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Two proposed transitional housing complexes are ‘needed yesterday,’ Mayor Paul Lefebvre said, affirming they are a city priority despite city council declining to fully fund their operations At face value, city council’s decision to defer action on two transitional housing complexes seemed at odds with ongoing messaging around ending homelessness…

Stitch, one of South Africa’s largest payments fintech startups, has partnered with Capitec Bank, the country’s largest retail bank by customer base,  to allow customers to automate recurring payments for services like Netflix, deliveries, and bills, using Variable Recurring Payments (VRP), a smarter form of direct debit.  “With Capitec Pay…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the conclusion of the first phase of the ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise. The commission began the online pre-registration on August 18 and in-person registration on August 25. In a statement on Wednesday, Victoria Eta-Messi, INEC’s director of voter education…

The Embers in Blowing Rock, NC - Image Credit The Embers    In the past year, a surge of hotel consulting work in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina and northwestern Georgia has called attention to this market’s growth. The concentration of investment and development in this region indicates…

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Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has blamed a "bait-and-switch" by Prime Minister Mark Carney for causing the layoffs of 1,000 Algoma Steel workers. “Today, Algoma announced it's laying off a thousand steel mill workers, nearly a third of its workforce in the Sault. Our thoughts are with them,” Poilievre said…

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has added a silver lining to her career, following an exceptionally successful and unbeaten 2025 season. The American athlete was recently named the Female Athlete of the Year by World Athletics, beating her 400m hurdles arch-rival, Femke Bol, in the category. McLaughlin-Levrone had an impressive season in 2025,…

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone seems untouchable on the track. She holds the world record in the 400-meter hurdles, the American record for the flat 400 meters, and gold medals from both the 2024 Olympics and the 2025 World Athletics Championships. But take her out of her element, and things get interesting. During…

(Image credit: Dana Trippe) With a fast-tracked career into music – from her upbringing in Brazil to performing alongside the likes of Adam Lambert, Willow Smith, and Avril Lavigne among many others – bassist Pops Magellan has an enviable résumé. Yet for all her experience as a sidewoman, it’s now…

Last year, I went to Ireland to have a go in the new Skoda Kodiaq, and I came back feeling like I’d just spent 24 hours in a sensory deprivation chamber. Skoda’s big family barge is just that sort of car – relaxing to drive, relaxing to operate, and relaxing…