All kinds of music require volume. It has to be listened to loud. But how loud and for how long? Here’s a quick guide.

• If you listen to music for long periods of time, 85 dB is about the maximum. You can listen for up to eight hours with no damage to your hearing.
• But turn things up to 88 dB, and the tolerance drops to around four hours.
• At 91 dB, two hours, max. If you’re at 94 dB, you’d better stop after an hour. Beyond that, things can get dangerous.
• If sound pressure levels are at 100 dB, you may suffer hearing damage in as little as 15 minutes.
• And if things are at 110 dB or beyond, damage starts within a few minutes. If you’re near the speakers, problems start within seconds.

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Follow along with Susan Hay and nutritionist Rose Reisman as she prepares a one skillet honey and soy glazed salmon.

Ingredients
1 ½ lb Salmon fillet
1/3 cup honey (raw)
¼ cup soy sauce
1 clove garlic minced
2 tbsb lemon juice
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 slices of lemon
Parsley or cilantro for garnish

Instructions
Add honey, soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice and cornstarch to bowl. Mix well. Place salmon on parchment paper. On a baking sheet, pour sauce over top and cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 to 15 minutes until the salmon is cooked to your preference. Garnish with parsley.

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Justin Rankin scored three big-play touchdowns as the Edmonton Elks returned to their winning ways with a 40-17 victory over the struggling Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday.

Rankin had 107 yards on just 14 carries with two touchdowns on the ground, adding three receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Cody Fajardo went 19-of-24 passing with 340 yards and two touchdowns.

The Elks, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2019, moved ahead of Saskatchewan into first in the West Division at 4-1.

The Redblacks are still seeking their first foray into the win column, sitting at 0-5.

QB Jake Maier went 26-of-39 passing for 293 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions.

The Elks opened the scoring on a competent opening drive, capped off by Rankin, who bounced off a defender and swung wide for a 19-yard touchdown. The league’s leading rusher, Rankin only had 19 yards total rushing in last week’s loss to the Lions, but managed 40 yards on the opening drive.

The score remained stagnant until midway through the second quarter when Elks kicker Vincent Blanchard nailed a 36-yard field goal.

Ottawa got on the board with four minutes left in the second with plenty of help from the Elks. Edmonton took three penalties on the drive including a roughing the kicker call after initially pinning the Redblacks, eventually allowing for a one-yard plunge by backup QB Bryson Barnes to make it 10-7.

Edmonton closed out the first-half scoring after a Tyrell Ford interception and an impressive 90-yard catch and run down the sidelines by Brendan O’Leary-Orange to the six-yard line that set up a 15-yard Blanchard field goal. The Elks quickly got the ball back for another Blanchard field goal from 50 yards out for a 16-7 lead at halftime.

With less than two minutes to play in the third, Ottawa closed the deficit significantly as Maier completed a 21-yard pass into the endzone to Ayden Eberhardt.

Fajardo brought his team right back to start the fourth quarter, completing a four-yard TD pass to Kaion Julien-Grant.

Ottawa responded with a 27-yard field goal from Brett Lauther to cut the lead to 23-17.

Rankin made an impact again with 6:28 to play in the fourth as he caught a Fajardo pass and weaved 33 yards for the major.

Maier was intercepted for the third time in Edmonton territory on the night, this time by Chelen Garnes, setting up yet another Rankin TD as he took a pitch and cut in and around the defence for a 31-yard run into the endzone.

The Ottawa pivot was picked off for the fourth time, the second by Kordell Jackson, on their next drive, leading to an 11-yard Blanchard field goal.

UP NEXT

Elks: Host the B.C. Lions next Friday.

Redblacks: Welcome the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to town next Sunday.

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EDMONTON – Justin Rankin and the Edmonton Elks were back to their newfound winning ways on Thursday.

The Edmonton running back scored three big-play touchdowns as the Elks came away with a 40-17 victory over the struggling Ottawa Redblacks.

Rankin had 107 yards on just 14 carries with two touchdowns on the ground, adding three receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Cody Fajardo went 19-of-24 passing with 340 yards and two touchdowns.

“We needed that,” Fajardo said. “My message to the guys this week was to get back to playing our brand of football, and that’s our brand of football — running the ball, quick passes, take your shots here and there.

“Their defence kind of threw us a wrinkle, but we adapted and overcame it and were able to hang 40 on them.

“I’m really proud of the offence, the way that we finished.”

The Elks, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2019, moved ahead of Saskatchewan into first in the West Division at 4-1.

