Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
A woman whose dog was stolen from her apartment in Ottawa last fall has been reunited with the purloined pooch after it showed up thousands of kilometres away in Wyoming. The white miniature poodle was found dirty but unhurt when it was picked up during a police traffic stop in the American West.
Stolen dog from Ottawa, Canada, turns up in Wyoming after police make routine traffic stop
— Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🍁🇨🇦🦞 (@mini_bubbly) August 2, 2024
Alaina Tripp's dog Teddy was taken last October from her Centretown apartmenthttps://t.co/O92xqhY4Wx
Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld has said she regrets the "distress" felt by female survivors of violence who stormed out of a parliamentary meeting when Vandenbeld attempted to change the topic of discussion to abortion. One of the survivors, Cait Alexander, said Vandenbeld had not apologized for her "abusive" behaviour.
Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld says she regrets ‘distress’ caused to witnesses who left meeting in tears
— Alessia Passafiume (@alespassafiume) August 1, 2024
"It’s not an apology — it’s a statement,” said witness Megan Walker#cdnpoli https://t.co/CY60wwvbjm
The Chinese military has begun using drones that resemble birds – right down to the flapping wings. Though the drones are said to be for reconnaissance purposes only, it doesn't put too much of a strain on one's grey matter to see that soldiers on battlefields across the world could soon acquire an intense fear of birds.
#China Develops #Bird-Shaped Reconnaissance #Drones as Part of Pigeon Programhttps://t.co/bYcbaHwaQM
— Army Recognition (@ArmyRecognition) August 2, 2024
A TransLink employee has made it all the way to Mexico from BC using only public transit. William Hui left Vancouver at the end of June and arrived in Tijuana nine days later at a cost of about US$200.
B.C. man takes public transit all the way to Mexico https://t.co/XzVsyg4Mfv
— CTV News Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) August 2, 2024
US chip giant Intel has announced plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs amid a slump in the firm's fortunes. Shares in the company fell 20 per cent after the announcement.
Intel said third-quarter revenue will disappoint and announced more than 15,000 job cuts, after the company lost business to rivals better equipped for the AI boom. Shares fell more than 18% in late trading https://t.co/7qaqrKPfmW pic.twitter.com/oSLXRQiKYP
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) August 1, 2024
