ScienceAlert: Having Surgery at The End of The Week Could Make a Concerning Difference
A thorough study of 429,691 surgeries in Canada has revealed a worrying statistic: you’re around 5 percent more likely to die, experience complications, or need to go back to the hospital if you have your operation just before the weekend, rather than just after.
How to Geek: 6 Reasons Why Physical Books Replaced My eReader
With real books, you can feel the weight of a hefty tome or a light novella, you can revel in the artwork every time you pick it up, you can flick through the pages and feel the rough paper on your fingers, you can crack the spine and breathe in that “new book” smell. Your most cherished books will wear their dog-eared pages and weather-beaten covers like badges of honor.
I’m probably 90:10 or 95:5 digital:physical now. (We have tons of physical books still though.)
Alexandra: What Could Have Been
Some of the scariest things happen without our knowledge, as happened to me one time that, until a few days later, I didn’t know how lucky I had been.
BlogTO: Toronto bakery shuts down after 32 years due to unprecedented rent increase
A family-owned bakery that has served as a stalwart of downtown Toronto for more than three decades has abruptly shut its doors because of the exorbitant cost of living and operating in the city, and issues with its tenancy — mainly, an unprecedented rent increase.
Little Italy locals have been heading to Golden Wheat for fresh-baked breads, Portuguese tarts, custom cakes and all sorts of other gourmet treats since the early ’90s.
But, while the shop managed to remain a cherished and reliable go-to for made-with-love baked goods as the bustling strip around it evolved over the course of 32 long years, this weekend was its last in business — and regulars had little warning to prepare for the loss.
BlogTO: Here’s who is eligible for Loblaw’s proposed $500 million price-fixing settlement
Law firms Strosberg Wingfield Sasso LLP and Orr Taylor LLP announced on Tuesday that a $500-million settlement agreement with George Weston Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited was executed on Jan. 31, 2025, to settle nationwide class-action lawsuits against them related to industry-wide price fixing for certain packaged bread products.
The settlement is still subject to court approval in Ontario and Quebec. Approval hearings will occur on May 5 in Toronto and June 16 in Montreal.
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According to the law firms, if you bought packaged bread anywhere in Canada (excluding Quebec) between Jan. 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2021, you’re automatically included in the Ontario settlement.
MacRumors: Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.3.2 Include Important Security Fixes
The iOS 18.3.2, iPadOS 18.3.2, macOS Sequoia15.3.2, and visionOS 2.3.2 updates that Apple released today include an important security fix for a WebKit vulnerability that may have been actively exploited.
In Apple’s security notes for each update, Apple says that maliciously crafted web content could break out of the Web Content sandbox. Most of the issue was addressed with iOS 17.2, but Apple has added an additional supplementary fix in today’s updates.
Last Updated: 11.Mar.2025 23:57 EDT
