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New X-ray Emission Discovery Challenges Understanding of Long-Period Radio Transients  Space DailyDetection of X-ray emission from a bright long-period radio transient  NatureAstronomers discover strange new celestial object in our Milky Way galaxy  AP NewsUnknown object is firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes on the dot, ‘unlike anything we have seen’  Earth.comScientists Spot Mysterious Object in Our Galaxy Pulsing Every 44 Minutes  futurism.com

Google Expands Veo 3 Video AI to Pro Users via Gemini App  BizzBuzzGoogle’s Veo 3 AI video generator is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. The world isn’t ready.  MashableCan we still tell what’s real? ‘Unsettling’ new AI tech makes generating ultrarealistic videos easy  CBCWe’re bringing Veo 3 to more countries, and to more users on the Gemini mobile app.  Google BlogI used Veo 3 to recreate the first YouTube video, and the results are almost too good  TechRadar

UAH Lab Investigates Microgravity Effects on Microbial Gene Transfer  Space Daily

The team won against the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Canadian Major Junior championship game, with Easton Cowan becoming the first player since 1972 to lead the tournament in scoring. 

Shoppers got more than they bargained for at the Kelowna Walmart store on Sunday afternoon.The store was evacuated after what witnesses said was a bear spray incident in one of the bathrooms around 4 p.m. “We got called to Walmart this afternoon. They had a very irritant spray in the b…

Column | In Asia, Hegseth warns against China, but few want to pick sides  The Washington PostThere is an “imminent” threat to Taiwan, America warns  The EconomistChina warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan  Al JazeeraChina accuses Pete Hegseth of sowing division in Asia in speech ‘filled with provocations’  The GuardianChina Urges U.S. to ‘Stop Inciting Conflict’ in Hegseth Row  Time Magazine

Golfers will hit the links in a few weeks to raise money for a great cause.The 2025 Kelowna Classic Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday, June 19, at Black Mount Golf Club. All funds raised will benefit Special Olympics BC.The annual fundraising tournament brings together business leader…

A Calgary business took home the $180,000 top prize from the seventh annual Okanagan Angel Summit.Mastrius, which is a startup that deals with creative learning and mentoring, bested five other businesses that made live pitches to more than 200 people on May 22 at Kelowna’s Innovation Centre. In…

Parts of B.C. saw a glimpse of aurora borealis resulting from a geomagnetic storm on Saturday night, and they are expected to make another appearance on Sunday night.

Redefining high blood pressure parameters could save lives  Sudbury NewsHypertension Canada guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults in primary care  CMAJ