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Taylor Swift excitedly revealed her plans to bring the beloved Eras Tour to North American cinemas, generating buzz among fans.

By Diane Bartz and Phil Stewart

Taylor Swift phenomenon continues in the USA, with her sold-out concerts in The Eras Tour and now a movie that has been announced on her concert footage. The singer is overpowering everyone right now, including actor Meg Ryan, who was supposed to make a comeback with her new romantic comedy. Once a sweetheart of Hollywood and the queen of rom-coms, Meg Ryan was all set to make a comeback in a new rom-com with David Duchovny of The X-Files. Meg Ryan has also directed the film. Called What Happens Later, the rom-com looks rather sweet, from the trailer. But it seems it won't be released soon, as Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour Concert Film is coming out in October 2023 in theaters in the US and Canada.

Bank of Nova Scotia is making several changes to its senior leadership team, including naming a new human resources chief and a new head of digital transformation, a role that also involves oversight of its Tangerine online banking business.

Ontario, Canada, were faced with a frantic situation when approximately five million bees were accidentally released when a truck carrying crates of beehives fell on a Burlington roadway. The mishap occurred when the straps securing the beehive crates became loose, leading to a ‘bee spill’ on the morning of August 30. The incident occurred in Burlington during the shift of Halton Regional Police Constable Ryan Anderson, who reported receiving a distress call soon after 6 a.m. Local law enforcement responded by issuing a social media alert advising residents and drivers to avoid the area. Thankfully, the local community came to the rescue, with perhaps six or seven beekeepers offering to assist retrieve and protect the displaced bees. «Within a couple of hours,» Anderson said, «the majority of the bees had been safely returned to their hives within the crates and were loaded back onto the trailer.» Michael Barber, proprietor of Tri-City Bee Rescue in Guelph, was among the volunteers who responded to a call from the police at 7 a.m.

Spaceweather.com. Two coronal mass ejections (CME) are expected to hit the Earth, said the report. “One CME is definitely heading for Earth, and there might be two.

G20 Summit 2023. For the first time in history, India has become the host the the Group of 20 Nations (popularly known as G20).

This year, September in Canada means two things: pressure ramping up on the Toronto Blue Jays as they chase an elusive wild card spot for a berth in the MLB postseason; and economists crunching numbers to revise their forecasts of how steep a decline the economy could soon face.

G20 Summit, Northern Railways has decided to cancel and divert over 200 passenger trains temporarily from September 8 to 11 here, a notification stated on Saturday. According to the schedule, over 90 trains have been cancelled on September 9. More than 100 passenger trains will be cancelled on September 10 as well.

ALSO READ: G20 Summit in Delhi: Offices to opt WFH from Sept 8-10; Check latest traffic advisory for metro, bus services Delhi Police conducted full dress rehearsals in different parts of the national capital on Saturday, advising people to check real-time traffic updates at the 'G-20 Virtual Help Desk' for route suggestions. These route suggestions are for commuting from/to the airport, railway stations, or bus terminals.

Canada has extended a popular Covid relief measure for international students, allowing them to work in the country after graduation, even if they haven't completed their studies in the country. The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the distance learning measures initially put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures have significant implications for international students seeking a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Under the extended guidelines, students who completed less than 50% of their PGWP-eligible studies outside of Canada will remain eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) until December 31, 2023. Before the pandemic, international students were required to ensure that no more than 50% of their studies were conducted online, and any time spent studying online outside of Canada did not count towards their PGWP eligibility. However, due to the restrictions on international travel brought about by the pandemic, IRCC had temporarily removed the online study restrictions for certain students. These students fall into two categories:

