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Canada expands online passport renewal to all eligible adults

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TORONTO, July 29, 2026 /CNW/ — The Government of Canada is committed to making life simpler and more convenient for Canadians. This includes a modern passport program that delivers secure user‑friendly digital services that save time, reduce in‑person visits and make passport renewal easier.

Today, on behalf of the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Peter Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that online passport renewal is now available to all eligible adult Canadians in Canada. By removing the limit on how many people can renew their passports online, we’re providing more Canadians with a convenient and secure option.

Online passport renewal makes it easier for Canadians to access the services they need, when and where it’s most convenient for them. Canadians can complete their passport renewal application online by submitting their application, photo and payment digitally–instead of mailing documents or visiting a Service Canada Centre. Online passport renewal also benefits those who face barriers to in-person service, including people living in rural or remote communities and those with mobility challenges. In-person and mail-in services will continue to be available for Canadians who choose or need them.

This change builds on recent improvements to passport services, including the online passport application status checker; expanded access to in-person 10-business-day passport service at select Service Canada Centres; and the government’s passport service guarantee that applications will be processed within 30 business days or the passport will be free.

Learn more about who can renew their passport online and how to get started.

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“Canadians expect passport services that work for their lives. Expanding online renewal gives eligible Canadians a simpler, more convenient way to renew their passports, without unnecessary barriers or delays. This is part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing work to modernize passport services and deliver public services that are responsive to the needs of Canadians today.”
 – The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

“Accessible service means giving Canadians options, starting with more ways to renew a passport. We are removing the barriers between Canadians and the services they rely on by modernizing how we deliver them and shaping them around how people live. When Canadians can access services without added stress or lost time, they can focus on what matters, their families, their jobs, and their futures.”
– The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

“Expanding online passport renewals reflects the way Canadians increasingly expect to interact with government: through secure, convenient and reliable digital services. By modernizing the passport renewal process, we improve accessibility, enhance the client experience, and deliver faster, more efficient service, while maintaining the integrity and security of Canada’s passport program. This is another step toward building a responsive, client-focused service that meets the needs of Canadians in today’s digital world.”
– Peter Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

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All passport applications require commercially taken photos. Online renewal uses a digital photo file provided by a commercial photographer. Learn more about digital passport photo requirements.The requirements for the online passport renewal service are slightly different from the ones for renewal applications submitted in person or by mail. Canadians should check the requirements before starting the application processOnline renewals follow the same 20-business-day service standard as simplified adult renewals submitted in most Service Canada Centres and by mail. They include real-time status updates so applicants can track their application as it’s being processed.Canadians who need a passport sooner must apply in person at a Service Canada Centre or a passport office that offers the 10-business-day, express or urgent service.Canadians applying for their passport outside Canada can do so by mail or by visiting a Government of Canada office abroad.

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HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS HOLDING COMPANY ANNOUNCES DATES OF ITS 2026 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

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GLEN ALLEN, Va., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company (NYSE: HBB) announced today that it will release its 2026 second quarter financial results and file its 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, after the market close on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, to discuss its results. 

Conference Call: 

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Time:                  

4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Telephone:        

833-461-5787 (toll free) International 585-542-9983

Conference ID: 561620015

(Call in at least five minutes before start time)

The conference call will be webcast live over the internet. To listen to the webcast, please select Events & Presentations from the Investors tab of the Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company website at www.hamiltonbeachbrands.com. Please allow 15 minutes to register, download and install any necessary software. An archive of the webcast will be available on the company website.

About Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company is a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of a wide range of brandname small electric household and specialty housewares appliances, and commercial products for restaurants, fast food chains, bars, and hotels, and is a provider of connected devices and software for healthcare management. The Company’s owned consumer brands include Hamilton Beach®, Proctor Silex® and Weston®, as well as premium brands Hamilton Beach Professional® and Lotus®. The Company’s owned commercial brands include Hamilton Beach Commercial® and Proctor Silex Commercial®. The Company licenses the brands for CHI® premium garment care products and CloroxTM home appliances. The Company has multiyear agreements to design, sell, market, and distribute Numilk® plant-based milk makers and Sunkist® commercial juicers and sectionizers. Hamilton Beach Health, which owns HealthBeacon, is expanding the Company’s presence in the home health and medical markets through connected medical devices. For more information about Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, visit www.hamiltonbeachbrands.com.

