Open this photo in gallery: King Charles III arrives by royal train for a visit to Pickering in Yorkshire, England, in 2023. The train will be decommissioned sometime before the current maintenance contract expires in 2027.Charlotte Graham/The Associated Press The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last …
Read More »Manitoba musician, partner dead in highway crash near Swan River
The bassist for a Winnipeg band and his partner are dead after a Canada Day crash on a Manitoba highway. Indie pop band Royal Canoe says bass player Brendan Berg died in the crash a day before his 43rd birthday, along with Olivia Michalczuk. RCMP say they responded to a …
Read More »Bank of Nova Scotia to require some employees to work in the office four days a week
Open this photo in gallery: Bank of Nova Scotia informed staff last week that the new back-to-office rules will take effect by September.Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press Bank of Nova Scotia BNS-T is requiring certain groups of employees to work in the office four days a week, making it the second …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum CEO Josh Basseches to depart at end of 2025
Open this photo in gallery: Josh Basseches, shown here in 2019, is stepping down as ROM CEO at the end of this year.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail The Royal Ontario Museum’s chief executive officer Josh Basseches will leave his post later this year after nearly a decade. When the CEO …
Read More »Scotland makes ‘revolutionary’ underwater discovery that could change the world
A Scottish green energy company is “revolutionising” the future of shipping and economy The Scottish government fully supported Oasis Marine’s new buoy and bunkering technology(Image: ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) Scotland boasts a rich variety of natural resources, including significant deposits of oil and gas and renewable energy potential. But …
Read More »A royal visit steeped in symbolism
Open this photo in gallery: King Charles inspects an honour guard at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa before reading the throne speech during the royal visit on May 27.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press This visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which culminated in him opening the 45th …
Read More »New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan
Open this photo in gallery: Former B.C. Premier John Horgan leaves the stage after a question and answer session at a B.C. Chamber of Commerce luncheon on his last full day as premier of the province, in Vancouver, on November 17, 2022.The Canadian Press Ellie Horgan choked back tears as …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum announces $30-million gift from Temerty Foundation to boost programming, free-access opportunities
Open this photo in gallery: The new gift means the freshly minted Temerty Community Access and Engagement Fund will support the same no-charge programming this year, with the main floor open to the public for free through the fall. The Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto, on Oct. 21, 2024.Christopher Katsarov/The …
Read More »Uber makes major change to how customers pay for rides in UK first
Cash will be accepted across the UK… except in London (Picture: Getty Images) Since it first hit British roads in 2012, Uber has been a digital-only service, with ordering, tracking and payment all taking place on the company’s app. Now though, a major part of this process is going analog, …
Read More »Royal Mail users fuming with a new ‘bonkers’ change to parcel collections
Royal Mail has made a change to the way it collects parcels (Picture: Getty Images) Back in the day, if you wanted to send a parcel, you had to package it up and head on down to the post office. Nowadays, it’s possible to send something – whether a gift …
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