THE ISLAND DEW

Funding available to strengthen community and inclusion

Marking five years of investment in Island communities, the Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) and Community Enhancement Program is now…

Senior Islander of the Year Award nominations now open

Islanders can now nominate an outstanding older adult for the 2026 Senior Islander of the Year Award. The award celebrates the many contributions of…

New partnership will reduce wait times for MRI scans on PEI

A new partnership between the Department of Health and Wellness, Health PEI, and Building with Vision Ltd. will reduce wait times for Magnetic…

Province adds 60 long-term care beds in Summerside

The Government of Prince Edward Island is expanding long-term care capacity in Prince County with a new 60-bed long-term care home that will be…

Statement by Premier Rob Lantz and Minister Zack Bell on Emancipation Day

Premier Rob Lantz and Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning Zack Bell issued the following statement:  “Tomorrow is Emancipation Day, a…

Province celebrates Acadian Heritage Month

Acadians, Francophones and Francophiles across the Island will be able to participate in a variety of community-led activities throughout August…

Ribbon cutting marks official opening of Summerside Community Health Centre

Health PEI officially celebrated the opening of the Summerside Community Health Centre today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by government…

Province seeks Islanders to serve on Debt Risk Advisory Committee

Applications are being accepted for appointment to the Government of PEI’s Debt Risk Advisory Committee. The committee will provide strategic…

Feedback wanted from public on upcoming legislative changes

The province is inviting residents and interested stakeholders to share their feedback on changes to provincial laws in PEI.  As the Department…

Premier Lantz signs agreement for more accessible PEI

Premier Rob Lantz joined Canada’s Premiers in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that reinforces a shared commitment to advancing…

Ontario man pleads guilty in U.S. to hacking charges: DOJ

The DOJ said the 26-year-old conspired with other hackers and stole sensitive information online from the U.S.-based software service, then extorted victims by demanding ransom.

Big changes in horse racing create new questions about the future of the Triple Crown

Two days before Maryland officials were set to make one of the biggest changes to the Triple Crown in horse racing history, the announcement of a new thoroughbred championship series featuring the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes — but not…

Amazon, workers ordered by B.C.’s labour board to reach deal via binding arbitration

VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Labour Relations Board has ruled in favour of using binding arbitration to settle a labour dispute between Amazon and unionized workers at its warehouse in Metro Vancouver after the e-commerce giant fought the idea.

Marine One carrying Trump had close call with plane near D.C. airport

Officials were investigating what happened after a commercial jet took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday just as Marine One was approaching.

Chief says community was left ‘a war zone’ after Bradley Creek wildfire

“There are some structures that, I’ll be turning 67 in November and those structures were there all my life and to see them suddenly gone, it’s just devastating,” Dan Wilson said.

No change in evacuation orders, alerts for fire on west side of Okanagan Lake

Central Okanagan Emergency Management said the evacuation orders for the 2,223 properties and evacuation alerts for 425 properties in the wildfire area will remain in place.

GOP Rep. Max Miller resists pressure to drop reelection bid as party anxiety grows over abuse claims

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio resisted pressure Wednesday to exit his reelection campaign for Congress, even as anxiety over his electability was growing within his own party.

Giants put defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris on injured reserve after his Achilles tendon tear

FILE – New York Giants defensive tackle Roy Robertson-Harris (95) walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Jan. 4, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Giants put defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris on injured reserve after his Achilles tendon tear

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — The New York Giants put veteran defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris on injured reserve Wednesday, a move that sidelines him for the season.

Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he will return from injury this season

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge looks on in the ninth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he will return from injury this season

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, center, celebrates Ben Rice’s, not pictured, two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday, July 9, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he will return from injury this season

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge has been cleared to begin light workout activity, and the New York Yankees captain said he will return this season from the rib injury that’s sidelined him since May 31.

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell

Russia is ‘going backwards’ in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, according to Western officials

• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court

Podcast: One country musician is calling for other artists to oppose assault rifles

Bidets save you money and reduce waste — we tested the best options out there

50+ products to make your life easier and our planet cleaner

Mother’s Day is around the corner. Here are 50+ thoughtful gifts she’ll love

A head-to-toe guide of how men should dress this spring, and where they should shop

42 of the most useful travel products you can buy on Amazon

The 7 best high-yield savings accounts of April 2023

Taxes are due tomorrow. Here’s how to file for an extension

Composting is an easy way to reduce food waste. Here’s how to do it

We stopped using aluminum foil for cooking and you should too. Here’s what to use instead

Jim Cramer says investors should consider buying SpaceX for their kids

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said investors should view SpaceX as a multigenerational investment, whose biggest opportunities may take decades to fully materialize.

