Archives — August 2026

Liverpool have an agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Bradley Barcola for a package worth £120m. The deal has not been finalised, with last details still being discussed, but there has been a breakthrough in negotiations. There had been a gap in valuation between the two clubs throughout the summer, with PSG previously asking for around £145m for the France international.

CalgaryParks Canada’s final round of public engagement to manage exploding visitation for the popular destination, which draws millions of visitors each year, examined strategies and actions to help prevent the region from continuing to be overwhelmed. As Parks Canada completes its public engagement, it's weighing potential solutionsGreg Colgan · CBC News · Posted: Aug 29, 2026 9:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 29Listen to this articleEstimated 4 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. Tourists visiting Lake Louise fill parking lots most days during the summer season. (Helen Pike/CBC)Parking reservations and reduced vehicle access could be coming to Lake Louise. Parks Canada’s final round of public engagement to manage exploding visitation for the popular destination, which draws millions of visitors each year, examined strategies and actions to help prevent the region from continuing to be overwhelmed.

During the inaugural Ecole Mont-Olivet Lausanne Grand Slam 2026 – Switzerland, the International Judo Federation and Swiss Judo marked another important milestone with the signing of the contract to host the 2028 World Judo Championships. The agreement was signed on Saturday 29th August by International Judo Federation President Mr Marius Vizer and Swiss Judo Federation President Mr Sergei Aschwanden, in the presence of Christelle Luisier Brodard, President of the Council of Canton de Vaud, and Émilie Moeschler, Municipal Councillor Responsible for Sport and Social Cohesion in Lausanne. Switzerland will host an edition of particular importance. Held in an Olympic year, only weeks before the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, the championships will be a major milestone on the road to LA28 and will form part of the Olympic qualification process. The choice of Lausanne adds a powerful symbolic dimension. As the Olympic Capital and home to the International Olympic Committee, the city will welcome the international judo family at a decisive point in the sporting calendar.

American Airlines has hired more than 60 additional maintenance technicians as part of a new program to finally fix the broken seats, tray tables, and entertainment screens that have plagued its cabins. The airline's own customer chief admitted to a fix so embarrassing, it involved actual duct tape. There's a little-known rule that decides which broken things on your plane get fixed immediately — and which ones don't. One item is treated as more urgent to repair than a broken seat, and it's something almost no passenger still usesThe union representing American's flight attendants has been saying this for years — now management may finally be listening.

After his hat trick vs. Real Sociedad, Kylian Mbappe should keep his place, but will Jose Mourniho make any changes this weekend?

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Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with influencers for paid promotions. Their comments sections are filling with a chorus of boos. Emma Orhun was alone in her apartment when a flood of harsh comments rolled in. "The first hour was the scariest," she told Business Insider. "People are saying mean things, and then, I have no one to turn to and be like, 'Are they right? Are they not? Am I crazy?'"Orhun, an Ottawa-based social media influencer and former Shopify design technologist, said she was "micro-canceled" for posting a promotion for Anthropic. She received another round of backlash after talking about that experience on "The Internet is Dead" podcast. She's not alone. Influencers — including those who make money creating promotional content for their followers — have been getting virtual rotten tomatoes flung in their direction when they pair up with AI labs. In late July, for example, OpenAI hosted a luxury retreat in upstate New York for roughly a dozen social media personalities. The weekend event included workshops on AI use cases and a beekeeping seminar.

On Saturday, Canada defeated the Dominican Republic with a 3-1 win (25-15, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14) at the NORCECA Women’s Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace, to secure its spot at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The Canadian women’s volleyball team will return to the Olympic Games for the first time since Atlanta 1996, ending a 32-year absence from the Olympic stage.

OTTAWA — Canada’s privacy commissioner is asking the Federal Court to order Google to de-list specific search results, after Google refused to comply with the watchdog’s recommendations. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne’s office said a year ago that Google wouldn’t implement its recommendation to de-list specific articles in the search results for an individual’s name. Read more: New child safety measures Meta pledged in U. S. settlement not coming to Canada

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Taking a common cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke for people aged over 70, with a low risk of serious side effects, a world-first clinical trial led by Australian researchers has found. Statins are already commonly prescribed to people under the age of 75 who meet certain risk criteria, such as having diabetes and high cholesterol, to prevent them from having a major heart event such as a heart attack, stroke, or from requiring heart surgery. People who have already had a major heart event are also commonly prescribed the drugs, regardless of their age. What doctors did not know was whether it was safe to prescribe a daily statin to people aged 70 and over who were healthy overall, having never experienced a heart attack, stroke or heart surgery, and whether doing so could prevent these cardiac events. A co-author of the study, Adjunct Prof Mark Nelson with the Monash University school of public health and preventive medicine, said it was an important piece of missing information, because the biggest risk of major heart-related events “is increasing age”.

Bangkok, Thailand – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu in a visit to Thailand has reaffirmed FAO’s longstanding partnership with the country and paid tribute to the enduring legacy of a vision for rural development championed by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother who passed away in 2025. In Bangkok, the Director-General participated in a ceremony in honour and commemoration of the royal benevolence of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother. The ceremony was presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who is also the FAO Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific. In 1979, FAO awarded Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Ceres Medal in recognition of her contribution to rural development and her efforts to improve the lives of rural people, particularly women, while preserving traditional livelihoods. “FAO awarded Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Ceres Medal in 1979, and later awarded His Majesty King Bhumibol the Agricola Medal in 1995, making the Thai Royal Family the only one in the world to receive FAO’s highest awards.

WALNUT, Calif. – Katie Kubiak (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) stole the show in record-setting fashion on day one of the 2026 Para Pan Pacific Championships, setting a new world and three American marks across her events on Friday at Mt. San Antonio College. Kubiak opened the day by breaking the American record in the women’s S5 100-meter freestyle with a time of 1:16.10, lowering the previous mark by 17 seconds. Kubiak kept the momentum high, clocking a world-record performance in the women’s S5 50 butterfly, touching the wall in 37.21 to take nearly one second off the previous record.  “Honestly, I’m just so overwhelmed in the best way possible,” said Kubiak. “I came in today knowing the schedule was going to be super tough, and I’ve been physically and mentally preparing for that for a few months. I was not expecting the world record today, and to break it was honestly incredible. It was a testament to all the effort that has gone into this season.

Strong majorities of Canadians support the federal government walking away from U. S. trade talks and hitting back with retaliatory tariffs, a new poll suggests, which is translating to persistent support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Liberals. However, the Ipsos polling conducted exclusively for Global News and released Saturday also shows that support varies by age, with fewer Generation Z and Millennial adults backing the Liberals and their approach to the growing U. S. trade war. “These people are living in what we like to call ‘the endurance economy’: they’re just getting by from day to day, and they’re enduring economic life right now,” said Darrell Bricker, chairman of Ipsos Canada. “I think one of the takeaways here is that while Canadians are generally supportive of the idea of pushing back hard on the United States … if any of those things could bring a personal risk, if you’re somebody who’s living in that endurance economy, you’re less likely to support it.” Story continues below advertisement