1 hour ago Fake Labubu dolls pose choking hazard for children, U.S. warns

The counterfeit dupes of the popular plush Labubu dolls are sometimes called “Lafufus” – but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has another name for them: choking hazards. The commission issued a warning on Monday for consumers to avoid the counterfeit dolls because they pose “a serious risk of choking and death to young children.” […]

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4 h. ago Sonitor and Tagnos Announce Strategic Merger, Paving the Way for Enhanced Healthcare Technology Solutions

Strategic combination brings together Sonitor’s high-precision RTLS and Tagnos’s workflow intelligence software to transform asset tracking, patient flow, and staff safety OSLO, Norway & SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sonitor ( www.sonitor.com), a global leader in accurate and reliable Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), and Tagnos ( www.tagnos.com), a healthcare software pioneer specializing in healthcare workflow and […]

Science

4 h. ago Parker: Goldray continues growing its creative glass offerings

Goldray engineers and designers continue to explore new ways to improve the company's offerings, which have been used in construction around the world

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5 h. ago A seismic shift in workplace wellness: It's 'changing in ways we can't ignore'

Without wellness initiatives that go beyond the traditional physical and occupational health and safety supports, employers will find it increasingly hard to recruit or retain talent

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6 h. ago Zymeworks Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zymeworks Inc. (Nasdaq: ZYME), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for difficult-to-treat diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease, today announced that management will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences: Citi’s Biopharma Back […]

Culture

15 h. ago Violent incidents prompt Penticton council to look at improved safety measures

Of the 110 victims identified in the report over the last two years, 33 per cent were in their 20s and 15 per cent were under the age of 19.

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17 h. ago Man dies, another missing after canoe capsizes on Barrier Lake

'This incident is very tragic, and we feel for the family,' said Staff Sgt. Chad Fournier with Cochrane RCMP.

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21 h. ago Taxman looks to impose mandatory oaths, fines on those who lie to CRA

New measures were announced Friday, and are expected to be tabled once the House resumes Sept. 15

Economics

25 h. ago FIFA President condemns ’unacceptable’ racism after incidents

Infantino said FIFA's Players' Voice Panel would be "in touch" with the German soccer federation.

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25 h. ago 2 U.S. Carnival Cruise passengers drown in separate incidents on same day

The drownings occurred at the Celebration Key Carnival Cruise Line resort, the cruise line's new private island for Carnival guests in the Bahamas.

Transport

27 h. ago Exclusive: 'Serious safety risk': Work halted on several Vancouver multiplex projects built too close to power lines

Dan Fumano: Vancouver's highly touted multiplex zoning aims to pack more homes onto residential lots, but at least nine projects under construction have been hit with stop-work orders after the city determined they were too close to high-voltage overhead power lines.

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29 h. ago Aptose Reports Early Data Demonstrating Tuspetinib Improves Standard of Care Treatment Across Diverse Populations of Newly Diagnosed AML in Phase 1/2 TUSCANY Trial

Addition of Tuspetinib (TUS) to Venetoclax (VEN) and Azacitidine (AZA) is being developed as safe and mutation agnostic frontline therapy for AML Addition of TUS to VEN+AZA improves response rates; 100% CR/CRh at 80 mg and 120 mg Addition of TUS to VEN+AZA improves MRD-negativity rates; 78% among responders 100% CR/CRh in FLT3 wildtype AML, […]

Economics

45 h. ago Pakistan authorities defend flood response after 274 people killed

In one of the deadliest incidents, 24 people from one family died in the village of Qadar Nagar when floodwaters swept through their home on the eve of a wedding.

Events

52 h. ago TAIT: Public needs to bond together to convince Smith government to stop the CDB clawback

After I hung up my cellphone in the Edmonton Sun newsroom in December of 2015, I didn’t understand what I had just committed to. I did, however, understand it was, really really, important. The call came from Vicki Bertola. She was part of the Premier’s Council of the Status of Persons With Disabilities — a […]

Politics

54 h. ago Christine Van Geyn: Letting safety override freedom makes us all ‘pre

As in the movie Minority Report, when governments define everyone as potentially dangerous, everyone becomes subject to control

Culture

65 h. ago Opinion: There is no known cure for ALS, but medical tourism exploits desperation for profit

Opinion: Claims of dramatic improvement or cures from ALS by unregulated clinics that seem too good to be true are likely just that

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69 h. ago HUNTER: Dear Judges, ‘cruel and unusual’ is a young boy killed by stray bullet

Canadian judges love to toss out the old “cruel and unusual” chestnut when it suits their ideological whims. The violent illegal immigrant whose deportation is iced because it might be “cruel and unusual.” Mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes? “Cruel and unusual.” A killer who ONLY murdered one person has to do the full 25? […]

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2 d. ago Fringe Review: SNAFU’S Sexy Puppet Show (Epidermis Circus 2)

This show rules, relentlessly clever in its technical execution and expressive oddball puppetry by an improviser with warp-speed wit

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2 d. ago GridStrat Unveils GridStrat Clarity, a Business and Industry

Early customers secure No. 1 placement in AI search; teams move faster on policy and market shifts Calgary, Aug. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GridStrat today announced the launch of GridStrat Clarity, a business-aware AI platform that continuously analyzes a company and its operating environment to improve how AI systems answer questions about the business […]

Economics

2 d. ago Significant amount of rainfall slows the spread of wildfires on Vancouver Island

PORT ALBERNI — Firefighters on Vancouver Island say a “significant” amount of rainfall has helped crews to make progress in battling an out-of-control wildfire, which is burning south of Port Alberni, B.C. The BC Wildfire Service says that crews are seeing improvement on the Mount Underwood wildfire after the area has received more than 30 […]

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