Photo: iStock Many Canadians like to joke that they are “allergic to dental floss,” and that’s why they never floss. A report earlier this month seemed to let them off the hook, revealing there wasn’t much evidence to support the practice. Many dentists immediately scrambled to insist that flossing is as important as ever to …
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Your MAC address is important information. It’s a hardware identifier that helps networks identify your computer or phone to other devices on the network. You can change the MAC address, but it’s not very intuitive. Usually the only thing that can see your MAC address is your home router, so it’s not really necessary to …
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With just over a week to go before Apple’s September 7th launch event, more details are starting to trickle out about what we’re likely to see during the product launch. And that includes the latest on the company’s Apple Watch plans. The usual round of annual Apple Watch updates (this time we’re on the Apple …
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The chief executive of the Hospital Research Foundation, Olivia Nassaris, is among 2,000 participants in a first data collection trial for Parkinson’s disease in Australia, which is being run by her foundation along with the South Australian Health and Medical Institute (SAMHRI). Ms Nassaris said the foundation was providing $300,000 for the research study, which …
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The remains are believed to belong to a sauropod dinosaur. The remains of what could be the largest dinosaur ever found in Europe have been discovered in a man’s back garden in Portugal. According to the BBC, the skeleton was discovered in the central town of Pombal in 2017, when a man started building his …
After spending nearly a decade working in computer science and artificial intelligence (AI), Sasha Luccioni was ready to uproot her entire life three years ago after she became deeply concerned about the climate crisis. But her partner convinced her not to give up on her career entirely, but to apply her AI knowledge to some …
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The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic breakthrough on Sunday when it announced a five-year, $100 million plan to support 2SLGBT communities across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled the strategy, dubbed “Canada’s first federal 2SLGBTQI+ action plan,” at a press conference Sunday ahead of the Pride parade in Ottawa, the …
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Trademark filings suggest that Apple Inc. can claim potential names for its long-awaited mixed reality headset, part of the tech giant’s push into its first new product category in years. Applications were filed in the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay for the names “Reality One”, “Reality Pro” …
Barrie, Ontario. Police say six people were killed in a car crash early Sunday and are believed to be the same people who went missing hours earlier. The single-vehicle crash happened in the area of McKay Road and Simcoe County Road 27 in southwest Barrie, according to Barrie Police Service spokeswoman Jennett Mays. Officers found …
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Six young adults who were reported missing early Saturday morning are believed to have died in a single-vehicle collision in Barrie. The crash happened at McKay Road and County Road 27. In a series of tweets related to the missing persons investigation, the Barrie Police Service (BPS) said officers located the scene of a six-person …