Monthly Archives: November 2025

U.K. government moves to ban inflated resale of tickets for entertainment and sports events

The U.K. government announced that it is banning the resale of concert, sports, and live event tickets above face value. Fans there could be saved from shelling out around $206 million annually for tickets.

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Does Alexa understand your toddler? Western University researchers are looking into it

Two researchers at Western University in London, Ont., are studying how to improve the way artificial intelligence understands toddlers’ speaking patterns. They’re recruiting preschool-age children to examine how they speak and use that data to train an AI model.

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Why Canada is winning the travel trade war with the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts suggest a surge of Canadian patriotism and perceptions of Canada as a … Continue reading →

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China might be winning the AI race. Does it matter?

A Beijing company recently released China’s smartest artificial intelligence model yet — narrowing the gap between that country and the U.S. in a race that some have likened to a new cold war.

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Bell slashes nearly 700 jobs in latest round of layoffs

Bell Canada says it’s cutting about 690 employees, mostly managers, to help reduce debt and drive growth. The cuts follow thousands of company layoffs last year.

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Aritzia to open flagship store at old Nordstrom location in downtown Vancouver

Vancouver fashion retailer Aritzia is set to open a 40,000-square-foot flagship store in a space at CF Pacific Centre formerly occupied by Nordstrom.

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This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space

Space is a harsh environment: it’s a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, almost no oxygen. But Japanese researchers have found a type of moss that doesn’t really care about much of that.

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Are toy stores dying? Why big-box chains are struggling even as toy sales climb

In the age of screens, amid reports of retail stores struggling and studies suggesting that all kids want for Christmas are Robux, what does the future hold for the toy industry?

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New study of salt in the sweat of PWHL players aims to help them hydrate better

A new study being led by Lawrence Spriet, a professor emeritus of human health sciences at the University of Guelph, will look at the salt content in the sweat of players in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The aim of … Continue reading →

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Why Ontario researchers want more people to eat fermented food

A first-of-its-kind Canadian network launched in London, Ont., this week aims to help Canadians better understand the health benefits of fermented foods, and even make them part of daily diets, hospital meals and national nutrition guidelines.

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