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Twenty-Five Years On | Statement of the International Freedom Coalition Twenty-Five Years On | Statement of the International Freedom Coalition Washington, DC, USA, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A child born on the morning of September 11, 2001 turns twenty-five today. Twenty-five years on, much of American public life still cannot describe the ideology that killed her countrymen. The International Freedom Coalition exists because the people living under that ideology got tired of waiting while America forgot what really happened. The Coalition brings together communities for whom jihadism is a present condition, lived with daily: Afghans resisting the Taliban,…
Cab-less, SAE Level 4 truck with autonomous driving function operates in daily operations under first-of-its-kind permit from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)This marks a global milestone for autonomous logistics, and a proof point for how the companies of Schwarz Group bring innovation from vision to daily operations. EDERMÜNDE, Germany and STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Einride AB (Nasdaq: ENRD) (“Einride” or the “Company”), a technology company driving the transition to cost-efficient electric and autonomous freight operations for some of the world’s largest shippers, and Lidl in Germany (“Lidl”), a fresh food retailer and a company of…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2026 2:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says the response rate for this year’s census of the population was 98.4 per cent, one of the highest ever recorded. The data is collected every five years and the questionnaire includes age, gender, marital status and language use.That information is used to determine electoral maps, plan social programs and determine funding for municipal and provincial governments. This spring, some people posted photos of their forms marked “return to sender” and made claims that the questions…
For nearly three weeks, I’ve been testing the limits of Valve’s Steam Frame, the company’s new wearable PC. At first glance, it’s easy to write it off as a pricey headset that missed the VR craze. At $1,059 with 256GB of storage or $1,299 for 1TB, it costs two to three times as much as similar-looking headsets from Meta.You should not write it off that way. The Steam Frame isn’t just a VR headset. It’s not even primarily a VR headset. And it’s the most comfortable headset I’ve ever worn. It weighs just over 1 pound (469g) with its optional…
A Halifax-based legal aid agency is urging the provincial government to scrap proposed legislative changes that one of its lawyers says could ramp up surveillance and investigations targeting vulnerable Nova Scotians. Nadia Shivji, a lawyer with Dalhousie Legal Aid, told the provincial legislature’s public bills committee Monday that an expansion of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act could disproportionately harm Black, Indigenous and immigrant communities.The existing act allows people to submit anonymous complaints about a property in their neighbourhood that they believe is linked to criminal activity. Amendments introduced in an omnibus bill tabled last week would allow complaints to…
Valve is finally releasing its Steam Frame headset, which can run both flat and VR games locally and stream both kinds of games from your PC. The Steam Frame will start at $1,059. Valve will also offer a 1TB model that starts at $1,299.Every Steam Frame will come with a copy of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve’s made-for-VR entry in the Half-Life franchise, and Valve has ported the game to run natively on the headset as well as via streaming.Here are the prices for the Frame across several different currencies for the two configurations:Steam Frame 256GB: $1,059 / $1,529 CAD / €1,049…
～ Veteran Channel and Partner Ecosystem Leader to Drive Growth and Expand Market Presence in Japan ～TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acronis, a global provider of an AI-native cyber platform for MSPs and IT departments, today announced the appointment of Hisao Toyama as General Manager of Acronis Japan K.K., effective September 15, 2026. Toyama joined Acronis in June 2025 as Senior Director, overseeing the company’s distribution channels and key partner initiatives in Japan. Since joining the company, he has played an instrumental role in strengthening relationships with major distributors, expanding Acronis’ partner ecosystem, and driving business growth in the…
The family of Taig Savage is facing another difficult development in the case of the 22-year-old Penticton man who was killed five years ago. “It’s shocking. It’s really shocking,” Taig’s mom Tracey Savage said Monday after learning that two more accused have reached plea agreements in the case.The developments come just a week and a half after another accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a plea deal.Savage’s lifeless body was found on the track field at Penticton Secondary School in September 2021.Four people were charged with second-degree murder two years later.Three of the accused were minors at the time of…
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2026 9:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The trade sending Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Toronto Raptors has been made official. More coming. © 2026 The Canadian Press
Today, Valve is launching its first headset since 2019 — the new Steam Frame — while dodging our questions about whether it’ll ever make another VR game to go with it. But buyers of the $1,059 gadget will get one flagship VR game anyhow, and it’s great.Every Steam Frame comes with a copy of 2020’s Half-Life: Alyx, one of the best VR games yet made and a good game, period, and you won’t even need a desktop PC — because Valve has ported the entire game to ARM64 so it can run natively on the Frame’s Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3…