This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help a particular figure rebrand. In the current climate, just who, do you think, might warrant such a massive PR blitz?

Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to stop a snowplough from crashing into his nephew when he became trapped and it crushed him, a police report discloses. The Marvel star was using the six-tonne PistenBully plough to help Alexander Fries free his car fr ...

A globally endangered rainforest with cedar trees more than 1,000 years old will be permanently protected in a new conservancy in southeast B.C. The 58,000-hectare conservancy in the Incomappleux Valley was announced Wednesday by Premier David Eby, w ...

The recent death of the world’s oldest person at 118 highlights the growing number of centenarians around the world.

Two months after officials from around the world reached a surprise agreement to provide aid for escalating climate damages, the new fund hasn’t received a single pledge. The fund, created to help poor nations grapple with unstoppable climate dangers ...

The US has approved use of the world's first vaccine for honey bees. It was engineered to prevent fatalities from American foulbrood disease, a bacterial condition known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae. The US Department of Agricultur ...

A leaker with a decent track record says that Apple is considering an iPhone 15 price cut, when compared to iPhone 14 pricing. The reduced prices would, they say, apply to the base model iPhone 15 and the larger iPhone 15 Plus. While the idea of Appl ...

Customers will still earn stars the same way, but hot coffee, lattes, and other menu items will require more stars to redeem, while some will require fewer.

Just over 28 years ago, Taylor Swift was a precocious Montessori preschooler growing up on a Pennsylvania Christmas tree farm, and Eddie Vedder was the Most Important Musician in America, Kurt Cobain having bequeathed to him the (unwanted) title with ...

Wells Fargo & Co. reached a $3.7 billion settlement with federal regulators, including a record $1.7 billion fine, to cover allegations that for years it mistreated millions of customers, causing some to lose their cars or homes.

After more than half a century of production, the last Boeing 747 has rolled out of a US factory in Washington state. Qantas’ last remaining 747 Jumbo Jet prior to its departure out of Sydney for the final time. The Qantas 747 fleet are finishing up ...

FTX’s founder said he couldn’t explain what happened to billions of dollars that customers of his failed cryptocurrency exchange sent to the bank accounts of his trading firm.

The Moto G82 is one of Motorola's mid-range offerings announced back in May this year, and yes, this review has been a long time coming. But the G82 is finally here and now that its price has fallen under the €300 mark, it's also a fairly i ...

Few things encapsulate the wonders of space like the epic Pillars of Creation, a set of gorgeous finger-like tendrils of gas and dust where stars are formed. On Wednesday, NASA and the European Space Agency revealed another fresh look at the pillars ...

The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups.

Modder ‘XilaMonstrr’ has released a new 4K AI-enhanced Texture Pack for Cyberpunk 2077. According to its description, this pack will overhaul the body skin of all male and female characters (including NPCs). Do note that this pack does not overhaul t ...

Steven Spielberg gave Ke Huy Quan his first movie role at 13 years old when he got cast as Short Round opposite Harrison Ford in 1984’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Flash forward 38 years and Spielberg is still sending Quan a Christmas gif ...

A Boston doctor feared he might never see his prized possession again, after a thief broke into his Allston gym locker Wednesday and took off with the gold chain. "This is like the one thing I have that holds a ton of sentimental value to me,&qu ...

This year, there's an environmentally friendly take on the poppies worn in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. For the first time, the Royal Canadian Legion is offering biodegradable poppies, as well as wreaths. Brian Harris, who leads the legion� ...

Revenge is a dish best served cold, and that was most certainly dished up when this resident decided enough is enough when it came to her neighbours and their many cars. It cost her neighbours dearly, and they are unlikely to mess with her in future. ...