Category: PMN

Mar 20

An Italian beach town in Tuscany is invaded by midges. Residents seek emergency declaration to cope

Article content ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists. Article content Millions of the tiny bugs have invaded Orbetello, a speck of land that juts out […]
Mar 19

Here are the members of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet

Article content Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new cabinet after his Progressive Conservatives won a third consecutive majority government. Article content Here’s a list of his executive council members and their portfolios: – Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health – Trevor Jones, minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness – Doug Downey, […]
Mar 19

Jury reaches verdict in trial of pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace, spokesperson says

Article content MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota jury reached a verdict on Monday in the trial of a pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing the environmental advocacy group Greenpeace of defamation and disrupting the Dakota Access Pipeline project, according to a Greenpeace spokesperson. Article content Nine jurors deliberated the case brought by Dallas-based Energy Transfer […]
Mar 18

The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne nab four nominations for National Newspaper Awards

Article content TORONTO — The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne is nominated for four National Newspaper Awards, including one for a photo of people giving former prime minister Justin Trudeau the finger while posing for a selfie. Article content CP freelance photographer David Lipnowski is nominated in the feature photo category for his shot of a […]
Mar 18

Black Canadians see progress on equity in workplace, even as racism persists: report

Article content TORONTO — A new report suggests a vast majority of Black Canadians feel their employer has made progress in creating a more equitable workplace, but more than three-quarters said they still encounter varying degrees of racism at work. Article content The Canadian arm of advisory firm KPMG said in a report released Tuesday […]
Mar 16

A Chinese shipyard completes a second submarine for ally Pakistan

Article content TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese shipyard has completed a second submarine for the Pakistan navy, further strengthening military ties between the two countries. Article content The diesel-electric Hangor class craft was launched on Thursday at China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation’s shipworks in the central city of Wuhan on the Yangtze River, Chinese state […]
Mar 16

So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here’s how the RCMP is ramping up efforts

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Sharif Hassan Published Mar 16, 2025  •  Last updated 4 hours ago  •  6 minute read Article content WINDSOR, ONT. — Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP’s Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and […]
Mar 16

NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

Article content CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Article content The four newcomers — representing the U.S., Japan and Russia _ will spend the next few days learning the […]
Mar 15

Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. Article content In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa […]