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The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act is still unconstitutional, following a second court challenge of the federal legislation. The act, otherwise known as Bill C-69, was first passed by the Liberals under former prime minister Justin Trudeau to set out a process to review the environmental, economic, health and social effects of proposed projects like ports, mines and pipelines.In a 4-1 decision issued Friday, the court said even though Ottawa modified the law after the Supreme Court struck down much of it in 2023, the new version still infringes on provincial jurisdiction.The Court…

CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making new CPUs that’ll support the older, more affordable type of memory.On Friday, Gigabyte announced that two of its motherboard lines will support “upcoming” processors built on Intel’s LGA 1700 socket. That socket debuted in 2021 with the 12th gen Alder Lake CPUs and supported both DDR4 RAM and the then-new DDR5 RAM. Intel dropped it for a DDR5-only approach in 2024. But according…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta just days before the province’s referendum to deliver a speech on Canadian unity. The House of Commons will be on a break next week after MPs head back to their ridings for the Thanksgiving weekend.Poilievre is scheduled to deliver his speech during the Canada Strong and Free Network (formerly the Manning Centre) conference in Calgary on Oct. 16.The schedule lists the title of Poilievre’s speech keynote: “The Canadian Drift: Reclaiming Confidence, Abundance and Freedom for Alberta.”His speech is expected to be followed by an address from Alberta Premier Danielle…

A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senator. On Friday, a judge ordered DJ Byrnes, owner of political commentary blog The Rooster, to pay a $200 fine, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch.Byrnes texted Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino in May after he dropped out of the state’s Senate presidential race. As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Byrnes sent a nude image of Shrek alongside the message: “Good to see you finally made your humiliation public, Young Mussolini! THE PATRIOTS CAUCUS sends its…

By Dayne Patterson The Canadian Press Posted October 9, 2026 4:17 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgary’s mayor says the province’s decision to overturn some Edmonton infill housing rules is disturbing attack on local democracy. On Friday, Jeromy Farkas said while the order from Premier Danielle Smith’s government is not asking Calgary to do the same on this issue, there’s nothing stopping the province from imposing its will on his city on another matter.He said it’s important to respect the mandate given to municipal leaders to make decisions deemed best for their citizens.Edmonton…

“Staggering.” “Overwhelming.” “Unprecedented.” “Surreal.” “Pure insanity.”Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathematicians reached for in conversations with The Verge as they tried to make sense of the flood of mathematical results OpenAI abruptly dropped on the field this week. Amid the awe, excitement, and uncertainty over the sheer scale of the deluge was a deep-seated anxiety over what it all means — and what comes next. For all their different reactions, researchers agreed that simply understanding what OpenAI had released could take years, let alone figuring out where the mathematicians themselves fit in the field now changing…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 9, 2026 1:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An agriculture company has been fined $100,000 for contravening employee safety regulations after a worker was pinched between vehicles in a wash bay in Saskatoon. The province says a worker with Agrifoods International Co-operative was seriously injured in November 2023. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. It says the worker was pinched between a semi-trailer and a milk tanker trailer while working…

It looks like Google is getting ready to take the wraps off its rumored Fitbit Edge next Monday. In a post on X, Google posted a picture of what appears to be the side of the fitness tracker, with the caption: “Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26.”As reported by Dealabs, the tracker may also be able to notify wearers about potential atrial fibrillation and irregular heart rhythms. The Fitbit Edge is rumored to come with a replaceable lithium-ion battery with up to seven days of battery life. Rumors suggest that it could cost around $180 in the US when…

For Okanagan grape grower Karnail Singh Sidhu, farming has always meant accepting something he cannot control. The weather can bring extreme heat, cold, drought, hail, or wildfire smoke, and any one of those can wipe out a crop or make grapes impossible to sell.But Sidhu says what is becoming harder to accept is what happens after the damage: trying to recover with an insurance payout he says does not reflect the true cost of farming. “Agriculture is relying lots on nature. There are lots of stuff we cannot control,” Sidhu said. “It can be too hot, too cold, too much…

Young Canadians are leaning more on generative artificial intelligence tools for mental health support, a new report says. One in three young Canadians, say they regularly use generative AI tools at least once a month to try to support their mental health, a survey by Canadian mental health network Jack.org said on Friday.Among those who use these tools, nearly half say they have not shared their use of AI chatbots for mental health with anyone. Three out of five said they use these tools to navigate specific situations, most commonly social relationships including friendships, romantic relationships, and family dynamics.Many also…