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TORONTO, May 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Skills/Compétences Canada (SCC) recognized the medalists of the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) 2026 at the event’s Closing Ceremony. Over the past week, more than 500 students and apprentices from across the country competed for the title of national champion in more than 40 Skill Areas at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The complete list of results is available on the Skills/Compétences Canada Website. The top Competitors were awarded medals in six skilled trade and technology sectors, including: transportation, construction, manufacturing and engineering, information technology, services and employment. The Competitors were evaluated…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 27-year-old Toronto man is dead after a shooting in North York late Friday night, which police are saying is not believed to be targeted. Toronto police say they were called to the area of Sheppard Avenue West and Magellan Drive at about 10:15 p.m. for reports of a shooting.Officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and began life-saving measures before he was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.Police said the victim, identified as Hussein Elmi, 27, of Toronto, later died in hospital.Speaking at a news conference Saturday, homicide investigators…
I haven’t seen anything as stupid as the WeWork IPO document in a very long time — that is, until Elon Musk filed to take SpaceX public. WeWork was a joke. SpaceX is a threat. And if Musk and his bankers have their way, you are going to be their bagholder.Lots of the top-line details leaked long before the S-1 filing itself became public. There’s the rumored valuation of more than $1 trillion. That’s despite the nearly $5 billion in losses last year. The total addressable market (TAM) for SpaceX — the amount of revenue SpaceX thinks it could make…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 30, 2026 3:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a challenging season, Montreal’s newest hockey champions are enjoying a walk in the park. The Montreal Victoire are celebrating their first Professional Women’s Hockey League championship win with a parade downtown Saturday, capped off by speeches and music in the city’s main entertainment district.At a park packed with thousands of cheering fans sporting the team’s maroon jerseys, the team strode on stage to thank their coaches and supporters, grooving to Celine Dion and Queen while sipping from…
Craig Campbell walked away from the river of investor money flowing into AI to create, of all things, a website.Sure, Campbell probably could have started an AI company. He’s a former engineer at Meta and an experienced tech founder who in 2022 sold his last venture — an e-commerce tool for businesses that use Shopify — right as the AI boom was booming. “I had my prior VC investors breathing down my neck, going ‘start something else. We’ll write you a blank check.’” He had other ideas.People generally aren’t rushing to get into the website business, what with the Google…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 30, 2026 3:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings and a special weather statement for a swath of Alberta and British Columbia. The weather agency says between 50 millimetres and 100 millimetres of rain is set to pour from Saturday until Wednesday from Fort McMurray in Alberta’s northeast to Lethbridge in the south.It says water will likely pool on roads and locals should look out for washouts near rivers, creeks and culverts.In B.C., the agency says in a special weather statement that up…
Aliyah, a light-skinned Black woman dressed in country-western gear, is struggling to sell metal buckles she handmade on TikTok. In a video for the social media platform from March, she cries to the camera and pleads for views: “Even as a black woman, I have more faith that white women will stay 13 seconds [on this video] to save my belt buckle business,” the onscreen text reads. She wipes a tear off her cheek.But Aliyah isn’t real, and neither are her supposedly handmade products — she’s one of many AI-generated influencers created to sell mass-produced products via dropshipping on TikTok,…
I live in a part of Los Angeles where I feel safer bringing pepper spray on walks. The problem is, I don’t always remember to bring it with me, and it’s not legal to carry it everywhere I go. Pebblebee’s $59.99 Halo Bluetooth tracker surprised me by being a suitable replacement because it doubles as a siren-equipped personal safety device, and I can bring it anywhere.A quick pull of its cap triggers a bunch of safety features: Its 130dB siren will sound, its LEDs will strobe, and it will automatically alert up to five trusted contacts with text messages (Pebblebee’s…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The AI training data market reached roughly $2.32 billion in 2026, up from $1.89 billion in 2025, and analysts project it toward $6.53 billion by 2031. Each major frontier AI lab now spends close to $1 billion per year on human-generated training data, with Scale AI at a reported $14 billion valuation. The people doing the labeling capture almost none of that value. Some investors are turning toward the Ruvi AI (RUVI) decentralized AI superapp, which pays contributors in $RUVI for training work they do for free elsewhere. Why Ruvi…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A fast-moving wildfire has triggered a mandatory evacuation order south of Shellbrook, Sask., as crews continue battling multiple active fires across the province. An emergency alert issued to residents Saturday morning ordered people living from one mile west to five miles east of Shellbrook and south of Highway 3 to the RM of Shellbrook border to leave immediately. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Officials warned that the wildfire is moving northwest and urged people not…