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Our lesson on radio frequencies continues. We’ve looked at FM, AM, longwave, and shortwave. What else is there?
Well, there’s DAB, which stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting. It’s a standard used in Europe, Asia, and Australia that, in some countries like Norway, has replaced AM and FM altogether. On the radio spectrum, it gets 175.928 to 239.200 MHz, which puts it slightly above standard FM radio.
We will never see DAB radio in North America. We tried to implement it in the early 2000s, but there was little appetite for the kind of investment it required. Instead, we got HD-Radio, a digital signal which basically hitchhikes on what’s called the “sidebands” of standard AM and FM frequencies. It hasn’t really taken off, but chances are you have HD-Radio in your car.
One more radio story next time.
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The Canadian military is formally asking the defence industry to identify what companies can offer to either upgrade or replace Canada’s aging fleet of tanks.
The federal government published a request for information from potential suppliers so Ottawa can analyze options available on the market and start to draw up plans for future armoured land vehicle fleets.
A Canadian Army document published last year called “Inflection Point” warns that decades of fine tuning the military for counter-insurgency and peace operations had the side-effect of creating serious gaps in the military’s store of heavy arms.
The army’s armoured regiment has been left with a single squadron of decades-old Leopard tanks.
Modern warfare, as demonstrated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, has led to rapid advances in anti-tank drones and tank armour.
The procurement projects in the request for information are listed under “heavy direct-fire modernization,” which would include tanks, recovery vehicles and combat-support vehicles, as well as “medium cavalry vehicles” for a common light-armoured vehicle fleet.
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FILE: A DavidsTea store is seen in Montreal on July 8, 2020.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul ChiassonCanadian specialty tea retailer DavidsTea has triggered a recall of its Organic Sneeze Ease Herbal Infusion product due to an undeclared almond that is not stated on its label.
The recall states that the allergen is related to a tree nut and is only available to be purchased online.
The UPC on the recall is 101202100502 and the code is 000CHA831216.
DavidsTea Organic Sneeze Ease Herbal Infusion product has been recalled due to an undeclared almond, missing on the label.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
The CFIA is recommending consumers not to consume recalled products “which you are allergic or sensitive as they may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction,” alongside not serving, using, selling or distributing the recalled product.
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The family of a former Canadian Olympic figure skater killed in a 2023 car crash gave emotional victim impact statements in an Ontario court today, as a judge prepares to sentence the man who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges.
Sukhwinder Sidhu pleaded guilty in February to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in the crash that killed Alexandra Paul and injured her infant son in Melancthon Township, Ont.
An agreed statement of facts read in court says a truck was driving at a high rate of speed when it entered a construction zone and crashed into stopped cars, with seven vehicles involved in the collision.
Paul, who was 31 at the time of the crash, competed as an ice dancer with her partner and eventual husband, Mitchell Islam, had claimed three Canadian Championship medals and competed at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games before retiring in 2016.
Several of Paul’s family members, including Islam, told the court in their victim impact statements that there is a void in their lives since her death and they are heartbroken that her son will grow up without her.
Sidhu addressed the court today, apologizing to the victims and saying he takes full responsibility for the crash.
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Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government.
The sum includes two previously announced deals: a $350 million public service contract with Dayforce to replace the troubled Phoenix pay system and a $240 million investment in the AI company Cohere.
It also includes hundreds of entries that range from a few hundred dollars for a ChatGPT subscription to multimillion-dollar contracts with various companies.
Conservative MP Jagsharan Singh Mahal had asked all government departments, agencies and Crown corporations to provide information about AI-related contracts, subscriptions and licences, but not all complied with the request.
Because of the Dayforce and Cohere agreements, Public Services and Procurement Canada and Innovation Canada were the top spending departments, followed by National Defence at $83.7 million and the Canada Revenue Agency at $29.9 million.
The Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service declined to provide the requested information, while the RCMP said it did not have the information available in a centralized database.
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People in Regina and Saskatoon may need to hold onto their hats in the coming days as wind gusts reaching highway speeds are on the forecast for both cities, Environment Canada says.
The spring storm is described as “major” by the weather agency, which issued special weather statements.
It expects sustained winds as fast as 110 km/h in central and southern Saskatchewan. The storm will begin on Wednesday evening and will worsen throughout Thursday and Friday during the day. The winds are expected to temporarily taper on Thursday night.
