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Proposed data centre is no supersized AI facility, says N.W.T. company
11 Aug 2026
Yellowknife-based KatloTech Communications is proposing to building a new fibre optic line and a small-scale data centre on Kátł'odeeche First Nation (KFN) land near Hay River.
Flights at Wabush airport grounded due to lack of firefighting equipment, airline says
11 Aug 2026
Flights have been temporarily grounded at Wabush Airport.
Double play: Paradise teen following in grandpa's footsteps 50 years later at N.L. Games
11 Aug 2026
Tom Cole looks back fondly on his memories of competing in the first Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games in 1976 — but he'll tell you he's a lot more excited to watch this year. That's because his
Louise Arbour reflects on new role as Governor General during Quebec City visit
11 Aug 2026
During her first official stay in Quebec City, Governor General Louise Arbour sat down with CBC reporter Rachel Watts to discuss her new role and vision for the country. Arbour says she not only wants
Thunder Bay's 8 homicides so far this year 'isolated incidents': deputy police chief
11 Aug 2026
Thunder Bay police say none of the city's eight homicides so far in 2026 were random.
Man from Red Pheasant Cree Nation sentenced for child sex offences
11 Aug 2026
Blaisen Nicotine, 27, pleaded guilty to touching two young people for a sexual purpose and distributing child pornography.
N.Y. jury convicts Montreal father of murder in death of 9-year-old daughter
11 Aug 2026
A New York jury has found a 46-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his nine-year-old daughter from Montreal.
Heated Rivalry Season 2 cast announcement sparks criticism from some fans over body diversity
11 Aug 2026
Crave has confirmed the casting of Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie for the characters of Harris and Troy in Season 2 of Heated Rivalry, sparking some criticism among fans who were hoping to see more book-accurate body diversity.
The Odyssey is now Christopher Nolan's highest-grossing movie ever
11 Aug 2026
The Odyssey hasn't finished its dominant run at the box office, as it pulled in $1.1 billion US following its July 17 release as of this weekend.
2 more tuberculosis cases confirmed in Edmonton's inner-city outbreak
11 Aug 2026
An outbreak of tuberculosis that has been spreading among people experiencing homelessness in Edmonton’s downtown core for nearly a year has left two more people fighting the disease.
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By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
