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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Consumers paid less for gas at the pump in June compared to May, and that helped cool annual inflation to 2.8 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. The agency released the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) Monday, which is the main gauge on inflation for Canadian consumers. The headline inflation figure was down from May’s year-over-year reading of 3.2 per cent.Gas prices surged over the spring mostly because of conflict in the Middle East, but a tentative peace agreement between the United States and Iran took pressure off global oil prices over…

Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, took the final steps on Monday to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and was sworn in as a member on July 12, hours after the unpopular Starmer announced his resignation to end a tenure of just two years in office.Starmer traveled the mile from Downing Street to Buckingham Palace on Monday to formally tell King Charles III that he was resigning and Charles accepted, Buckingham Palace said.The 56-year-old Burnham then…

WARWICK, NY, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OZOP Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTC: OZSC) today highlighted the successful integration of Ballislife HYDRO Sports Drink as the presenting hydration partner of Ballislife’s inaugural 1v1 Championship: ALL IN Las Vegas, demonstrating the continued expansion of Ballislife Drink’s athlete, media, live event, and retail ecosystem. Ballislife Drink Inc. is the joint venture between Varon USA and Ballislife, Inc. OZOP and Varon Corp. are currently completing customary pre-closing conditions in connection with the previously announced transaction. Held during NBA Summer League weekend at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, the inaugural event brought together…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — West Point Gold Corp. (OTCQX: WPGCF), a gold exploration company advancing its district-scale Gold Chain Project in Arizona’s Oatman District and the Jefferson Canyon Project in Nevada, today announced that Derek Macpherson, President & Chief Executive Officer, will present live at the Precious Metals & Critical Minerals Virtual Investor Conference hosted by VirtualInvestorConferences.com on July 23, 2026. DATE: July 23, 2026TIME: 10:30 a.m. EDT REGISTER HERE This will be a live, interactive online event where investors are invited to ask the company questions in real-time. If attendees are not able to join…

NASHUA, N.H., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In most precision shops, the print is clipped to the bench, the setup sheet is in someone’s email, and the operator walks back to the office to confirm they’re on the right rev. That’s one of the problems Datanomix is solving at IMTS 2026. Datanomix, the leading provider of Data-Powered Production™ for precision manufacturers, will showcase Digital Production Bundles™ at IMTS 2026, Booth #135521, September 14-19 in Chicago, and prove what happens when the shop floor goes paperless. “Walk any shop floor, and you’ll see it: the print clipped to the bench,…

LONDON, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New data from studies presented at the 2026 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in London widened the gulf between science-backed brain plasticity exercises and vague advice to “stay mentally active” as we age. The studies included: a systematic review showing brain training had the largest effect on cognition of various lifestyle interventions; a multimodal study showing brain training combined with other structured lifestyle interventions significantly and substantially improved cognition in older adults; a study which validated online assessments derived from brain exercises making widespread cognitive monitoring more feasible; and a study showing brain training…

MAHÉ, Seychelles, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Excent Capital, the global multi-asset regulated trading platform that builds and owns its technology, announces a strategic partnership with BridgeWise, a global leader in artificial intelligence for investment analysis. Through this collaboration, AI-powered market analysis is now available on the Excent Capital website, at no cost and open to all traders. Excent Capital develops its technology entirely in-house, giving the company full control over the quality of the investor experience and the speed with which innovative solutions meet traders. This approach made the partnership possible. The company selected BridgeWise to bring institutional-grade…

TUCSON, Ariz., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Take 5 Oil Change, a leading provider of fast, friendly, and simple car maintenance, today announced the grand opening of its newest Tucson shop at 3925 E 22nd Street. The shop is locally owned and operated by The Durban Group, bringing fast and simple routine car maintenance to local drivers. The new location features three service bays, and customers can stay comfortably in their car while receiving a high-quality oil change in about 10 minutes. “Car maintenance shouldn’t be an all-day ordeal, and at Take 5, it never is,” said Phil Hoblet, Senior Vice President…

The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study. University of Alberta researchers studied the cast of a partial skull impression that was left about 76 million years ago and discovered it belonged to a horned dinosaur known as Gorgosaurus.Their findings, published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology last month, give new insight into a species that once roamed what is now Western Canada, said lead author Colton Coppock.“We were able to identify (Gorgosaurus)…

Washington, DC, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UNCF Board Chair Milton H. Jones, Jr., announced Dr. Michael L. Lomax, who has served as president and CEO since 2004, will conclude his historic tenure in June 2027, completing a leadership journey that transformed UNCF into one of the nation’s most influential champions of educational opportunity for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). “This announcement reflects years of thoughtful succession planning between the UNCF Board of Directors and Dr. Lomax to ensure a seamless leadership transition while maintaining the organization’s strategic momentum and unwavering commitment to students and member institutions,” said…