Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end. “It came as a major shock,” Craig Baird, host of the Canadian History Ehx podcast, told CBC News. “It’s not just a show, it’s a part of our culture. It’s…
A dedicated NSW registry will be established to track the diagnosis, location and occupations of those with motor neurone disease (MND). Health Minister Ryan Park today announced the MND — an incurable and progressive neurological condition that can affect a person’s ability to move, speak, breathe and swallow — would become a ‘notifiable disease’ in…
When Iran and the United States inked a deal on the war this week, one unlikely figure on the Iranian side emerged from the shadows of the negotiations and into the open. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former commander of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who now serves as parliamentary speaker, has been an…
What surely is the first time in its 50-year history, Apple has sued its close partner, one that it shared stage with at iPhone launch and whose technology company used inside iPhones. Apple has sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for trade secret theft. The iPhone maker accuses the artificial intelligence (AI) startup and its hardware chief of…
Saif Ali Khan opens up about his career in the past three decades, and how working on the sets of Omkara and Dil Chahta Hai was for him, as well as what he thinks the audience wants from an actor. (Instagram) With a career spanning over more than 30 years, Saif Ali Khan has been…
S. Janaki once survived a life-threatening medical emergency thanks to a Malayali taxi driver; THROWBACK The demise of legendary playback singer S. Janaki at the age of 88 has resulted in an outpouring of grief from across the Indian film industry.Along with tributes, an inspiring real-life incident from the singer’s past has once again captured…
A West Australian vet who chanced upon a sick bird since confirmed to have Australia’s first known case of the deadly H5 variant of bird flu says she had no idea of the significance of her find. Vet Toni Howlett was walking along a beach near Esperance with a friend last Sunday, when she saw…
Eight people have been killed and more than 60 others were wounded in Russia by overnight Ukrainian drone attacks, according to Russian officials. Two sprawling warehouses of Russia’s major online retailer, Wildberries, were hit by Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow says. One was struck in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region, some 360 kilometres…
Independents Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall have confirmed plans to form a new political party, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a “responsible alternative” to the major parties. There has long been speculation about a formal grouping of the so-called teal independents, who have won previously…
Pocketable point-and-shoot cameras are having a serious moment. New and old models are selling out, with most camera manufacturers struggling to keep up with demand. The Fujifilm X100VI, a very popular camera on social media, took me five months to receive after placing my pre-order. As NBC Select’s tech reporter (and a photography enthusiast), I…