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Concerns Raised Over Number of Students Identifying as LGBT

The head of the group Unified Grassroots in Saskatchewan is raising concerns about gender ideology in the classroom. Nadine Ness said she has been contacted by several parents concerned about the percentages of students in some classrooms that are identifying as LGBT. In one case, she said, a father told her that in his 13-year-old son’s…


Wastewater Sewage Rates Will Rise for San Clemente Residents

San Clemente residents can expect wastewater sewage rates to rise by 30 percent over the next five years after the San Clemente City Council voted 4–1 July 18 in favor of the rate hikes, with Mayor Pro Tem Steve Knoblock abstaining. Such rates will increase by 9.5 percent as soon as October. Going forward, rates…


Cybercrime Getting More Costly for Businesses, StatCan Survey Shows

A survey by Statistics Canada has found the cost of being hit with a cybercrime has risen substantially and creates burdensome business overheads. The survey, titled “The Changing Landscape of Cyber Security Following the COVID-19 Pandemic,” found the average cost of dealing with a cybercrime rose to $19,000 in 2021, compared to $11,000 just two…


Cybercrime Getting More Costly for Businesses: StatsCan Report

A survey by Statistics Canada has found the cost of being hit with a cybercrime has risen substantially and creates burdensome business overheads. The survey, titled “The Changing Landscape of Cyber Security Following the COVID-19 Pandemic,” found the average cost of dealing with a cybercrime rose to $19,000 in 2021, compared to $11,000 just two…


Australian Gas Lobby Ad Found Misleading for ‘Cleaner’ Claims

An advertisement by Australia’s gas lobby has been taken off the airwaves after it was found to mislead viewers with environmental claims. The television campaign, aired in June and run by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), claimed natural gas is “50 percent cleaner” and “together with renewables it gets emissions down”. A…


California School District Votes to Inform Parents of Child’s Gender Status, State Superintendent Escorted out of Meeting

Chino Valley Unified teachers must notify parents if their child identifies as transgender under a new policy approved by the district’s board at a July 20 meeting, where fierce debate took place among the community and the state’s top education official was escorted out of the meeting. The board voted 4–1 to approve the policy…


Amazon Announces Bold Plan to Launch Thousands of Satellites, Rivaling SpaceX

Amazon announced on Friday a plan to launch thousands of satellites from the Space Coast to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink service. Amazon is setting up a $120 million facility for Project Kuiper, its future low Earth orbit broadband satellite network, at Kennedy Space Center’s former Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. The 100,000-square-foot facility…


Sleep Deprivation Linked to Obesity in Male Military Personnel: StatsCan Study

According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…


Sleep Deprivation Linked to Obesity in Male Military Personnel: StatCan Study

According to a new study of military personnel from Statistics Canada, a lack of sleep is correlated with obesity, particularly in the male military population. The study, called “Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality and Obesity in the Canadian Armed Forces,” reports that getting good sleep and getting enough of it is something many personnel are struggling…


Tornado That Hit Pfizer Facility Unlikely to Cause Major Drug Supply Shortages: FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated it didn’t expect major shortages in drug manufacturing after a tornado hit a Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday. “We do not expect there to be any immediate significant impacts on supply given the products are currently at hospitals and in the distribution system,” FDA Commissioner…