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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 8, 2026 3:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleaguered Crown corporation up to $673 million so it can “meet its operating and income” demands through next March. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Last year Ottawa authorized a $1.03-billion cash injection for…

While the risk of wide transmission of the new hantavirus strain in Canada is “low,” Canada’s top doctor is asking Canadians to stay away from rodents to reduce the risk of infection. Hantaviruses are a type of infection that affect rodents and can sometimes spread to humans, said Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada’s chief public health officer.“The overall risk to the general population in connection with this outbreak of the hantavirus is low,” she said.In April, a hantavirus infection broke out on Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius.In total, there are 10 Canadians who are suspected to have been in contact with…

Full House star Dave Coulier shared a health update about his physical changes and his cancer treatment following “extensive radiation.” “I haven’t posted in quite a while, and the last time I did, some of you said that I look differently and I sound differently — and I do. What you’re seeing is the side effects of extensive radiation that I went through for carcinoma in my throat,” Coulier said in an Instagram video shared on Thursday.“I haven’t been able to eat solid food in months and so I’ve lost 45 pounds. That’s what you’re seeing, and it’s affected my ability…

New York City, NY, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Let’s start with something nobody in the snoring solutions industry wants to say out loud. Most anti-snoring products don’t work. At least, not for most people. Not in any meaningful, consistent, long-term way. You’ve probably lived this. The nasal strips that helped a little — until they didn’t, or until the adhesive started irritating your skin. The mandibular advancement mouthpiece that kept falling out, or made your jaw ache, or just felt so wrong in your mouth that you gave up after three nights. The chin strap that somehow made…

I’m writing this directly because the issues raised in the recent security report deserve a direct response, not a corporate one.On May 7, 2026, security researcher Andreas Makris published a detailed report identifying serious vulnerabilities in Yarbo’s remote diagnostic, credential management, and data-handling systems. The core technical findings are accurate. I would like to thank Mr. Andreas Makris for his work in identifying these issues and for his persistence in bringing them to our attention. I also recognize that our initial response did not adequately reflect the seriousness of the issues he identified. As co-founder, I’m accountable for what shipped…

Canadian intelligence and law enforcement officials say they are contending with a new form of violent extremist behaviour that’s mostly targeting youth and young adults online, known as “nihilistic violent extremism.” The term was identified as a “new threat” within the expanding landscape of ideologically-motivated violent extremism in the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service’s (CSIS) latest annual report, released this month.The report said CSIS has noted a growing trend of youth radicalization associated with violent nihilistic online groups like 764 and the Maniac Murder Cult, which have recently been listed as terrorist entities in Canada.Multiple Canadians have been arrested for…

PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) departed HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division today enroute to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia ahead of its future commissioning in Whittier, Alaska. “The sail-away of Ted Stevens reflects the strong momentum of our Flight III destroyer deliveries and the team’s work to deliver the most capable and combat ready ships to the fleet,” said Chris Brown, Ingalls Shipbuilding DDG 51 program manager. “Seeing DDG 128 depart Ingalls is a proud moment for us all, and we are honored to support…

It’s been another long week without the Trump phone, but it’s no longer the only nonexistent phone I have to worry about. Robot vacuum manufacturer Dreame has announced its own set of phones that are unlikely to ever launch, and one of them takes the Trump phone playbook and amps it up to 11.Another point in Dreame’s defense is that it at least had physical phones on display at its launch event, which is more than I could say for Trump Mobile so far. Its phones are ambitious too, even if that’s part of why I’m confident they’ll never truly…

New York City, NY, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. market for no deposit bonus offers has become more search-driven, with users often discovering promotions through bonus code pages, PR articles, casino guides, and comparison platforms before visiting a casino directly. This has changed how players evaluate offers, because the first point of trust is often the content explaining the bonus, not the casino homepage itself. In this environment, users are not only asking whether a bonus exists. They are checking how it is activated, whether a code is required, which games are eligible, and what conditions stand…

The Métis National Council is facing financial collapse after an Ontario judge ordered the group to pay nearly $12 millon in court costs to former leaders, staff and consultants the MNC tried to sue, alleging misuse of funds. In a years-long legal battle that included a nine-week trial, a judge found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of any defendant and dismissed the case in November 2025. Earlier this week, she awarded costs of $11.8 million to the defendants.Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand is one of the defendants and says the ordeal should be the end of the…