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LONDON, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultima Markets has successfully hosted The Ultima Vision – Shaping the Future Together in Europe on September 5, 2026. The exclusive event brought together a distinguished gathering of traders, financial professionals, partners, creators, and key industry stakeholders for an inspiring evening of high-level networking, market insights, and collaborative discussions on the future of global financial markets. The event provided an open and engaging platform for members of the European trading ecosystem to exchange fresh market perspectives, share invaluable experiences, and build long-lasting professional relationships. By uniting diverse voices across the industry, The Ultima…

With only a few hours left until the first iPhone launch event since John Ternus took over as the CEO of Apple, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says the name of the company’s long-rumored folding phone is the iPhone Duo. The midnight report suggests it will have a price starting at $2,000 for a model with 256GB of storage, shipping starting as soon as October in two colors: white and dark blue. So far, the rumored foldable has been mostly referred to as the iPhone Ultra, while the Duo name would raise a title that Google used for one of its…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States. The five orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar the import of certain Canadian goods, including motorcycles, some dairy products and alcoholic beverages.It comes after Ottawa’s tariffs — a response to the 50 per cent duties Washington hit Canada with last month — took effect just after midnight EDT Tuesday.After Ottawa’s duties were implemented, Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Canada’s pivot away from the United States will come at a cost, but the alternative…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2026 5:20 pm Updated September 8, 2026 9:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The field of progressive candidates challenging Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim next month has narrowed to one, with William Azaroff’s withdrawal from the race. The community housing CEO says progressive voters need to unite behind a single candidate for mayor to defeat Sim and his ABC Vancouver party, and he’s wishing the best of luck to the Vancouver Greens’ Pete Fry, a councillor since 2018.Azaroff says his decision, announced at a news conference…

COURMAYEUR, Italy, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In celebration of the TOR330 Tor des Géants® by Kailas 10th anniversary, a special-edition FUGA EX 330 TG in Aosta Yellow has been released for 2026. Recognised as one of the toughest trail races in the world, the Tor des Géants® starts from Courmayeur in the Valle d’Aosta of the Italian Alps and will run from 13-19 September, 2026. Covering an incredible 330k across stunningly beautiful mountains, grasslands, and muddy paths, the course has a total elevation gain of 24,000m, the equivalent of three times the height of Mount Everest (8848m). 1100…

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 21st Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Genomics (ICG-21) was held at the BGI Center in Shenzhen from September 7 to 8. Under the theme “Bio-Generative Intelligence for Health”, the conference brought together leading experts and scholars from universities, research institutes, hospitals, and industry worldwide to explore how cutting-edge science and technology can advance human health and well-being. ICG-21 conference venue. Since its inaugural meeting in 2006, ICG has carried forward the spirit of the Human Genome Project – “Owned by All, Done by All, and Shared by All.” Over…

The family of Taig Savage says it has lost faith in the justice system after one of the people accused in his killing pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The youth, who cannot be named, entered the guilty plea Friday, potentially facing a much shorter sentence than if convicted of second-degree murder.Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the maximum sentence for manslaughter is three years, compared to seven years for second-degree murder.“We were horrified,” said Tracey Savage, Taig’s mother. “It came really fast, out of nowhere.”Savage was 22 years old when he was found unresponsive on the sports…

MONACO, Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crypto news today is turning toward AlphaPepe after the presale crossed 11,600+ holders, adding another retail growth milestone before public trading begins. The project has now raised over $2.6 million and reached a current presale price of $0.02931. The update comes as XRP price prediction headlines continue to watch whether XRP can target $8 in a stronger bull-market cycle. XRP has fresh narratives around ETF flows, RLUSD stablecoin growth, and XRP Ledger activity, but a move that high still depends on those catalysts turning into sustained demand. AlphaPepe is earlier in the curve. Previous…

A city committee has selected its preferred path for the Green Line LRT to travel through Calgary’s downtown core, after nearly two years of back and forth on the project’s alignment. The city’s executive committee was presented three options for the route Tuesday, and ultimately voted in favour of a surface alignment down 10 Avenue S.W. ending at a station between 1 and 2 Street S.W.That option, which fits within the project’s current budget, was supported 12-1 with Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness as the sole vote opposed.“I will admit, this is the first time I will actually vote to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size After roughly 160 years in storage at the Smithsonian Institution, the only surviving pelt of the once-abundant woolly dog has returned close to home. “The dog to whom this pelt belonged originated in the Chilliwack area in the territories of the Stó:lō people,” Jordan Wilson, curator of Pacific Northwest and Contemporary Indigenous Art at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, and a member of the Musqueam nation, said.He said the breed was intentionally bred by the Coast Salish, Interior Salish and Makah people for their fur, which was…