'Shhh,' says Toronto police; is Canada tripping over weed laws?, and more top news

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Toronto is tackling noise pollution in a new campaign whereby police hand out noise tickets and citations to drivers of cars and motorbikes deemed too loud. About 44 noise tickets were handed out from June 29 to July 5, said authorities. The new campaign includes restrictions on car horns and alarms, as well as loud exhausts, revving engine revving, squealing tires and “general” noise, according to The Toronto Star. Noise is “an underestimated threat" which can cause stress and even longterm hearing damage, says the World Health Organization. • Here’s what people are saying.

While celebrities like Jay-Z and Whoopi Goldberg lend their star power to the marijuana business in the U.S., the Canadian cannabis industry remains muted. Canada's Cannabis Act prohibits celebrities from reviewing products and prices, and saying anything about cannabis companies to minors. According to Vice, this puts Canadian cannabis companies at a huge disadvantage. Lawyers and marketing managers are struggling for clarity over the sweeping rules, not to mention the "arbitrary way in which they’re enforced." • Here’s what people are saying.

Netflix says a higher subscription price and a different slate of content is behind the significant drop in new paid subscribers to its service. The streaming giant, which missed subscriber expectations by 46% in its second quarter, denied that fresh competition had anything to do with the lower numbers. The company expects subscriber figures — which slid for the first time in the U.S. market — to see a boost with the final season of “Orange is the New Black” and a new season of “The Crown.” Yet, Netflix is also losing two of its most-watched shows, “The Office” and “Friends.” • Here’s what people are saying.

Privacy concerns are rising around the viral face-transforming “FaceApp,” which has swiftly become a global pop cultural touchstone. Users are being cautioned that the app, which allows users to see their “future self” by using artificial-intelligence software to instantaneously rework photos, could be misused by the software company’s Russian-based developers. FaceApp has modified more than 80 million user images and according to its terms of use, it “can still store and use” images, even if users delete them. • Here’s what people are saying.

The European Union plans to “take a very close look” at Amazon’s business practices, saying it will investigate whether the e-commerce giant uses non-public data from third-party sellers to compete against them. The European Commission, which has led similar probes into Google and Apple, wants to see if Amazon is abusing its position as both a marketplace and retailer — and could hit the company with fines of up to $23 billion. Third-party sellers account for more than half the items sold on the company's platform. • Here’s what people are saying.

Also: Amazon says its 48-hour Prime Day sale netted more than last year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined, though the e-commerce giant again declined to release figures. • Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day: Getting that dream job “always starts with excelling at the one you have,” says Doug McMillon, Walmart President and CEO.

“Whatever you’ve been asked to do – whatever your role is now – do it really well and do it with integrity. Deliver results.”

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— Jessica Hartogs