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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province of B.C. has added new protections to keep vulnerable road users, like cyclists, safer. Drivers will now have to keep a minimum distance of at least one metre when passing cyclists and at least a metre and a half when …
Read More »Ontario food bank users rose 38 per cent last year: report
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — A report released today indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year, which it says is the largest single-year increase recorded by the province’s food bank network. The new report by …
Read More »Inspection stations set up for watercraft users in Manitoba ahead of long weekend – Winnipeg
By Talha Hashmani Global News Posted May 19, 2023 5:26 pm Updated May 20, 2023 12:35 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Victoria Day long weekend is edging ever closer. Ahead of celebrations, the Manitoba government is reminding residents to keep bodies of water clean. Users …
Read More »Police in Ontario asking Android users to check settings after increase in 911 calls
Police in Ontario are asking Android phone users to check their emergency settings after seeing an increase in 9-1-1 hang-ups. In a tweet at around 6:50 p.m. Friday, Ontario Provincial Police said the force’s communications centres have seen a “significant increase” in 9-1-1 hang-ups. “This may be linked to an …
Read More »Elon Musk should step down as Twitter chief, users declare in poll – National
More than half of 17.5 million users who responded to a Twitter poll created by billionaire Elon Musk over whether he should step down as head of the company had voted yes by the time the poll closed Monday. There was no immediate announcement from Twitter, or Musk, about whether …
Read More »Front-line workers say new B.C. legislative report into toxic drug crisis fails drug users
Front-line workers say a new B.C. government report on the toxic drug crisis lacks any firm commitment to addressing the primary driver of thousands of deaths — a poisonous drug supply. The 75-page report released Tuesday by the select standing committee on health, an all-party committee chaired by Vancouver–Hastings MLA Niki Sharma, looks at …
Read More »B.C. will decriminalize up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs. Drug users say that threshold won’t decriminalize them
British Columbia is set to become the first province to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs — but drug users, advocates, and the province’s chief coroner warn the threshold of 2.5 grams set by the federal government ignores the hard realities of how people buy and use drugs in …
Read More »A third of recent cannabis users say they have driven while high: government survey
Despite public awareness campaigns and law enforcement training to deter marijuana-impaired driving, a third of Canadians who’ve recently used cannabis say they’ve been behind the wheel after consuming, according to a new government survey. The online survey, conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada …
Read More »Twitter Spaces Can Now Be Hosted By All Android, iOS Users: How To Host Spaces
Twitter launched Communities in the US initially. In September last month, Twitter updated Spaces with recording and replays features, in order to allow people to listen to audio conversations after they happen. News18.com Last Updated:October 22, 2021, 18:02 IST FOLLOW US ON: Twitter has finally brought Spaces to all users. …
Read More »Alert! Millions of Google Chrome users at risk: Update browser to stay protected | Technology News
Google has issued a crucial security alert to millions of its customers over a new security flaw that has purportedly affected the widely used Chrome browser. The tech giant detailed the high, medium, and low vulnerabilities detected in Chrome for Linux, macOS, and Windows in an official blog post. The …
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