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By Nono Shen The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2026 10:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years. The township’s archives say the home properly known as Mclver House burned down early on Thursday.It says the home was built by Murdoch and Annie McIver between 1887 and 1890.While the Langley Heritage Society says in a social media post that the house in the Glen Valley area had fallen into…

A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner. The Federal Court has jurisdiction over a number of immigration matters, such as visa applications, refugee claims, admissibility cases and removals.Diner, who was sworn in as the top judge for the Federal Court on July 6, said when he joined the court in 2014, it typically saw between 5,000 and 6,000 immigration cases a year.In 2021, immigration filings quickly began to climb, with 9,700 cases brought before the court that year. Now Diner said the Federal…

What do you want from a flip phone when it’s closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for handling the basics? Or a fully fledged Android experience shrunk down for the Flip form factor? For years, Samsung has insisted on the former, even as some fans — and Razr rival Motorola — have pushed for the latter. With the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Samsung has given in.Although the Z Flip 8’s hardware is almost unchanged year-on-year, Samsung has fundamentally rethought how this phone is meant to be used when shut. The cover screen feels more like…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 20th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2026) will take place from August 27 to 29, 2026 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, under the theme “Vibrant Connections – Global Destinations.” The event is held under the direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, co-organized by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism…

As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly filled with AI-generated music whose melodies and vocals are algorithmically derived from the work of human artists. While some of the people pumping out this kind of content immediately own up to using AI, others have denied using the technology until increasing public scrutiny forced them to tell the truth. For musicians – especially those creating art in technologically-focused spaces like electronic dance music – the increasingly complicated question of what is “real” and what isn’t feels particularly urgent and personal … Read the full…

Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune See Surge in Wardrobe Rentals in 2026 as ₹35,000 Storage Setup Costs Drive Adoption of ₹256/Month Plans from Platforms Like Rentomojo. IT-corridor tenants in HITEC City, Powai and Hinjewadi are moving between flats of different sizes on 11-to-24-month cycles, making a three-door wardrobe bought for one home a poor fit for the next. Wardrobe Rentals Launched by Rentomojo in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune Rentomojo’s wardrobe rental service includes doorstep delivery, installation support, and maintenance during the rental period. The company operates on a postpaid billing model, where customers are invoiced after usage, along with a refundable security…

Households comparing how much a dining table on rent costs per month in Bangalore, where to rent a study table in Mumbai, whether renting a centre table is cheaper than buying one, what the minimum tenure on a dining set is, how long table delivery takes in Hyderabad and Pune, how much security deposit a table rental needs, and whether coffee and side tables can be rented along with chairs are being met with monthly plans from ₹79, 48 to 72 hour delivery with assembly, three to 36 month tenures, and free repairs and relocation across Delhi NCR, Gurgaon, Noida…

MONACO, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crypto news today is turning toward AlphaPepe as the presale moves closer to its 4th CEX reveal on August 31st. The project has now raised $2.53 million, crossed 11,300+ holders, and reached a current presale price of $0.02817. The update comes as Ethereum price prediction headlines continue to watch whether ETH can target $12,000 in a stronger institutional cycle. Ethereum has ETF demand, staking narratives, tokenization growth, and Layer 2 activity behind it, but a move that high still requires major market expansion. AlphaPepe is earlier in the cycle. Stage 19 sold out…

LONDON, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 360in360 Living Memories Adds Audiobook and Voice-Preservation Capability, Debuting It on Founder’s Hand-Written 2011 Book on Technology and Humanity 360in360 Immersive Experiences today announced that its 360in360 Living Memories programme has expanded its portfolio of memory-preservation tools to include audiobook production, narrated using a digital twin of an author’s own voice. The first title produced under the new capability is “Gadgets to God: Reflections on our Changing Relationship with Technology,” handwritten in 2011 and now available as a 14.5-hour audiobook on Audible UK, alongside new paperback and existing Kindle editions. The book, first…

Strong majorities of Canadians support the federal government walking away from U.S. trade talks and hitting back with retaliatory tariffs, a new poll suggests, which is translating to persistent support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals. However, the Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News and released Saturday also shows that support varies by age, with fewer Generation Z and Millennial adults backing the Liberals and their approach to the growing U.S. trade war.“These people are living in what we like to call ‘the endurance economy’: they’re just getting by from day to day, and they’re enduring economic…