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Glen Powell's The Running Man seriously runs out of steam
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man does boast impressive action sequences. But any cultural observation the 1980 Stephen King story once offered seems out of date now. Source link
The fast-food industry is trying to lure in Gen Z diners. Is the meal deal helping?
Fast-food chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s are lowering their sales forecasts for next year and luring people in with value meals as they foresee a pullback in spending from low-income and younger diners. Source link
You could get at least $50 from the bread price-fixing settlement. But the deadline is coming up
Your chance to get a piece of a $500-million class action settlement, following a years-long bread price fixing scheme will soon expire. Source link
They've been searching every day for a 5-year-old girl. Her remains may be under rubble
Mu’ayyad Ajjour and his neighbour Mohamed Zaida have searched every day among the ruins of a building, hoping they will find the remains of five-year-old Masa, Ajjour’s cousin, so they can give her a proper burial. Her body is one of thousands thought to be buried in the debris of the war in Gaza. Source […]
Donald Trump’s 50-year mortgage plan is being panned. It also wouldn’t fly in Canada
Many industry observers have been cool to Donald Trump’s proposal to allow 50-year mortgages in the United States. And it’s very unlikely such an idea would gain traction anytime soon in Canada, where amortization periods have been shortened over the last two decades. Source link
Health Canada ignored expert advice to expand access to safe drugs for opioid users, internal documents show
As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found. Source link
Canadian speed skater Valérie Maltais claims World Cup silver
Canadian speed skater Valérie Maltais earned a silver medal in the women’s 3,000 metres Friday at the opening World Cup event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Source link
Crowning Canada's worst commute
Are you stuck in traffic everyday and thinking your commute is the absolute worst? Maybe it is. Marketplace has crunched the data and has the definitive answer of Canada’s top 10-worst commutes. Source link
Murder trial hears recording of Ontario couple taunting younger boy, sees images of cuts on his feet
The murder trial of two Burlington, Ont., women heard again from the younger of two boys in their care. Now 13, he testified he was isolated, forced to exercise and missed meals before his brother’s death in 2022. Source link
Pursuing potential: Canadian Olympic speed skating champs change tactics ahead of Winter Games
Ever since Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann skated to team pursuit gold at Beijing 2022, the rest of the world began working on a way to catch them. With the next Winter Games looming, Canada’s defending Olympic champions know that resting on their laurels is not an option. Source link