Archives — August 2026

If you recently found out you're eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent, you may be celebrating the possibility of a second citizenship and passport. However, that excitement can quickly run into a brick wall due to the paperwork involved.

Kingston city council motion calls for the creation of a tariff working group to help local businesses. KINGSTON — City council is to consider the creation of a tariff working group to find ways to mitigate the impact of the worsening trade war between Canada and the United States.

In October 2020, Intel (INTC +2.43%) agreed to sell its NAND memory and storage business to SK Hynix (SKHY +4.67%) for $9 billion. The package included Intel's solid-state drive business, its NAND components and wafers, and its factory in Dalian, China. One thing I want to be clear about from the start: the buyer was SK Hynix, not Micron (MU +2.96%). Micron's role here is as a measuring stick -- the biggest American memory company, and the closest thing to a pure-play gauge of what the memory business became after Intel left it. That measuring stick says a lot. Micron's market value stands near $1.05 trillion as of this writing. Intel's is about $464 billion. So was the exit a mistake? The 2020 exitThe sale unfolded in two steps. SK Hynix paid $7.0 billion at the first closing, at the end of 2021, taking the drive business and the Dalian factory and standing up a new subsidiary, Solidigm, to run the drives. The remainder of the deal (the NAND technology, intellectual property, and the people behind them) transferred on March 27, 2025, with Intel collecting about $1.9 billion, net of adjustments.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Rockford News First) - The Hard Rock Casino Rockford’s recognized as one of the best casino entertainment venues in the country, according to Pollstar. This honor comes as the attraction celebrates two years since it moved to its permanent location. The local venue hit #18 in the rankings, which are based on entertainment ticket sales. Hard Rock Live’s hosted 113 shows and sold more than 150,000 tickets in its first two years drawing in acts like Joan Jett and Kevin Hart plus experiences like the Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Casino President Geno Iafrate says this honor amplifies the need and excitement for Rockford’s future Hard Rock Hotel. “Our reach is going to grow particularly with the hotel, because you need somewhere to stay. If you have somewhere to stay and our guests can enjoy the facility, they can come from further and further away,” said Iafrate. Copyright 2026 Rockford News First. All rights reserved.

, /PRNewswire/ — SmallRig Technology (HK) Limited (“SmallRig Technology“) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of selected assets relating to Kelvin Group AS (“Kelvin Group“). The acquired assets include, among others, the Kelvin brand, certain intellectual property rights, selected product portfolios, technical documentation and other related assets. The completion of the transaction marks an important milestone for both parties and reflects their shared commitment to supporting the continued development of the Kelvin brand’s innovative lighting technologies and products.

Do you take your shoes off when you enter your home? If not, I think you’re disgusting (sorry, not sorry, I’m Canadian)! Jokes aside, there is a real cultural divide around whether you take your shoes off when entering a home. The practice varies internationally. It’s the norm in much of Asia, for example. In the United States, however, the practice varies. A 2018 YouGov poll found that only 31 percent of Americans “always” take off their shoes at home, but most (87 percent) do at least some of the time. Only half of Americans ask guests to take off their shoes, though. And who varies by geography and climate—Southerners are far less likely to ask guests to remove their shoes than people in the Northeast or Midwest.

eHealth Saskatchewan is warning residents about fraudulent text messages and phone calls claiming their health cards have expired or need to be replaced. The agency says the messages may tell people their Saskatchewan health card is outdated, expired or requires immediate action. Some recipients are directed to click a link, pay a fee or provide personal and financial information to maintain health coverage or renew their card.

The bassist of Lovebites, Fami returns with a release of her own material for the first time in five years. Given that in the timespan since 2021’s Sotsugyo, she did join Lovebites, it’s not surprisingly that it’s taken a bit of time to get more solo material out there. Given her spotlight in the international act, Hakoniwa should allow Lovebites fans to see her in her own light, and wow, what a varied one it is. Hakoniwa is pleasantly all over the place, with elements of jrock and jpop being the most prevalent, but a keen ear can really hear some of her Vocaloid influences popping out as well. Most notable in this regard is “Hakoniwa Affordance,” which she initially written in high school. In addition to a few processed vocals from Fami, the more vibrant and swinging tone does make the song feel like she could have partnered with Hatsune Miku on this one. While we are on the subject of Vocaloid, producer NayutalieN (“Alien Alien,” which Fami covered back in high school) wrote “Slap Seijin” for Fami, and it features some of the most ‘slappy’ basslines and get-up-and-move melodies you are going to find on this EP.

Artist rendering of rejected sports fields at King and McKenzie roads. (Image Credit: City of Abbotsford) ABBOTSFORD — Abbotsford council says it is disappointed after the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) rejected the city’s application to use land at King and McKenzie roads for a future sports and recreation park. The commission denied the application on August 20, and council has directed staff to review options and return with recommendations on next steps. Mayor Ross Siemens said the city remains committed to investing in recreation, sports and park amenities as Abbotsford continues to grow. “While we are disappointed with the ALC’s decision, it does not change the City of Abbotsford’s commitment to investing in opportunities that support active, healthy communities,” Siemens said in a statement. The city submitted an exclusion application in April 2025 as part of a long-term plan to create more recreation and sports facilities for residents and community sports groups.

