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A lighthearted quip sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s labelling of Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has turned into a fundraiser aimed at protecting the lake itself. Lloyd Rang, who lives in the municipality of Clarington, Ont., a short walk from Lake Ontario, describes it as peaceful and an important part of his community.So when Trump first floated a new name for the lake amid trade tensions with Canada, Rang had a response.“I thought about it, ‘Aw come on, like really? This again?’” he said in an interview Global News.“Oh, my hydronyms are Lake and Ontario.”A hydronym is the proper name for any body…

Two youths, years away from being able to obtain their learners permit — let alone full licence to drive on public roads in Alberta — are recovering from serious injuries after being hit in a collision Edmonton police allege they caused. “The trouble is, they don’t have any concept of risk,” Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti said of the mental development of young people.“That part of the brain, through no fault of their own, has not been developed yet.” The University of Alberta public health professor and emergency physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital said more and more injuries are occurring…

That isn’t Apple’s former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad — “Tim Cook from Palmerston North” just happens to have the same name and look a lot like him. Released right as Apple announced its iPhone Duo, the ad mimics Apple’s cinematic product launch videos, with “Tim Cook” saying “the future is here.” Samsung also takes a jab at Apple’s Tim Cook with a reference to his recently updated profile picture.It’s the latest in Samsung’s long-running history of ads dunking on its biggest rival, like one ad from over a decade ago that makes…

— Latino-founded, LegitScript-certified clinic opens for Hispanic Heritage Month with licensed clinicians, published prices and care in Spanish — “recetado, no comprado” — Sol y Vida Clinic The GLP-1 Boom Is Bypassing Latino Patients; Bilingual Telehealth Clinic Sol y Vida Launches to Change That LOS ANGELES, CA, Sept. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sol y Vida Clinic (solyvidaclinic.com), a Latino-founded bilingual telehealth clinic, launched nationwide today as the biggest shift in metabolic medicine in decades reaches Latino communities unevenly: a 2024 national cohort study found Hispanic patients 47% less likely than White patients to be prescribed the newest GLP-1 medications,…

Hundreds gathered Friday on a remote stretch of the Prairies to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a ceremony that also affirmed close bonds between Canada and the United States. Firefighters from across southern Manitoba marched to the skirl of a bagpipe at the International Peace Garden, a park straddling the Canada-U.S. border at Manitoba and North Dakota.Salvaged beams from the destroyed World Trade Center in New York City sit in the garden as part of a permanent memorial to the attacks 25 years ago.Jason Shaw, a deputy fire chief in Winnipeg, said communities and countries came together on Sept.…

On September 6th, YouTuber Nicholas Light posted a video to one of his channels that made it seem like all of his content was about to be removed from the platform. In the video — ominously titled “My Channel will be Deleted Today” — Light alleges that he was on the receiving end of some of the “thousands upon thousands of false copyright strikes” recently initiated by a company called Remove Your Media. Light spends much of the 13-minute video accusing Remove Your Media CEO Eric Green of being a troll who systematically targets creators whose content mentions or features…

The Oakland-headquartered, family-owned company serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San Jose, operates six Bay Area facilities and extends its environmental infrastructure operations to Vietnam through Vietnam Waste Solutions.OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — California Waste Solutions, Inc. (CWS) is approaching its 35th year as a leader in the international recycling, resource recovery and environmental infrastructure business with operations in California and Vietnam. Headquartered in Oakland, the company serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San Jose and operates six Bay Area recycling facilities. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS) it also…

BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_01.JPG The audience enjoy the music. BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_02.JPG AI generated the realtime music captures. BEYOND THE EXTREME Digital Music Night Debuts_03.JPG The guests watching the e-sports show on the screen. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — “BEYOND THE EXTREME – An Arctic Night of Digital Art & Electronic Music,” hosted by Perfect World Digital Art, officially opened at ICEBAR by ICEHOTEL in Stockholm. Set in a fully immersive -5°C ice environment, the event brought together Chinese intangible cultural heritage (ICH), esports, and cutting-edge Al technology, creating an audiovisual…

SALOMON AND IRONMAN ANNOUNCE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP From 2027, Salomon becomes IRONMAN Global Premier Partner through 2031 across Performance footwear, apparel and technical bags. Nice, FRANCE, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — From 2027, Salomon becomes IRONMAN Global Premier Partner through 2031 across Performance footwear, apparel and technical bags. In a landmark move, Salomon will also become Title Partner of the 2027 IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawai’i, for the duration of the partnership Salomon, the modern mountain sports lifestyle brand, and IRONMAN, the global leader in triathlon, today announce a new five-year partnership bringing together two iconic brands with a…

By Tori Fitzpatrick The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2026 4:06 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government says new legislation will expand protections for people affected by intimate images created or altered by AI without their consent. The government introduced the new bill on Thursday. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. It amends the provincial Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act.Provincial Justice Minister Scott Armstrong says the proposed changes would ensure that victims do not have to…