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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 8, 2026 8:23 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Consular officials are on their way to the Canary Islands to meet with four Canadians on board a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The federal government says three people with connections to the cruise are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, but they aren’t showing symptoms. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Officials have not said when and where the affected people arrived in Canada, or whether…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kawasaki Engines, a division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., officially marked the grand opening of its new KTECH Training Center, signaling a major advancement in technical education and workforce development for a leader in gasoline engines for landscape, industrial and consumer markets. Located at the division’s headquarters in Grand Rapids, the facility serves as a global hub for a network of more than 7,400 dealers and 40 customers who use Kawasaki Engines to power their landscape equipment. The new center is designed to address the evolving needs of the modern workforce…
Apple now requires proof of eligibility from US customers who purchase products online at discounted education rates, which also apply to the Apple Watch for the first time. According to a new pop-up message displayed on Apple’s education webstore, Apple is directing students, parents, and teachers to verify their status via Unidays’ third-party verification service — a system the Cupertino company has already implemented in other countries, including the UK.Apple Insider reports that the Unidays service is now also being rolled out to Apple customers in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, and Chile. Eligible customers can use an email address,…
Dublin, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Playout Automation & Channel-in-a-Box Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2021-2031F” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global Playout Automation and Channel-in-a-Box Market is expected to expand from USD 24.12 billion in 2025 to USD 61.62 billion by 2031, reflecting a 16.92% CAGR These solutions consolidate master control broadcasting tasks into a single software platform, optimizing operations by merging video delivery, graphics, and scheduling. The main factor fueling this growth is the need to swiftly launch multiple TV channels while cutting infrastructure expenses. With broadcasters under heavy…
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Dublin, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “CNG & LPG Vehicle Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2021-2031F” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global market for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vehicles is anticipated to expand from USD 6.72 billion in 2025 to USD 10.25 billion by 2031, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.29% This industry includes vehicles engineered to run on these alternative fuels, providing a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective travel option than standard diesel or gasoline cars. The market’s upward trajectory is largely…
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micropolis AI Robotics (NYSE: MCRP) (“Micropolis” or the “Company”), a leading UAE-based developer of autonomous mobile robots and AI-enabled systems, concluded Make it in the Emirates 2026 with strong national recognition, major commercial momentum, and one of the event’s defining advanced technology showcases. The Company was featured during the opening ceremony as the event’s standout UAE success story in the technology sector, with the Company’s growth journey and technological achievements highlighted before senior UAE leadership, including His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister…
TORONTO, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Moomoo Canada today announced Canada’s Top Trader, the country’s first-ever live, real-money national trading competition, launched in partnership with Nasdaq. Breaking away from traditional paper-trading simulations, this competition is built for self-directed investors at every level. Participants will compete using real capital and actual market conditions on the moomoo platform, offering a true test of strategy, execution, and results. Registration opens May 1, 2026, with the competition running from June 1–30, 2026. To ensure fairness across all portfolio sizes, Canada’s Top Trader utilizes Time-Weighted Percentage Return (TWR)—an institutional-grade performance measurement. This approach allows…
Fayetteville, Ark., May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acres.com, the complete AI land intelligence platform, today announced the launch of Acres Intelligence, the first AI agent designed to work alongside land acquisition and development teams, to research new sites, analyze constraints, and produce professional-grade reports and dashboards in minutes, all within the platform. Built for the industry’s leading land teams, from homebuilders and developers to data center operators, retailers, and investors, Acres Intelligence combines thousands of proprietary datasets, cutting-edge geospatial analytics, and real time information, allowing users to ask complex land questions in natural language and receive instant, actionable answers.…
Dublin, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Western Blotting Market – Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2021-2031F” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global Western Blotting Market is anticipated to expand from USD 2.18 billion in 2025 to USD 3.14 billion by 2031, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.27%. As a core molecular biology method, Western blotting utilizes gel electrophoresis and immunodetection to identify and semi-quantify specific proteins in complex biological mixtures. The demand for this technique is largely fueled by the growing worldwide incidence of infectious and chronic illnesses that necessitate…