Sports·2026-08-28T15:44:38+00:00
Families of 33 missing Britons rush to Nepal as fears grow of more floods
In a video on YouTube, Jaggi Vasudev, known as Sadhguru, a spiritual leader who founded the nonprofit Isha Foundation, told followers at the foundation’s camp at Saga in Tibet , China, that 80 members of an Isha group returning from Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists, were LIVE Updated 10m ago Tom. Desperate relatives trying to reach loved ones last seen in area where entire villages have been swept away Families are rushing to Nepal to search for the 33 British nationals who are still missing, as fears mount over the risk of a second wave of flooding in the region.
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Sports·2026-08-28T20:30:25+00:00
Buck Martinez reflects on Blue Jays career ahead of Hall of Excellence induction
“That was a great moment and a heartbreaking moment at the same time because Chris Chambliss hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to cut our path to the World Series down.” As for his post-playing days, Martinez pointed to being around some other Blue Jays greats as another highlight “So the next day, (former Toronto Sun baseball columnist) Bob Elliott comes up to me and says, ‘How do you feel about the players not talking to you?’ I said,. When Buck Martinez goes into the new Toronto Blue Jays Hall of Excellence at Rogers Centre on Saturday, it will be a celebration of over 40 years with the organization.
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Sports·2026-08-28T13:55:42+00:00
StatCan figures show minor economic bump from FIFA World Cup soccer matches
The agency says accommodation services lowered 0.7 per cent in June, despite the influx of tourists and fans for the 10 soccer matches held that month, while air transportation contracted 0.5 per cent. The agency says a boost in transit ridership in June coincided with fans attending soccer matches, with the urban transit industry rising 1.7 per cent month-over-month. StatCan says other hospitality and tourism-related industries reported small gains for the month, noting 0.6 per cent growth in food services and drinking places in June compared with May.
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