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On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act (today known as the Constitution Act, 1867) creates Canada.
Canada Day is a day to reflect on what it means to be Canadian, to share what makes us proud and to celebrate in our own way.
Dr. Laurie Santos‘ set of practices, dubbed “re-wirements,” include prioritizing social connection, being other-oriented, focusing on gratitude and blessings, and incorporating exercise into our daily routine.
This should not come as a surprise to anyone who first heard NatGeo had been sold to Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox back in 2015, and then to WDC. For these massive corporations, it’s all about profits and shareholder value over everyone and everything else.
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The cutback — the latest in a series under owner Walt Disney Co. — involves some 19 editorial staffers in all, who were notified in April that these terminations were coming.
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Nigeria, with about 220mn people, is the continent’s most populous country and its biggest economy. So, when two Chinese-backed fintech companies hatched ambitions to build African versions of Chinese mobile payment giants Alipay or WeChat Pay, they decided to start in Lagos.
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However, the position that Huawei holds in basic telecoms infrastructure, coupled with the popularity of PalmPay and OPay super apps, has raised concerns among some Nigerian officials over potential future Chinese dominance in digital infrastructure and data.
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If that estimate sticks, U.S. walkers will have experienced a stunning 77 percent increase in deaths since 2010, rising at a rate more than three times faster than the rest of the traveling public.
Also » NPR
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The roads were already getting deadlier for pedestrians before 2020, but the pandemic turbocharged the trend. In 2021, 7,624 pedestrians were killed in the United States, a 13 percent increase from the year before, when 6,721 pedestrians were killed. Between 2010 and 2021, the new GHSA report says, pedestrian fatalities increased 77 percent.
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A left-wing progressive standard-bearer has won Toronto’s mayoral election, triumphing in a historically crowded field of 102 candidates.
Olivia Chow, 66, said she will work to build a city that is “more caring, affordable and safe”.
The race had focused largely on affordability and public safety.
Auto sales in Europe continued their upward trajectory in May, rising for the 10th month in a row.
New-car registrations increased 18% to 1.12 million vehicles, with battery-electric vehicle deliveries soaring 66%.
The 2023 edition of ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants‘ by publishing group William Reed Business Media was released this week. Here are their rankings »
1. Central, Lima, Peru
2. Disfrutar, Barcelona, Spain
3. Diverxo, Madrid, Spain
4. Asador Etxebarri, Axpe, Spain
5. Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark
6. Maido, Lima, Peru
7. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera, Italy
8. Atomix, New York, USA
9. Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
10. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris, France
11. Trèsind Studio , Dubai, UAE
12. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo, Brazil
13. Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico
14. Odette, Singapore
15. Le Du, Bangkok , Thailand
16. Reale, Castel di Sangro, Italy
17. Gaggan Anand, Bangkok , Thailand
18. Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
19. Don Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina
20. Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain
21. Den, Tokyo, Japan
22. Elkano, Getaria, Spain
23. Kol, London , UK
24. Septime, Paris, France
25. Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal
26. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland
27. Florilège, Tokyo, Japan
28. Kjolle, Lima, Peru
29. Boragó, Santiago, Chile
30. Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden
31. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
32. Hiša Franko, Kobarid, Slovenia
33. El Chato, Bogotá, Colombia
34. Uliassi, Senigallia, Italy
35. Ikoyi, London, UK
36. Plénitude, Paris, France
37. Sézanne, Tokyo, Japan
38. Clove Club, London, UK
39. The Jane, Antwerp, Belgium
40. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin, Germany
41. Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy
42. Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy
43. Leo, Bogotá, Colombia
44. Le Bernardin, New York, USA
45. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
46. Orfali Bros. Bistro, Dubai, UAE
47. Mayta, Lima, Peru
48. La Grenouillère, La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, France
49. Rosetta, Mexico City, Mexico
50. The Chairman, Hong Kong
Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada (Public Domain, Source » Wikimedia)
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Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto ranked in the top 10 according to a long-running Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest survey, the Global Liveability Index 2023 ranking of 173 metropolises.
For 2023, the world’s 10 most livable cities according to the EIU are:
Least liveable of the cities ranked include Douala, Cameroon; Kyiv, Ukraine; Harare, Zimbabwe; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Karachi, Pakistan; Lagos, Nigeria; Algiers, Algeria; Tripoli, Libya; Damascus, Syria.
Read the report » Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023
June is National Indigenous History Month and on June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Canada.
Coldplay performs “Cry Cry Cry”, “Viva La Vida”, “Broken”, “1999” (Prince cover) and “Champion Of The World”
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