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Migrants, desperate to reach the US border, are traveling inside cargo trucks. Some never make it
Migrants, desperate to reach the US border, are traveling inside cargo trucks. Some never make it
Migrants, desperate to reach the US border, are traveling inside cargo trucks. Some never make it
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elections-canada-record-turnout-first-day-advance-voting-1.7514390
Elections Canada has announced preliminary estimates that show nearly two million electors voted Friday, the first day of advance polls.
François Enguehard, a regional media advisor in the Atlantic region for Elections Canada, said the turnout is up 36 per cent from the first day of advance polling in the last election in 2021.
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Newly published practice standard for physicians who provide care to incarcerated patients | College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
For some prostate cancer patients, new treatment option offers relief – and hope - The Globe and Mail
For some prostate cancer patients, new treatment option offers relief – and hope - The Globe and Mail
Apparently Magpies and Crows Are Using "Anti-Bird Spikes" to Make Their Nests | Audubon
I can also do better, I forgot to fix the autofill title afterwards
The Wikipedia article was jargon-y
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/racialized-minorities
I couldn't find an exact number, but the goal seems to be to make it cheap
Santos says targeting the hospitality industry at large, including bars, pubs, clubs and other party venues where drinks flow freely, means patrons can have access to a simple drug testing tool for "every cocktail on every table."
"The idea is that it'll be completely ubiquitous," she said. "Every drink leaving the bar will have a stick in it. Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-stir-stick-spiked-drinks-1.7495753
While I still can't say this is novel, this other article mentions that the goal is to make it cheap enough that venues can have enough for every drink that they serve and to put the responsibility on venues rather than the user
"In the anti-violence sector, you know, there's a lot of very strong feelings about people who are being targeted with violence being told that the burden of safety is on them, and that they have to buy more and do more to protect themselves constantly," she said.
"The idea is that it'll be completely ubiquitous," she said. "Every drink leaving the bar will have a stick in it. Every drink will be stirred, every drink will be tested, every drink will be safe."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-stir-stick-spiked-drinks-1.7495753
I was curious about that, and found this article:
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250315219/why-america-is-obsessed-with-eggs
PoorlyDrawnLines comics are like that, they're silly and simple. I've seen better ones, this just happened to be recent
What I found slightly funny about this one was that 'shooting all the bullets out' is how it works in games if you want to make a weapon useless