Author: News Room

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GOKO, the outdoor robotics brand under Robot++, will showcase the GOKO M6 robotic lawn mower and preview the GOKO X5 commercial remote-controlled mower at Lawn & Land Equip Expo 2026, held at Mudgeeraba Showgrounds on the Gold Coast. Visitors can meet the GOKO team at Booth BA8 from 9am to 3pm and see how the two machines address different lawn and property-maintenance needs. Australia-based technology creator Lars Klint of Lars Klint Tech will also join GOKO at the stand during the event. Developed as a 4WD robotic lawn mower for large…

EDMONTON – Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens scored three touchdowns as the Saskatchewan Roughriders evened their season series with Edmonton, defeating the Elks 28-26 on Saturday. The Roughriders improved to 5-2 and moved into sole possession of second place in the CFL’s West Division.The first-place Elks, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2019, dropped to 6-2.The game was a rematch from last week when Edmonton’s Vincent Blanchard nailed a career-best 57-yard field goal on the final play to give the Elks a 36-34 road victory in a classic contest.The Elks had a strong start to this game, scoring on a competent…

A Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train derailed in Regina on Saturday morning, sending multiple shipping containers off the tracks but causing no injuries. The derailment happened shortly before 10 a.m. as an intermodal train was moving through the Regina rail yard, CPKC said in an emailed statement to Global News. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The company said several derailed intermodal cars carrying shipping containers struck an empty potash train parked on an adjacent track.CPKC said two locomotives and about 13 rail…

The death of 11-year-old Parker, a non-verbal autistic boy whose disappearance sparked an 11-day search involving hundreds of police officers, volunteers and community members, has left Albertans grieving and searching for ways to better protect vulnerable children. In the wake of the tragedy, Autism Edmonton is encouraging the public to learn how to safely respond if they encounter a child who appears to be lost or in distress, stressing that a calm, informed approach can make a critical difference.Executive director Cassandra Rascal acknowledged the heartbreak many families are feeling, particularly parents of autistic children who know how quickly a wandering…

Android Headlines claims to have the specs and price for the entire Pixel 11 lineup. What the site shared basically lines up with everything else that we’ve heard in the lead-up to the August 12th event. The Pixel 11 is expected to get a $100 price hike, starting at $899, but will come with 256GB of storage instead of 128GB in the base model. While the entire lineup will sport the new Tensor G6 and Titan M3 chips, the base model Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are both getting that rumored RAM cut to just 12GB, along…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 1, 2026 4:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in Nova Scotia have charged a man with multiple sex crimes involving youths, and say there may be more victims. Mounties say the investigation started last month after they learned a missing young person was staying at the home of a 38-year-old man. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. They then learned that other youths had allegedly spent time with the man, either…

WestJet has begun cancelling flights ahead of a possible strike or lockout affecting flight attendants, saying it is reducing its schedule to avoid widespread disruptions if a work stoppage begins this weekend. The airline has started an “organized take-down” of its network and would begin issuing flight cancellations to customers, WestJet announced in a news release Friday evening.“To ensure the integrity of WestJet’s network, and to minimize the risk of stranding guests and aircraft, the airline has started to issue cancellations and reduce flying,” the airline said.As of 11 a.m. MT, WestJet said it had cancelled 86 flights scheduled for…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Pimicikamak Cree Nation, a  First Nation community in northern Manitoba, has been placed under lockdown after a fatal shooting prompted an ongoing RCMP investigation. Chief David Monias posted about the lockdown early Saturday, saying one person has died following what he described as a “serious incident” involving gunfire. RCMP Major Crime Services is investigating.Treaty and Indian Days celebrations have been cancelled until further notice, according to the chief.Residents have been told to stay inside their homes, lock their doors and windows, keep children indoors and avoid opening their doors to anyone they…

Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush. Since winning the leadership of a party knocked to its knees in the 2025 federal election, Lewis has maintained his immediate priority is preparing the NDP for an election — not winning a seat in the House of Commons. Multiple byelections are set to take place before the end of the year; Lewis will be door-knocking with candidates in those ridings but won’t be on the ballot himself.“I think there will be a point in the next year where I feel we’re election-ready across the country.…

Doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children say they are seeing a growing number of children seriously injured in e-scooter crashes, with some suffering traumatic injuries and complex fractures. “It’s been exponential really,” Dr. Suzanne Beno, a pediatric emergency physician and co-medical director of SickKids’ trauma program, said about the influx of children with injuries.Bono said e-scooter injuries reached a “tipping point” in 2024 and have doubled every year since.“This year, we’re seeing several, three to five, e-scooter injuries a week at SickKids.”While some children arrive with minor injuries, Beno said more are being rushed to the hospital’s trauma bay…