“In addition to the severe winds, potentially significant rain will fall over southwestern and west-central areas of the province, with 20 to 40 mm of precipitation expected by Friday night,” Environment Canada wrote in the special weather statements for Regina and Saskatoon.
Storms in southeast and east-central communities will be less severe, but heavy rainfall is possible, it continued.
During the windstorm, gusts will range from 70 km/h to 110 km/h, which brings the potential for debris, rocks and other projectiles to cause damage, according to the federal weather tracker.
“Damage to roofs, fences, branches or soft shelters is likely. Prepare for some disruptions to transportation, services, and utilities,” it cautioned.
In drier, dustier parts of the southern Prairie cities, Environment Canada says the wind could blow dirt and reduce visibility for drivers.
“Driving conditions will likely be very difficult. High-sided vehicles could be overturned by the wind. Secure loose objects,” it said, adding pedestrians should keep their heads up and be aware of flying or falling objects.
An intense low that was said to be driving the storm began brewing in Alberta on Wednesday morning.
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Canadian retail pharmacy Rexall is now offering home deliveries of Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, Novo Nordisk Canada, the drugmaker behind the GLP-1 drugs, said in a statement Wednesday.
The partnership between the two companies aims to provide Canadians with home access to Ozempic and Wegovy semaglutide injections and Rybelsus oral tablets.
The service, called Novo Nordisk Care Rx, has launched across all Canadian provinces and territories, except Quebec, the company said.
The support will be delivered through Rexall’s online pharmacy, Rexall Direct, and Canadians can order the medication “right to their doorstep with pricing in line with in-store pharmacy,” Novo Nordisk said.
Patients can receive the treatments at home for “no additional cost” and will have the option of chatting with a Rexall pharmacist over the phone to “receive personalized education, advice, and ongoing support.”
“Through this collaboration, customers can confidently access Ozempic and Wegovy products from a trusted pharmacy, receive personalized support and guidance from our pharmacists, and manage their care from the comfort of their own home,” Rexall COO Jeff Boutilier said in a statement.
Over the last few weeks, Health Canada approved two generic versions of semaglutide, the medication in brand-name drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
The first one, by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in India, was approved in April and the second, by a Canadian company called Apotex, was approved earlier this month.
Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. There are now seven other submissions currently under review for generic semaglutide by different companies.
According to Felix, a Canadian integrated health-care platform, the average cost of Ozempic injections can be between $200 and $450 per month, depending on the province.
Wegovy’s current list price is an expected $5,066 per patient per year, or roughly $400 per month.
Health Canada has stated that many generic medications are 45 to 90 per cent cheaper than the brand-name versions.
There have now been many studies and analyses that suggest that the use of GLP-1 drugs goes beyond just weight loss and diabetes, with potential benefits ranging from helping mental illness and substance abuse to kidney disease, heart disease and even osteoarthritis, some experts say.
While multiple studies have said there is data suggesting benefits from semaglutide, others have also found risks.
A 2023 study out of the University of British Columbia found that GLP-1 drugs were associated with an increased risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction.
In 2024, a Harvard study found that the drugs were also linked to an increased risk of sudden and irreversible vision loss and blindness.
Some of the more common side effects associated with semaglutide include belching, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, stomach pain, indigestion and nausea.
— with files from Global’s Adriana Fallico
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The number of Canadians who say they’re being targeted by digital fraud in online communities like dating platforms is above the global average, according to a new survey.
TransUnion released the results of a survey conducted near the end of 2025 on Wednesday, which asked nearly 13,000 participants from 18 countries, including about 1,000 Canadians, about their online experiences where they suspected they may have been targeted by digital fraud attempts.
When using online communities (like online dating and forums), the suspected rate of digital fraud attempts among Canadian participants was 11.9 per cent. That was up 63 per cent from a year earlier and higher than the global average of 8.1 per cent.
These types of digital attacks in online communities can be “relationship-driven fraud.”
“We see video gaming becoming more mainstream, things like social media and the online communities around those becoming more popular,” says Andrew Sigfrid, director of fraud analytics at TransUnion Canada.
“This popularity, this growth definitely then creates an incentive for fraudsters to enter these ecosystems to create relationship-driven fraud to not necessarily gain monetization right at that point in time, but to unpack that identity and build that relationship, build that trust to get the information they need to monetize it in the future.”
Unlike digital fraud attempts that may involve data breaches that hack websites and steal information, these community-based digital threats are occurring where threat actors engage directly with consumers to gain their trust.
