VANCOUVER – Gradey Dick repeated one word to describe the feeling ahead of his first game against the team that drafted him in 2023 — “bittersweet.”

Part of a package deal sent from the Toronto Raptors to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for aging superstar Kawhi Leonard, Dick suited up against the Raptors in pre-season action at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Dick played 13 minutes in the Clippers 114-106 loss against the Raptors, registering four points.

The Raptors sent Dick, Brandon Ingram, two unprotected first-round picks (2031 and 2033), a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks in exchange for Leonard, who helped Toronto win its only NBA title in his only season with the club in 2018-19.

The club selected Dick with 13th overall in the 2023 draft. He averaged 20 minutes and 9.2 points per game over the course of his three seasons in Canada.

“It makes me think about the last three years,” Dick said in the hours before tipoff in Vancouver on Saturday. “It’s kind of bittersweet, but at the same time, it’s NBA basketball.”

The 22-year-old grew up and played high school and collegiate basketball in Kansas before he was drafted by Toronto.

“Me being from Kansas and going all the way out to Toronto, the first time I’m living away from my family,” Dick added. “(Toronto) kind of welcomed me with open arms all the way. That’s why it’s kind of bittersweet.”

The trade faced complications, with the Clippers and Raptors opting to not conclude the deal until the NBA had finished its salary cap circumvention investigation into the Clippers.

The NBA opened its file in September into whether a $28 million endorsement contract involving Leonard broke league rules.

The 35-year-old is working his way back to fitness and is not expected to play in the short-term.

Leonard is coming off the highest-scoring season of his career, averaging 27.9 points for the Clippers in 65 games.

The investigation left Dick in limbo as he waited for the league to wrap up its work before the trade could be completed.

“Fortunately, around that time I was on vacation with my family,” he said. “It was easy to have them help me keep my head on straight and not really focus on other stuff.

“On the basketball side of it, it was really just me doing my individual stuff and being ready for whatever the decision called for.”

Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said he’s looking for the Wichita-born forward to become more consistent from the three-point line.

“I had a talk with him this summer about getting to be a 38-, 40-per-cent three-point shooter,” said Lue, who added he’s unsure if Dick’s confidence took a hit. “He was pretty close in his first year in the league.”

Dick shot 36 per cent from beyond the arc in his first season, but dipped to 30 per cent by the time he left Toronto.

“He’s very talented and being able to cut the way he does, slash the way he does, to play in transition,” Lue said. “Add that to his game I think it would make him a very good player.”

Dick acknowledged before the game that he’s looking to re-establish himself outside the arc and rediscover confidence in his shooting.

“I think an underrated thing that maybe a lot of ex-NBA players have learned, that I’m starting to learn more, is how to find a rhythm,” he said, adding that he’s working to not force shots as often as he did when he started in the league.

“I can create my rhythm through defensive stops, through energy, through communication where I’m feeling in tune with the game. I never know when my first shot is going to come but when it does come, I’m feeling loose, confident and ready to make them.”

Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said he and Dick were able to text Friday and have a little bit of a catch-up before Saturday’s game.

“He’s one of the most talented players in his draft class and I think he’s going to have an amazing career,” Rajakovic said. “He just needs to be consistent, to have a consistent opportunity and he’s going to shine.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Oct. 10, 2026.

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CAIRO (AP) — Saudi authorities say an attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more.
The statement says the dead included four Saudi citizens as well as two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese.

It said some of those injured were in critical condition.

The international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, was attacked again Saturday as the kingdom faces an extraordinary series of assaults in the new front in the Iran war. President Donald Trump said he was evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.

The Houthis claimed attacks earlier in the week on King Khalid International Airport that killed three Saudis, including a pilot. On Saturday, a missile struck a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights and many people were wounded, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media.

“We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump said of intervening. “We just found out about the recent attack. So we’ll make a decision. We move very quickly.”

The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis. There was no immediate statement from the rebels, who earlier Saturday accused Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital.

Riyadh airport operations have been suspended

Saudi civil aviation authorities said airport operations were suspended and the extent of injuries and damage was being assessed. An official notice to aviators said the suspension was through midnight. The airport had a heavy police presence, with all entrances blocked, and lights around the complex were dimmed.

