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She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said

April 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A Toronto woman is raising concerns about her privacy being breached after she received a text message transcript of her conversation with her roommates during a Lyft ride last month.

Shut out of medical school, he blames controversial admissions test which experts say lacks evidence

April 14 , 2025 at 04:00:25 a.m. EDT • :

Most Canadian medical schools are screening future physicians with something called the Casper test — marketed as being able to assess people skills and predict future success. But critics say there's no strong evidence the test does what it claims.

Amid trade turmoil, Ontario government mulls sweeping overhaul of permits

April 14 , 2025 at 04:00:25 a.m. EDT • :

Amid unprecedented trade turmoil, Ontario's governing Progressive Conservatives are keen to cut red tape in the provincial economy with Premier Doug Ford and his finance minister signalling that permits, and their bureaucratic hurdles, have fallen squarely in their sights.

As Poilievre targets tax havens, Conservatives rack up big business endorsements

April 14 , 2025 at 12:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

A political scientist says Pierre Poilievre's open resentment toward offshore tax havens and corporate jets likely isn't enough to sever his Conservative Party's relationship with business leaders.

Treat childhood obesity by reducing stigma, adding options, say new Canadian guidelines

April 14 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

GLP-1s like Ozempic, as well as weight-loss surgery, are among the recommendations to treat childhood obesity in the first guideline update in Canada in almost 20 years.

April 13 , 2025 at 05:46:10 p.m. EDT • :

What Canadians should know before crossing the U.S. border

April 14 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Why did it take Winnipeg police so long to interview a serial killer in search for victim's identity?

April 14 , 2025 at 05:46:21 a.m. EDT • :

Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel prize-winning novelist, dies at 89

April 13 , 2025 at 07:31:29 p.m. EDT • :

Glory for Rory: McIlroy beats Rose in playoff to win the Masters, completing career Grand Slam

April 13 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

ChatGPT now lets users create fake images of politicians. We stress-tested it

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