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Following a request from Mayor John Tory, Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced Ontario will introduce a new legislation allowing municipalities to install safety cameras near schools to prevent speeding and protect pedestrians and cyclists. “We have seen too many injuries and deaths caused by drivers who speed and endanger people’s lives,” Wynne said Tuesday in Ottawa, where she was campaigning …

Scientists report the development of an HIV test that uses a USB stick that can provide a rapid and accurate reading of how much virus is in a person’s blood. The device, created by scientists at Imperial College London and DNA Electronics, uses a drop of blood to detect HIV, and then creates an electrical signal that can be read …

The Super Bowl is still months away, but automakers are already planning their big-budget commercials for the Big Game on February 5 in Houston, Texas. The first company in the industry to confirm a spot is Kia. Meanwhile, another big name is stepping away from the show this year. A spokesman for the auto brand confirmed that it will return …

Following in the footsteps of many Americans over the last 24 hours, Snoop Dogg has said he’s moving to Canada after Donald Trump was elected. Singing a similar tune to that of Lena Dunham and Bryan Cranston, the Doggfather is potentially looking to make a move to the Great White North after receiving the news that Donald Trump would be …

Nearly a month after he was found in a well at the Billesberger farm near Hitchcock, Bruno the miracle dog is coming home. When Bruno was found at the bottom of the abandoned well, John and Cindy Billesberger were astounded that the seven-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever was still alive. After 27 days trapped in a cold and wet three-metre hole, …

A new series of studies from the University of Toronto set out to identify the potential correlation between our beliefs and the level of sexual satisfaction that we experience with a partner. These “sexpectations” — the need to work on sexual growth or rely on sexual destiny — are so powerful they can either sustain otherwise healthy relationships or undermine …

The growing demand for cloud and online services means 92% of applications and workloads will run in large-scale, cloud datacentres by 2020, according to Cisco researchers, Cloud traffic will go up from 3.9 zettabytes (ZB) per year in 2015 to 14.1 ZB. This rapid growth of cloud traffic is attributed to increased migration to cloud architectures due to their ability …

Taiwan is well on its way to becoming the first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage, as one of three bills on marriage equality is already being listed for review by the nation’s parliament. President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female head of state, threw her support behind same-sex marriage before her election earlier this year. “When it comes to love, …

The first dedicated green platform, underpinning Hyundai’s Ioniq range – with Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and EV – is coming across the US dealerships in stages throughout the 2017 model year. “We know that electrification is the right way to go, irrespective of what we each look for in a vehicle, “ Michael O’Brien, Hyundai Motor America Vice President of Corporate …

Just minutes after the announcement that Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna had welcomed their daughter into the world, social media went into a frenzy. E! shared the photo of the baby wrapped in her blue and pink blanket. The newborn came into the world at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles earlier today. From the looks of it, she has …

A statement that the Trump campaign issued proposing a total ban on the immigration of Muslims to the United States has disappeared from the team’s website, reports ABC News. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” Trump said on …