1 hour ago LEDVANCE Earns Triple Win in 2025 IES Progress Report for Lighting Innovations

Three Breakthroughs, One Vision: LEDVANCE Honored in 2025 IES Progress Report WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LEDVANCE is proud to announce that three of its most innovative lighting solutions have won recognition in the 2025 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Report, a prestigious annual showcase of advancements in lighting technology. This recognition […]

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1 hour ago Alberta Pipeline Plan Sparks Fear and Hope Among Canada’s Indigenous Groups

Alberta’s pitch to build a new crude oil pipeline to Canada’s Pacific coast has divided the region’s Indigenous communities, where there are memories of a similar project that was fought and eventually canceled.

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2 h. ago Robin Williams’ daughter blasts AI videos of her dead father: ‘Gross’

'Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t'

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3 h. ago Drop in criminal charges in B.C. by 5% last year continues five

Crimes against the person had remained stable during downward trend since start of COVID but showed 'noticeable' drop in 2024/25, according to B.C. Prosecution Service annual report

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4 h. ago The Alexander & Co. Marks Four Years in Business as a Leader in Athlete

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alexander & Co., a Toronto-based grooming and skincare brand, is celebrating four years in business this fall marking a significant milestone in its growth as a plant-based grooming company trusted by athletes across North America. Founded in August 2021 by celebrity barber and entrepreneur, Patrice Alexander, The […]

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4 h. ago Slovak leader announces a deal with US on a new nuclear reactor

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday his government has approved an agreement with the United States to build an additional nuclear reactor. Fico announced the multi-billion-dollar deal during a speech at an annual nuclear conference in the Slovak capital. He said that the new reactor will be built at […]

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5 h. ago Oregon Symphony’s Inaugural Sounds Like Portland Festival Celebrates the Creativity of Portland’s Distinctive Music Scene

Spanning genres and generations, the three-week music festival spotlights local icons, rising Portland talent, and orchestral innovation PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Symphony is launching a new music festival that spotlights homegrown Portland musicians alongside Oregon Symphony musicians, spans multiple genres through the lens of orchestral arrangements, and invites audiences to experience classical music in […]

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15 h. ago Diddy’s lawyers want him sent to New Jersey prison that offers drug treatment

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want the hip-hop mogul sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence, telling a judge Monday that the facility’s drug treatment program will help him stay clean. In a letter, Combs’ lawyers urged the judge presiding over his case, […]

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16 h. ago Women’s world hockey championship moves to November, Euro tourney coming in 2027

ZURICH — The women’s international hockey calendar is changing with the IIHF permanently shifting its annual world championships from April to November next year and launching a European women’s championship tournament in 2027. The European tournament was announced Monday by the International Ice Hockey Federation and PWHL, who collaborated “to reimagine the international calendar, aligning […]

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17 h. ago Bryan Adams au Québec: de Lady Di à Taylor Swift, 6 célébrités avec qui il a partagé des moments uniques

Au fil de sa glorieuse carrière, le rockeur canadien a croisé la route de plusieurs grands noms.

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20 h. ago New Brunswick farmers build corn maze to honour Blue Rodeo’s 40th anniversary

Blue Rodeo is woven into Canada’s fabric — and now the legendary band is quite literally part of the country’s landscape. Blue Rodeo is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a cross-Canada tour that opened in Calgary last week and finishes with back-to-back shows at Toronto’s Massey Hall Jan. 23-24. Ahead of the band’s New Brunswick […]

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20 h. ago «Je ne pouvais plus marcher, je ne pouvais plus respirer»: un gagnant à loterie aboutit à l’hôpital après avoir fait la fête pendant 2 mois

Un conducteur de chariot élévateur a dû passer 8 jours à l’hôpital après avoir célébré ses gains de façon excessive pendant deux mois, rapporte la BBC

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24 h. ago Side Dishes: Celebrating Chinese restaurants and women in the culinary arts

The Chinese Restaurant Awards go global; and WORTH puts on its fifth Yes Shef fundraiser for women in hospitality, recreation, and tourism.

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27 h. ago Communities in Bloom to Celebrate 31st Annual Symposium & Awards in Stratford, Ontario

National symposium brings together community leaders, volunteers, and industry partners to celebrate innovation and sustainability in community improvement. Milton, Ontario, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Communities in Bloom (CiB) will host its 31st Annual Symposium & Awards from October 16 to 18, 2025, in Stratford, Ontario. The national gathering brings together community leaders, volunteers, […]

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32 h. ago Heineken® Is Calling People Back to the Office But Not in the Way You Might Think

As debate rages on about going back to physical desks five days a week, Heineken® has cheekily renamed pubs across the UK to ‘The Office’ to celebrate one of the best parts of the working day – after-work socialising It comes as almost half of hybrid workers (46%) say they’re missing out on catch-ups with […]

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42 h. ago Rachel Homan continues run of Canadian curling dominance, finishes PointsBet unbeaten

'But right now, it's not the time to celebrate. It's time to keep working hard. Our goal is (the Olympic trials at) the end of November,' said Homan

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42 h. ago Trump doesn’t let shutdown interfere with celebrating Navy’s 250th anniversary at rally

NORFOLK, Va. — President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary —  using his speech to praise both the Navy and himself. Trump delivered remarks that by his own recognition bordered on making it more […]

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44 h. ago 'A sea of pink': 34th annual Run for the Cure breaks $1M record

'This is why there's been so much progress with breast cancer, and other cancers as well. They've made leaps and bounds with the treatments, so we definitely need this'

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47 h. ago ’Proof and pledge of stability’: Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years

OTTAWA — A century and a half ago, it had only six judges, no permanent home and a less than onerous workload. The Supreme Court of Canada is tracing its storied history, and somewhat humble beginnings, to mark its 150th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, the high court plans a ceremonial opening […]

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52 h. ago Trump won’t let government shutdown stop Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration

The government shutdown that began Wednesday has sparked a series of partisan blame games as military personnel are working without pay.

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