The Daily Ground Jan-11-2026 | Today's Top News Stories

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NaN Hours Ago · Montreal, Canada

Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof. In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was torn in more than 20,000 places and threatened to force the venue’s closure. The Quebec government’s list of ongoing infrastructure projects also includes several stadium-related investments that aren’t part of the $870-million price tag, including $20 million for replacing sound equipment and $28.6 million for the electric system.

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NaN Hours Ago · Canada, Canada

What is ‘food noise’ and why are we hearing about it amid the rise of GLP-1 meds?

The term “food noise” has emerged alongside the popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1receptor agonists — known as GLP-1 medications — that treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, said Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, scientific director of Obesity Canada and chief medical officer at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. Those medications include Ozempic and Wegovy — manufactured by Novo Nordisk — and Mounjaro and Zepbound — manufactured by Eli Lilly.

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