Trekor Announces $125 Million of Adjusted EBITDA in Second Quarter

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trekor Metals Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE American: TGB; LSE: TKO) (“Trekor” or the “Company”) reports second quarter 2026 Adjusted EBITDA* of $125 million. Earnings from mining operations before depletion and amortization and non-recurring items* was $154 million.  Revenues in the second quarter were $331 million from

Oil Holds Three-Day Drop as Iran, Oman Reach Hormuz Agreement

Oil held losses as Iran said it reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the prospect of some energy flows resuming through the critical waterway.

As Warsh and the Fed contemplate fewer meetings, markets brace for potential volatility ahead

Since taking office in May, Warsh has implemented several measures that reverse decades of Fed culture.

U.S. FDA Approves Takeda’s ORZEYFUL™ (oveporexton), the First and Only Medicine to Treat the Underlying Cause of Narcolepsy Type 1

Adults Taking ORZEYFUL Experienced Significant and Meaningful Improvements Across the Full Range of Symptoms of Narcolepsy Type 1 (NT1) in Clinical Trials Compared to Those on Placebo As a First-in-Class Orexin Treatment, ORZEYFUL has the Potential to Redefine NT1 Care Beyond Individual Symptoms Takeda is Advancing U.S. Launch Preparations and Expects to Make ORZEYFUL Available

Hollywood is cranking out billion-dollar movies again. ‘Spider-Man’ just joined the ranks

Box office analysts say the resurgence of billion-dollar releases bodes well for a film industry that’s still chasing pre-Covid levels, even with higher prices.

Almadex Announces Completion of Sale of Royalty Interests

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Almadex Minerals Ltd. (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: “DEX”) announces that it has completed the previously announced sale to Empress Royalty Corp. (“Empress”) of a portfolio of net smelter return royalty interests on mineral properties in Canada, the United States and Mexico for aggregate consideration of

Equinox Gold Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results; Increases 2026 Production Guidance Following Successful Completion of the Orla Mining Merger; Quarterly Dividend Increased by 50%

Focusing on execution as North America’s New Senior Gold Producer VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX: EQX, NYSE American: EQX) (“Equinox Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026 (“Q2 2026”). The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim

Zilliz Adds Cost-Aware Benchmarking to VDBBench, the Open-Source Vector Database Benchmark

VDBBench already tests vector databases under real production workloads; The new release lets any team measure what a vector database actually costs to run in production — across data freshness, filtering, multitenancy, and cold starts — not just peak queries per second. REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Zilliz, a leading AI data infrastructure company and the

SpaceX ramps up Tesla Megapack purchases in Q2 to power its AI data centers

SpaceX is using Tesla’s big Megapack backup batteries to help power its Colossus AI data centers in Greater Memphis.

News of the day: Housing market hope, bitcoin hack, Shopify shares surge, CRA denies legal fees tax deduction, retirement planning and more

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Finning reports Q2 2026 results

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Finning International Inc. (TSX: FTT) (“Finning”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) reported second quarter 2026 results today. All monetary amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated and all financial information in this earnings release represents the results from continuing operations, unless […]

Ribbon cutting marks official opening of Summerside Community Health Centre

Health PEI officially celebrated the opening of the Summerside Community Health Centre today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by government…

QEH parking lot resurfacing begins on Friday, July 17

Parking in the public lot at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will be disrupted in the coming weeks as the lot is resurfaced. Work is expected to last…

Health PEI statement on tragic motor vehicle accident

On behalf of the Board of Directors and everyone at Health PEI, we extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those…

New Summerside Community Health Centre opening marks milestone for patients, staff, and team-based care

Health PEI is pleased to announce the opening of the new Summerside Community Health Centre, a modern space designed to serve as a central location…

Parking disruption at Prince County Hospital the next two weekends for resurfacing

Visitors, staff, and patients at Prince County Hospital are advised a section of the parking lot will be closed for the next two weekends due to…

