Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says owners of small and medium-sized businesses will finally receive their long-awaited carbon pricing refunds before the end of this year. The Finance Department says the federal government will send more than $2.5 billion to about 600,000 Canadian businesses in December. The payments will return a portion of the carbon price…
Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris on Tuesday looking in the mountains of western North Carolina for victims of Hurricane Helene, days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast. With Helene’s death toll passing 150, searchers fanned out across the region, using helicopters to get…
Xiaomi Smart Band 9 Pro Renders Leaked: Color Variants and Design Details Revealed Following the successful launch of the Xiaomi Smart Band 9, the company is now gearing up to introduce the Smart Band 9 Pro. Recent renders of the Pro version have surfaced online, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect in terms…
SpaceX Starship Launch: A Historic Leap Towards Mars On Sunday, a monumental event unfolded in space exploration. Elon Musk’s SpaceX conducted the fifth test of the world’s most powerful and heavy rocket, the Starship. The test was a major success for SpaceX as the rocket’s booster returned safely to the launch site. This marks a…
Soon after launching its mid-range smartphone — Z9, iQoo is reportedly planning to launch a new Turbo version of it. Leaks and rumours have already started surfacing online regarding the unannounced smartphone. The latest leak about the smartphone has revealed the display, chipset and a couple of key details. iQoo Z9 Turbo: Leaked specifications Digital…
Prince Harry Highlights the Impact of Smartphones on Youth and Mental Health Prince Harry, a prominent member of the British royal family, has expressed concerns about the negative effects smartphones are having on children’s childhood experiences. In an interview with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, during Mental Health Day, Harry shared his views on the increasing…
MONTREAL – RJ Barrett isn’t concerned the hometown limelight will wear him down. The Toronto Raptors guard/forward is instead choosing to embrace the attention. With the Raptors in Montreal for his first training camp with the team, the 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is looking forward to donning the red, white and purple jerseys he grew…
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors begin their pre-season training camp on Tuesday in Montreal. Here are five things to know about what the Raptors’ pre-season will look like. NEVER REALLY STOPPED — Head coach Darko Rajakovic held mini-camps for his players throughout the summer. Backup centre Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., said he was eager…
Both vice-presidential candidates had their microphones briefly cut off following a fact-checking fracas during Tuesday’s debate, in one of the evening’s most contentious moments. JD Vance and Tim Walz kept Tuesday’s debate mostly civil as they squared off on issues of abortion, immigration and the economy, but that Midwestern niceness appeared to dissolve when the…
Police in northern Switzerland said Tuesday that several people have been arrested and a criminal case has been opened in connection with the suspected death of a person in a so-called “suicide pod.” The “Sarco” pod has been in the works for years, but up until now has never been used. The Sarco pods —…
