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Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Targets

Russian drones struck a Coca-Cola plant outside Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, on Thursday, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The attack damaged the facility, but no one was injured in the strike near the town of…

Alberta Chief Justice Dies

Alberta Chief Justice Ritu Khullar, who was appointed to her position in 2022, has died after a battle with an unspecified illness. She passed away on Thursday, surrounded by family members, according to a news release from the Court of…

Questor Technology Updates

Questor Technology, a company based in Calgary, Alberta, reported significant progress on its Phase III shareholder value creation plan. As part of this plan, Questor has strategically positioned over 100 clean combustion units in the…

MLB Record Breaking Homerun

Brayan Rocchio, a player for the Cleveland Guardians, made baseball history by hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning after also hitting a grand slam in the fourth, leading his team to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit…

Canadian Politician Scandal

On October 1, 1998, Andy Scott, the federal solicitor-general at the time, had a conversation with his seatmate on an Air Canada flight from Ottawa to Fredericton that was overheard by Dick Proctor, a NDP member of Parliament. Proctor took…

Public School Funds Misuse

Former New Mexico Democratic legislator Sheryl Williams Stapleton has pleaded guilty to state charges of fraud and money laundering, just three weeks after being convicted by a federal jury of similar crimes. Stapleton was accused of…

Brazilian Election Politics

Brazil's Supreme Court justices, Alexandre de Moraes and Andre Mendonca, are at odds over an investigation into a failed bank, Banco Master. The controversy has escalated ahead of October's elections. De Moraes, 57, who led the case that…

Enes Kanter Lawsuit

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, and the city of Chicago, alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was ejected from a WNBA…

Rutgers Football Loss

Greg Schiano, the coach of Rutgers' football team, is facing scrutiny after his team's surprising opening loss to UMass. The Minutemen, who were a 29 1/2-point underdog, beat the Scarlet Knights 37-21 on Thursday night, ending their…

BMO Branch Sale Completed

BMO Financial Group, a Canadian bank, has sold 138 branches in the United States to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., completing a deal that aligns with BMO's strategy to streamline its US operations and focus on markets with strong growth…

Survivor TV Accident Lawsuit

Stavros Floros, a 22-year-old contestant on Season 13 of Survivor Greece, is suing the show's producers for $100 million after his leg was severed in a boat accident while he was competing in the Dominican Republic on May 11. The accident…

Free Flu Shots Not Offered

Quebec will no longer offer free flu shots to its entire population this fall, reversing a decision made last year to provide them for free. This decision comes after the province's immunization committee, CIQ, recommended harmonizing the…

Roughriders Fans Argument

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team has been engaging in annual trash talk with their rivals, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, ahead of their Labour Day Classic game. This year's exchange centered around "Regina-style" pizza, which the…

Major Drilling Shareholder Results

Major Drilling Group International Inc., a company that provides drilling services to the mining sector, held its annual general meeting on September 3, 2026 in Moncton, New Brunswick. All eight director nominees were elected as directors…

Man Stuck in Garbage Truck

On Wednesday at 4:11am, crews from the San Francisco Fire Department responded to reports of yelling coming from inside a Recology garbage truck in downtown San Francisco. They found a man conscious and speaking with them after digging…

Orca Corrects Q3 Dividend

Orca Energy Group Inc., a company based in TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, issued a correction to its August 12 news release announcing a quarterly dividend. The original announcement stated that the dividend would be payable to…

Trump Ag Beef Supporter

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders aimed at easing high beef prices, which have hit record highs this year due in part to a historically low cattle supply constrained by drought and wildfires. The orders will allow…

Canadian Money Laundering Scandal

Maple Digital Financial Solutions, a company based in Vancouver's financial district, has been linked to a money-laundering network called TGR. According to a visual investigation by CBC News, Maple Digital Financial Solutions is a shell…

Iran Nuclear Deal Concerns

The United States, Britain, France, and Germany have drafted a resolution to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for not complying with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations. According to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran…

Maternity Leave Rights Ruling

A Canadian court has ruled that denying employment insurance (EI) benefits to women who lose their jobs after maternity leave is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The decision, made by the Federal Court of Appeal, affects…

Saskatchewan Insurance Rate Hike

Saskatchewan's SGI (Saskatchewan Government Insurance) has approved a 3.75% increase in auto insurance rates for 2027, despite a recommendation from the province's rate review panel to not raise rates due to affordability concerns. The…

Vancouver Police Corruption Scandal

Kal Dosanjh, a 26-year veteran of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and CEO of the KidsPlay Youth Foundation, has been charged with defrauding at least 19 victims out of approximately $3 million. The alleged crimes date back to 2017…

Canada Student Protest Deportation

A coalition of nearly 300 labour and community groups, including Amnesty International and CUPE Ontario, has written a letter to the federal and Alberta governments urging them to stop deporting 10 international students who were targeted…

Alberta Healthcare Dispute

Adriana LaGrange, Alberta's minister of hospital and surgical health services, is introducing a new model that allows some surgeons to work in both the public healthcare system and private clinics at the same time. This "dual-practice"…