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CAML Shareholder Resolution

On September 6, 2026, Cygnus Metals Limited announced that a key step has been taken towards its proposed acquisition by Central Asia Metals PLC (CAML). At an extraordinary general meeting held on September 4, 2026, CAML shareholders voted…

College Football Game Recap

Mason Pickett-Hicks, a player from South Carolina State, had a standout performance in the Orange Blossom Classic, rushing for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead his team to a 31-13 win over Florida A&M. The game was played on Sunday at…

Los Angeles Rams Preseason Schedule

Sean McVay, coach of the Los Angeles Rams, has decided to travel to Australia with his team for their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, roughly 24 hours before the game. This is an unusual decision, as most teams…

NASCAR Southern 500 Win

Christopher Bell won the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night, passing defending NASCAR champion Kyle Larson with 18 laps left. This was Bell's first win of the season and broke a streak of 33 races without a victory, dating…

White Sox Maintain AL Lead

The Chicago White Sox maintained their lead in the AL Central division after defeating the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Sunday. The White Sox used a unique bullpen strategy, starting Bryan Hudson as an opener and having him and four other…

Asian Stock Market Movement

Asian shares were trading mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 up 1.7% to 66,104.93 and South Korea's Kospi jumping 3.3% to 6,907.53. The gains were led by computer chipmakers' stocks, with Samsung Electronics rising 4.5% and SK Hynix…

Building an ETF Portfolio

Fidelity expert Étienne Joncas-Bouchard warns that choosing the right mix of investments from the thousands of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available to Canadian investors can be challenging. He notes two common mistakes made by DIY…

Clean Cooking Financing in Africa

Mary Kavutha, a businesswoman in Nairobi, Kenya, switched from using charcoal stoves to an induction cooker two years ago. She now spends only $0.80 on electricity tokens for cooking, compared to $1.15 per day on charcoal fuel. Kavutha's…

Denver Seeks Championship Repeat

The Denver Summit defeated Gotham FC 3-0 at home on Sunday, ending their six-week reign at the top of the National Women's Soccer League standings. This was the second time this season that the Summit beat Gotham, with the previous win…

West Indian Day Parade

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the West Indian Day Parade on Monday in Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway. The parade is a celebration of Caribbean culture, and this year it takes on added significance for Haiti's community…

Family's Dental Procedure Tragedy

On November 27, 2024, 23-year-old Virginia Blatz died after undergoing a wisdom teeth removal procedure at the Boundary Trails Dental Centre in Morden, Manitoba. An autopsy found that her death was caused by an accidental overdose of local…

Ebola Outbreak in Congo

Yuma Adolphe, a member of an Ebola burial team in Ituri, Congo, and his colleagues are working tirelessly to bury victims of the outbreak, which has killed nearly 3,200 people out of more than 6,500 cases since it began in mid-May. The…

Sikh Community Under Attack

Winnipeg's Sikh community was targeted with death threats and hate messages in the lead-up to their annual Nagar Kirtan procession on Sunday. The event celebrates Sikhism's holy scripture, but instead of celebrating, attendees found death…

Ancient Greek Home Decor

The movie adaptation of Homer's poem The Odyssey has made $1.352 billion worldwide**, with fans now looking to incorporate ancient Greek influences into their homes. This trend, known as the "Hellenistic Revival", has been building for…

Severe Weather Alert Issued

Thunderstorms swept across southern Ontario, bringing severe weather to the Toronto area. The storms caused flooding and left many residents without power, as electricity outages were reported. Severe storms cut across Ontario, causing…

Alberta Referendum Ballots Requested

Elections Alberta is sending out special mail-in ballots to 225,000 people who requested them, as part of the province's upcoming referendum on October 19. This number is more than triple the requests received for the last general election…

B.C. Conservative Job Offer Scandal

Ian Paton, a former B.C. Conservative MLA who now represents Delta South as an independent, was questioned by two Mounties for one hour at their Surrey headquarters on Wednesday morning about his allegation that he was offered a job in…

Hilroy's Erroneous Canada Map

Hilroy, a Canadian company that makes back-to-school notebooks, has faced criticism after its 2022 notebooks were found to have a flawed map of Canada on the cover. The map was missing Newfoundland and Cape Breton, which are both located…

Afghan Girls Education Efforts

Toronto-based poet and educator Hazrat Wahriz has been hosting weekly online literature classes for Afghan girls who were barred from school under Taliban rule. The students, mostly young women, join from different parts of Afghanistan to…

Tumbler Ridge Earthquake Lawsuits

Thirty lawsuits have been filed by a U.S. law firm representing survivors of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, which killed eight people. The lawsuits claim that OpenAI was negligent in not reporting the shooter's chat history to police…

End of Life Comfort Program

Nanette Godbout, a 59-year-old volunteer from Winnipeg, had been sitting with a dying man for hours when she started reading The Next Place, an illustrated book about life after death. Despite the man being unresponsive, Godbout noticed he…

Toronto Storm Cleanup

A severe storm hit Toronto on Wednesday, causing widespread disruptions and prompting a massive response from emergency services. The storm led to over 400 active calls** to the fire department's dispatch center at one point, making it one…

Whales at Risk from Projects

Environmental groups, including Environmental Defence and Ecojustice, are warning that Ottawa's planned legislation could put Southern Resident Orcas at risk of extinction. The groups are concerned about a provision that would allow the…

Holocaust Survivor's New Life

Saul Reichert, a 17-year-old Holocaust survivor from Poland, arrived alone at Pier 21 in Halifax in January 1948, with only £1 and some US dollars to his name. He had survived Auschwitz and lost his mother and five sisters in the…