Twenty-eight changes made in provincial cabinet shuffle
Big changes were expected to the Ontario cabinet and they were delivered. Several high profile ministers were demoted. Former minister of education, Lisa Thompson, was switched to government and consumer services. Vic Fedeli will be replaced as the province’s finance minister by Rod Phillips. A total of 28 changes were made within the Ford government as it struggles with declining approval ratings.
Child porn ring with 60K subscribers taken down by Ontario police
Ontario police arrested five men in a child pornography ring that was accessed by people in over 100 countries. In an article from CTV, officers described it as a “big-box store” with 60,000 subscribers, a third of which apparently paid for a “premium” service. Police say the men knowingly aided the sharing of underaged porn for profit.
Kids whose parents divorce more at risk of being overweight later in life
Children from broken homes are more likely to become obese and the situation gets worse over time. CTV news cited a study from the U.K. that looked at the Body Mass Index of 7,500 children between 9 months and 11-years-old. The numbers showed those who went through a divorce were significantly more overweight than those who didn’t.
Cellphones to blame for younger generations growing horns
Smartphones and Tablets are considered responsible for horn-like protrusions growing on the back of the head of human skulls. Australian researched have apparently been studying the phenomenon for years. They say 41 percent of the 200 people they looked at between ages 18 and 30 had the bulges.
Canada looking at an oversupply of cannabis by end of 2019
Canada might have too much legal marijuana by the end of the year. CTV reports a BDS Analytics study which had the country on pace for an oversupply but it depends on how the legalization of edibles impacts the market. The organization said the situation could be really good for buyers as prices will likely drop.