 

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Cohen & Steers Closed-end Opportunity Fund, Inc. Issues Important Notice Regarding Change in Investment Policy and Investment Strategy

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NEW YORK, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cohen & Steers Closed-end Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE:FOF) (the “Fund”), announced today that the Fund’s Board of Directors has approved certain changes to the Fund’s 80% investment policy and related investment strategy disclosure. The changes will be effective October 1, 2026 (the “Effective Time”).

At the Effective Time, the existing 80% policy will be replaced with the following new policy: Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in common stock or other securities issued by Portfolio Funds which are listed on a U.S. or non-U.S. securities exchange.

Additionally, at the Effective Time, the Fund’s disclosure will be revised to define “Portfolio Fund” as any closed-end pooled investment vehicle and state that the Fund will consider an investment vehicle to be “closed-end” if it does not offer a daily redemption or repurchase right.  As a result of these changes, the Fund will have more flexibility under its 80% policy to invest in a broad range of U.S. and non-U.S. investment vehicles, including vehicles that are not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In connection with the above changes, as of the Effective Time, the Fund is adopting the following investment strategy disclosure:

The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the common stock of closed-end pooled investment vehicles (collectively, Portfolio Funds) selected by the Fund’s investment manager that invest significantly in equity securities, income-producing securities or other assets, including precious metals and other commodities, real assets and derivatives. Portfolio Funds may invest in both publicly traded and private investments. Types or categories of Portfolio Funds may include, but are not limited to, Portfolio Funds that invest in the following asset classes:

Bank Loans;Convertible Securities;Commodities;Municipal Securities;Income Securities;High Yield Municipal Securities;MLPs;Option Income/Covered Calls;Preferred Securities;Private Credit;Private Equity;Private Real Estate;REITs and other Real Estate Securities;Short Duration Securities;Single Commodity Precious Metals;Taxable Municipal Securities;U.S. General Equity;U.S. High Yield Securities;U.S. Hybrid;U.S. Multi-Sector Securities;U.S. Sector Bond;U.S. Sector Equity;Utilities.

Shares of Portfolio Funds in which the Fund invests will be traded on a U.S. or non-U.S. securities exchange.

Securities and other investments in which Portfolio Funds are expected to focus their investments, along with equity, convertible, preferred and high yield securities and the real estate, energy and utilities sectors, are described with their accompanying risks, under “Principal Risks of the Fund—Portfolio Fund Investment Risk.”

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in common stock or other securities issued by Portfolio Funds which are listed on a U.S. or non-U.S. securities exchange. The Fund will consider an investment vehicle to be “closed-end” if it does not offer a daily redemption or repurchase right. The Fund is unconstrained from an investment perspective with respect to location of Portfolio Funds (e.g., U.S. or non-U.S.), types of interests purchased by Portfolio Funds (i.e., equity or fixed income), strategy/assets held by Portfolio Funds (e.g., precious metals, municipal securities) and whether a Portfolio Fund purchases publicly or privately offered securities. Although most Portfolio Funds are expected to be registered under the 1940 Act, some will not and therefore will not provide investors, such as the Fund, with the protections of the 1940 Act. The Fund’s allocations across different types of Portfolio Funds will vary over time, perhaps significantly. The Fund also has the ability to invest directly in equity, income-producing securities, precious metals and other instruments relating to closed-end funds.

In selecting Portfolio Funds, the investment manager seeks to identify closed-end funds that meet one or more of the following characteristics:

strong fundamentals, including ability to meet current and projected future dividend payments out of current income or a combination of current income and realized and unrealized gains, and leverage/risk management, as the investment manager believes that a conservative approach to leverage has the potential to help mitigate the effects of changes in interest rates;relatively high current income;share prices at a discount to net asset value;undervalued funds where recent total return on market price trails recent total return on net asset value;well-regarded asset managers with strong track records managing the asset class(es) in which a Portfolio Fund invests;diversification of sectors and asset classes among the Portfolio Funds;market capitalization generally greater than $200 million; andaverage daily trading volumes generally greater than $750,000 per day.

