Memorial University promises ‘checks and balances’ after 103 students get engineering acceptance letter in error
Approximately 100 high school graduates had their excitement dashed last weekend after mistakenly receiving admission acceptance emails from Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering.
Panasonic recalls toaster ovens over electric shock hazard
A recall has been issued for Panasonic Flashxpress Toaster Ovens sold in Canada and the U.S. due to an electric shock hazard.
Dollarama recalls garlic powder due to 'microbial contamination'
The CFIA says the seasoning should not be used, sold or served due to possible contamination from Bacillus cereus, a bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
Substandard work, evasion of oversight helped fuel deadly Hong Kong fire, investigators told
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy, as the investigation neared its conclusion on Friday.
Efforts resume to tackle out-of-control wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore
Firefighters continue to respond to a wildfire near Mooseland Road, on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, about 100 kilometres east of Halifax.
Nova Scotia wildfire grows to 1,700 hectares
Firefighters continue to respond to a growing wildfire near Mooseland Road, on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, about 100 kilometres east of Halifax.
Andy Burnham officially becomes British Labour Party leader, replacing Starmer
Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week.
Rescue efforts underway after landslide buries residents in southwest China
An unknown number of people were buried after a landslide struck a county in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on Friday, causing residential buildings downhill to collapse, according to state media.