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Canadian Armed Forces is launching an investigation after an accident sent more than a dozen soldiers to hospitals in Quebec.The incident, which occurred around 3 p.m.

Agatha All Along, the new series on Disney+, will premiere its first two episodes on September 18 at 9:00 p.m. EST. The show follows a weekly release schedule with a double feature for its finale.

liquor vends, increase shop operation timings by three hours, introduce low-priced liquor at ₹99 or less, establish premium stores in 12 cities and encourage microbreweries to increase annual excise revenue by over ₹2,000 crore and streamline sales. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new liquor policy, which would mean state government's exit from liquor sale and retail privatisation. The vends will be allotted to private players through a draw of lots. The government has decided to earmark 10% of vends for toddy tappers. The policy was finalised by a Cabinet sub-committee, which included ministers Kollu Ravindra, A Satya Kumar, Nadendla Manohar and Kondapalli Srinivas.

electric vehicle, a midsize SUV called Concept eVX, in January 2025, Maruti Suzuki India plans to set up close to 25,000 EV charging points, multiple people aware of its plans said. In addition to tapping into its 5,100-plus service centres in 2,300 cities, the country's leading carmaker is also in talks with oil marketing companies (OMCs) and energy companies to create a charging ecosystem, which has been one of the biggest deterrents to faster adoption of electric mobility in the country, they said. «They (Maruti) have started surveying their dealer workshops for charging points,» said a person aware of the plans. «The plan is to have at least one dedicated bay and two charge points at its service centres. The company has already started training service mechanics in Bengaluru.»

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play Atlanta United in mid-week major league soccer (MLS) match. Inter Miami is leading the MLS chart with 62 points from 28 games. Atlanta United has 31 points from 28 matches. The kick off between Messi's Inter Miami and Atlanta United is scheduled at 7.30 pm (ET) on Wednesday, September 18. MLS game between Inter Miami and Atlanta United can be live streamed on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass. Inter Miami is likely to win the game against Atlanta United.

FOX Business Lauren Simonetti reports on the latest market and political news surrounding Target, child care costs and rapper Cardi B.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tracking the portfolios of India’s Warren Buffetts over a period, it’s evident that no super investor is similar to another when it comes to picking stocks. Their strategies are known only to them.

Alberta was calling, both Canadians and immigrants answered and now the government is working to address the consequence of an unprecedented number of people moving to the Prairie province over the past year.

The world’s centi-millionaires — individuals with liquid investable assets of US$100 million or more — have ballooned by 54 per cent over the past decade, a new report shows.

The U.S. State Department and other global leaders have denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras

A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb has subsided but continues to burn following a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve

The good news for Atlantic City's casino industry is that internet gambling had its best month ever in August, bringing in more than $198 million

The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States

Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces and begged his family's forgiveness, French media reported. Dominique Pelicot had been due to testify last week in a case that has shocked France, but his appearance was delayed due to health issues. He appeared in court with a cane. «I am guilty of what I did,» Dominique Pelicot, 71, said, according to French media, whose reporters who were in the courthouse. «I pray for my wife, my children, my grandchildren to accept my apologies. I regret what I did, I ask for your forgiveness, even if it is not forgivable.»

Frendy, a grocery chain firm, said it plans to open 300 marts and achieve Rs 500 crore in revenue by 2026 to cash in on the consumer shift towards tech-enabled neighbourhood stores. At present, the firm runs over 25 mini marts and 2,000 mini kiranas. «The current focus is to expand the mini marts in tier 3 towns to 50 by the end of the year and scale to 300 by 2026. As the mini marts scale, we will also in parallel digitally connect to micro kiranas around these mini marts for each, so expect to have a network of 10,000 micro kiranas all in the rural catchment of the towns,» said Sameer Gandotra, founder and CEO at Frendy adding that the current revenue is about Rs60 crore. Unlike traditional kirana stores, where operations such as billing and sourcing are manual, the new-age retail chains have digital apps for orders and delivery as well as the advantage of centralised sourcing. For fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, these self-service outlets account for 4% of their total sales, compared to less than 1% before the pandemic. In premium categories, their contribution is much higher at 8-10%.

Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd., the country’s most valuable mortgage lender following its blockbuster trading debut Monday, sees competition in the housing market easing as larger banks retreat from retail segments and switch focus to corporate credit, where demand is picking up. Sanjiv Bajaj, chairman of the home-loan unit of India’s largest shadow lender and part of one of the country’s oldest conglomerates, said banks have focused on retail business in recent years, given softer demand from corporate borrowers and this has made housing finance “a very competitive market at this point of time”. But that is changing, Bajaj told Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin and Menaka Doshi, a day after the company’s shares listed to a rousing welcome from investors. As India continues to grow, “corporate lending is restarting, so hopefully there’ll be a little less margin pressure,” on the home loan business, he said, adding the firm would be looking to expand in a “sensible manner.”

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” has attracted a tremendous amount of attention in the past week after she’s been spotted cozying up to Donald Trump’s campaign team and appearing by the Republican presidential nominee’s side at various events.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Schools affiliated to international boards are gaining traction in India's tier-II and tier-III cities as aspirational second- and third-generation business owners and professionals with higher disposable incomes send their children to these schools. These schools, which have tuition fees upwards of ₹7-9 lakh per annum, are now offering specially trained teachers—some roped in from overseas—and infrastructure on a par with their counterparts in metros.

Franck Muller is fully focused on the country, said Erol Baliyan, MD for Middle East, Africa and India at the luxury watch brand in an interview with ET. Ahead of Diwali, Franck Muller hopes to launch its third India focused collection and might also foray into luxury residential real estate here overtime, Baliyan told ET. The Franck Muller Aeternitas at London Gate, Dubai Marina, is set to be the world's tallest residential clock tower with 106 floors. “We are working on a very exclusive project of handcrafted 108 pieces for India and we hope to launch it before Diwali. Our real estate foray has been very successful and we want to do the third project in India. Hopefully, we will have a Franck Muller tower in the skyline in India in future,” he said.