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Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited changes to Windows Update to users on its Dev and Experimental Windows Insider channels, including the ability to indefinitely delay updates up to 35 days at a time.Last month, Microsoft announced a slew of upcoming changes to improve Windows 11 and address some of users’ most common complaints about the platform. Chief among the company’s planned fixes was making updates less disruptive. In its blog post on Friday, Microsoft says you’ll be able…

Caption: Members of USW Local 2020 at Alouette Bus Lines on the picket line. STURGEON FALLS, Ontario, April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Members of USW Local 2020 at Alouette Bus Lines in Sturgeon Falls, Ont., ratified a new collective agreement, ending their courageous two-month strike by achieving wage and working condition improvements in Northern Ontario’s student transportation sector. The agreement comes after members showed strong solidarity and took collective action to address wages, safety and industry standards. “This is a meaningful step forward,” said Kevon Stewart, USW District 6 Director. “Drivers stood together, raised their voices and pushed for…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Royal Canadian Mounted Police are renewing their appeal for information in the 2011 homicide of a 25-year-old man, marking 15 years since his death. On April 24, 2011, Jason Nunn was seen leaving the Element Restaurant and Lounge in Thompson, Man., around 2:30 a.m. after a night out with friends.His body was found hours later, at approximately 6:15 a.m., in a parking lot behind the Juniper Centre on Nelson Road, according to police. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alexandre Boulerice, the NDP’s only Quebec MP, is set to leave federal politics to run provincially for Québec solidaire, sources told Global News Friday. An official announcement is expected at a press conference Monday. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. Boulerice has represented the Montreal riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie since the NDP’s 2011 ‘Orange Wave’ breakthrough in Quebec. He is currently the party’s lone elected member in the province.His departure would mark another setback for the…

Cher’s request for conservatorship over her adult son Elijah Blue Allman has been denied. A Los Angeles judge rejected the 79-year-old singer’s request to appoint a conservator of Allman’s estate at a hearing on Friday without prejudice, meaning that she can file again, People reports.A conservatorship, known in some states as a guardianship, is an involuntary status usually reserved for older or very ill people who are suffering from dementia or are otherwise incapacitated and unable to make decisions for themselves.The judge said she did not see “sufficient urgency” in Cher’s request for private fiduciary Jason Rubin to be Allman’s conservator.…

NEW YORK, April 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2026, short interest in 3,689 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 16,579,123,734 shares compared with 16,513,796,397 shares in 3,694 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2026. The mid-April short interest represents 2.71 days compared with 2.73 days for the prior reporting period. Short interest in 1,643 securities on The Nasdaq Capital MarketSM totaled 3,919,142,444 shares at the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2026, compared with 3,881,873,664 shares in 1,642 securities for the previous reporting…

The RAM shortage caused by demand from AI datacenters is already driving up prices on phones, PS5s, and Raspberry Pis, but it could be about to get even worse. Samsung is facing employee protests over demands for wages that are more competitive with rival chip manufacturer SK Hynix, including removing Samsung’s cap on bonus pay, allocating more money for bonuses, and raising base salaries. According to AP News, an estimated 40,000 union members attended a rally on Thursday outside Samsung’s Pyeongtaek, South Korea chip manufacturing facility.If the union and management can’t come to an agreement, the union is planning an…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 16-year-old boy who plead guilty to four counts of manslaughter in a quadruple homicide last year on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation has been given a three-year sentence. The boy, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was given his sentence Friday at Regina provincial court after pleading guilty to the charges in February; he was originally charged with four counts of first-degree murder.Two men and two women were killed in February 2025 on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, which is east of Regina.The victims were identified as…