Flights diverted elsewhere, the Flightradar24 tracker said. Countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, Australia and Canada warned citizens to avoid the airport.

The attacks on Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, have rattled markets and the region. And yet the Saudi energy ministry hours after the latest one was still promoting a major international energy conference set to begin in Riyadh on Sunday.

Fighting in Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has escalated, with the Saudi-led coalition providing air support for government forces attempting to reverse recent Houthi gains along the Red Sea. Those gains gave the rebels better surveillance of shipping on a corridor that is a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been attacking ships.

Though the Houthis have told the AP and others they are only targeting Saudi shipping as part of a blockade in retaliation for one imposed on them, concerns about wider attacks persist. The Houthis previously attacked other ships after the war in Gaza began, calling it solidarity with Palestinians. A U.S. bombing campaign sharply limited that.

Saudi Arabia has run low on interceptors, officials say

Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air defense support to the region, regional officials told the AP last month, with one noting that the U.S. has seen its own stock dwindle during the war with Iran.

Officials have said U.S. assistance has included intelligence sharing, target identification and planning for the latest offensive against the Houthis.

On Saturday, Saudi Arabia said its foreign minister and Omani counterpart spoke by phone about the importance of “supporting diplomatic solutions to de-escalate tensions” in the region. Oman, which lies across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, has played a mediator role at times in the region.

Meanwhile, Saudi authorities warned the public this week that “filming, publishing or sharing information related to countering missiles and drones and their impact sites exposes you to legal liability.”

Flight disruptions are growing

The Houthis this week warned global airlines “for the last time” about the potential consequences of operating in Saudi airspace, which they described as a theater for their military operations.

At least 291 flights at the Riyadh airport had been canceled over the past 24 hours, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. Before the latest attack, Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group and Pakistan International Airlines were among airlines suspending flights to and from Riyadh and other Saudi airports for varying periods.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency had expanded its guidance on Saudi airspace, noting the Houthis’ ability to strike targets deeper inside the kingdom, including Riyadh, and a “greater focus on aviation infrastructure.”

The missile and drone attacks and interception efforts “create an increased risk of misidentification of civil aircraft,” it said.

Two regional officials said Houthi attacks on the Riyadh airport on Thursday damaged three planes. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief the media. The Saudi national carrier said one of its aircraft was damaged while it was on the ground, with no passengers on board.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on a call-in radio show Saturday that federal interference prompted her government to roll back some Edmonton housing rules.

Smith said the province reversed zoning bylaw changes this week that Edmonton made in 2024 because Ottawa influenced the city’s rules.

She said the federal government at the time offered Edmonton millions in funding in exchange for the zoning changes that made it easier to build multi-unit complexes in older, established neighbourhoods.

She called Ottawa’s funding a bribe and said it disrupted the integrity of the home building process in Edmonton.

“In Edmonton, … they didn’t start seeing what it meant until the bulldozers showed up, took down a single family home and put up a (multi-family building) so 16 units go up beside them with no parking,” Smith said on Your Province, Your Premier on CHED and CHQR.

“So I would say that the overreach happened when the federal government came in and and bribed city councils.”

Edmonton has been given three months to reverse the 2024 changes.

A statement released in February 2024 from former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government said a Housing Accelerator Fund would fast-track over 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years.

“As part of the agreement, the city will streamline zoning bylaw approvals, build more homes around public transit, and use city-owned land to build hundreds of new homes.”

It said Edmonton would shorten project approval timelines.

Edmonton implemented new zoning changes the same year in order to build higher-density neighbourhoods and make room for intense population growth.

But Smith said this week alone, she received hundreds of letters from people asking her to do something on the infill issue.

“We’re undoing some bad federal policy,” she said.

The mayors of Alberta’s two major cities have pushed back on the reversal by Smith’s United Conservative Party government, with Calgary’s Jeromy Farkas saying the province was threatening local democracy.

While the latest reversal will leave Calgary unaffected, Farkas said it sets a dangerous precedent for the province working to influence city councillors in the future.

