Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The man who paid for a billboard urging Alberta leave Canada says the Town of Taber is ordering it be taken…
Residents in the US state of Mississippi are suing Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX, saying a power plant fuelling nearby data centres is blasting “omnipresent and inescapable” noise, eroding their health and home values. The lawsuit, made public in a federal court on Tuesday, local time, alleges Mr Musk’s companies negligently failed to curb the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Vancouver has announced that a one-night fireworks show will take place this summer. Called Summer Lights in English Bay, it will take place on Friday, July 31, at English Bay Beach Park and will be free for everyone. It will also kick off Vancouver…
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be guiding you through the latest market action for the next few hours. The local share market is expected to start its day slightly higher (with ASX futures up 0.1%), while the Australian dollar is marginally lower at 70.2 US cents. That’s despite US forces…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government on Tuesday said it is willing to shorten the time electronic service providers would be required to keep users’ metadata under a proposed lawful access bill, but is dismissing Conservative calls to split the controversial bill in two. The provision that could require service…
Cameron McEvoy has got into the habit of making the incredible look relatively routine. So much so that his undoubtedly incredible 50m freestyle world record set earlier this year at the China Open was only the beginning of what he feels he can achieve. “I definitely think I can get faster,” McEvoy said upon his…
Some health policy experts are warning a new surgical funding model now being used in a dozen Alberta public hospitals is unlikely to be a silver bullet for addressing long surgical wait times. The province recently launched patient-focused funding for hip and knee replacements, cataract surgeries and shoulder repairs at 12 public hospitals. With this…
Emergency stabilisation works have been carried out by the Department of Environment at a Biloela waste business after years of clean-up orders and community complaints. The department has been issuing notices and fines to Essential Spill on Callide Street since 2022 ordering the clean-up of hazardous materials and chemicals, all of which it says have…
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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The city of Toronto is defending reselling its World Cup tickets for profit, with the mayor’s office saying the move helps…