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VANCOUVER – Zander Horvath knows people are talking about him. The attention comes as little surprise given the numbers the B.C. Lions running back has put up in recent weeks.The Lions are on a three-game win streak and over that stretch, Horvath has amassed 355 running yards (7.4 yards per carry) and six touchdowns (five rushing, one receiving).He’ll look to add to the total on Sunday when the Lions (4-5) host the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-3).“It’s been a lot better than what it has been,” the 27-year-old American said of his recent performance. “But, I mean, it’s not just a one-man…
MONACO, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crypto news today is turning toward AlphaPepe as the presale nears $2.5 million raised before its next roadmap reveal. The project has now raised $2.45 million, crossed 11,000+ holders, and reached a presale price of $0.02761. The update comes as Bitcoin price prediction headlines return to the $100,000 target after BTC reclaimed stronger momentum this week. Bitcoin still leads the market, but retail buyers are also watching earlier-stage presales before public price discovery begins. AlphaPepe is in that window now. Stage 19 sold out fast, Stage 20 is live, Bonus Drop is active,…
By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2026 1:48 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s police watchdog has opened an investigation into a deadly crash after a vehicle allegedly attempted to flee police in early August. The driver and one of the two passengers in the car died after their vehicle crashed into a gym in the early hours of Aug. 5, in Laval, north of Montreal.Spokesperson Jérémie Comtois says the watchdog had initially decided not to investigate the incident, but new information led them to reverse that decision Thursday. Get…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Walter Cup is missing — or at least the version of the trophy that belongs to the Professional Women’s Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire, the league told The Associated Press on Friday. Without going into detail, the PWHL issued a statement saying the trophy “did not arrive as expected at its latest stop,” and added “we are working closely with the shipping company to locate it.”The trophy was supposed to be shipped to Lethbridge in southern Alberta to spend the day with Victoire forward Dara Greig, a person with knowledge of…
HostColor.com (HC) has updated its AMD hosting service by adding new locations for delivering AMD Ryzen- and AMD EPYC-powered dedicated servers with bandwidth quotas of up to 100 Gbps. HostColor – AMD Dedicated Servers in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Singapore HostColor.com (HC) has updated its AMD hosting service by adding new locations for delivering AMD Ryzen- and AMD EPYC-powered dedicated servers with bandwidth quotas of up to 100 Gbps. New York, New York, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HostColor.com (HC), a globally recognized provider of Semi-Managed, Bare Metal Servers, and Cloud hosting services, has revamped its AMD Dedicated Servers products…
Manitoba’s premier says studies showing year-round shipping potential from the Port of Churchill boost the case for expanding the Arctic deepsea port. “Churchill could be a year-round port right now, with current technology and using icebreakers and ships that are a lot cheaper, a lot more affordable than we previously thought,” said Kinew at a press conference Friday.The reports say advances in marine technology and declining sea ice due to climate change mean shipping can be greatly expanded from the current four-month window.They show the waterways could be navigated year-round by icebreakers costing between $100 million and $410 million, rather…
The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 over allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In the lawsuit, the DOJ alleged that TikTok collected data from children without notifying parents or obtaining consent and did not delete the accounts when parents requested.TikTok is set to pay $300 million right away and will pay a further $100 million “upon entry of an order vacating a prior consent decree entered against TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly,” the DOJ says in a press release. The settlement is “one of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Squamish Search and Rescue has been called out to search for a missing woman. Daine Hammann, 69, was last seen at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 20, when she headed out for a walk near Squamish Valley Road, north of the airport.“We had about 20 members show up yesterday, search the area,” Christy Allan with Squamish Search and Rescue said. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. “We are now today in search period two, and we have called…
I am so sorry, fellow US gadget fans: the FCC’s drone ban appears to have struck again. The HoverAir Versa — a baby steadycam with snap-on propeller wings that transform it into a drone — has already stopped taking US orders just three days after its Indiegogo debut, and may be forced to abandon shipping plans in the US.HoverAir is now telling backers it’s only shipping its camera to the US, not the piece that turns it into a drone, “due to a few remaining logistics updates with the Flight Kit.” But those “logistics” may actually be a euphemism for…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pepeto, the new crypto going viral across the market, has announced crossing 41,000 presale buyers. The buyers who entered during the fear are now joined by buyers arriving even faster during the rally, and every cycle explains that rush one way: crypto’s biggest returns go to the people who bought before the first listing, while everyone else chases them later. That is why this page is worth reading to the end: a presale adding thousands of holders as the rally starts, next to a BNB price story that explains the…