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A 21-year-old man has been charged following a traffic stop that led to a breakthrough in an ongoing extortion investigation involving members of Calgary’s South Asian community, according to police. The Calgary Police Service said officers pulled over a vehicle on March 7 in the city’s northeast and quickly identified it as matching one linked to an extortion-related shooting days earlier, on March 4, in the 8000 block of Saddleridge Drive N.E.The vehicle was seized and officers worked with investigators at the scene to document evidence and continue gathering information over the following weeks.The evidence, combined with information gathered from…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has found no reasonable grounds to charge a Toronto Police Service officer in the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man at Danforth GO station. In a release issued on Saturday, director Joseph Martino said the officer acted to protect himself from a “reasonably apprehended attack” when he opened fire on Dec. 6, 2025.The SIU said police were called around 1:40 a.m. about a man with a firearm at the station. Officers arrived minutes later and located the man in a stairwell leading to Track 3. Get breaking National…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two BC Ferries vessels are out of service this Easter long weekend, but one has now been fixed. The Spirit of Vancouver Island was out of commission due to a generator problem that happened on Tuesday. It had only returned to service on Sunday after a separate breakdown during spring break.That vessel, which sails between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, will return to service on Friday, BC Ferries announced at 2 p.m. and will provide additional sailings.The Queen of Surrey was undergoing its scheduled retrofit when issues were found with its steering component.…

On Thursday, during Artemis II’s journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman ran into a tech issue some of us back on Earth can relate to: Microsoft Outlook wasn’t working. In a conversation captured in NASA’s Artemis livestream and shared on Bluesky, Wiseman reported to Mission Control: “I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working.”To take care of the issue, Mission Control had to remotely access Wiseman’s personal computing device (PCD), a Microsoft Surface Pro. During a press conference on Thursday, Artemis flight director Judd Frieling said NASA had fixed the issue,…

MONACO, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AlphaPepe Stage 10 is nearly sold out and the next stage brings a significant price increase. Capital is entering at a pace that draws direct comparisons to the earliest days of meme coins that went on to deliver life changing returns to early participants. The crypto news around AlphaPepe is building ahead of a planned Q2 2026 exchange listing, stages are closing faster with each round, and wallets are committing serious size while XRP sits at $1.32 with analysts debating whether it can reach $5 this cycle. Before getting into what those wallets…

A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of “absolute betrayal” and colonialism. Speaker after speaker in the 17,000-word transcript of Thursday’s meeting, obtained by The Canadian Press, criticizes Eby’s handling of DRIPA, which he says needs to be suspended for up to three years.DRIPA is at the center of a legal and political storm after being cited by First Nations in two landmark court cases last year, including an appeal ruling…

COLUMBIA, S.C., April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rally House, a leading retailer in licensed collegiate gear, is excited to bring its outrageous assortment of apparel, team gear, and locally inspired merchandise to South Carolina Gamecocks fans. The company proudly announces the opening of its first Columbia location, marking the beginning of its expanded presence in the market and its commitment to serving University of South Carolina community. Situated on Harden Street in the vibrant Five Points neighborhood near the Plaza Fountain just minutes from campus, Rally House Harden Street will officially open its doors on April 10. South Carolina…

ABU DHABİ, United Arab Emirates, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FAR Labs, an AI native lab building infrastructure, AI as Service (AIaS) and physical AI systems powered by Dizzaract, announced today that its FAR AI has moved into closed testing with selected partners after completing its core development. The company is also opening node registrations, with early registrants set to receive priority onboarding when approved operators come online. FAR AI is secure, efficient and distributed AI inference, that connects consumer and enterprise GPUs into a single network, intelligently routing inference requests to optimal nodes for performance and reliability unlocking…

The artisan-crafted furnishings brand deepens its roots in Northern Virginia with a new showroom opening at One Loudoun BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arhaus, Inc. (“Arhaus” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ARHS), a premium home furnishings brand known for responsibly sourced, artisan-crafted products and heirloom-quality design, today announced the opening of its new approximately 19,300-square-foot showroom in Ashburn, Virginia. Located within the One Loudoun, the new showroom marks Arhaus’ fifth location in Virginia and reflects the brand’s continued growth across the state. Inside the new showroom, clients can experience Arhaus’ globally curated collections in an inviting, design-forward…

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrapped up a trip to Beijing where he said the governor of the Bank of Canada and other top Canadian financial officials met with Chinese counterparts. Champagne said that he met with Lan Fo’an, China’s finance minister, and Vice Premier He Lifeng to talk about ways the Canadian financial services sector can increase operations in the country. He said this includes Canadian banks getting more licenses to offer a wider range of services in China and increased access to bond markets.“If you want to expand your trade, you need financial services. You need to be able…