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Tariff exposure lower in B.C.; warning against illicit sexual performance drugs: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet

Business · Marketplace CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week. Consumer and health news you need from the week Dexter McMillan · CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2025 8:00 AM EST | Last Updated: February 23 B.C. cities would be among the least vulnerable if U.S. President

20th century lead exposure damaged American mental health

In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well-being. A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more

NORTHERN EXPOSURE OP-ED: Zimbabwean government passes law designed to throttle independent civil society

The government of Zimbabwe is attempting to ensure that as many people as possible are forced to register as private voluntary organisations so that it can prevent not only the funding of opposition parties, but also restrict open support for the opposition...

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FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations

FCS Draft Surge: The Rise of Small-School Prospects in Modern NFL Conversations Every spring, draft chatter once focused almost entirely on blue-blood programs such as Alabama or Ohio State. Today that narrative feels outdated. Championship rosters increasingly feature players who sharpened skills on modest Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) fields, developing technique rather than basking in

Two Trap Games that Georgia Tech Football Cannot Overlook This Season

While Georgia Tech Football did not face its usual gauntlet of a schedule last season, the Yellow Jackets are no strangers to playing tough schedules, usually among the toughest in the country. Georgia Tech is going to be playing 11 power conference opponents this season, with eight ACC opponents and a non-conference schedule that includes

“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself

(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out

Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US

The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns

Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it

Android phones have had curved displays for years and accepted the distortion as the price of aesthetics. Apple is spending two years and billions of supplier dollars to not accept it. Apple's all-screen iPhone 20 mockup Ice Universe / X Apple doesn’t ask its suppliers to build things. It tells them to, hands them a