Alberta landfill waste carbon capture project inks deal with Canada Growth Fund - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

A company proposing to use carbon capture and storage technology to create clean electricity from landfill waste has become the second to secure a carbon price backstop contract through the […]

Disappearance of senior to be probed as critical incident

THE Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will investigate the disappearance of a Winnipeg senior with dementia as a critical incident even though he was living at home and not in the […]

Lawsuit filed against firms that sprayed herbicides

A man who claims exposure to chemicals at the family farm near Carman caused him to get cancer has filed a lawsuit against the agricultural firms that sprayed herbicides on […]

3 Nixon justices helped end his presidency. Will the 3 Trump appointees force him to stand trial?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years ago, three of the justices Richard Nixon appointed to the Supreme Court joined in an 8-0 decision in the Watergate tapes case that effectively ended his presidency, ruling only 16 days after hearing the case. Nixon resigned from office just over two weeks later. Now, three justices named by then-President Donald Trump sit on the court as it weighs whether and when he must stand trial on criminal charges that he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss, a c

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Euro 2024 won’t feature Europe’s top striker. Who else is missing?

Goalkeepers and defenders: Exhale. The most feared striker in Europe won’t be playing at the European Championship. That’s because Erling Haaland’s Norway didn’t qualify. FILE - Newcastle's Sandro Tonali walks […]

Descartes Systems Group buys BoxTop Technologies for US$13 million

TORONTO – Descartes Systems Group has acquired BoxTop Technologies Ltd., a maker of software for small- to mid-sized logistics services companies, for US$13 million. Companies use BoxTop’s platform to manage […]

Teun Koopmeiners injury adds to Netherlands’ midfield woes ahead of the European Championship

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Netherlands midfielder Teun Koopmeiners will miss the European Championship after suffering an injury before his country’s final warmup match, the national soccer association announced Tuesday. […]

Koeman calls up Maatsen to replace injured De Jong in Netherlands Euro 2024 squad. Koopmeiners out

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman called up versatile Borussia Dortmund defender Ian Maatsen on Tuesday to replace midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who was cut from the […]

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A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Donald Trump White House, a group of House Democrats has launched a task force to start fighting the […]

Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza made […]

Sprinters catching up to Flo-Jo’s hallowed 100, 200 world records that have stood since 1988

For generations of sprinters in the women’s 100 meters, 10.49 seconds is the world record they’ve been chasing since 1988. For Al Joyner, it’s a time he sees everywhere he […]

Simone Manuel returns from overtraining syndrome with her eyes on Paris Olympics

ATLANTA (AP) — As Simone Manuel zig-zags her way through a cramped deck brimming with swimmers, she’s reminded there are still some things she finds annoying about her sport. “I’m […]

Scholar opposites: A university lecturer and a high school student breaking new ground at Olympics

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — University lecturer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn chuckles when she recalls telling her students that she’s a breaker – you know, spinning on the ground and bustin’ moves […]

No room for complacency in Canada-U.S. trade relations: BMO chief executive

TORONTO – The head of BMO says there’s no room for complacency in Canada-U.S. trade relations as the bank co-hosts a conference focused on key issues faced by both countries. […]

Snubbed by their first choice, the Los Angeles Lakers must resume their head coaching search

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers must continue their latest coaching search with the basketball world already knowing their first choice turned them down. The Lakers have endured […]

Locking down games and dominating late has become a hallmark for the Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sometimes it is not easy for the Florida Panthers to score goals, in large part because their brand of hockey is so predicated on keeping their […]

Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki blazing his own baseball path in US via Stanford, MLB Draft League

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — When home run balls start landing on the Stanford football team’s practice grass way beyond the wall in right-center field, everybody knows new Japanese slugger Rintaro […]

Russia, Belarus launch a second stage of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin’s efforts […]

Frank Carroll, figure skating coach who led Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek to stardom, dies at 85

Longtime figure skating coach Frank Carroll, who over the course of a 60-year career helped guide six Olympic medalists at 10 Winter Games, including Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek, died […]

Stock market today: World stocks are mixed ahead of this week’s Fed meeting

HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Tuesday in a busy week that will bring several top-tier reports on U.S. inflation along with a policy meeting of the […]

UN says Israeli forces, Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in deadly raid

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that […]

World Bank approves a $1 billion loan for Pakistan’s key hydropower project

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The World Bank said Tuesday it has approved $1 billion for the construction of Pakistan’s biggest Dasu hydropower project, which is being built in the country’s northwest […]

ICC prosecutor appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan after rebels attack hospital in Darfur

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor appealed Tuesday for information and evidence of atrocities in Sudan, saying his ongoing investigation “seems to disclose an organized, […]

Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music. Large North Korean balloons carrying manure, cigarette butts and waste batteries. Small South Korean civilian leaflets slamming North […]

Survey: 58% of Canadians not following Stanley Cup final between Oilers and Panthers

Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey. The poll released by market research company Leger on […]

Why Germany’s 2006 World Cup patriotic fervor is unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024

BERLIN (AP) — When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country. For many Germans, it was the first time they […]

US lifts weapons ban on a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. has removed restrictions on the transfer of American weapons and training to a high-profile Ukrainian military unit with a checkered past, the State Department […]

In the news today: Coutts murder-conspiracy trial set to resume

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Coutts murder-conspiracy trial set to resume A jury is set to return today […]

Soldiers, police and forest rangers continue search for missing plane carrying Malawi vice president

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Soldiers, police officers and forest rangers continued to search Tuesday for a missing military plane carrying Malawi’s vice president, a former first lady and eight others […]

Yankees take 6-game road win streak into game against the Royals

New York Yankees (47-21, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (39-28, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Marcus […]