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A byelection has been called in British Columbia after a B.C. Conservative MLA resigned last week, giving leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay a chance to sit in the legislature. But in many ways, the timing could not be worse for Findlay, whose caucus has lost six MLAs in recent weeks.An audio recording appeared on social media Thursday of a person who sounds like Findlay saying she thought if someone stepped aside as a legislator, “I could give them a role as senior adviser in their same portfolio.”The MLA who resigned, Reann Gasper, has since become Findlay’s deputy chief of staff.Findlay has addressed…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to meet with U.S. officials next week during a trip south of the border. According to Sam Blackett, press secretary for Smith, the meetings have been added to a trip planned and booked months ago.“As the Premier said earlier this week, Canadian legislators should be doubling down on diplomacy with members of the U.S. Congress and lawmakers in both parties to ensure they understand how destructive these tariffs are for the American people, and how we will be there to help as soon as the tariffs are reversed,” Blackett said in an emailed statement.Smith is…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivered a message to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, revealing a new Lake Ontario sign and saying the lake’s name is “always going to be Lake Ontario.” The reveal of the sign in Winona, Ont., east of Hamilton, came as the U.S. president maintains his stance that Lake Ontario has been renamed Lake America after he signed an executive order earlier this week.“President Trump can call it whatever he wants, but I can tell you the rest of the world will always call it Lake Ontario,” Ford told reporters. “I received numerous calls from governors,…

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apeing is set to launch its highly anticipated crypto presale in the first week of September, marking the project’s next major milestone as its whitelist phase enters its final days. Official presale details are expected to be announced ahead of the September launch. Apeing’s upcoming crypto presale arrives as the broader crypto market shows renewed strength, adding momentum to the timing of the launch. Bitcoin has climbed roughly 26% from its mid-August low, although Glassnode now identifies an $81,000-$86,000 supply zone where long-term holder breakevens, options positioning, and concentrated selling pressure converge. Meanwhile,…

BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who spend a significant chunk of their lives putting words to virtual paper, there is an obvious allure. Personally, I think it’s at its best when you just stick to the bare minimum, focusing on pure text drafting. Certain users, though, need more. They want BYOK to take notes, they want to use it for writing screenplays, or maybe they want to organize a sprawling novel.Balancing the wants and needs of these more demanding users has been a challenge that BYOK founder…

At the corner of Dundas and Sherbourne streets, one Toronto man is making weekly visits to the area. Rolling a wagon filled with grilled cheese-making ingredients and a travel stove top, Sean Espinoza has made it his mission to feed those in need.“I’ll go to different parts of the city and I’ll always just find a bunch of people that are hungry,” said the creator of Picnic in the Six.He started the initiative nearly a year ago, heading onto the streets of Toronto offering hot meals and supplies — all paid out of pocket and through GoFundMe donations.“I had experienced…

Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever. He’s also the creator of the noir podcast Unlicensed and Alice Isn’t Dead, which takes some of the conspiratorial cosmic horror of Night Vale and turns it into fodder for a more serious series about relationships, trauma, and the open road. There’s also a sequel series out now called Don’t Tell Alice that takes the story down an even darker path in which protagonist Keisha is the one with a secret.Joseph is also an accomplished author. In addition to co-writing the…

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…