On-site work is now underway on tower offering bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee

On-site work is now underway on tower offering bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee

If you’re missing that bird’s-eye view of Point Pelee, you’re not the only one. But Parks Canada is now working on the issue that closed the tower more than two years ago.  Parks Canada is working on the Tip Tower observation deck, after it was first closed in 2022 for problems with the safety rail.  … Read more

Sean (Diddy) Combs faces criminal indictment in New York, prosecutors say

Sean (Diddy) Combs faces criminal indictment in New York, prosecutors say

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors announced late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but the hip-hop mogul has, in recent months, faced a stream of allegations by women who … Read more

Air Canada says it hasn’t cancelled flights today over pilot talks, but some operations affected

Air Canada says it hasn’t cancelled flights today over pilot talks, but some operations affected

Air Canada says some operations will start to be affected today as time is running out before a potential shutdown because of a labour dispute with its pilots, but noted it hadn’t cancelled any flights Friday in anticipation of a strike. “At this point we have not cancelled any flights for today due to the … Read more

Apple enters new AI era with unveiling of iPhone 16, introduces hearing aid capability for AirPods

Apple enters new AI era with unveiling of iPhone 16, introduces hearing aid capability for AirPods

Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly. “The next generation of iPhone has been designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up. It marks the beginning of an exciting new era,” CEO … Read more

U.S. inflation in July hits lowest rate in 3-plus years

U.S. inflation in July hits lowest rate in 3-plus years

Year-over-year inflation in the United States reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday’s report from the U.S. Department of Labor showed that consumer prices rose just … Read more

NEET UG 2024: Number of toppers down to 17 from 61 in revised results, check toppers’ list and other details

NEET UG 2024: Number of toppers down to 17 from 61 in revised results, check toppers’ list and other details

The National Testing Agency, NTA, finally announced the revised result of NEET UG 2024 on Friday, July 26, ending days of anticipation. Candidates who took the exam can download their scorecards from the official website exams.nta.ac.in/NEET. NEET UG revised results live updates NEET UG revised result 2024: A total of 17 candidates secured Rank 1 … Read more

WestJet cancels some 40 flights in anticipation of strike by mechanics

WestJet cancels some 40 flights in anticipation of strike by mechanics

The WestJet Group has cancelled about 40 flights in anticipation of a possible strike by its aircraft maintenance workers on Thursday. The airline says about 6,500 travellers have been affected by the decision covering flights on Tuesday and Wednesday. WestJet says it started cancelling and consolidating its flights in order to park aircraft in a … Read more

Trans Mountain pipeline ushers in new economic era for Fort McMurray

Trans Mountain pipeline ushers in new economic era for Fort McMurray

As the urban centre at the heart of Canada’s oilsands industry, Fort McMurray has seen more than its share of ups and downs. A decade and a half ago, the northern Alberta community was this country’s most famous boom town. High oil prices helped to drive unprecedented demand for the thick, viscous bitumen that lies … Read more

CRA pausing new ‘bare trust’ reporting requirement just days before filing deadline

CRA pausing new ‘bare trust’ reporting requirement just days before filing deadline

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hitting pause on a new “bare trust” reporting requirement with just a few days remaining before the deadline. New reporting requirements for such trust arrangements were introduced for the 2024 tax season. Anyone with a bare trust was required to file a T3 tax return form naming the trustees, … Read more

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at end of year amid plane-maker’s woes

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down from the embattled plane-maker at the end of the year as part of a broader management shuffle, capping a tumultuous five-plus years that have shaken faith in one of the U.S.’s most-storied manufacturers. In a letter to employees announcing his departure, Calhoun wrote that the company is focused on returning Boeing “to … Read more