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Health #Canada has a group of 8500 volunteers (I am one!) that help track Covid-19.

Every Monday they send me an email question: Did you develop a cough this week? Did you develop a fever? You simply click Yes or No. And hit reply. That’s it!

This citizen-science group info is matched with wastewater & hospital stats to track waves of viruses. Crucial for alerts and pandemic preparedness.

And they just announced they want to expand to 26,000 Canadian participants:

https://public.cnphi-rcrsp.ca/fluWatcher/register

#Google #AI Falsely Says a YouTuber Visited Israel, Forcing Him to Deal With Political Backlash

https://www.404media.co/google-ai-falsely-says-youtuber-visited-israel-forcing-him-to-deal-with-backlash/

Interac summer spending snapshot

“New survey data from Interac reveals that 78% of Canadians have redirected at least one monthly purchase from a big-box or international retailer to a Canadian business since #Trump #tariffs were first announced.

25% of Canadians shifted 3 to 5 purchases a month, and a fifth of Canadians pivoting 6 or more.”

https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2025/08/interac-summer-spending-snapshot-reveals-how-global-pressures-are-reshaping-canadians-purchase-habits/