It's a bit dizzying if you think about it: We're hurtling through space on a rock that both spins on its axis and rotates around the Sun. And about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) beneath your feet, Earth's solid-but-viscous mantle gives way to the planet's liquid outer core. As those layers slowly smoosh about, driven by heat, their movement slides, pushes, and deforms Earth's crust, the thin layer we live on above. Incredibly enough, that dynamic movement is part of why this planet is a great place for a wide variety of life.  But that movement is also a danger, especially to us humans and our concrete cities. So understanding how Earth's innards move isn't just scientific curiosity; it also helps keep us safer from earthquakes and other natural disasters. However, those same earthquakes are also a useful tool for geologists, who use data on Earth's inner rumblings to map our planet's insides far deeper than drills could ever go.

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ADVERTISEMENTMontreal WatchYou’ll likely hear Italian when shopping at “Quincaillerie Dante.” The family-run store has been in Little Italy for over seven decades. August 29, 2026 at 5:42p.m. EDT

One Of Linus Ullmark's Biggest Mental Health Supporters Opens Up About His Own StrugglesTampa Bay captain Victor Hedman revealed this week how performance anxiety forced him to step away and confront his own internal battles.1:44Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingShould The Senators Delay Naming A New Captain?1:44Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingIf It's Between Sanderson And Chabot, The Senators' Choice For Captain Should Be Obvious1:44Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingWith The Canucks In Rebuild Mode, Should The Senators Make Brock Boeser A Trade Target?1:44Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingSens Rewind: 15 Years Later, A Look Back At The Senators' Rebuild That Wasn't1:44Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingTravis Green: Senators 'Closer To Winning A Stanley Cup Than Not'1:42Now PlayingPausedAd PlayingTravis Green Is Already One Of The NHL's Longer-Tenured Coaches.

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The rat-a-tat-tat of a nail gun and high-pitched whine of a buzz saw echo through the two-storey home as Joe Koch’s carpentry crew completes the final touches. Koch, the vice-president of operations for his decades-old family business, had hoped there would be three or four other new builds going up in this Ohio subdivision about now, but the U. S. trade war with Canada and many other countries has scuttled that plan. "People are just going to not build that house this year. They're going to wait 'til interest rates lower. They're going to wait 'til the tariffs subside or the political landscape changes," Koch said. He sees his business challenges as a microcosm of what’s happening across Ohio. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian and other nations' goods have not only raised the prices he pays but costs for consumers more broadly. One of Trump's top deputies has been unsatisfied with trade deal on the table for Canada, sources sayCarney says trade deal became untenable when U. S. 'asked too much and offered too little'Koch used to buy Canadian shingles. Now he buys from a local company.

British ColumbiaB. C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W. A. C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B. C. B. C. Hydro monitoring for island's reappearance after being spotted 100 kilometres from W. A. C. Bennett DamMatt Preprost · CBC News · Posted: Aug 29, 2026 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 1Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe 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. An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B. C.'s largest reservoirAugust 29|Duration 1:51B. C. Hydro says it's watching for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W. A. C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B. C. UPDATE — Sept. 1, 2026: Lost island in northern B. C. lake — that appeared then disappeared — located, says B. C. Hydro. No one knows where it came from or where it went, but a massive new island might be floating out somewhere in the Williston Reservoir in northern B. C. The forested land mass caught the attention of B. C.

Andres Fernandez dropped out of his college in Florida to start his own business, which sells Pokemon cards. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andres Fernandez, founder and CEO of MintlyCollects, which specializes in selling Pokémon cards on the live selling platform, Whatnot. The company's two Whatnot accounts have around 500k followers altogether. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. I was born and raised in Miami, and I've always been an out-of-the-box kid. When I signed up for college, I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I was going to college because my mom was making me go, and I was studying business, which I find to be cliché. After just one semester, I dropped out to be a full-time Pokémon card seller. Rather than getting a business degree to work a corporate job, I ended up building a real business that's mine. How I found my directionI was super into video games, YouTube, Twitch, and content creation growing up. I had played Pokémon video games since I was 10, but I wasn't a collector. That changed when my little cousin's birthday came around, and I needed to get him a gift. I went to Target and bought him some cards.

Virginia Tech chemist and chemical engineer Guoliang "Greg" Liu and his research team have developed a method for transforming polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into polyalphaolefin, an important ingredient used in lubricants including engine oil. Published Aug. 5 in Nature, the work could offer a way to address two separate environmental problems at once: the difficulty of recycling PVC and the need to produce valuable industrial lubricants more sustainably.