Calgary repealed its blanket rezoning rules earlier this year following a public hearing over a span of two weeks, with more than 400 public speakers and nearly 3,300 written submissions.

Smith directed Calgary maintain its rollback this week.

The issue of federal interference is being tested in the upcoming referendum in Alberta.

Albertans are set to vote in person Oct. 19 on 10 questions. The 10th and most debated question will ask whether they want to stay in Canada or have a second, binding referendum on leaving Confederation.

The first nine ask if the government should have more authority to push for Constitutional reform and impose limitations and financial guardrails around some newcomers.

In a booklet about the referendum that the province distributed to homes this month, the government gave its reasoning for each question and urged voters to give it a mandate on them.

Under a question about the Constitution, it said it’s time for Alberta to gain more control from Ottawa over its provincial affairs.

“Often, the federal government will seek to control provincial affairs by offering federal funding in return for allowing them to interfere with a province’s laws and policies,” it said.

“Over time, this has allowed Ottawa to gain more and more power over provincial affairs.”
On Saturday, Smith said that in her travels around the province, she has heard people say “they want more autonomy from Ottawa.”

On the separation question, she said, as she has repeatedly said, that she plans to vote to stay in Canada.

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After close to ten years behind scaffolding, the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal is preparing for the grand unveiling of its facade, scheduled for October 25.

While the restoration of the facade is complete, the basilica still has several years of work ahead of it. About 20 per cent of the necessary work has been completed, said Michel Issa, executive director of the Fabrique de la paroisse Notre-Dame de Montréal.

He estimates that work on the exterior of the church will take four years, but said this figure may be optimistic. The interior restoration of the basilica might take another five to ten years, he said.

The total cost of the restoration will add up to $100 million, said Issa. To fund this work, the basilica organizes benefit concerts, generates revenue from its coffee shop, Le Firmament, and holds fundraisers.

The latest fundraising campaign is based on a new idea: leaving a virtual mark on the church’s stones.

Donors have the option to “sponsor a stone” and inscribe a digital message on the building’s facade.

“We would have liked to engrave the stones themselves, but unfortunately, that’s a logistical nightmare that’s impossible to pull off,” said Issa, adding that the process would reduce the stones’ durability.

The messages will be viewable using a cellphone directly on the church’s facade via augmented reality, or elsewhere by projecting a model of the facade onto a flat surface. Issa compared this augmented reality process to the one used by the viral app Pokemon Go.

People can already sponsor a stone, but the messages will not be viewable until early 2027.

The renovations come with this steep price tag because they involve the entire structure of the basilica.

“All the masonry in the building needs to be reinforced and restored,” said Mathieu Verreault, director of tourism and operations for the basilica.

“After years of freezing and thawing, the stone has cracked in several places.”

The stones used to build the basilica came from an old quarry in the Mile End neighbourhood of Montreal. Those placed higher up were salvaged from the bottom of the quarry and were of lower quality, said Verreault.

On top of that, some were placed “the wrong way.”

“It’s sedimentary stone, so there are layers, and they have to be laid horizontally. If you lay them vertically, the stones are more permeable to rain,” he said.

Some of the mortar that held the stones in place was also replaced with epoxy, which put greater pressure on the stones.

“People were doing the best they could with the knowledge they had at the time, and, of course, in the long run, all these choices — which have proven questionable over time — have led to the situation we see today,” said Verreault.

These exterior weaknesses also affect the interior, with water infiltration and moisture problems leading, for example, to the deterioration of painted decorations.

These are not being repainted. Instead, the parish is attempting to reattach each flake of paint.

“(It’s) very labour-intensive, very time-consuming, but it’s best practice in heritage conservation,” said Verreault.

The basilica’s star-studded blue vault is among the sections that will need to be restored.

“We’re talking about scaffolding about ten storeys high, which means our concerts and tours will most likely be interrupted,” which will cut off the church’s revenue, said Issa.

If all this work is not done, the deterioration threatens to progress exponentially, causing even more problems in the future.

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Two people are dead after a small plane crashed into a field and caught fire near Fergus, Ont., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said.

First responders were called to the scene near Beatty Line and Wellington Road 17 around 10:15 a.m. on Friday after receiving reports of the crash.

