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Iran-backed Houthi rebels take strategic port city in Yemen, raising threat to Red Sea shipping
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (809+ words) The takeover gives Iran another potential point of leverage in its war with the U.S., analysts said, if the Houthis use their presence in Mokha to ramp up threats or attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Mokha is about 80 kilometers…...
Graeme MacKay: Trump has his own ‘big stick’ technique
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (65+ words) Opinion | Graeme MacKay: Trump has his own ‘big stick’ technique The Spec Editorial cartoon for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 Graeme MacKay is an editorial cartoonist at The Hamilton Spectator. [email protected] Donald Trumpâs chaotic trade war with Canada defies traditional diplomacy, threatening…...
Rad Source Technologies Introduces Sterile Insect Farms™
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (169+ words) BUFORD, Ga., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rad Source Technologies, a leading innovator in X-ray solutions for life sciences, is proud to announce Sterile Insect Farms, a new division offering sterile mosquitoes for sale to mosquito control districts and public health organizations…...
Three weeks of empty grocery store shelves causes mass buy event in Nunavut community
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (586+ words) Grocery stores in Cambridge Bay have been short on produce and staples for at least three weeks, with bare shelves lining the aisles, according to Rosabelle Aknavigak. Fresh vegetables, bread, rice, flour, and even frozen pizza have been rare finds…...
Official media: Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (89+ words) Official media_ Algeria severs diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates The Spec The media reports gave no single or specific reason for the decision but said the statement cited alleged “provocative and hostile actions” by the Gulf state and “regrettable…...
RCMP sends disaster victim identification specialists to Nepal for flood recovery
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (171+ words) OTTAWA - Two RCMP disaster victim identification specialists are in Kathmandu to assist Canadian officials already in the region in response to flash floods along the Nepal-China border. Canada is assisting international efforts to locate survivors after devastating floods on Aug....
Trump fiddles while America’s reputation burns
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (47+ words) Opinion | Trump fiddles while America’s reputation burns The Spec Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 Canada navigates a destabilizing trade war with the U.S., resisting subordination and asserting sovereignty amid Donald Trump’s Nero-like leadership. Graeme MacKay is an editorial cartoonist at…...
‘Death was preventable’: says union about food safety issues at Macassa Lodge event
4+ day, 16+ min ago (699+ words) Advocacy Centre for the Elderly has unanswered questions about what went wrong A resident died after unsafe food was served at an event at Macassa Lodge in June. The death of a Macassa Lodge resident was “preventable” says the union…...
25 years ago, Canada faced a ‘dramatic change’ as it headed for war in Afghanistan
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1460+ words) Brig.-Gen. Dean Milner, commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan (right), shares a smile with Lt.-Col. Steve Miller of the 3rd Battalion 21st U.S. Infantry Regiment (left) as Lt.-Col. Michel-Henri St-Louis, the commander of the 1st Battalion Royal 22e Regiment battle group (seated)…...
Families grieve in the ruins of an Iranian school where a US strike killed dozens of children
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1028+ words) A banner strung around the rubble showed the faces of children and teachers killed here by an American airstrike on Feb. 28, the first day of the war on Iran. Among them are Sadeghi’s 11-year-old grandson Hami and the boy’s mother,…...