Russia and Mexico skipping the G20 Summit in India a closer look at the past summits revealed that not Heads of State among the members have always attended all Summits. While Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to PM Narendra Modi and announced that he would skip the Summit, it is widely believed that Presidents of China and Mexico will be the other absentees. As is evident, the level of attendance at global summits varies from year to year. In today's world with so many demands on the leaders' time, it is not always possible for every leader to attend every summit, sources pointed out. From time to time, many leaders skip summits for their own reasons. The most glaring example is the 2021 G20 Summit in Italy where there was no major geopolitical or health reason for leaders to skip it, but the circumstances happened in such a way that six countries attended below Head of State(HOS)/ Head of Government (HOG )level. These things do not reflect anything about the host country, sources said. From 2008, there have been 16 physical summits of the G20, and one virtual summit (Saudi Arabia, 2020). There were two summits each in 2009 and 2010. Out of these 16 physical summits, except the first three summits in 2008 and 2009, there has never been a single occasion from 2010 till now when every country has attended at HOS/HOG level. Six times there was one country below HOS/HOG: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2017. Five times there were two countries below HOS/HOG: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018 & 2019. One time there were three countries below HOS/HOG: 2022. One time there were six countries below HOS/HOG: 2021 (before Ukraine, after Covid)

City is set to face Fulham in their last Premier League match before the upcoming international break. Thus far, Manchester City has maintained an impeccable Premier League record this season, securing victories against Burnley, Newcastle United, and Sheffield United in their previous matches. Fulham, on the other hand, has also demonstrated a strong start to the season, remaining undefeated in league competition. Despite playing with 10 men, they managed to secure a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in their last outing. Additionally, Fulham had a noteworthy performance in the Carabao Cup this week, eliminating Tottenham in a penalty shootout. In the previous encounter against City last November, Fulham narrowly lost due to a 90th-minute penalty from Erling Haaland. Therefore, they aim to pose a formidable challenge to Pep Guardiola's team once again.

Canada has paused the talks with India for a trade agreement. Commerce and industry ministry officials said that the move would enable the two sides to take stock of progress and they will decide by mutual agreement when negotiations would resume. The negotiations for a bilateral trade deal resumed in March 2022, after a five-year hiatus.

With the arrival of the latest COVID-19 variants within the country and the looming flu season on the horizon, many Canadians may be wondering if they should get their booster shot immediately or wait until the newest vaccine formulations arrive.

Canadian students are giving up their short-term necessities and long-term goals to pursue post-secondary education in the current economic environment, according to new research by Embark Student Corp., an education savings and planning company.

G20 Summit in national capital Delhi. According to a Bloomberg report, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government first pressed pause and requested India to follow suit last month. Canadian Press had first reported the request to ‘pause’ trade talks between India and Canada.

Aditya-L1. Few know exactly why the study of the Sun is so important for people on Earth. One major reason is the harmful impact of the Sun on Earth. Storms on the Sun and flares it emits, if they are directed towards Earth, can cause huge damage. Major objectives of Aditya-L1 include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind acceleration, coupling and dynamics of the solar atmosphere, solar wind distribution and temperature anisotropy, and origin of Coronal Mass Ejections and flares and near-earth space weather. Aditya-L1 will study how storms and flares from the Sun emerge and impact us on Earth and our space activities. What happened in the Canadian province of Quebec in 1989 is an instructive case. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the American space agency, has described how disturbances on the Sun disrupted life on Earth.

The Canada Revenue Agency says 120 employees are no longer with the agency following an internal review of employees who claimed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).

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Statistics Canada said Friday.The economy contracted 0.2 per cent annually in the quarter, the agency said, which was enough for some economists to believe the Bank of Canada would keep its key interest rate on hold at its next decision Sept. 6.StatCan also revised down its earlier GDP figures for the first quarter to 2.6 per cent growth, down from 3.1 per cent.The pullback in the second quarter came as housing investment fell 2.1 per cent to post its fifth consecutive quarterly decrease.New construction dropped 8.2 per cent in the quarter, while renovation spending also fell 4.3 per cent.While Canadians spent more overall in the quarter, StatCan noted that on a per-capita basis, spending was down 0.7 per cent in Q2.An early estimate by the agency had estimated Q2 growth at an annualized rate of one per cent.