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With Halloween just around the corner, we want to see photos of your four-legged friends all dressed up for the holiday. Show off your Labrador in a lab coat, your Pekingese as a Power Ranger, your shorthair as a sheriff — or whatever creative costume or eerie backdrop you’ve come up with! Because as much

Ultra-processed foods like sugary drinks, potato chips and ready meals can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to people trying to quit smoking, prompting a team of scientists to advocate for the labelling of certain products as “addictive.” A report published Tuesday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that addiction to ultra-processed food affects 14 per cent

An iconic Canadian fast-food restaurant is signing on to Too Good To Go, an app that sells surplus food at a discount in an effort to reduce waste. As part of a national launch Wednesday, more than 200 Tim Hortons locations were added to the app’s list of partners. “Our first fully national rollout is

Popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, are associated with an increased risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, according to a study released Thursday out of the University of British Columbia. The study, published in JAMA, found these adverse gastrointestinal effects happen in non-diabetic patients using the drugs specifically for weight

Canadians are keen to get away and relax under the sun this winter holiday season, polling shows, despite inflation and cost of living concerns. A new survey by Sunwing suggests almost half of those planning a trip to a sunny destination in the coming months say value for money is their top consideration when booking

Pamela Anderson is done with makeup. For the last few months, the Ladysmith, B.C.-born Anderson — who for much of her career was best-known as a Hollywood bombshell and Playboy model — has ditched her makeup almost entirely, opting instead for a relaxed, fresh-faced look with her freckles on full display. Even at the most

Cold and flu symptoms can potentially last four weeks or more after infection, according to new research. The study, led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), was published in the Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine journal Friday. Researchers compared long-term symptoms between long COVID sufferers and those infected with other respiratory illnesses, such as pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis and

Online buy-and-sell platforms are a great way to snag a bargain or offload some of your unwanted stuff, but it seems like scammers are working overtime to come up with convoluted ways to part you from your hard-earned dollars. TikToker Michel Janse is warning of a scam that happened to her recently, where an opportunistic

A fat cat from Edmonton has gone viral on TikTok for his workout routine. Peaches the Purrmaid, weighing nearly 25 pounds, swims in an effort to lose weight. “He’s always been a big boy,” said Chastity Emes, Peaches’s owner. Peaches weighed about 25 lbs and was diagnosed with diabetes when he started his weight loss

Last week, Airbnb announced it’s cracking down on fake accommodation listings in an effort to stop scammers in their tracks. The company said it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year, and it plans to use AI to help verify listings in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., France