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Stripping a deck finish Q What’s the best way to remove an old elastomeric coating from a wooden deck? My pressure washer won’t touch it. I’ve had enough of finishing wooden decks and I’ll be using that one-time Eco Wood Treatment you’ve written about once I get back to bare wood. A As powerful as […]
August 5, 2025 - 08:40 | Paul Welch | Ottawa Citizen
A stretch of southern Ontario remains under a special air quality statement today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country.Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires can cause reduced air quality and visibility that can fluctuate throughout the day.
August 5, 2025 - 08:12 | | The Globe and Mail
In the latest study to question the usefulness of the body mass index, researchers have found that the percentage of one’s body fat is a better predictor of future death than BMI.
“Body mass index has no statistically significant relationship with all-cause mortality,” the University of Florida team reports in the July edition of the journal
Annals of Family Medicine.
Instead, the researchers found that adults with a high body-fat...
August 5, 2025 - 07:17 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Some 68.5 per cent of urban mail carriers who voted were against the deal, while their rural and suburban colleagues were 69.4 per cent against.
August 5, 2025 - 07:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Good morning. Canada has started to deliver aid in Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to agree to a ceasefire. More on that below, plus a look ahead on the trade file for the week and a look back at how science saved sick sea stars. Let’s get to it.TOP STORY
August 5, 2025 - 06:57 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
A few weeks ago, I ran into somebody involved with the Canada–US trade talks. Can’t get more specific than that. When I asked how it was going, this person bugged their eyes out, since miming was probably safer than using words. “Must be like negotiating with a roulette wheel,” I offered. This person didn’t disagree.
On July 25, ahead of the tariff deadline, the American president sounded like he’d just been reminded Canada exists. “We don’t have a deal with Canada, we haven’t been focused on it,” Donald Trump said, doing his best imitation of Jordan Catalano from My So-Called Life....
August 5, 2025 - 06:30 | Paul Wells | Walrus