This can be done through social media platforms, online gaming communities, forums and even dating apps and websites.
“There’s lots of examples that have reached the news over the years of what’s called these romance scams, right? Where fraudulent individuals are portraying themselves as a potential partner, building that trust, building that relationship,” says Sigfrid.
“Sometimes it stops as quickly as, you know, ‘I need to buy a plane ticket, can you wire me a couple thousand dollars?’ … And other times it becomes so deeply involved that it leads to potential proposals or significant relationships that lead to them acquiring access to their life savings.”
Sigfrid says these sorts of online community-based threats are becoming even more complex with the use of generative AI and so-called “deep fakes,” where a threat actor may be using these technologies to make themselves look younger or different online in a way that may be a good match for those individuals and gain their trust.
“It is a complicated situation, especially for those who do not have necessarily the awareness and the education of what to look for and the vigilance of how to remediate it,” he says.
Sigfrid says the reason digital threat actors may be targeting Canadians more than some other countries is complex and based on two main components — our use of digital tools and platforms and our relative wealth, making us targets.
“We’re a very digitally engaged population. So we do a lot of our interactions with trustworthy institutions through online banking, e-commerce, all these different channels that we interact with on a daily basis just creates a lot of digital engagement and a lot of touch points that fraudsters could potentially intercept,” he says.
“The second thing is that fraudsters are looking for where things are lucrative, right? And so Canada is a relatively wealthy developed nation which provides the fraudsters the opportunity to obtain higher average gains than they might in other countries that they might be targeting.”
Sigfrid adds that the data shows Canadians are reporting higher rates of suspected digital fraud attempts, which doesn’t necessarily mean those users are more vulnerable.
“It doesn’t necessarily mean that we are more vulnerable or there’s more exploits in order to actually access those funds in Canada. Certainly it happens, but it’s largely a fact of sort of the targeted approach rather than the vulnerability,” he says.
The survey data also highlights the most common ways threat actors have potentially stolen money from Canadians over the past year. Stolen credit cards or fraudulent charges were the most common method cited at 26 per cent compared to the global average of 19 per cent.
When it comes to staying vigilant with online and digital practices to protect sensitive personal and financial information, Canadians have been showing some improvements in other areas.
The TransUnion survey data showed notable declines in what it considers “traditionally high-volume” sectors, with suspected digital fraud volume compared to a year earlier dropping 73 per cent for online retail, 62 per cent in logistics and 32 per cent in financial services.
Sigfrid says this means Canadians have been showing increased awareness and vigilance in protecting themselves through some of these more traditional channels, including using common practices with passwords and avoiding the use of bad passwords.
But when it comes to these digital threat actors on community-based channels preying on consumers, including Canadians, it ultimately “boils down to awareness.”
“Consumers remaining vigilant and doing basic research to see what’s happening in the market and how you can better protect yourselves,” he says.
“Probably the safest and also widely known one is just don’t give your information out when there’s any sort of suspicion around it, or just not at all, period.”
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Unionized engineers working on Toronto’s subways and across its wider transit system are on the brink of a strike as they struggle to reach a deal with the city’s transit agency.
Workers represented by CUPE Local 2 have already given their union a strike mandate, which could come as early as this weekend.
“What we’ve seen from the TTC so far is escalation, including moving to conciliation before meaningful negotiations even began and requesting a no-board report today, triggering a countdown toward a strike or lockout,” the union wrote in a statement.
“That raises serious questions about whether the focus is on bargaining or applying pressure to reach a deal ahead of the World Cup, at a time when our members are facing a cost-of-living crisis.”
TTC CEO Mandeep Lali, however, said his agency was committed to finding a deal and avoiding either a strike or lockout.
“The TTC values the important and highly skilled work performed by CUPE Local 2 members,” he wrote in a statement.
“I began my career as a transit electrician, and I understand the safety-critical nature of this work. At the same time, the TTC has an obligation to manage public resources responsibly.”
Lali said the union’s current proposal would cost $40 million more over the course of the next contract, funds he suggested the agency can’t afford.
“Taken together, the union’s proposal is not fair, reasonable or affordable for the TTC, and it is not aligned with what other TTC employees or most Torontonians can expect to earn over the next three years,” the CEO wrote.
“Advancing proposals of this scale makes reaching a negotiated settlement more difficult and frustrates progress at the bargaining table.”
The union will be in a strike position on Saturday, when the TTC will also be able to lock them out.
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