“The players decided that we didn’t play to our standard last week,” said Elks head coach Mark Kilam of last week’s 36-24 loss to the B.C. Lions. “They put the work in in our practices and our walk-throughs and this is a credit to our work.

“I’m proud of them for sticking with it because I think we stalled out big time in the third. I don’t think we had a first down until the last minute-and-a-half of the third quarter. They just stayed with it and that’s what good teams do.”

The Redblacks are still seeking their first foray into the win column, sitting at 0-5.

“We’ve got to find some answers,” said Ottawa head coach Ryan Dinwiddie. “We told those guys that they’ve got to stick together. If we start panicking and turning on each other, that ain’t going to help out.”

QB Jake Maier went 26-of-39 passing for 293 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions.

The Elks opened the scoring on a competent opening drive, capped off by Rankin, who bounced off a defender and swung wide for a 19-yard touchdown. The league’s leading rusher, Rankin only had 19 yards total rushing in last week’s loss to the Lions, but managed 40 yards on the opening drive.

The score remained stagnant until midway through the second quarter when Elks kicker Vincent Blanchard nailed a 36-yard field goal.

Ottawa got on the board with four minutes left in the second with plenty of help from the Elks. Edmonton took three penalties on the drive including a roughing the kicker call after initially pinning the Redblacks, eventually allowing for a one-yard plunge by backup QB Bryson Barnes to make it 10-7.

Edmonton closed out the first-half scoring after a Tyrell Ford interception and an impressive 90-yard catch and run down the sidelines by Brendan O’Leary-Orange to the six-yard line that set up a 15-yard Blanchard field goal. The Elks quickly got the ball back for another Blanchard field goal from 50 yards out for a 16-7 lead at halftime.

With less than two minutes to play in the third, Ottawa closed the deficit significantly as Maier completed a 21-yard pass into the endzone to Ayden Eberhardt.

Fajardo brought his team right back to start the fourth quarter, completing a four-yard TD pass to Kaion Julien-Grant.

Ottawa responded with a 27-yard field goal from Brett Lauther to cut the lead to 23-17.

Rankin made an impact again with 6:28 to play in the fourth as he caught a Fajardo pass and weaved 33 yards for the major.

Maier was intercepted for the third time in Edmonton territory on the night, this time by Chelen Garnes, setting up yet another Rankin TD as he took a pitch and cut in and around the defence for a 31-yard run into the endzone.

The Ottawa pivot was picked off for the fourth time, the second by Kordell Jackson, on their next drive, leading to an 11-yard Blanchard field goal.

“Going into the fourth quarter, it was a one-possession game,” Maier said. “We just didn’t make enough plays to keep us in it. Then towards the end we made decisions out of desperation to try and get back into the game and it obviously didn’t go our way and it just kind of snowballed towards the end.”

UP NEXT

Elks: Host the B.C. Lions next Friday.

Redblacks: Welcome the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to town next Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2026.

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Calgary police say they are aware of several phone thefts at the Stampede grounds in recent days.

Acting Sgt. Jon Pierce says they know of at least three stolen at the Stampede grounds, including two that were reportedly taken at Nashville North on Saturday, as well as two more at the Badlands Music Festival.

“Anybody that’s doing this intentionally is going to be trying to distract you. Whether they’re bumping into you or asking for the time or whatever it is, if something doesn’t feel right use your gut,” says Pierce.

Jaiden Hein says she was attending the Nashville North concert with her friends when she believes someone picked her pocket and stole her phone.

“We all started searching on the ground,” say Hein. “There were a couple other girls searching as well. They said that their phones had gotten stolen, too.”

Hein says since Saturday she’s been in a panic and stressed out.

“It’s like an uncomfortable feeling. You don’t like when someone has or may have access to all your stuff,” she says.

Hein is one of many people who have taken to social media to warn others about the thefts and to also share information. Among dozens of comments, some say when they tried to ping their devices, it came back showing that the phone was in Cochrane, Alta.

“It was at the same location as a couple of the other girls who also had their phone stolen,” says Hein, who says hers pinged near a Cochrane hotel, but isn’t sure if it’s still there.

“I don’t know because the ping is in the same spot and it’s not live anymore so it could be anywhere, really.”

Police say they are aware of at least two phones that pinged in Cochrane and they are now working with Cochrane RCMP.

In a statement, the Badlands Music Festival says that it is aware of the phone thefts during Stampede-related events and are working closely with onsite police.

“The safety and security of our guests is a top priority,” the statement reads, “and we encourage attendees to remain aware of their surroundings, keep personal belongings secure, and report any suspicious activity to event staff or police.”

