3 h. ago PHOTOS: London Lightning's 14 years of championship pro basketball

With seven league championships since arriving in 2011, the London Lightning brought a golden era of pro basketball to London – one that may be over, with the club suspending operations for the upcoming Basketball Super League season. This collection of LFP photos looks back on the team’s gilded run

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4 h. ago Jilly Cooper, Britain’s queen of the ‘bonkbuster’ novel, dies at 88

London (AFP) — British author Jilly Cooper, known for her unapologetically raunchy romance novels, has died at the age of 88 following a fall, her agent and family said on Monday. A former journalist, Cooper penned the best-selling series of romantic novels known as The Rutshire Chronicles, which included “Rivals” recently adapted for television by […]

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29 h. ago DEAR ABBY: Friends’ holiday card never includes wife in the address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and achievements for the year, and it invariably leaves me wondering why she thinks it’s OK to leave me off the envelope. My […]

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66 h. ago Marineland asks Ottawa for emergency cash to feed whales — or euthanasia imminent

Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson earlier this week denied Marineland's request to export 30 belugas to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, an aquarium in China.

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67 h. ago 'We will not stop until we get answers': How the intense search for Darius unfolded

The six-year old autistic boy was last seen walking with family members about four kilometres south of Crowsnest Pass

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67 h. ago 'We will not stop until we get answers': How the intensive search for Darius unfolded

The six-year old autistic boy was last seen walking with family members about four kilometres south of Crowsnest Pass

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67 h. ago Family of missing Alberta boy releases new photos, say they have ‘not given up hope’

The family of six-year-old Darius MacDougall is sharing new photos of the Alberta boy wearing the clothing he had on when he went missing in the Crowsnest Pass area on Sept. 21.

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67 h. ago Unprovoked stranger attack leaves two Nova Scotia artists with serious injuries

'Without warning or provocation, a stranger brutally attacked them and left them with life-threatening injuries,' family of the victims say

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2 d. ago U.K. synagogue attacker: Briton of Syrian descent from ‘nice family’

London (AFP) — The attacker who targeted the British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who liked weightlifting and came from a “nice family”, U.K. media and officials reported Friday. Police late Thursday had named 35-year-old Shamie as the perpetrator of the attack in Manchester, in which two people were killed […]

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2 d. ago Canada unveils stunning new 3D coin with beavers in rippling water

Canada's national animal just got its very own coin, and you can own it for a hefty price.The Royal Canadian Mint recently released the Canadian Symbol: The Beaver – Fine Silver Coin with a cool 3D design inspired by the semiaquatic rodent."An official emblem of Canada since 1975, the beloved beaver is a natural ecosystem engineer, known for altering the environment to suit its needs," reads the coin description."Though many of Castor canadensis' busy building activities are obscured from our land-based view, its labours are front and centre on this coin, where the two-sided design welcomes you into the beaver's secret world by presenting different views of the same scene."Photo: Royal Canadian Mint.The designCanadians who decide to add this coin to their collection will essentially get two designs in one.The reverse shows a birds-eye view of a family of beavers — an adult male and female, and their two kits — building a lo...

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2 d. ago Can’t stop talking about ‘One Battle After Another’? Neither can we.

This article contains one spoiler after another. ***** “One Battle After Another” brought in $48.5 million globally last weekend, making this wild, R-rated comedy-action-thriller from “There Will Be Blood” director Paul Thomas Anderson – inspired by a Thomas Pynchon novel, no less! – the No. 1 movie in the world. To cinephiles, it’s been like […]

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3 d. ago Citigroup Sees UK Clean Energy Sector Suffering From Falling Wind Speeds

Britain’s clean energy sector faces supply challenges brought on by declining wind speeds, according to analysts at Citigroup Inc.

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3 d. ago Murdered Canadian golfer Mike Robinson who ‘made life lighter’ laid to rest

Friends, family and community said goodbye Thursday to Giovanni “Mike” Robinson, who was cruelly gunned down during a golf trip to Wisconsin. Robinson, 32, a new father who had just shot his first hole-in-one, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting after leaving a Sheboygan Falls watering hole last week. He died at the […]

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3 d. ago Hainan Leverages Hong Kong Routes World Conference to Expand International “Air Bridges”

SANYA, China — On September 24, 2025, the Sanya Tourism Board and Sanya Phoenix International Airport took part in Routes World 2025 in Hong Kong. Hosted by Informa Markets, the conference brought together over 250 airlines from more than 115 countries and 2,500 industry representatives to explore global aviation development and support the recovery of […]

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3 d. ago NextGen Digital Platforms Inc. Responds to OTC Markets Request on Recent Promotional Activity

Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NextGen Digital Platforms Inc. (CSE:NXT) (OTCQB:NXTDF) (FSE:Z12) (“NextGen” or the “Company”) a digital asset and fintech platform bridging traditional capital markets with Web3 infrastructure, announces that it has been requested by OTC Markets Group Inc. (“OTC Markets”) to issue this statement about promotional activity concerning its common […]

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3 d. ago Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE floral exhibition takes over Muttart Conservatory

The international exhibition Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE is a ten-day celebration of Edmonton’s vibrant arts and culture scene, brought to life by local floral designers.

Culture

3 d. ago Family, friends, community members hold vigil for missing Alberta boy

Just hours after the ground search for a missing Alberta boy was called off, family, friends and community members held a vigil to pray for a miracle he will be found.

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3 d. ago Hackers stole data from British nursery schools — then apologized to parents

LONDON – In late September, parents at a chain of British nursery schools got shocking news: They’d been hacked. Cybercriminals had pilfered photographs and sensitive family data on thousands of children and demanded ransom not to release it. A week later, the gang behind the hack contacted parents with news maybe even more shocking: Never […]

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3 d. ago Winnipeg man accused of pointing air pistol at family, group of youths: police

A 19-year-old suspect is facing weapons charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a woman and her children, as well as a group of young people, Winnipeg police say.

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3 d. ago Lewis Hamilton thanks ‘overwhelming’ response to dog Roscoe’s death

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday thanked people around the tight-knit Formula One family and beyond for their messages of support following the death of his beloved dog, saying the response had been “quite overwhelming”. Seven-time Formula One world champion Hamilton said it had been the “hardest decision” of his life to put his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe […]

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