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Who was Felix Bauckholt, the quant trader on an allegedly expired H1B visa who died after a shoot-out at the Vermont-Canada border this week?

The head of one of Canada’s largest banks says newcomers need support from all corners as “people are turning a little sour” on immigration.

NEW DELHI : India's largest airline IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd), which offered low-cost all-economy seats so far, has announced the launch of ‘IndiGo Stretch’ business class. The airline, which started in 2006 with 100 aircraft in the pipeline, now has a fleet of over 380 aircraft and expects to receive more than 970 aircraft over the next decade. Mint spoke to the airline's promoter and managing director, Rahul Bhatia, about the airline's journey and what lies ahead as it enters the next phase of business with long-haul operations and business class seats.

Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento

Wildfires are already burning in parts of Western Canada and with warnings of a particularly active season yet again this year, the country’s largest property and casualty insurer is testing a pilot project to help eligible Canadians protect their homes.

A Tornado Watch has now included the names of areas like Kansas City, Des Moines, Missouri, Iowa, along with other regions in the Midwest that may see the wrath of tornadoes or ensuing storms.

A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change

Canada will donate more than 800 drones to Ukraine that will help its military forces detect and identify targets as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Monday.

doubled down on anti-immigrant “blood" purity remarks in front of several thousand supporters in New Hampshire. “They’re poisoning the blood of our country," Trump said in New Hampshire about the record numbers of immigrants coming to the U.S.

A digital real estate company has been analyzing the data across a good portion of the province and says prices and sales have dropped, with some underbidding now taking place in many areas.

emergency alert system were sent out to personal devices across the country Wednesday.The national public alerting system, called Alert Ready, aims to ensure Canadians know when to take action for safety in case of an emergency.“Alert Ready delivers critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television, radio and LTE-connected and compatible wireless devices,” the system’s website says.The system allows government agencies to warn the public about events that are considered life-threatening, such as natural disasters, wildfires, explosives, air quality, national security and more.Natural disasters is currently the category with the most alert types, including tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes and landslides.Alerts were sent to Canadians on Wednesday at varying times across the country, depending on region. There were no tests in Alberta or Northwest Territories.In July, an emergency alert warning people to stay home during flooding in Nova Scotia took close to two hours to send, say firefighters who responded to the disaster as bridges fell and roads crumbled.Joanna Eyquem, managing director of climate-resilient infrastructure at University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre, who specializes in climate adaptation, said a two-hour timeframe appears to be too long during a major flooding emergency.During tests, Canadians can expect to hear a testing sound which will simulate an emergency alert, known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal.The tone prompts a message that will indicate that it is a test.

One in three Canadians say they are living in a household that is experiencing financial hardship, a new Statistics Canada report has found.

IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm PQShield, Google sibling company SandboxAQ, and the University of Waterloo.

deadly substance online to those at risk of self-harm.York Regional Police Insp. Simon James told reporters on Tuesday that Kenneth Law has now been charged with a total of 14 counts of counselling or aiding suicide within the province of Ontario.James alleges Law operated several websites selling sodium nitrite — a substance which can be lethal in large doses.Sodium nitrite is a white, crystalline substance used as a food additive and typically found in processed meats.

The latest episode of Cointelegraph's Crypto Stories featured never-before-heard audio from an exclusive interview with Vitalik Buterin, recorded at a conference in Hong Kong in 2014. In this animated short, viewers can learn about the origin story of Ethereum (ETH), the world'd second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, straight from the founder himself.