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Category: Canada
Mattawa suspect brandished crossbow and pointed it at victims – OPP
North Bay OPP responded to incident
Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest
The justice said in his decision that the 70-year-old former president had violated precautionary measures imposed on him by spreading content through his three lawmaker sons.
‘Immediately Sold Out:’ BMW’s Special Edition Cars Are Flying Off Shelves – Motor1.com
‘Immediately Sold Out:’ BMW’s Special Edition Cars Are Flying Off Shelves Motor1.comThe BMW Speedtop Is Sold Out BMW Blog
Classic cars roll back into Downtown Kelowna for annual Show N Shine
One of Kelowna’s favourite summer car show, the Show N Shine, returns on Saturday, Aug.16.Over 100 classic cars, hot rods, supercars, and collectible vehicles will be on display along Bernard Avenue, from the sails to St. Paul Street. It’s free to attend and fun for all ages.If you’d like to…
B.C. scientists discover new virus in farmed Pacific oysters during mass die-off
The paper said that while mass die-offs have been attributed to various factors, including viruses, in many cases, there is no definitive cause.
Alex Ross Basically Proves the Spider-Man: Brand New Day Suit Stole His Designs – Comic Book Resources
Alex Ross Basically Proves the Spider-Man: Brand New Day Suit Stole His Designs Comic Book ResourcesSpider-Man Tom Holland filming on streets of Glasgow BBCTom Holland Reveals His ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Costume: ‘We Ready?’ Variety’Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Suit Revealed Marvel.comTom Holland Teases ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Behind-the-Scenes Set Photos The Hollywood Reporter
Fantastic Four Box Office Drop Poses Tough Questions for MCU and Superheroes – Den of Geek
Fantastic Four Box Office Drop Poses Tough Questions for MCU and Superheroes Den of GeekDreamWorks’ ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Steals the No. 2 Spot at the U.S. Box Office with a $22.2 Million Opening Weekend Animation MagazineBox Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Craters by 66% in Second Weekend, ‘Naked Gun’ Debuts to $17 Million Variety‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ $40M 2nd Frame, ‘Bad Guys 2’ $22M+, ‘Naked Gun’ Good $17M Post Covid Comedy Opening, ‘Together’ $10M+ 5-day – Box Office Update DeadlineThe Fantastic Four: First Steps Stretches…
Environment Canada continues air-quality advisory for the region
Air quality worsened by wildfire smoke from Western Canada, which may not clear the skies until Wednesday.
Apple’s New ‘Answers’ Team Eyes ChatGPT-Like Product in AI Push – Bloomberg.com
Apple’s New ‘Answers’ Team Eyes ChatGPT-Like Product in AI Push Bloomberg.comApple might be building its own AI ‘answer engine’ Yahoo FinanceApple reportedly has a ‘stripped-down’ AI chatbot to compete with ChatGPT in the works EngadgetApple Hiring for ‘Answers’ Team Working on ‘ChatGPT-Like Search’ MacRumorsApple’s new ‘Answers’ team is developing a stripped down ChatGPT experience Mashable