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Intense heat and severe storms are continuing to make their way through the United States this week and will creep into next week as summer temperatures officially take hold across the nation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Friday will be the last hot day for…
SpaceX, the largest IPO to ever hit the public market, will begin trading on Friday morning. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Shares of the company, which will be listed under the ticker symbol SPCX, will begin to show price indications at 9:50 a.m. ET, according…
Shaun Riddell is “over the moon” — figuratively, if not quite yet literally — since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the groundwork for human and robotic missions to the lunar surface. Riddell, the CEO of SpaceDirt, says he was “blown away” by the awarding…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 12, 2026 8:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says her community is so overwhelmed by drugs and the resulting violence that her members live in fear. Sayisi Dene First Nation has declared a state of…
More than a dozen tornadoes tore through towns across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin overnight, shredding homes and tearing up trees and power lines. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. After videos posted to social media Thursday evening showed a massive funnel cloud approaching Streator, Illinois State…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 12, 2026 8:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The body of an Ontario police officer killed in the line of duty this week will be brought to Thornhill this afternoon ahead of his funeral. Const. Tarun Bali was hit by a vehicle Tuesday…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 12, 2026 8:19 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto’s iconic CN Tower has paid tribute to the officer who was gunned down during a police raid in the city’s northwest. Officials on social media said its bright lights would dim for…
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Alpine driver Pierre Gasly’s third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix has been reinstated after racing officials accepted an appeal filed by the Formula 1 team. Gasly finished the Monaco race third, but was demoted to seventh place after race officials handed him two 5-second penalties for allegedly going too fast in the pit lane….
Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois and Indiana and disrupting air travel in the region. There were no immediate reports of deaths or life-threatening injuries from Thursday’s storms. Officials in Merrillville,…