Kerry Blizard with the Calgary Stampede is also aware of the thefts and says since the opening of this year’s event, it’s seen just a handful of incidents like these occur.

“People come here to have fun and, you know, we encourage that this is a safe place to do so,” says Blizard. “There’s occasionally a bad apple here and there that, you know, takes the opportunity to ruin things for the guests who were here to have fun.”

The Calgary Stampede is recommending that its guests keep their phones in their either their front pockets, tucked in their boots, or in a crossbody bag.

Anyone who has been a victim of any theft on the grounds is asked to report it to the on-site police located in the upper floor of the Big Four Building, or by calling either (403) 261-0595 or 911.

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Just weeks ago, four-year-old Clyde Jackson was doing what he loved most: listening to music, singing along to The Nightmare Before Christmas and stealing spicy noodles from his family’s plates.

“He’s always happy, he’s always dancing and listening to music,” said his mother, Jamie Lee Jackson. “I always have seen him growing up as some sort of musician.”

After his family noticed Clyde was stumbling and could no longer use the stairs on his own, he was diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), a rare genetic disease that attacks the nervous system.

There is no cure for MLD. But if it’s diagnosed early enough, gene therapy can slow or halt further progression before more irreversible damage occurs.

Clyde currently meets the medical criteria to receive gene therapy in Milan, Italy. But his family says that opportunity depends on how quickly the approval process moves.

“As of right now, he meets the standards and qualifications to get the gene therapy,” Jackson said. “It’s just a matter of how quick he gets there, how quick the doctors put him in the schedule and how his progression will look by the time we can do it.

“It’s a race against time. Every day matters.”

Patients must continue to meet strict mobility and cognitive requirements to qualify for the treatment. The longer the process takes, the greater the risk those requirements may no longer be met.

“As a mom, it doesn’t feel fast enough because I’m watching him struggle,” Jackson said.

The family also hopes Clyde’s story raises awareness about MLD, which is not currently included in Canada’s newborn screening program.

“That’s why it’s so important it gets caught early,” Jackson said.

While they wait to learn whether Clyde will be approved for treatment, the family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover expenses if they need to travel to Italy. If Clyde is not approved, the funds will help support his care as he continues to live with MLD.

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Another rare aquatic mammal has been seen in B.C.’s waters.

Video shot in Esperanza Inlet on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island captured an extremely rare sighting of a long-beaked common dolphin.

Another was seen off Malcolm Island near northeast Vancouver Island.

“So long-beaked common dolphins are extraordinarily rare for British Columbian waters,” Jackie Hildering with the Marine Education and Research Society, whale researcher communication and education, said.

“Any sightings north of California are pretty unique. And specifically Point Conception in California.”

Hildering said the long-beaked common dolphins are not often in temperate waters, but as this year is an El Niño year, the warmer waters mean different species could travel further north.

The Pacific white-sided dolphin is common in B.C.’s waters, and Hildering said the behaviour of the two species differs.

“What it was doing, the juvenile on the West Coast was incredibly rapidly surfacing and also tail-slapping like crazy, like actually like doing a headstand and slapping and slapping and slapping,” she said.

“They really are incidental to British Columbian waters. There are very, very few known sightings. And it seems to be that with warmer water related to El Niño, likely exacerbated by climate change, that there is the likelihood of more sightings.”

The dolphins are the second rare marine sighting in the past few weeks.

Last month, whale watchers spotted a huge fin whale off the coast of Vancouver Island.

Fin whales are second only to blue whales when it comes to size, according to the IFAW. They weigh around 3,600 pounds (1,600 kg) at birth and can average about 99,000 pounds (45,000 kg) — more than a fully loaded tractor-trailer — when full grown.

They are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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Air Canada says a flight arriving from Los Angeles veered off the runway after landing at Montréal-Trudeau International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The airline said no injuries were reported. Flight AC774, operated by a Boeing 737 Max, left the taxiway shortly after 4 p.m.

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As a precaution, the airport temporarily closed its north runway while passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft.

Airport officials warned the incident could cause flight delays and advised travellers to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has dispatched investigators to examine the incident.

 

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Quebec is imposing new licence transfer requirements for some commercial truck drivers from Ontario following a series of serious crashes that have raised concerns about driver training and road safety.

Under temporary measures announced by the province, Ontario Class 1 drivers with less than two years of heavy-truck driving experience must now pass a practical road test before obtaining a Quebec licence.

Road safety advocates say the move is a positive step, but argue it will have only a limited impact unless broader industry issues are addressed.

