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TORONTO – The NBA announced Wednesday that it had completed its investigation of Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention, doling out punishments to Leonard, his inner circle and team executives. The conclusion of the investigation also clears the way for a trade between the Toronto Raptors and Clippers that had been on hold for months.Here’s what you need to know about how the pending Toronto-L.A. trade will impact both teams:HISTORIC PUNISHMENT — The NBA stripped the Clippers of five first-round picks and fined the team US$30 million for multiple violations, while Leonard was fined $700,000.…

Audacity 4 has been in the works for some time, and had its own mini controversy last year when an unfortunate redesigned logo started making the rounds. The final version of the new icon isn’t nearly as bad as the early rendition that was circulating last October. But more importantly, all the promised improvements to the self-proclaimed “world’s most popular audio editing and recording app” are here, turning Audacity from a free and capable but extremely clunky audio editor into a powerful modern tool.The biggest change is the move to a non-destructive editing workflow. That means you can trim a…

Water conservation efforts continued for a second day in Lunenburg, N.S., along with school and business closures, as crews worked to repair the Dares Lake dam. The recently-constructed dam was breached Wednesday around 1 p.m. after a crack formed, sending water into the pump building.Since the dam is the Town of Lunenburg’s main water supply, many businesses, industries, and restaurants were forced to close in an effort to conserve water.Mayor Jamie Myra says the breach overflowed the lake and submerged the pump building. That meant no water was being pumped into the town’s water treatment facility.“So eventually if that wasn’t…

LARBERT, United Kingdom, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading manufacturer of buses and motorcoaches and a provider of comprehensive aftermarket parts and service solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis, today announced that it has been selected by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the supplier for at least 207 new low and zero-emission buses in the latest round of vehicle procurement ahead of the region’s start of franchised bus services. The firm order is worth £57m and includes 117 low-emission Enviro400 double-deckers, 60 low-emission Enviro200 single-deckers in two vehicle…

The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a group of six Quebec women in a case that could help thousands of women denied employment benefits. The women challenged the fact that they were denied employment insurance (EI) benefits when they lost their jobs shortly before, during or after maternity leave. The case was first brought forward in 2018.In a decision released Thursday, the three-judge panel said withholding EI benefits from these women was a violation of Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.That provision guarantees everyone equality under the law and equal benefit of the…

Europe’s biggest tech trade show, IFA, has taken over Berlin this week — and we’ve been on the ground all week checking it out in person. We figure you have questions, so we’re hosting an AMA that’s exclusive to Verge subscribers at 12PM ET today. That’s when we’ll start dropping answers, but you can ask your burning questions whenever you’d like.I’m Dom Preston, a news editor here at The Verge, and I’ve spent the last few days roaming the trade show halls together with senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy, putting as much as we can to the test.Whether you’ve…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Toronto has ordered Live Nation to fix Rogers Stadium after the outdoor music venue was battered by Wednesday’s storm, leaving swathes of its seating damaged. Images from the venue, located near Downsview Park, show blue bleachers strewn around the site, while its grandstands appear to be partially collapsed.Inspectors with the City of Toronto issued an order to Live Nation on Thursday to fix the stadium and retain an engineer before it is allowed to host rock legends AC/DC in mid-September.The city said parts of the north side of the…

Five-year Verisk CargoNet analysis underscores holiday exposure as theft methods become more selective and sophisticated Verisk CargoNet’s Labor Day Weekend Cargo Theft Analysis Verisk released an analysis today from its CargoNet business on Labor Day cargo theft incidents over the past five years, finding that theft activity has settled at a materially higher baseline than at the start of the period.  Key Takeaways Verisk CargoNet analyzed 273 theft events that occurred during the Labor Day holiday periods from 2021 through 2025.California, Texas, and Illinois were the most common states for activity, with major freight hubs and population centers continuing to…

The original robot vacuum company showed off a concept robot at the IFA tech show in Berlin today. The Roomba Duo combines a heavy-duty floor-washing machine with a smaller, slimmer Roomba. The two floor cleaners can move around your home together, with the main unit mopping and sweeping larger floor areas and the smaller unit lowering mechanically when needed to clean tighter spaces, such as under tables or in corners.The Duo is also an autonomous mobile dock, with clean and dirty water tanks and a dust bag on board, and it uses lidar and camera-based navigation to map your home,…

TechDigital Labs TechDigital Labs SIALKOT, PAKISTAN, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TechDigital Labs has announced the expansion of its Local SEO services, introducing a strengthened strategy designed to help businesses improve visibility in local search results and connect with customers searching for products and services within their target locations. The expanded service covers several key areas of local search. These are Google Business Profile optimisation, local targeting of keywords, Business citations, website optimisation, local link building, and reputation development. TechDigital Labs uses these strategies to build a stronger local presence. The objective is straightforward: assist businesses in being found…