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BRASILIA, Brazil, July 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WePlay, a global social entertainment platform built around lightweight interactive experiences for young users, announced that its operating company, WEJOY PTE. LTD., has donated US$4,990 to Craque do Amanhã, a Brazilian educational and socio-sports project. The donation will support the purchase of sports equipment for the project’s football-centered youth development activities, helping create more opportunities for local children and teenagers to take part in sports, teamwork, and community interaction. Craque do Amanhã, which can be translated as “Tomorrow’s Star,” uses football and sports as educational tools to support the physical, psychological, and…

MIAMI, FL, July 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Closing a cannabis dispensary involves far more than locking the doors and balancing a drawer. For a growing number of licensed retailers, the end-of-day reconciliation process has become one of the most consequential operational workflows in the business, shaping accountability, reporting accuracy, labor efficiency, and management visibility. According to AccuBANKER, a provider of commercial cash-handling solutions with more than 45 years of industry experience, dispensaries that standardize their closeout procedures often reduce reconciliation time and administrative burden while improving operational consistency. Because most licensed dispensaries still operate in predominantly cash-based environments, small…

PERTH, Australia, July 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK; TSX: ALK; OTCQX: ALKRY) (‘Alkane’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce the latest exploration results for extension and infill drilling of the True Blue deposit, located 2 km west of the active underground workings at its Costerfield Operation in central Victoria, Australia. Program Summary An additional 33 holes targeting the Freeman veining within the True Blue deposit have been drilled since Alkane’s previous update (ASX announcement 15 October 2025 titled ‘Costerfield Resource and Reserve Statement).The new drilling predominantly targeted infill of the upper portion of the…

As uncertainty remains around North American trade relations, one automotive player is saying the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is “very important” to keep the industry well-integrated. Speaking to Global News at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, Jack Uppal, president and managing director of General Motors Canada said CUSMA protects the North American industry against other global players and “makes it stronger.”Last week U.S. President Donald Trump said his country would not be renewing the agreement in its entirety to 2042 (the termination date of the pact’s potential 16-year extension) and instead would require an annual review.  If no extension is agreed…

DENVER, CO, July 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globe Trottin’ Kids, a free global education website founded by National Geographic Certified Educator Julie Yeros, has published guidance on craft-based cultural learning, a hands-on method in which a country’s traditional art form becomes the doorway into its geography, history, symbols, and values. Multicultural crafts and traditional crafts are often treated as a classroom reward, but used deliberately they are among the most effective tools available for teaching young children about world cultures._____What Craft-Based Cultural Learning Is Craft-based cultural learning uses the making of a traditional art form as the starting point for…

By Wolfgang Depner The Canadian Press Posted July 5, 2026 4:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing workers who operate and maintain regional services in Metro Vancouver says it is now considering a full-blown strike. The announcement from the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union comes as part of escalating job actions, which on Sunday included news that union members responsible for taking care of parks were walking off the job.The union says the workers responsible for 25 popular regional parks such as Grouse Mountain and Capilano Regional Parks in North…

Two people were taken to hospital in critical condition after being pulled from Montreal’s Lachine Canal late Saturday night. According to Montreal’s fire department, one person fell into the canal and a second entered the water in an attempt to help.Emergency services were alerted shortly before midnight and a joint search was conducted by the fire department and the Canadian Coast Guard using three boats near René-Lévesque Park.Fire officials say sonar equipment eventually helped locate the two people. Officials have not stated how long they were believed to have been in the water.Steve Macduff, a spokesperson for Urgences-santé, told Global…

The City of Brandon has declared a state of emergency over provincial forecasts predicting water levels in the Assiniboine and Shellmouth river basins will rise this week, peaking at levels near those seen during historic flooding in 2014. Brandon Mayor Jeff Fawcett said the declaration allows the city to take “necessary actions” to protect the community as it prepares for rising water.“While there are currently no evacuation orders in place, we are taking a proactive approach to ensure the safety of residents and to maintain essential municipal services,” Fawcett said in a media release.The city says its emergency operations centre…

NEW YORK, NY, July 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NEWMEDIA.COM has released new advisory guidance clarifying the difference between web design and web development, and how to choose a web development company, as buyers increasingly need partners who deliver both as one engineered build. Design vs. Development The two terms are often used interchangeably, but they are different disciplines. Web design is how a site looks, feels, and guides the user: layout, interface, and the path to action. Web development is how the site is built and functions: the code, performance, security, integrations, and the applications behind it. A beautiful…

When I first started testing Vizio’s 65-inch Mini LED Quantum TV, I thought the big story was that Vizio was back and that it had a quantum-dot TV for under $398 — the cheapest on the market. Vizio’s been pretty quiet since it was acquired by Walmart in 2024, so putting out a TV with quantum dots, which allow for higher brightness levels and more accurate color, at a budget price seemed like a strong comeback.But that’s not the big story. While those two points are intriguing, the big news about the Mini LED Quantum TV is that Vizio accidentally…