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In our round-up of travel stories this week: why one US family moved from Virginia to Naples, how to stop a runaway plane, plus the verdict’s in on the world’s best bars, restaurants and hotels.

Once again this week, U. S. President Donald Trump demonstrated his hatred for Canada. His antics and statements are not merely a negotiating strategy, not merely a tactic to scare us into giving the United States a better trade deal. Trump seems genuinely to detest Canada for some reason. Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers released a new 30-second ad this week stating that "Canada is not our enemy. " Rogers promised that if he is elected in November that ending Trump's tariffs on this country will be "job No. 1. "The tariffs, Rogers acknowledged, had cost thousands of Michiganders their jobs as Canadian auto parts had been made too expensive for Detroit automakers to keep importing them. However, no U. S.-based alternatives have been found and new American factories cannot be built fast enough to take up the slack. That has left assembly lines south of the border to reduce shifts and lay off workers. However, when Trump (who had endorsed Rogers) was asked about the candidate's ad, his bile for Canada spewed to the surface, again. "We don't want (Canada) to make cars for us … It's a long story, but they've been ripping us off.

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If you’re looking for a memorable getaway, these Canadian hotels are worth adding to your list. According to Condé Nast Traveler readers, two hotels in Canada are among the best in the world. The magazine released its 39th Annual Reader’s Choice Awards for the top-rated hotels globally, based on 798,867 votes from travellers who shared their favourite travel experiences.

As the international community marks World Porridge Day on 10 October, the story of a young Malawian woman whose life was transformed by a daily school meal offers a reflection on the importance of school feeding programmes in the fight against hunger. Through the documentary Lettie, Mary's Meals revisits a story first told more than a decade ago, tracing one woman's journey from childhood hunger to hope. When Mary's Meals first met Leticia, known to many as Lettie, she was 11 years old. Recently orphaned and hungry, she had been forced to leave school and care for her two younger brothers. Her story was first shared in Child 31, the award-winning 2012 documentary that introduced audiences around the world to the reality of child hunger in Malawi. Now, more than a decade later, Mary's Meals has returned to Lettie's story.

For decades, researchers judged cycling helmets on how well they protected against direct impacts. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) still does, even though research shows the danger isn't just how hard your head hits the ground, but how violently it twists. That rotational movement can make the brain twist and stretch inside the skull, increasing the risk of concussion and other brain injuries. Not waiting for the CPSC to catch up, the cycling industry got to work. Multidirectional Impact Protection System, or MIPS, hit the market in 2007 and is now a common feature on premium helmets. At the same time, Virginia Tech turned helmet safety into something of a competition for manufacturers. In 2018, it launched helmet STAR ratings (Summation of Tests for the Analysis of Risk), testing beyond the legal minimum and measuring both linear and rotational impacts. Only four of the first 30 helmets earned five stars, but by 2025, 167 of 272 achieved five stars, and Virginia Tech had to tighten its grading. That only drove competition and improved helmet technology. Suddenly, hitting the number one spot was good for business and brains.

TORONTO — Canadian rock band Nickelback has announced a massive 2027 world tour on its official Instagram page. The tour kicks off Feb. 6 in Pittsburgh, with nearly 70 concerts planned across North America, Europe and Australia.

Anxiety and depression are the most common mental disorders. Such conditions can affect all aspects of our lives, including relationships with family, friends and community. They can result from or lead to problems at school and at work. And the economic consequences are substantial. According to a 2023 study, nearly half of Europeans declared having experienced an emotional or psychological problem such as feeling depressed or anxious. World Mental Health Day on October 10 serves as a reminder that good mental health is important and how we can prioritise it in our lives. This year’s theme ‘Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change’ stresses how conversations about mental health make a difference.  At EU level, mental health is already a health priority. In 2023, it adopted a comprehensive approach to mental health, which is helping EU countries and interested groups to take swift action to deal with mental health challenges. It focuses on prevention, addressing behavioural risk factors and social, environmental, and commercial conditions that play their part in the development of mental health disorders.

Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day. For both of us, it is an opportunity to reinforce a message that every worker and employer needs to hear: mental health matters at work. A paramedic may carry the weight of a difficult call long after a shift ends. A retail worker may face harassment from a customer week after week. A nurse may see too much, too often.

Taylor Knibb, four-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion and 2024 T100 World Champion, just added the most prestigious accolade to her trophy case: a win in Kona at the Ironman World Championship. And there was a key theme to her strategy that made it possible: ensure you make it to the finish line. Last year, both Knibb and Lucy Charles-Barclay failed to finish despite leading the race at different stages, an unprecedented occurrence in Kona, with Knibb leading right until the closing miles before collapsing on the pavement. This year, Knibb recalled advice from Paula Newby-Fraser that, if there’s ever a doubt about whether you should push harder or ensure you can make it to the finish, you should always prioritize reaching the finish.