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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When grief strikes, it does not stop when one returns to everyday life. According to the New York Life Foundation’s 2025 State of Grief Report, 61% of employed adults have experienced the death of a loved one. National Grief Awareness Day, observed every August 30, brings attention to the experience of loss and encourages openness around grief and bereavement. In recognition of the observance, Dianetics volunteers in more than 50 countries are bringing conversations about grief and mental wellness to communities around the world. Teams are offering free stress tests in more…

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear the blame for problems in public schools and of risking worsening the province’s labour shortage. St-Pierre Plamondon said a PQ government would reduce the number of temporary immigrants in Quebec from more than 500,000 to between 200,000 and 250,000, arguing current levels have exceeded the province’s capacity to provide housing and public services.The debate over immigration came on the third day of the provincial election campaign, as Quebec’s party leaders fanned out…

I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, but life kind of got in the way. (Turns out jobs, wives, and children aren’t thrilled with the idea of you disappearing for three months.) But I’ve been longing to reconnect with my love of the outdoors and just recently took my kids on their first camping trip. So I discovered A Trail Tale at a really opportune time. It’s an interactive trail journal created by Andy Moliski with help from his brothers Adam…

A byelection has been called in British Columbia after a B.C. Conservative MLA resigned last week, giving leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay a chance to sit in the legislature. But in many ways, the timing could not be worse for Findlay, whose caucus has lost six MLAs in recent weeks.An audio recording appeared on social media Thursday of a person who sounds like Findlay saying she thought if someone stepped aside as a legislator, “I could give them a role as senior adviser in their same portfolio.”The MLA who resigned, Reann Gasper, has since become Findlay’s deputy chief of staff.Findlay has addressed…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to meet with U.S. officials next week during a trip south of the border. According to Sam Blackett, press secretary for Smith, the meetings have been added to a trip planned and booked months ago.“As the Premier said earlier this week, Canadian legislators should be doubling down on diplomacy with members of the U.S. Congress and lawmakers in both parties to ensure they understand how destructive these tariffs are for the American people, and how we will be there to help as soon as the tariffs are reversed,” Blackett said in an emailed statement.Smith is…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered a message to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, revealing a new Lake Ontario sign and saying the lake’s name is “always going to be Lake Ontario.” The reveal of the sign in Winona, Ont., east of Hamilton, came as the U.S. president maintains his stance that Lake Ontario has been renamed Lake America after he signed an executive order earlier this week.“President Trump can call it whatever he wants, but I can tell you the rest of the world will always call it Lake Ontario,” Ford told reporters. “I received numerous calls from governors,…

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apeing is set to launch its highly anticipated crypto presale in the first week of September, marking the project’s next major milestone as its whitelist phase enters its final days. Official presale details are expected to be announced ahead of the September launch. Apeing’s upcoming crypto presale arrives as the broader crypto market shows renewed strength, adding momentum to the timing of the launch. Bitcoin has climbed roughly 26% from its mid-August low, although Glassnode now identifies an $81,000-$86,000 supply zone where long-term holder breakevens, options positioning, and concentrated selling pressure converge. Meanwhile,…

BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it’s at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum, focusing on pure text drafting. Certain users, though, need more. They want BYOK to take notes, they want to use it for writing screenplays, or maybe they want to organize a sprawling novel.Balancing the wants and needs of these more demanding users has been a challenge that BYOK founder…

At the corner of Dundas and Sherbourne streets, one Toronto man is making weekly visits to the area. Rolling a wagon filled with grilled cheese-making ingredients and a travel stove top, Sean Espinoza has made it his mission to feed those in need.“I’ll go to different parts of the city and I’ll always just find a bunch of people that are hungry,” said the creator of Picnic in the Six.He started the initiative nearly a year ago, heading onto the streets of Toronto offering hot meals and supplies — all paid out of pocket and through GoFundMe donations.“I had experienced…

Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He’s also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn’t Dead, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of Night Vale and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships, trauma, and the open road. There’s also a sequel series out now called Don’t Tell Alice that takes the story down an even darker path in which protagonist Keisha is the one with a secret.Joseph is also an accomplished author. In addition to co-writing the…