There is no requirement that any Portfolio Fund in the Fund’s portfolio satisfy all the criteria set forth above, and the investment manager will use its discretion in selecting a portfolio of Portfolio Funds that the investment manager believes will help the Fund achieve its investment objective.

In addition to the criteria set forth above, the investment manager also may invest opportunistically in one or more Portfolio Funds when the investment manager believes a Portfolio Fund’s shares are not appropriately priced relative to other comparable funds or the Portfolio Fund’s share price does not properly reflect the impact of a corporate event or conditions in the overall securities markets that the investment manager believes will have a positive influence on the Portfolio Fund’s share price.

The Fund will be limited by provisions of the 1940 Act that limit the amount the Fund can invest in any one Portfolio Fund to 3% of the Portfolio Fund’s total outstanding stock. As a result, the Fund may hold a smaller position in a Portfolio Fund than if it were not subject to this restriction. To comply with provisions of the 1940 Act, on any matter upon which Portfolio Fund stockholders are solicited to vote the investment manager will vote Portfolio Fund shares in the same general proportion as shares held by other stockholders of the Portfolio Fund.

The Fund may invest in securities of other closed-end or open-end funds, including exchange traded funds (ETFs) and funds managed by the investment manager, in accordance with Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, or any exemption granted under the 1940 Act.

The Fund may, but is not required to, use, without limit, various derivatives transactions to seek to generate return, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. Although the Fund’s investment manager may seek to use these kinds of transactions to further the Fund’s investment objectives, no assurance can be given that they will achieve this result. The Fund may enter into (buy or sell) exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call options on securities (including securities of investment companies and baskets of securities), indices, and other financial instruments; purchase and sell financial futures contracts and options thereon; enter into various interest rate transactions, such as swaps, caps, floors or collars or credit transactions; equity index, total return and credit default swaps; forward contracts; and structured investments. In addition, the Fund may enter into various currency transactions, such as forward currency contracts, currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currency or currency futures. The Fund also may purchase and sell derivative instruments that combine features of these instruments. The Fund may invest in other types of derivatives, structured and similar instruments which are not currently available but which may be developed in the future.

The Fund may buy and sell shares of Portfolio Funds to take advantage of potential short-term trading opportunities, but short-term trading will not be used as the primary means of achieving the Fund’s investment objective.

Temporary Defensive Positions. When the investment manager believes that market or general economic conditions justify a temporary defensive position, the Fund may deviate from its investment objectives and invest all or any portion of its assets in investment grade debt securities. In such a case, the Fund may not pursue or achieve its investment objective.

The information contained in this notice is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell Fund shares.

For more information, please visit our website at www.cohenandsteers.com or call (866) 227-0757.

Website: https://www.cohenandsteers.com/
Symbols: (NYSE: CNS, FOF)

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Shoulder Innovations to Participate in the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shoulder Innovations, Inc. (Shoulder Innovations, or the company) (NYSE: SI), a commercial-stage medical technology company exclusively focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, today announced that members of management will present at the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference. The presentation will take place at 1:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

A live and archived webcast of the event will be available in the “Investor Relations” section of the Shoulder Innovations website at https://ir.shoulderinnovations.com/.

About Shoulder Innovations

Shoulder Innovations is a commercial-stage medical technology company exclusively focused on transforming the shoulder surgical care market, with a current offering of advanced implant systems for shoulder arthroplasty. These systems are a core element of Shoulder Innovations’ ecosystem, which is designed to improve core components of shoulder surgical care – preoperative planning, implant design and procedural efficiency – to benefit each stakeholder in the care chain. Shoulder Innovations’ ecosystem is also comprised of enabling technologies, efficient instrument systems, specialized support and surgeon-to-surgeon collaboration. Together, these elements seek to address the long-standing clinical and operational challenges in the shoulder surgical care market by delivering predictable outcomes, procedural simplicity, and efficiency across all sites of care.

Contact 
Brian Johnston or Sam Bentzinger
Gilmartin Group LLC
ir@shoulderinnovations.com

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