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Vancouver woman found dead in Belize after stabbing, authorities confirm
A Vancouver woman was found dead at a spa in Belize on Monday after a stabbing, local police have confirmed. Source link
'We're just not clicking,' Oilers GM Stan Bowman says of Edmonton's scuffling start
The Oilers brought in some new faces over the summer that have taken time to adjust, while heart-and-soul winger Zach Hyman has yet to suit up after suffering a serious wrist injury in the second round of last spring’s playoffs. Bowman, in short, appears willing to be patient. Source link
New nation-building projects list to include mines, LNG, Iqaluit hydro: sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a second set of “nation-building projects,” including at least two focused on critical mineral extraction, one for exporting natural gas, and at least one transmission project, sources told CBC News. Source link
Severe solar storm could trigger auroras across Canada and northern U.S. states tonight
Skygazers are spotting the lights deeper into Canada, the U.S. and Europe because the sun is going through a major facelift. Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles along the way. Source link
Why Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1B US | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC for its editing of a speech he gave on Jan. 6, 2021 — the day his supporters overran the Capitol — in the broadcaster’s flagship Panorama documentary program. The British broadcaster admitted to an ‘error of judgment,’ prompting two of its senior leaders to […]
Province proposing legislation to bring prize-fighting sports like MMA and boxing to P.E.I.
Prize fighting in sports like boxing and mixed martial arts could be coming to P.E.I., as the province proposes to make some combat sport tournaments legal. Source link
Sally Kirkland, stage-screen actress and Oscar nominee for Anna, dead at 84
American model-turned-actress Sally Kirkland, who was noted for her stage, TV and film roles — including sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting and earning an Oscar nomination for 1987’s Anna — has died at 84. Source link
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing
The number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica rose to 45, with 15 other people missing, authorities said Tuesday. The death toll is expected to rise, with officials still trying to reach two towns that remain cut off since the catastrophic Category 5 storm made landfall in western Jamaica on Oct. 28. Source […]
Consumer advocacy group urges OpenAI to pull video app Sora over privacy, misinformation concerns
Non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen demanded in a Tuesday letter that OpenAI withdraw its video-generation software Sora 2 after the application sparked fears about the spread of misinformation and privacy violations. Source link
Longest-ever U.S. government shutdown inches closer to ending after 8 Democrats cave
The U.S. Senate is on its way to ending the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health-care subsidies, angering many in their caucus. Source link