Respiratory Illness declared at Souris Hospital

Souris Hospital has declared an outbreak of an unknown respiratory illness. During this time, patients at the hospital are limited to one visitor at…

Health PEI Medicare Services Office temporarily closed to the public beginning June 15

Health PEI advises that the Medicare Services Office at 126 Douses Road in Montague will be closed to the public beginning June 15, 2026, for…

Health PEI begins voluntary race and ethnicity data collection

Health PEI is now collecting voluntary race and ethnicity information through PEI Health Card applications and renewals. This initiative supports a…

Temporary Relocation of Services from Kensington Health Centre

Health PEI advises that due to water damage at the Kensington Health Centre, all appointments will be temporarily relocated to…

Health PEI Welcomes 10 New Nurse Practitioners Graduates

Health PEI is pleased to announce the hiring of 10 newly graduated Nurse Practitioners (NPs), who will begin joining health care teams across the…

Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon

Although no one captured a direct image of the impact, scientists have detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the crash site in the coming days.

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers

Baseboard management controllers from the world’s biggest manufacturers are a security mess.

X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year

X head of product Nikita Bier is stepping down and says he will move into a role as an advisor, writing that “it’s time to pass the torch and demote myself to my natural state: a poster.” He shared the update just over a month after celebrating his one-year anniversary on the job, and just

Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product

The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the “24/7 job” of overseeing X.

Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO

Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber itself.

Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases

Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software.

Trump’s DOJ gains oversight of OpenAI’s green-card employee sponsorships

The DOJ alleged that OpenAI did not meaningful attempt to hire U.S. citizens before seeking permanent residence for Visa-holding employees.

Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing

Schwartz is well-qualified for the role, but crashed and burned in Senate hearing.

The National Design Studio Became a DOGE Landing Pad. Now ‘Big Balls’ Is Recruiting

WIRED spoke with an engineer who was interviewed by Edward “Big Balls” Coristine for a government engineering role at the NDS, the White House agency staffed by other DOGE veterans.

Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry

Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.

How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.

Why Lightspeed is going all-in on creator-led venture capital

Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine podcast and OpenAI’s acquisition of TBPN. Lightspeed Venture Partners just made its own notable hire in that vein, bringing on Claire Zau, a seed investor with a major […]

Port of Virginia adds CSX rail service to Indianapolis

Containers can now move by rail directly into the region, rather than routing through Chicago and trucking south, according to a railroad spokesperson.

Canada-U.S. trade drops almost $2B since early 2024

Total Canada-U.S. trade in goods and services in the first three months of 2026 hit $322.8 billion, which includes $169.6 billion in exports and $153.1 billion in imports.

L.P. Royer Inc. acquires the Baffin brand from Canada Goose Inc.

ROYER® and BAFFIN® will continue to be operated as two separate brands, under the Royer Group umbrella.

Oxford International Digital Institute and NACC announce partnership to support future workforce

The partnership marks the beginning of a wider rollout programme, with OIDI and NACC working together to introduce the approved English language solutions to member colleges across Canada in the coming months.

Cdn. government invests nearly $5M to connect Quebec critical minerals to market

First Phosphate is matching NRCan’s contribution for both projects, catalyzing an additional close to $5 million in private investment.

Auto sales see second consecutive month of gains in July: DesRosiers

The firm estimates 173,000 vehicles were sold in the month, slightly up from 172,000 in July 2025.

Volatus and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace partner on Canadian persistent intelligence capability

The agreement establishes Volatus as Canadian Strategic Partner and creates the framework for introducing the K1000ULE and Aerial Tier Network Extension ++ (ATNE++) into Canada.

Gymshark names new chief supply chain officer

Matt Rogers joined the fitness apparel brand in 2023 and previously held the role of global supply chain director.

Chipotle pulls some jalapeños over Salmonella concerns

The brand removed peppers that its ingredient traceability system identified as potentially contaminated and replaced them with products from alternate suppliers.

EMP Metals completes construction of Project Aurora demonstration plant, advances commissioning

The company says it is pursuing initial commercial modules targeting 1,500 to 3,000 annually, expandable thereafter.

UPS rolls out pickup upgrades for small business shippers

The enhancements give customers more control and information when using options like Smart Pickup, a UPS executive said.

Apple warns memory prices, constraints to keep rising

Supply constraints were driven mainly by a lack of advanced-node capacity for producing Apple’s systems-on-a-chip.