A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told Global News in an email that an amateur-built sporting biplane took off from the Fergus airport around 10 a.m. for an aerobatic training flight.

OPP said the aircraft crashed into the field and subsequently caught fire. The fire was successfully extinguished by first responders.

In an update Saturday, OPP said there were two people in the plane at the time of the crash. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The TSB said both occupants were experienced pilots.

OPP cleared the scene around noon Saturday.

TSB said it will continue to gather information in the coming days.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S.

“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump said.

The president, who on Friday struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, has been urging Zelenskyy for weeks to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. He has also sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran, which has elevated world energy prices.

“He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,” Trump said, before departing for Tennessee where he was set to rally Republican voters.

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted last month and published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, and blame him for higher prices.

Trump also suggested that if he had been U.S. president in 2022, “that war would have never started. There was no reason that that war with Ukraine and Russia started. It started due to incompetence.”

Zelenskyy has “lost 30% of your country and you’ve had over a million people go between the two of them, over 2 million people killed. That’s a war that should have never started. And I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump said.

Independent estimates are that about 20% of Ukraine’s territory is under Russian control. British defense officials recently estimated that about half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in the war; there are no reliable recent estimates about how many Ukrainians have died.

20 people killed in Russian bombing in Ukraine Saturday

Trump’s extraordinary intervention came after Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said Saturday.

Three children were among those killed when Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said Saturday. At least 18 people were wounded.

Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine is struggling to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 60 people over the past four days.

Anger in Kyiv over diesel deal

“Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote Saturday on X.

He said the attacks show Moscow understands “any easing of pressure to mean they can keep fighting, to mean they can keep dropping bombs on cities.”

“Russia’s choice is war,” Zelenskyy said in a later Telegram post, after drone attacks on energy facilities and a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. He said every additional billion dollars Russia earns from exports would help pay for weapons components, drone upgrades, missile production and the recruitment of mercenaries, and that Moscow would only be ready to stop when its ability to fight diminished.

Moscow received from diesel deal “signals that it is apparently permissible to continue attacking. And this needs to be corrected,” he said, urging the U.S., Europe and other partners to limit Russia’s capacity to wage war.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was coordinating steps to counter the extra revenue Russia will receive, and that he had spoken to French President Emmanuel Macron about shoring up air defenses, warning of an increased risk of further missile strikes in the coming days.

He also said he had discussed the developments with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and that Ukraine would receive ammunition in the coming days for the F-16s it uses to intercept Shahed drones.

Trump had been set to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia with President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.

Instead, the American leader announced Friday that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.

In Kyiv, people gathered at a memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square greeted the deal with a mix of anger and resignation.

“Trump has once again shown his true face,” said Oleksandr Petrenko, 26. “He didn’t care about the situation, the shelling or the destruction of our homes. All he’s interested in is oil or the fuel prices and how much Americans have to pay.”

“Knowing Trump, he tries to manipulate the markets. He’s got an election coming up soon,” Petrenko said. “So he needs to emphasize to his voters that gasoline will be cheap. But it won’t be effective.”

For Oksana Yakunina, a financial adviser from the central city of Kropyvnytskyi, the announcement “didn’t really come as a surprise.”

“Trump has been working with Putin for a long time,” she told The Associated Press.

European allies question US-Russia deal

Ukraine’s European allies expressed dismay at the deal and said they stood by their commitment to sanctions.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Stockholm regretted the agreement, “as energy revenues are central to the Russian war chest,” and noted that the European Union would adopt its most comprehensive sanctions package yet on Monday, with 1,600 listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex.

The German government “remains committed to the sanctions imposed on Russia and is working with its European partners on further sanctions,” spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said, adding that support for Ukraine “remains unwavering.”

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski questioned whether Russia could deliver at all. Citing his embassy’s reports of fuel shortages even in Moscow, and “serious sources” saying Ukraine has damaged about half of Russia’s refining capacity, he asked on X: “So where will the surpluses for export come from?”

Trump’s announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed last month that aimed at clamping down on the oil and gas revenues that fuel Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Trump announced the deal as his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian officials in Miami on Friday to discuss a proposal to end the war.

