something in my stomach and I just started throwing up and I had to go to the toilet …
Read More »Mediterranean claimed more than 2,200 migrant lives in 2024. Here’s why it could be worse this year
More than 2,200 people died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea last year, the United Nations says. With more European countries championing the success of far-right policies aimed at shutting out migrants, experts are warning even more lives could be lost in 2025 without real change. As revellers …
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