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TORONTO — The shortage of pediatric medication in Canada last year led to a spike of dosing errors in children in Ontario, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect of the shortage of children’s ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which forced parents …

MPs will hear testimony from Sunwing and other airline executives on Thursday in a highly anticipated committee meeting probing recent holiday travel delays. Members of the House of Commons Transport, Infrastructure and Communities committee will meet on Jan. 12 to hear from not only the airline executives, but airport authorities, …

Maybe you haven’t heard the name Shawn Desman in a while. The 40-year-old R&B crooner behind hits like Electric, Shook and Get Ready — known to some as Canada’s answer to Justin Timberlake in the early and mid-2000s, an energetic performer and dancer with a smooth, sexy sound —  hasn’t released …

Unreserved54:00Sacheen Littlefeather It was one minute of Sacheen Littlefeather’s life seen literally around the world. A minute that would have an untold impact on the young actor and activist’s life.  And it almost didn’t happen.  On March 27, 1973, the 26-year-old Apache/Yaqui woman walked onto the stage at the Dorothy Chandler …

Scaffolding went up last week around the iconic, decades-old fish sculpture Husky the Muskie in the northwestern Ontario city of Kenora. But before any panic could set in, city officials notified the public about an “extensive” facelift planned for the city’s de facto mascot. Next week, a team of experts from Dinosaur Valley Studios in …

A bitter dispute between two people who were living in the same London, Ont., house has become the subject of a viral video, fuelled by resentment and anger directed at landlords in Ontario’s highly competitive housing market. Mikayla Koevoets rented part of a three-bedroom house in east London with a …

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Mos, a challenger bank for students, raises a $40M Series B led by Tiger Global at a $400M valuation, up from $50M in May 2020  —  ‘I wish I had to only convince 1,000 nerds, but we need to convince 20 million students.’  —  Human rights …

Deepti Sri / Tech in Asia: Vietnam-based Timo Bank raises $20M led by Square Peg, its first outside funding since its 2015 founding, as it aims to acquire a digital banking license  —  Vietnam-based Timo Bank has raised US$20 million in a fresh financing round led by Square Peg, a …

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Robust Intelligence, which helps businesses stress test their AI models, raises a $30M Series B led by Tiger Global  —  Robust Intelligence, an AI startup that helps businesses stress test their AI models and prevent them from failing, today announced that it has raised a $30 …

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: New York-based Extend, which helps financial institutions offer virtual cards, raises a $40M Series B led by March Capital  —  We’ve written a lot about fintechs that aim to help other fintechs and traditional banks launch products and services.  —  But it feels like we …