“I believe our team is simply being used as a smoke screen. And that is certainly not fair. It is certainly not how partners should treat each other,” Zelenskyy said Friday.

Speaking about Friday’s announcement, a senior Ukrainian official told AP that the Ukrainian side was not aware of the deal before the announcement.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly, said Saturday the diesel deal announcement was not tied to anything under discussion between the U.S. and Ukrainian negotiating teams meeting in Florida.

He confirmed the Ukrainian delegation had left Florida and were on their way back to Ukraine.

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Daly reported from Washington and Morton reported from London. Associated Press journalists Bela Szandelszky in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Collin Binkley in Washington contributed to this report.

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Editor’s Note: This story corrects that the total number of people found dead — nine — includes the suspected shooter.

A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday.

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day’s shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman.

Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two “distressed” women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.

Police arrived to find the two women dead outside. Inside they found the bodies of a 5-year-old boy; a 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor.

“Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,” the chief said at a news conference. “But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole.”

Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

“They knew something was going on at that house,” he said. “We have to figure out what that is.”

Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that.

“Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices — chemical munitions — used by SWAT officers,” he said.

Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration’s “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims’ families during the news conference.

“I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier,” she said. “But you do need to know that our entire community is with you, we’re grieving with you. And we are here to support you.”

District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation as the investigation continues.

“Please do not allow rumors, speculation or unverified information to add to the pain that these families are already experiencing,” she said.

Erie is about 190 kilometres north of Pittsburgh.

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Lotto Spot street teams will be out across the prairies next week asking people one thing: “What would you do with $85 million?”

With no ticket matching all seven numbers on Friday night’s Lotto Max draw, players now have the chance to win $85 million, the largest jackpot in the history of Canadian lotto.

“This is a first for LOTTO MAX, and we want to celebrate it with players right here in the Prairies,” Kevin van Egdom, a spokesperson for Lotto Spot said in a news release. “It’s been exciting to watch the conversation grow across the Prairies as this jackpot has climbed.”

The last major Lotto Max win came in December 2024, when a player from Hamiota, Man. shared the jackpot with a winning ticket sold in Quebec.

Earlier this year, Lotto Max upgraded its jackpot cap to $90 million and added new $100,000 prizes on every draw.

The $85 million draw will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Alongside the $85 million jackpot, the draw will offer 16 prizes of $1 million and 85 additional prizes of $100,000 each.

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Forget squeaky springs and stiff mattresses – today’s best sleeper sofas are designed for real life, from condos and small spaces to year-round use and overnight guests. Whether you’re searching for a compact sleeper sofa, sectional sleeper sofa or stylish pull-out couch, these sofa beds combine comfort, durability and easy conversions without sacrificing looks, no matter your need. From Canadian favourites Article, Simons and Cozey to Walmart, Amazon and more, there is something to suit every budget, style and need.

 

Quick Pick Summary

Best Sectional Sleeper Sofa: Vati 114 Inch Right Storage Sleeper Sectional

Best Modular Sleeper Sofa: Neptune Collection

Best Reclining Sofa: Jonas 87.5 Inch Power Recliner Sofa

Best Budget Sleeper Sofa: GEARIVY Convertible Sleeper Sofa Bed

Best for Everyday Use: Sundays Sleep Over Sofa Bed

Best for Small Spaces: Cozey Orian 1 Seater Single Sofa Bed

 

What to look for in a sleeper sofa

To find the best sleeper sofa for you, consider how often it will be used for sleeping, the size of your space, mattress or cushion construction, ease and type of conversion, as well as what storage features you’d want and the overall style that best suits your home. The good news is, with so many options today, you’re sure to find what you need.

