Thunder Bay has become eligible for the Rural Ontario Development Program after the province updated its rural definition to include a census subdivision in northern Ontario, allowing local municipalities, businesses and organizations to apply for provincial funding.
Valentino Garavani died at age 93 at his home in Rome, and his foundation announced on Instagram that he was surrounded by loved ones; the foundation also shared funeral timing and location.
Thunder Bay has been made eligible for the provincial Rural Ontario Development Program after local economic groups and the city successfully lobbied to expand the program's rural definition, allowing businesses, non-profits and the municipality to apply for several funding streams.
Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts 2026 will likely be among the four hottest years on record, projecting a global average about 1.35–1.53°C above pre-industrial levels and a 12% chance of exceeding 1.5°C.
About 10,000 people marched in Copenhagen and thousands gathered in Denmark and Greenland to protest renewed U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland; some protesters wore red caps reading Make America Go Away.
A study published in Current Biology documents an Austrian pet cow, Veronika, using sticks and a deck brush to scratch different body areas; controlled trials showed she selected brush ends and adjusted her grip depending on the target area.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized a federal deal reported to allow 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles to be imported each year and said Prime Minister Mark Carney's team used 'burner phones' on the trip; the next step is undetermined at this time.
Air Transat announced a new loyalty program in partnership with Desjardins Group and Visa, planned for the second half of this year. More details will be released in the coming months.
Melissa Gilbert filed a letter asking a judge to keep her husband Timothy Busfield safe as he remains jailed in New Mexico on child sex abuse charges, and a detention hearing is scheduled to determine whether he will remain in custody.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is '100 per cent dead against' removing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles while Prime Minister Mark Carney visits China to discuss trade and other issues.
