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With remote work on the rise, new Ontario rules focus on employee monitoringIf you're spending more time on YouTube than Excel during your workday, there's software that may be flagging you as "unproductive" and sending that activity to your boss. That's the new reality as remote work is on the rise, causing more employers to monitor employees to see if they're slacking off. Near downtown Toronto's Union Station, a major commuting hub, workers like Fariha Chowdhury say they would like to know if their actions are being monitored. "It's technically like being spied on. So it's within your rights...

Puffball season is nearing its end, but some Quebecers will be eating their mushroom for daysMélanie Greffard and her husband usually head out to a nearby forest or the Eastern Townships to forage for mushrooms. So the pair had quite the surprise when they stumbled upon a Calvatia gigantea — a giant puffball the size of two basketballs in their backyard near downtown Quebec City last week. It weighed in at nearly six kilograms. "At first, it's almost kind of scary, like, 'What is this thing?'" Greffard said, laughing. "We were really impressed with how big it was." Giant...

A grand jury has indicted the 77-year-old suspected accused in a cold case murder of a teen in Waikiki. Tudor Chirila was indicted with one count of second-degree murder in connection with the 1972 killing of 19-year-old Nancy Anderson. Chirila was arrested in Reno, Nevada and is being held there pending extradition to Hawaii. The 77-year-old man has been trying to convince a judge in Nevada not to send him back to Hawaii for prosecution. Chirila told a Reno judge that he was unlawfully arrested at a hospital after police forced him to provide a saliva sample. Police said that...

George Soros told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria over the weekend he is responsible for establishing a foundation in Ukraine that ultimately contributed to the overthrow of the country’s elected leader and the installation of a junta handpicked by the State Department.“First on Ukraine, one of the things that many people recognized about you was that you during the revolutions of 1989 funded a lot of dissident activities, civil society groups in eastern Europe and Poland, the Czech Republic. Are you doing similar things in Ukraine?” Zakaria asked Soros.“Well, I set up a foundation in Ukraine before Ukraine became independent of Russia....

Sweden's Public Health Agency said on Friday (Sep 30) it was no longer recommending that children aged 12 to 17 get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing the "very low risk" for the group. The new recommendation will come into force on October 31. "The decision means that as of Nov 1, 2022 only children in certain vulnerable groups are recommended to get and thereby offered vaccinations against COVID-19," the agency said.

Eric Kay, dressed in an orange jumpsuit with handcuffs and leg shackles, didn’t react when U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means read his sentence. Kay faced at least 20 years in prison on one of the two counts. There was no reaction from Skaggs’ widow and mother or members of Kay’s family, including one of his sons who read a statement on his behalf before sentencing. A bailiff had warned observers they would be removed from the court over any outbursts. Prosecutors presented evidence of Kay, 48, making derogatory comments about Skaggs, his family, prosecutors and jurors in phone calls...

For the first time since 1952, wild cheetahs are living in India. Eight of the big cats arrived Saturday from the southern African nation of Namibia. They are part of a reintroduction program and will live in a large open space. Cheetahs once lived in India, but died out about 70 years ago. Scientists hope the cats will learn to hunt deer and other wild animals in the area. And they hope the cheetahs will reproduce. The cheetahs coming to Africa are slightly different from the Asian ones which were widespread in India. Those died out due to hunting and...

Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-GA) church reportedly tried to evict tenants during the pandemic while he raked in a $120,000 pastoral salary and a $7,417 monthly housing allowance from the church on top of his Senate salary. Warnock’s church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, attempted to evict eight tenants from an Atlanta apartment building the nonprofit owns for as little as $28.55 in overdue rent, according to financial documents obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Financial statements from 2021 show Ebenezer Baptist Church is doing quite well financially, with liquid assets of more than $1.2 million.

Ever since the experimental Covid-19 ‘vaccine’ was introduced, a staggering and horrifying phenomenon has been sweeping the Western world. We have seen it happen to athletes, performers, musicians, news anchors, soldiers, high schoolers, healthcare workers, random people, politicians, and so on. People have been dropping to the ground like flies because of heart-related issues that are, in virtually every case, caused by an adverse reaction to the mRNA jab. It’s undeniable; the rise in these life-threatening incidents has a clear and proven culprit (as numerous studies have shown a clear link between the mRNA spike protein and the litany of...

Kari Lake, the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona, is reminding voters about her opponent Katie Hobbs’ multimillion-dollar judgment for discriminating against one of Hobbs’ former black employees. [...]Lake’s comments were about a 2021 jury verdict that awarded nearly $3 million to one of Hobbs’ former staffers who alleged race and sex discrimination. The $2.75 million verdict was Arizona’s second largest civil verdict last year, Arizona Attorney Magazine reported.

