Body of missing pilot found among plane debris in Kawartha Lakes

Provincial police say a pilot reported missing after taking off in a home-built plane from Oshawa last week has been found dead.

The 73-year-old was reported missing by family members after the plane departed from the Oshawa Airport at 8:30 a.m. on August 14 and failed to return that same morning.

Durham regional police identified the missing man by first name only, David, and said he was an experienced pilot who usually flies in the area south of the municipality of Kawartha

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In Italy, a Beach Club Run by Nuns Is in Jeopardy

The Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary have hosted beachgoers in the town of Spotorno for decades. But change is coming.

North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

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EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'

Despite assurances from management, some workers believe the company will be subject to censorship by its new owners.

Btrfs Ready With More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3: Some ~3x To ~5x Wins

David Sterba of SUSE sent in the Btrfs file-system feature updates today that target the Linux 7.3 merge window. Among other changes are more performance improvements for this next version of the Linux kernel.

Btrfs with Linux 7.3 is now using the IOmap bounce buffer for direct I/O rather than falling back to buffered I/O. The merge request notes that past correctness vs. speed trade-offs dropped performance to around 50% of the theoretical maximum while now it's up to around

How the Toxoplasma parasite adapts to crowded conditions in host cells

A new study by Whitehead Institute researchers identifies how the widespread parasite Toxoplasma gondii survives in crowded environments in infected cells, which helps it persist in long-lasting brain cysts.

Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger

After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions lingered about what Canada would give up, and what it would get in exchange.

Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky

Canada and the US are finalising a highly anticipated trade deal, with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney touting it as a success.

Trump said the proposed deal will be welcome by US farmers and manufacturers, while Carney said it will secure "the best terms" for Canada's strategic sectors and provide certainty on the future of US-Canada trade.

Trade negotiators met on Wednesday for the third time in as many days on Wednesday and after Trump paused a new wave of tariffs he had threatened to impose overnight


Multiple deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza in under 24 hours

Verified videos show the aftermath of Tuesday and Wednesday's strikes in Gaza City which show several injured people, including women and children.

The Hamas-run health ministry said multiple Palestinians had been killed.

The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas commanders and that it had taken measures to mitigate harm to civilians prior to conducting strikes.

These deadly strikes come after a ceasefire agreement which has seen repeated Israeli attacks.

Read more updates about Gaza here.