Crypto exchange Bybit has added support for Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin, a move that brings the payments giant’s digital dollar onto a major crypto trading venue for the first time. The companies announced on Thursday that USDPT, Western Union’s US dollar-pegged stablecoin, is now available on Bybit for holding, trading and transfers. The integration expands…
Bitcoin (BTC) returned below $64,000 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as bulls nursed 13.5% weekly losses. Key points: Bitcoin struggles to stabilize amid its worst week of losses in 2026 so far. $60,000 is the line in the sand for bulls to defend, analysis says. BTC price action with a key trend line closely mimics…
Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe is the living embodiment of practising what you preach. He used the proceeds of his award-winning 2014 book to purchase an idyllic stretch of farmland on the Wallagaraugh River, where he tested his theories. Fast facts about Yumburra What: A beautiful documentary detailing Dark Emu author Bruce Pascoe creating a…
Alberta’s highest court has upheld professional misconduct sanctions against an Edmonton veterinarian with a decade-long history of medical malpractice infractions. The decision from the Alberta Court of Appeal stems from disciplinary measures faced by Dr. Ignacio Tan III for sedating a cat without required supervision and later avoiding the grieving owners when they had been…
China has accused the United States of smearing its political system and distorting facts over Beijing’s deadly crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square as Taiwan tells China to “face up” to history. On June 4 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for political reform in and around Tiananmen Square….
Donald Trump’s ex-national security adviser, John Bolton, has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the US Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, US media outlets are reporting. The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Mr Bolton…
As questions around the logistics of separation loom ahead of the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum on whether or not to kickstart the legal process of exiting Canada, the question of citizenship remains a murky one. While several separatists claim an independent Alberta would mean citizens would continue to carry Canadian passports, experts in constitutional law…
The tragic death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was swept up by the wind in Montreal is raising questions about the safety of the devices and the lack of regulation. The toddler, identified by her father as Ava Ciampini, was among 11 people injured when an inflatable structure, set up in a…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” in the UK following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man. Keir Starmer urges calm after protests over handcuffed Henry Nowak’s death Video of officers ignoring the pleas…
Donald Trump has hit back at the US House of Representatives after it voted to formally rebuke him over the war in Iran, a move the US President has labelled “unpatriotic”. On Wednesday, the House passed a Democrat-led war powers resolution aimed at halting further US military action against Iran unless authorised by Congress. The…