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Move over, Larry the Cat – there’s a new political pet in town (Picture: AP) The Republican National Convention is well under way in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with appearances from Donald Trump, JD Vance and other conservative figureheads. But the surprising star of the show this year isn’t a governor, senator or presidential candidate – it’s … Read more

First Bill Gates wanted you to eat protein from bugs, now he wants you to eat butter from air. The billionaire Microsoft founder is backing a California start-up that makes an animal-free “butter” alternative from carbon dioxide to help fight climate change. Gates — who got the internet buzzing last year when he funded an … Read more

“We knew that it wasn’t just a one-off, that this was more systemic in nature and impacting thousands of people,” Kevin Brezinski said Alberta ombudsman and public interest commissioner, Kevin Brezinski.Photo by Government of Alberta /Supplied Provincial red tape has run amok for low-income families desperate for help with medical expenses. “We knew that it … Read more

An undated file photo of Dylan Pountney, who began a first-degree murder trial for the March 2021 killing of Jennifer Winkler this week.Photo by Dylan Pountney/Instagram /Supplied The Grade 11 social studies class at Leduc’s Christ the King High School was taking a morning break when Dylan Pountney burst into the room and made his … Read more

Special counsel Jack Smith is appealing a bombshell ruling from a Florida judge Monday tossing out the case accusing Donald Trump of hoarding confidential documents. Federal Judge Aileen Cannon — who was appointed by the former president — dismissed the entire case against the 78-year-old on the grounds that Smith’s appointment to the prosecution violated the Constitution. … Read more

‘Instead of getting close, we’ve got to get there,’ said Stamps defensive end James Vaughters Calgary Stampeders wider receiver Tre Odoms-Dukes warms up with his helmet in the foreground at practice on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia Sacks are not a perfect measure of the performance of a defensive line. Pressure a quarterback repeatedly and … Read more

One of the two wings at the RCAF detachment in Prestwick, Scotland, awaiting airlift to Canada. Bomber Command Museum of Canada Two massive wings are to be flown from Scotland to Ontario aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft later this month as part of a Nanton air museum project to eventually display a … Read more

The jumper who leaped to his death from a luxury hotel in Midtown this week is believed to be the wealthy co-founder of the pandemic-plagued movie ticket firm Fandango, sources and cops said Wednesday. J. Michael Cline — a 64-year-old “serial entrepreneur” and father of six with a home in Greenwich, Connecticut — plunged from … Read more

‘The logic for having uncapped or uncontrolled draws from abroad is no longer there’ Students at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.Photo by Taehoon Kim /Photographer: Taehoon Kim/Bloomb Canada is reviewing how many long-term visas it grants to foreign students, underscoring the government’s desire to slow immigration and population growth. Federal and provincial officials … Read more

Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, Anderson Cooper and more celebrities have used surrogates to welcome babies. See all the celebrities — Kim Kardashian and Cameron Diaz among them — who have turned to surrogacy to expand their family. Riki Lindhome 40Riki Lindhome welcomed her baby boy in 2022 but kept the news private for two … Read more