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Calgary Police Service (CPS) say they’ll be beefing up security at street festivals this summer. CPS deputy Insp. Jordan Nolan tells Global News the new measures are in response to incidents where vehicles have been used to drive into crowds. “Given recent events that have happened across the county and in other parts of the world, we are taking measures to ensure things like the Lilac Festival will see enhanced safety measures,” explained Nolan. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Nolan…

The New York Times reports, based on three unnamed sources, that Trump “told associates he intended to yank Mr. Isaacman’s nomination after learning that he had donated to prominent Democrats,” including Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. Isaacman, the billionaire founder and CEO of a payments company, Shift4, has purchased several spaceflights from Musk’s SpaceX. He flew on the Inspiration4 mission in 2021, and again last year on Polaris Dawn, completing the first commercial spacewalk.As noted by Space.com, the White House also released an in-depth version of its NASA budget request for 2026 on Friday, proposing to cut its funding by nearly…

REGINA, Saskatchewan, May 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Skills/Compétences Canada (SCC) released the final medal results of the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) 2025. Over the past week, over 500 students and apprentices from across the country competed for the title of national champion in over 40 Skill Areas at the REAL District. The complete list of medalists is available on the Skills/Compétences Canada Website. In addition, the official members of WorldSkills Team Canada 2026 were announced. They will be competing at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, in Shanghai, China, in September 2026, and will begin training for this prestigious…

TORONTO – George Springer hit two of Toronto’s four home runs in an 8-7 victory over the Athletics on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. The designated hitter had a solo shot in the third inning off right-hander Gunnar Hoglund and added another in the fifth.Addison Barger hit a two-run blast in Toronto’s four-run first inning and Bo Bichette added a solo shot in the second to help the Blue Jays (30-28) win their fourth game in a row. Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman gave up a two-run homer to Brent Rooker in the ninth inning before nailing down his 13th save.…

By Gregory Strong The Canadian Press Posted May 31, 2025 4:57 pm Updated May 31, 2025 4:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder Daulton Varsho left Saturday’s game against the Athletics due to left hamstring discomfort, the team said. In the third inning, Varsho hit a pitch from right-hander Gunnar Hoglund off the top of the wall in left-centre field.As he tried to stretch the double into a triple, Varsho grabbed the back of his thigh a few steps after rounding second base. Varsho was forced to awkwardly…

There are some questionable sources underpinning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial “Make America Healthy Again” commission report. Signs point to AI tomfoolery, and the use of ChatGPT specifically, which calls into question the veracity of the White House report meant to address reasons for the decline in US life expectancy.An investigation by NOTUS found dozens of errors in the MAHA report, including broken links, wrong issue numbers, and missing or incorrect authors. Some studies were misstated to back up the report’s conclusions or, more damningly, didn’t exist at all. At least seven of the cited sources were entirely fictitious, according…

Phase 2 (Actuate-1801 Part 3B) trial meets primary endpoint and demonstrates a clinically meaningful increase in median overall survival (10.1 months vs 7.2 months; log-rank p=0.01) in previously untreated patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) receiving elraglusib/GnPRisk of death was reduced by 37% (HR=0.63) in patients treated with elraglusib/GnPData featured as an oral presentation at the ASCO Annual MeetingCompany plans to engage with FDA in the second half of 2025 to align on a path towards product registrationCompany to host KOL event today at 6:30 pm CDT to discuss 1801 Part 3B results CHICAGO and FORT WORTH, Texas, May…

Bellingham City Council in Washington State has penned a letter to British Columbians, reaffirming their commitment to relations with residents north of the border amid ongoing tensions between Canada and the U.S. “I believe the letter, if I’m going to summarize, was essentially a governmental handshake in a city capacity, just wanting to reach over and show, just collaboration,” said Guy Occhiogrosso, president and CEO of the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.“One of the ways that we’re terming it among a couple of other local agencies is just [being] ready for the warm welcome, letting everyone know that when Canadians…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s heightened tariffs on steel and aluminum coming into his country will “create mass disruption and negative consequences,” Canada’s steel industry warns. Trump said on Friday that he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent.Catherine Cobden, president and CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA), said the steel industry in Canada and the U.S. were highly integrated and tariffs would hit steel producers on both sides.“Steel tariffs at this level will create mass disruption and negative consequences across our highly integrated steel supply chains and customers on both sides of the border,” Cobden said…

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