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HOBOKEN, N.J., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) today announced the winners of the Certiport 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship, a global competition that recognizes students from around the world using Microsoft Office. Now in its 24th year, the championship highlights the value of Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications in preparing learners for academic and career success. This year’s event, held in Anaheim, CA, welcomed 135 finalists (ages 13–22) from 36 countries who qualified by passing Microsoft Word, Excel™, or PowerPoint™ certification exams, and won their respective country competitions. This year’s event, held in Anaheim, California,…

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, will broadcast live on its website, www.TollBrothers.com, a conference call to discuss results for its third quarter ending July 31, 2026. The call is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The call will be hosted by Douglas C. Yearley, Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board, and Karl K. Mistry, Chief Executive Officer. The Company will announce its third quarter FY 2026 results after the market close on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The call can be accessed through…

Nova Scotia is implementing one of its goals to reform policing in the province, set out in the 2025 comprehensive policing review and the Mass Casualty Commission report. “It is about strengthening services, improving fairness,” Justice Minister Scott Armstrong said.“And ensuring that resources are aligned with public safety needs, not simply what individual municipalities can afford.”Beginning in October, the province will be using a new RCMP billing model for municipalities that use the service.It moves municipalities away from paying for individual officers and now bases resource allocation on geography, population, and serious crime rates.“What we’re hoping is that detachments will…

IRVINE, Calif., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Affiliate Summit East was another tremendous success that brought together over 4,500 advertisers, publishers, e-commerce sellers, and tech suppliers to network and establish business partnerships. Critical to these endeavors is compliance with applicable federal and state laws– particularly the TCPA. Troutman Amin, LLP partner Brittany Andres–a National Law Review “Go To Thought Leader” for Telecom Law who is known widely as the “Baroness”– was invited to speak to the audience on TCPA litigation and regulatory trends during an exclusive main stage session. “With TCPA litigation spiking through the roof in 2026 understanding…

By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press Posted July 29, 2026 4:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal and Alberta governments have signed an agreement to accelerate homebuilding in the province by funding water and wastewater infrastructure. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal funding over eight years.The province is to contribute at least one-third of eligible project costs with up to $428 million of funding.Under the agreement, Alberta is to maintain the lead…

Health Canada has been granted a permanent injunction against Quebec-based online retailer Canlab Research, preventing the company from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in Canada. The agency states that Canlab Research had been “selling unauthorized peptide drugs on various websites and promoting them with many unproven health claims, despite repeated enforcement actions by Health Canada.”That comes after consumers were urged not to buy unauthorized injectable peptides from Canlab Research in December 2023 due to the “serious health risks posed by these products” and after a ministerial order “directing the company to cease advertising and selling unauthorized health products because of the…

Bangalore, India, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fridge rentals are gaining ground in Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad in 2026 as households confront two concurrent pressures. Climbing out-of-warranty repair costs on ageing units and a fresh demand for second fridges in shared flats. Monthly plans are listed on platforms including Rentomojo from ₹524 a month for a single-door unit, per the company’s Bangalore catalogue. For more information visit https://www.rentomojo.com/delhi/appliances/refrigerators-on-rent The demand is concentrated in the neighbourhoods where flatmate second-fridge use and summer-season stock-up patterns overlap: Dwarka, Saket and Lajpat Nagar in Delhi; OMR, Adyar and Porur in Chennai; Whitefield,…

In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is working on a “family of devices” for interacting with its AI models. However, Brockman didn’t confirm reports that one of those devices is a smart speaker OpenAI’s rumored to be launching in 2027, or earlier rumors that the device might be a wearable like the Humane AI pin. He didn’t give a release date, either, only saying that “you can expect them soon.”When asked about whether Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI could impact the devices it’s working on with former Apple…

HIGHLIGHTS Novo has moved to the second stage and is progressing exploration at the Tibooburra Gold Project in NSW through a Farm-in/JV with Manhattan Gold Corporation Limited (ASX: MHC).Novo will commence a ~2,700 m RC program at Tibooburra, with drilling to occur at the Clone and Pioneer South prospects, post receipt of all regulatory and land holder approvals and anticipated to commence in late Q3 2026.Step out drilling at the Clone prospect will target a northern extension to open, shallowly plunging, high-grade gold mineralisation confirmed during Novo’s 2025 drill campaign that reported results up to 12 m @ 5.90 g/t…

SHENZHEN, China, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — K&F CONCEPT announced the launch of its global solar eclipse photography campaign, See the Unseen Dark, centered on the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. The campaign includes a multi-platform live broadcast of the eclipse and an international solar eclipse photography competition open to participants worldwide. Building on its 2024 eclipse photography initiative On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse crossed North America. K&F CONCEPT marked the event with a dedicated livestream and educational content for eclipse photographers worldwide. Two years later, as the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse…