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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s premiers appear to be rallying behind Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States as 50 per cent tariffs hit billions of products across the country. After hope that a deal could be reached between Canada and the United States percolated, talks stalled and collapsed, escalating the trade war between the two countries.Tariffs of 50 per cent on billions of dollars in Canadian goods were levied by America on Saturday, while Canada has promised to hit back dollar by dollar next month.On Saturday afternoon,…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade talks with the United States fell apart at the eleventh hour over last-minute disagreements on how to tariff autos and broader issues of independent Canadian decision-making. For the past several days, a deal had appeared possible and potentially even likely.United States President Donald Trump delayed 50 per cent tariffs on billions in Canadian goods by three days, citing progress in trade talks, and even claimed “we have a deal” with Canada.While the Canadian delegation was more cautious in its assessment, Carney shared details of a potential deal with Canada’s premiers earlier in the week,…

Canada’s largest private-sector union says it has reached a tentative agreement with General Motors on a new deal for some 4,600 auto workers. Unifor announced the agreement Saturday morning and said it would cover workers at auto plants in Oshawa, Ingersoll, St. Catharines and Woodstock. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. “Our bargaining committee worked diligently to reach these agreements, which deliver strong income and benefit gains, amid some of the most challenging times in our history,” national president Lana Payne said in a statement. More…

With U.S. drinking at a record low and global alcohol consumption forecast to decline, the independent New York cannabis brand sees a broader shift in how adults socialize, unwind and celebrate. Lost in the Smoke A cloud of smoke takes over the frame as the moment disappears into the haze. New York, New York, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For generations, alcohol occupied an almost automatic place in adult social life. A drink after work. Beer at the game. Wine with dinner. Cocktails on a date. Champagne for a celebration. A nightcap before bed. That relationship appears to be…

I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous. I also love generative music composition. So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I’m hooked. Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept. A set of points dash around the screen according to mathematical equations, generating hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. Those points pass through a series of concentric rings which trigger specific notes.Honestly, that alone is fun enough, but you can customize it quite a bit. There are six different virtual rotors to pick from, you can have up…

Balance Cash examines how enterprise finance teams managing many banks and hundreds of accounts coordinate corporate cash from a single platform, capturing yield and unifying liquidity visibility across the full banking footprint, without switching banks. Enterprise Cash Sweeps & Corporate Cash Management | Balance Balance Cash explains how large, multi-bank organizations coordinate corporate cash and capture yield across every account, without switching banks. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enterprise finance teams that manage cash across many banks and hundreds of accounts often discover that scale itself is the problem, as no single institution can see or…

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is “walking away from a bad deal” with the United States and will match 50 per cent tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” in industries like steel and dairy. Carney confirmed he was “reluctantly” adding tariffs that would add costs in some areas for Canadians, but insisted they were necessary to retaliate against United States President Donald Trump’s levies.“We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they asked,” Carney declared in Ottawa on Saturday morning.The prime minister said talks had taken place with the United States over the past year, and accelerated in recent…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’m newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been getting back into the Installer groove, trying out some ergonomic Switch 2 grips I bought on Etsy, researching bike stuff because I’m about to get a Velotric e-bike, inching my way through the fourth book in The Dark Tower series, trying to figure out what feels off about Sonic in the new Fortnite season, wondering why Mark…

YIBIN, China, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A family SUV needs to support more than the daily commute; it also needs to accommodate multiple passengers, long trips and outdoor activities. The KAIYI X7 Hybrid combines generous exterior dimensions, a versatile cabin and practical load capacity to make family journeys easier and more enjoyable. A Spacious Three-Row Cabin for Everyone on BoardMeasuring 4,710 mm in length and 1,955 mm in width, and featuring a 2,800 mm wheelbase, the KAIYI X7 Hybrid provides generous space across all three rows, with headroom measuring 983 mm in the first row, 975 mm in…

Citing “significant increases in memory and storage component costs,” in a statement given to Fortune, Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent.The cheapest products in Amazon’s lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindle now costs $149.99, a nearly 37 percent increase.The only Amazon hardware products apparently not affected are its line of Ring cameras and video doorbells, and the Echo Studio, its higher-end $219.99…