26 m. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges found guilty in Utah

Utah authorities began searching for Rossi when he was identified through a decade-old DNA rape kit in 2018

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62 m. ago Varcoe: From no business case to promoting LNG — gas producers welcome Ottawa's new support for growing sector

'It's something that our allies are very interested in getting access to. They would like the diversity of supply and they really like the fact that we produce the cleanest LNG in the world,' said Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson

Economics

2 h. ago Terry Glavin: A better response to B.C.’s Cowichan land ruling — calm down!

Both Crown title and Aboriginal title can underlie private property without the world coming to an end

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4 h. ago Trident Resources To Commence 5,000m Diamond Drilling Program on Contact Lake High

Vancouver, BC, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trident Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ROCK) (OTCQB: TRDTF) (“Trident” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce detailed plans for its upcoming inaugural drill program at the Contact Lake Gold Project in Saskatchewan’s underexplored and prolific La Ronge Gold Belt. Trident enters this program with over CAD $11 million in […]

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5 h. ago Cornish Metals Releases Unaudited Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2025

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cornish Metals Inc. (TSX-V/AIM: CUSN) (“Cornish Metals” or the “Company”), a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its wholly owned and permitted South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce that it has released its unaudited financial statements and management, […]

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6 h. ago Origin Sees EV, Battery Boom Driving Virtual Power Plant Growth

Australia’s biggest power retailer expects more households to link home batteries into “virtual power plants,” a shift it sees curbing the cost of the energy transition and easing pressure on the nation’s slow-moving grid build-out.

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8 h. ago Someone is trying to sell this Toronto house with no roof for $13.6 million

In 2020, 975 Dovercourt Rd. sold for $1,450,000 as a four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with "lots of opportunity."Back then, the ground floor was home to a beauty salon, while the rest of the building was residential. But even in 2020, it wasn't exactly move-in ready — the original listing literally had "needs work!" in the description.Five years later, it seems like it still very much "needs work!"The current listing photo, which was taken before renovations began. If you walk past the home today, you'll notice a glaring lack of roof and the fact that the interiors have been completely gutted.The current owners clearly started renovating — possibly with plans to turn the place into something bigger — but somewhere along the way, the project stalled. Maybe they hit permit snags, maybe funding ran dry, or maybe they're just taking a really long coffee break.And yet… the property is back on...

Economics

9 h. ago Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years after shootings at officials’ homes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his convictions in a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque in the aftermath of the 2020 election. A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Pena earlier this year of conspiracy, […]

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10 h. ago CDC shooting latest in string of hostility directed at health

ATLANTA — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health-care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed […]

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10 h. ago Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees and says he will host award ceremony

‘We ended the woke political programming,’ Trump bragged as he announced recipients including actor Sylvester Stallone, rock band Kiss and disco diva Gloria Gaynor

Culture

10 h. ago Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ’extremely salacious’ Epstein comments

WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump demanded that Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and threatened to sue if he does not. Trump takes issue with two comments Biden, son of former president Joe Biden, made in an interview this month with British journalist Andrew Callaghan. He alleged that Epstein […]

Politics

10 h. ago Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu urges ‘voluntary migration’

TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much […]

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12 h. ago Rustad calls for BC Ferries to scrap Chinese vessel contract

No Canadian shipyards bid on the project, and the ferry company says the Chinese bid came in at about $1.2 billion cheaper than European competitors.

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13 h. ago Condor Announces 2025 Second Quarter Results and USD $5.0 Million Bridge Loan

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Condor Energies Inc. (“Condor” or the “Company”) (TSX:CDR), a Canadian based, internationally focused energy transition company focused on Central Asia is pleased to announce the release of its unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 (the “Financial Statements”), […]

Economics

14 h. ago Opinion: Why Canada’s increased defence spending matters in B.C.

Tom Codrington: There is no untouched utopia that we can escape to and pull up the hatch — we are all far too interconnected for that. B.C., with its vital shipping routes and world-leading innovation is far from immune

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15 h. ago Carney, world leaders meet to discuss Ukraine war ahead of Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron said U.S. President Donald Trump was very clear that he wants to achieve a ceasefire on Friday

Politics

15 h. ago Ottawa spending $25M to help companies build EV chargers, buy lower

OTTAWA — The federal government announced $25 million in funding Wednesday for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec. The money will also help companies finance the purchases of natural gas-powered transport and recycling trucks to help companies lower emissions. According to the government nearly a quarter of Canada’s total […]

Economics

15 h. ago Missing senior last seen in Kanata on Tuesday, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service has issued a missing person notice for 81-year-old Winston Reid, saying Wednesday that he last been seen a day earlier in the 600 block of Eagleson Road in Kanata. Reod was described as a Black man standing six feet one inch tall with a a large build, short salt-and-pepper hair and […]

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16 h. ago GECN Group Names Steven Brink CEO, Signaling a New Era of Global Growth and Innovation

ZURICH, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GECN Group, a leading global advisory firm specializing in executive compensation and corporate governance, has appointed Steven (Steve) Brink as its first Chief Executive Officer. This milestone marks a significant step in the firm’s evolution toward becoming a truly global, independent advisory group serving the world’s most complex […]

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16 h. ago Appeals court lets the White House suspend or end billions in foreign aid

WASHINGTON — A divided panel of appeals court judges ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid. Two of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that grant recipients challenging the freeze did not meet […]

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