– UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called on nations to unite and deliver real-world progress at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. He said the conference must protect more people and ensure they benefit from climate action. No single
– Canadian shoppers can now buy products directly through Google’s Gemini chatbot after the company launched AI-powered checkout in Canada on Wednesday. The Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP)-powered checkout also works in AI Mode on Google Search. Buyers pay through Google
– A mother and her daughter have died in a suspected grizzly bear attack on a walking trail near Bella Coola, B.C. Family identified them as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and Selah Reed, 20. Conservation officers found Balcarras’s remains on Monday
– Universal Ostrich Farms, whose flock was culled by federal inspectors last year, is claiming the loss of a business it projected would earn more than C$200 million. The Edgewood, B.C., farm filed a lawsuit in Vernon on October 30
The Apple iPhone Duo redefines the book-style foldable category by adopting a practical “passport” aspect ratio (5.4-inch outer display, 7.6-inch inner display), a crease-mitigating nano-texture matte finish, and a vapor-cooled 2nm A20 Pro chip. It foregoes Face ID in favor
– Meta grew its advertising revenue more than twice as fast as Google’s search business in the third quarter, a sign of how AI is reshaping digital advertising. Meta’s ad revenue climbed 26% to US$63.1 billion, up from $50.1 billion
MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: International travel to the United States softened in 2025 as several major inbound markets posted lower volumes, with government and industry data showing year over year declines during key months and weaker performance from some of the
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department will begin an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries on Jan. 21, applying revised screening standards under the public charge provision of U.S. immigration law. The measure pauses the issuance
MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canada is delivering a clear and consistent public message that American visitors remain welcome, as U.S. tourism officials in some regions adopt a quieter approach toward repairing strained cross border travel sentiment. The contrast has become more
BANFF, Alberta, October 14, 2025: Parks Canada has introduced a series of traffic management and visitor flow measures in Banff National Park as it faces a record-breaking surge in tourism during the 2025 travel season. The initiatives include expanded shuttle
Global air travel demand continued its upward trajectory in August 2025, with total traffic rising 4.6 percent compared to the same period in 2024, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Wednesday. The monthly passenger
Cross-border travel from Canada to the United States declined sharply in August 2025, according to new data from Statistics Canada, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year decreases. The latest figures show a significant pullback in both air and automobile
Tourism-dependent regions across the United States are reporting a significant drop in Canadian visitors this year, with travel to New England states particularly affected. Recent data from both U.S. and Canadian agencies indicates a sharp decline in border crossings and
Flight attendants at Air Canada and its subsidiary Air Canada Rouge have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed wage agreement, casting uncertainty over ongoing labor negotiations between the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The tentative deal, reached in