OTR Backup 03/09/2025

• Cartoon: Canada's countermeasures

• Chromebooks are about to borrow this smart Pixel feature - Android Authority

  The Chrome OS 134 update will introduce a new feature to help users extend their Chromebook's battery lifespan.

• DuckDuckGo Is Getting Into AI Search Results, Too | Lifehacker

• Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can) | ZDNET

• I Tried 5 Google Chrome Bookmark Alternatives, and This Is My New Favorite

  This is your best option if you want better management for your Chrome bookmarks.

• Ontario school board director resigns after $40K Blue Jays stadium retreat | Globalnews.ca

  Following the controversy over an off-site retreat costing nearly $40,000, the Thames Valley District School Board has announced that its director of education has stepped down.

• Ottawa outlaws another 179 types of firearms, announces classification review

  OTTAWA — The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. The government says all current and future variants of the newly listed firearms are prohibited, whether or not they are named in regulations. Since May 2020, […]

• PC survival skills: 5 things every PC user should know how to do | PCWorld

  Are you ready for a computer disaster? You will be with just a little preparation.

• Governors of 3 states that border Ontario blast tariffs

  “Unnecessary and costly trade war,” says Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

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• Quebec is saying ‘non’ to US goods — But one province is taking the boycott even further - MTL Blog

  69% of Quebecers have reduced their purchases of American products in stores.

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• This isn't the first time Trump has been totally bamboozled by a question but it's 100% the funniest (sound up!) - The Poke

  You don’t need anyone to show up Donald Trump for exactly what he is, you just let the man do it to himself, and in a week of extraordinary moments in the Oval Office, they don’t get much more eye-popping than this. It was a question about Ukrainians who sought shelter in the US after […]

• List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective March 4, 2025 - Canada.ca

  Effective March 4, 2025, the Government of Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).

• Canadians now have to pay a new surtax at U.S.-Canada border | National

  The federal government has slapped a surtax on certain American goods bought by shoppers when re-entering Canada's border.

• Apple’s new MacBook Air line removes the cosmetic problem that recently plagued it - 9to5Mac

  Before Apple introduced the new sky blue M4 MacBook Air, there was another new color that made headlines for all...

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