Democrats can just get behind candidates in blackface or even get behind presidents who speak at the funerals of Klansmen, Jesse Watters says[Video] Fox News host Jesse Watters cast doubt on the qualifications of Democratic Arizona gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs and Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate Joh Fetterman during his opening monologue on "Jesse Watters Primetime" as both face serious questions about their preparedness for office. Hobbs appeared unprepared to answer questions about her Latino constituents and abortion in recent interviews and has yet to be grilled about a "slave day" she organized in high school. Fetterman, meanwhile, faces ongoing questions...

Uber's former head of security, Joe Sullivan, was found guilty of obstructing an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into Uber's security practices on Wednesday. He was also charged with hiding a 2016 data breach from authorities. This serious offense could have far-reaching implications for other Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)- especially on the outsourced fractional/virtual CISO business model.

It was a typical Saturday night in Bali and the Kuta Beach tourist strip was heaving with people. Locals and foreigners — including many Australians — waded through the main street of Jalan Legian, leaving crowded restaurants and pouring into bustling bars. A steady line of cars passed by, offering passengers a glimpse into Bali’s party scene from the safety of their tinted windows. It was October 12, 2002, and the night was just getting started. Warning: This article contains graphic accounts of the Bali bombings and the immediate aftermath of the scene in Kuta Beach, including descriptions of injured...

New solution provides safer nuclear power Nuclear reactors in the U.S. usually fall under the category of Light-Water Reactor. These split uranium atoms to create energy, with leftover materials and heat stored in solid fuel rods that require running water to keep them cool. If the rods don't receive enough water and overheat, the entire facility is at risk of a meltdown. The new solution proposed by the BYU scientists will store the leftover radioactive elements in molten salts instead of fuel rods. "Nuclear energy can be extremely safe and extremely affordable, if done the right way," Memmott explained. "It’s...

When asked about how the army plans on addressing the concerns of its soldiers while dealing with ongoing recruitment struggles, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth emphasized the importance of “positive command climates and inclusion,” and rebuked accusations that the Army is becoming “woke.” […] “You know, we get criticized, frankly, sometimes, for being woke,” said the secretary. “I’m not sure what woke means, I think woke means a lot of different things to different people. But first of all I would, if woke means, you know, we are not focused on war fighting, we are not focused on readiness,...

The dam, taken down last month, held back cobbles, pebbles and gravels that environmentalists say is critical to bolster dwindling populations of Central Coast coho and steelheadAmidst fire-blackened redwoods, lush ferns and hazelnut bushes of the San Vicente Redwoods, Mill Creek waters are flowing freely again after a 110-year-old dam — that was never functional to begin with — was removed. The dam, taken down last month, held back cobbles, pebbles and gravels that environmentalists say is critical to bolster dwindling populations of Central Coast coho and steelhead. “This is one of the southernmost watersheds for coho and their entire...

Dennis "Denny" Doyle, who served as mayor of Beaverton, Ore. from 2009 to 2021, pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to illegal possession of child pornography. "You know, we make mistakes," Doyle said on his way out of the courtroom.Several of the images in Doyle's possession were of children under the age of 12. The children in these images had been identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as "known sexually exploited minors."

Florida man, 37 attempted to enter the Ruth N. Upson Elementary School in Jacksonville carrying a large axe and ended up getting shot. At around 2:48 p.m. the suspect approached the entrance to the school armed with a large axe and the school staff followed procedure and did what they were supposed to do. The school was put into lockdown, the Duval County Schools Police Department was notified, and the school staff kept the man from entering the school. A school safety officer stayed on campus but kept an eye on the suspect as he left the school. Bruce Perkins...

According to Radio France Internationale, Cameroon's national soccer team and the soccer federation are using spells and magic. The October 6 report alleges that most Cameroonian footballers rush to remote villages deep in the equatorial forest, in search of traditional healers. Cameroon's Football Association President Samuel Eto'o has described the allegations as ridiculous and defamatory. Eto'o, a football legend, added that the such reports are not in keeping with a renowned media house and that it was both disrespectful and unpleasant. He added that he believes in freedom of expression but that he does not believe in defamatory articles. Eto'o...

President Joe Biden put out a proclamation today recognizing the International Day of the Girl and stating that “my Administration has prioritized unlocking doors of opportunity and delivering the full measure of equity and dignity due to all girls.” "I will continue to speak out for women and girls around the globe, including in Iran, where brave young women are demonstrating to secure their basic rights, and I have called on the Congress to double funding for programs that promote gender equality worldwide,” said Biden. “When girls break barriers, they blaze trails for the generations that follow, investing in their...