“It’s a small piece of a large puzzle in terms of road safety,” said André Durocher, road safety director at CAA-Quebec. “The way it’s done now, it would not prohibit somebody who is a driver in Ontario to come and do all their deliveries in the province of Quebec. It would not change a single thing.”

Durocher said the new requirements nevertheless signal that the government is responding to longstanding concerns within the trucking sector.

“The industry has been working for many months or even years in that direction, to raise awareness and to say something has to be done,” he said.

Members of the trucking industry also welcomed the measure while stressing that additional reforms are needed.

Stéphane Émond, president of the Centre de Formation du Routier de Montréal (CFRM), said the industry continues to face challenges linked to owner-operators who do not always comply with inspection and training requirements.

“We have a lot of problems with drivers that own their own truck, that don’t do their inspections necessarily,” Émond said. He added that some companies hire incorporated drivers in ways that reduce costs and create competitive pressures within the industry.

Émond pointed to the growth of so-called “Drivers Inc.” arrangements, under which drivers work as full-time employees but are treated as independent incorporated contractors.

“They work as full-time employees but the fact they are incorporated, they have sort of a free pass,” he said, arguing the practice allows some companies to avoid employment-related costs.

According to Émond, the model can shift expenses such as insurance, maintenance and repairs from companies onto individual drivers, while creating incentives to cut corners.

Industry representatives are calling for a uniform national training standard modelled on Quebec’s 615-hour professional truck driver training program. They argue consistent requirements across Canada would help close loopholes that allow inexperienced drivers to obtain credentials and operate commercial vehicles.

Supporters say a national standard would improve safety, strengthen oversight and create a more level playing field for trucking companies across the country.

 

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CTrains arrive fast, frequent and around the clock during the Calgary Stampede with hundreds of thousands of visitors taking in the festivities, but the city’s mayor has floated expanding that service year-round.

Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters that 24-hour train service is one of the takeaways from the Calgary Stampede that could be used to improve service.

“It’s a challenging endeavour from a service standpoint, but I think there’s also learnings that potentially could be applied to the rest of the year,” Farkas said.

“For me personally, I’d love to see, as an example, 24-7 train access, transit support throughout the rest of the year.”

Typcially, CTrains run between 4 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., but during what’s dubbed ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth,’ Calgary Transit fills that two-and-a-half hour gap for 24-hour train service.

During the Stampede, CTrains are scheduled to arrive every 10 minutes between 5 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., every 15 minutes between 9:30 p.m. and midnight, and every 20 to 30 minutes between midnight and 5 a.m.

The increase is largely due to the influx of riders travelling to and from Stampede Park.

Data from Calgary Transit showed there were 229,000 boardings on the CTrain on Parade Day (the first Friday of Stampede) this year; for comparison, there was an average of 128,000 CTrain boardings on Fridays in June.

“When there’s more trips, more service becomes particularly useful,” said Willem Klumpenhouwer, a transit research consultant. “Whether it’s the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto, or the Stampede, transit really shines through on these big events.”

Calgary Transit declined to comment on Farkas’ idea to expand 24-hour CTrain service.

“It’s all about taking what we’re learning about the Stampede, and modelling it to be able to succeed on other major events like the World Cup of Hockey, and others that we’re looking forward to,” Farkas said.

According to David Cooper, principal at Leading Mobility, 24-hour train service in Calgary could be feasible outside of the Stampede, but it would come with a set of challenges that would need to be assessed.

He noted overnight service in other cities benefits shift workers, and those employed in logistics, health care and the service industry, but would mean “trade-offs” for maintenance like weekend closures.

“Typically when we look at 24-hour service, you start with buses first,” Cooper said. “Track time is very challenging to get when you run a very expansive LRT system; there’s only a couple of hours when you can do preventative and proactive maintenance on the system.”

Cooper pointed to Vancouver’s TransLink, which runs a “night bus” service in lieu of the SkyTrain overnight.

Although it’s unclear how significantly Calgary Transit’s budget would need to increase if the city was to pursue 24-hour CTrain service, Klumpenhouwer said city council would need to weigh the costs against other transit-related priorities.

“There is an argument that 24-hour service will serve people that currently can’t use transit to get around, however, it’s another form of what we call coverage service,” he said.

“It’s another form of providing a lifeline service that doesn’t currently exist, and that always has to be balanced and discussed against using those same dollars to improve existing service.”

Klumpenhouwer pointed to boosting service on Calgary’s MAX bus-rapid transit routes as an example.

According to an update to city councillors earlier this year on Calgary Transit’s strategy to increase service frequency, there remains a gap as “only a portion of the implementation costs have been funded.”

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