Addressing a crowd of 500 members of Canadian tech during the BetaKit Town Hall the CEO of Shopify said the country suffers from a “go-for-bronze” culture.
A good search engine is difficult to find these days, with people constantly trying to hide things from you. I created this website to give people a bit of information which makes the decision of where to search a bit easier. It is mainly based on information from The Search Engine Map but includes functionality which allows you...
A 33-year-old Toronto man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death of a woman and dangerous driving causing bodily harm to her husband in March.
Prosecutors agreed Osman Osman was suffering from a psychotic episode when he fatally stabbed receptionist Julia Ferguson at a well-known downtown Toronto law firm.
A downtown Toronto walk along Queen Street West to Simcoe Street, then south down to a new (and disappointing) plaza at the Harbourfront Centre that replaced…
Last month, 37Signals introduced Thruster, a “zero-config” gem that makes your web pages load faster by solving various problems that would otherwise require changes in multiple places in your infrastructure. This post explains what those problems are, how Thruster solves them, and why you might want to use it even if you...
Immigration consultants and lawyers say they fear the scams may get worse with international students searching for other ways to stay and work in Canada
Browse GetAnyPlant’s extensive catalog featuring thousands of plants for your terrarium, aquarium, or house. Find plants based on their care requirements, appearance, and more.
Toronto already has some of the worst traffic in the world, and with construction season here, delays will be even more “unacceptable.” What’s the solution?
ArchiveBox - Open source self-hosted web archiving (archivebox.io)
🗃 Open source self-hosted web archiving. Takes URLs/browser history/bookmarks/Pocket/Pinboard/etc., saves HTML, JS, PDFs, media, and more…
How Canada's recruitment of foreign students failed to match labour market needs (www.cbc.ca)
Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings (www.cnbc.com)
At an all-hands meeting last week, Google executives responded to employee questions about declining morale even with financial performance improving.
They came to Canada on student visas and now face charges in B.C. Sikh leader's death (nationalpost.com)
Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karan Brar, 22, came to Canada as students from the Indian state of Punjab, their hometowns separated by roughly 100 km.
ALLISON: Schools shouldn’t sacrifice student performance to vague notions of ‘equity’ (torontosun.com)
Indeed, highly equitable and inclusive schools do a disservice to students and society at large.
Shopify CEO says Canada must overcome “go-for-bronze” culture at BetaKit Town Hall (betakit.com)
Addressing a crowd of 500 members of Canadian tech during the BetaKit Town Hall the CEO of Shopify said the country suffers from a “go-for-bronze” culture.
Growth has stalled in Canada (www.hilltimes.com)
Toronto couple recovers stolen vehicle on their own (toronto.citynews.ca)
Why the price of milk in Canada has increased (nationalpost.com)
Cost of milk used to make dairy products such as milk, cream, yogurt, cheese and butter for retail and restaurants up by an average of 1.77%
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A good search engine is difficult to find these days, with people constantly trying to hide things from you. I created this website to give people a bit of information which makes the decision of where to search a bit easier. It is mainly based on information from The Search Engine Map but includes functionality which allows you...
Daughter of woman killed in Gardiner crash: ‘I don’t understand the recklessness of it’ - Toronto | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
A 33-year-old Toronto man pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death of a woman and dangerous driving causing bodily harm to her husband in March.
These bikes are everywhere these days (lemmy.ca)
Mentally ill man not criminally responsible for killing Toronto legal receptionist Julia Ferguson (www.thestar.com)
Prosecutors agreed Osman Osman was suffering from a psychotic episode when he fatally stabbed receptionist Julia Ferguson at a well-known downtown Toronto law firm.
Condo rents are now falling on a y/y basis across all segments in Toronto (x.com)
Edmonton businesswoman fined, put on house arrest for scamming newcomers (edmonton.ctvnews.ca)
An Ontario woman working in Edmonton has been convicted of defrauding newcomers of tens of thousands of dollars.
Man Charged with Murder Hours After Being Released from Prince Albert, Sask., Police Custody (www.cbc.ca)
Trudeau, economy face warning signs as gen Z feels poorer (financialpost.com)
The Nanos Pocketbook Index fell to 50 last week, while gen Z respondents scored their lowest rating in at least 16 years. Read more.
TikTok sues the US government over ban (www.theverge.com)
TikTok is taking the US government to court.
Downtown to a Disappointing New Harbourfront Plaza | Toronto Walk (May 2024) (www.youtube.com)
A downtown Toronto walk along Queen Street West to Simcoe Street, then south down to a new (and disappointing) plaza at the Harbourfront Centre that replaced…
Explaining Thruster, a new 37signals gem that speeds up your app (discuss.rubyonrails.org)
Last month, 37Signals introduced Thruster, a “zero-config” gem that makes your web pages load faster by solving various problems that would otherwise require changes in multiple places in your infrastructure. This post explains what those problems are, how Thruster solves them, and why you might want to use it even if you...
Ministers called to committee over illegal job sale scam to immigrants (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Immigration consultants and lawyers say they fear the scams may get worse with international students searching for other ways to stay and work in Canada
Explore the Largest Online Collection of Plants | Compare Across Stores (www.getanyplant.com)
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Toronto’s construction season traffic is ‘unacceptable.’ Is there a better way? | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
Toronto already has some of the worst traffic in the world, and with construction season here, delays will be even more “unacceptable.” What’s the solution?