Flexibility and choice will help rural schools remain viable in Alberta beng Tue, 07/21/2026 – 09:39 EST. READ TIME 3 MIN. Byemoor School is a tiny K-9 school about 250 kilometres southeast of Edmonton, and it’s projected to have only 32 students this fall. That makes it one of the smallest schools in the province….
More than 200 years of data show stocks typically gain in August, while market volatility sits well below average.
Macquarie Group Ltd. has launched formal inquiries into KPMG’s capacity to deliver its audit, seeking to reassure shareholders over the decision to hire the scandal‑hit accounting firm. Processing Content The moves follow investor unease over Macquarie’s hiring of KPMG, which has faced misconduct allegations in recent months, and raised questions about the role of a…
It’s not a big enough dip to really make a difference, but mortgage interest rates are slightly lower today. July’s rates have remained elevated beyond what we saw in June, trending above last month’s average (6.34%) for three straight weeks. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage ticked down to 6.52% APR, according…
Andrew Besford led the roundtable on AI in healthcare NHS leaders at a Global Government Forum roundtable made clear that AI has the potential to support neighbourhood health and preventative care but warned that success will depend on avoiding the mistakes of previous digital transformation programmes At a recent Global Government Forum (GGF) roundtable, participants stressed that organisations should use AI to solve real problems in healthcare, rather than chasing new…
The “Golden Age of Science” had no scientists. For nearly three centuries, discoverers like Darwin and Copernicus, still wrestling to break free from Greek thought, called themselves “natural philosophers.” They made discoveries based on their own curiosity. The purest of them answered to no one: Robert Boyle had an earl’s fortune, Henry Cavendish a banking…
Most homeowners expect cement board to be the final surface before tile installation begins. Homeowner Brittney Smart’s bathroom remodel reveals one more step that changes the entire shower before the first tile is set. Instead of reaching for thinset, she covers every seam, screw hole, corner, edge, and plumbing opening with a thick waterproof membrane…
Microsoft’s Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma speaks at the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco on June 4, 2026. David Paul Morris | Getty Images Amazon and Microsoft have devised new ways to get people playing video games in the cloud. Microsoft’s Xbox division said Thursday that it will test an advertising-supported way of letting people…
A Google logo displays on a smartphone screen and the European flag on a computer screen. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images European regulators have fined Google 890 million euros (US$1 billion), alleging the company gives preferential treatment to its own services. The fine is Google’s first under the European Union’s sweeping Digital Markets…
“I would likely be the one responsible for dealing with the house.”