 

Best Sectional Sleeper Sofa 

With its low-profile, curvaceous silhouette and ultra-cushy cushions, the Vati makes a strong case for a sleeper sectional that looks as good as it functions. Its hidden chaise storage offers a convenient spot to stash throw pillows and blankets, while the pull-out memory foam mattress transforms it into a comfortable sleep space for overnight guests—making it a stylish, practical pick for those who want extra functionality without sacrificing their living room aesthetic.[/product_listing]

 

Best Modular Sleeper Sofa

The Cozey Neptune Collection transforms from a modular sofa into a bed, making it a practical choice for hosting overnight guests without sacrificing everyday comfort. Removable, washable covers, hidden storage and tool-free customisable configurations make it easy to adapt to your space and keep looking fresh.[/product_listing]

Best Reclining Sofa

Designed for laid-back evenings, the Jonas Power Recliner Sofa lets you kick back with reclining seats and adjustable headrests on both sides. Its stain-resistant Clover performance fabric stands up to everyday spills, while the rich espresso finish brings a polished look to your living room.[/product_listing]

Best Budget Sleeper Sofas 

Made for flexible, busy lives, this corduroy sofa bed shifts effortlessly from everyday seating to a roomy sleep surface for visiting friends or family or even for lounging. Its soft, textured upholstery adds warmth to any space, while the modular, no-assembly design makes setup instant. Washable covers and a generous floor-level layout enhance practicality and ease, making this a top pick for both functionality and comfort.[/product_listing]

 

For a more traditional take on a sleeper sofa, the compact BIGSYY Linen 3-in-1 sleeper sofa also wins. It transforms from sofa to recliner to twin-size bed in seconds. At 95 lbs, it’s lightweight and made for small spaces and for anyone who requires multifunctional furniture (that may need to be moved around, occasionally). A stepless adjustable backrest lets you find your preferred lounging angle, while supportive high-density foam, breathable linen upholstery and handy side-pocket storage make it a practical choice for everyday life.[/product_listing]

 

Best for Everyday Use 

The Sleep Over Sofa Bed is designed with comfort at the forefront. Its generously cushioned seat creates a cozy spot for reading, relaxing, or accommodating overnight guests, while the low-profile silhouette and soft upholstery lend it a relaxed, designer-approved look. It’s an excellent choice for a home office that may serve double duty, or multipurpose spaces where you want the feel of a bed but still want your space to look good.[/product_listing]

 

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Silk & Snow Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets – $162

Google Fitbit Charge 6 Advanced Health and Fitness Tracker – $139.95

Blackout Curtains for Bedroom – $18.82

 

Best for Small Spaces 

A modern modular sleeper made for small-space living, the Orian shifts from everyday lounge seating to a flat, supportive sleep surface in moments. Ideal for condo dwellers and frequent hosts, it features washable covers, flexible configurations and hidden storage options – delivering a clean, elevated alternative to traditional pull-out sofa beds.[/product_listing]

 

Our top pick with kids in mind, this modular foam play couch doubles as seating, creative play space and a soft sleeping surface for the children in your life. Lightweight pieces stack, fold and rearrange into forts, lounges, or an impromptu bed for naps and sleepovers. With washable covers and durable foam, it’s ideal for families seeking flexible, an easy-clean sleep option that adapts to daily life. And hint: Adults can sleep on it too, if needed.[/product_listing]

 

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Kitsch Satin Pillowcase – $25.99

Utopia Bedding Bed Pillows – $33.99

Deep Sleep Pillow Spray 75 ml – $48.19

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Pope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ”inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.

In a post on X, the American pope quoted the revised Catholic teaching on capital punishment ushered in by Pope Francis that the death penalty attacks the inherent dignity of a human being.

“The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment,” read the post under Leo’s official handle, @Pontifex. “Effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.”

The post ended with the hashtag #NoDeathPenalty.

The U.S. Defense Department announced Thursday that the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base, will be livestreamed. Hasan, scheduled to be executed at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others.

Leo didn’t refer specifically to the planned execution, or the botched lethal injection in Tennessee earlier that has revived debate over the death penalty in the United States. Saturday is World Day Against the Death Penalty, and it is common for the pope’s official social media accounts to post messages marking such commemorations.

But Leo’s post came just hours after his top deputy, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said explicitly that the planned U.S. public execution was “unacceptable.”

Pope Francis declared capital punishment ‘inadmissible’

Pope Francis in 2018 amended official Catholic teaching to declare capital punishment “inadmissible” in all circumstances.

Previously, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the official compendium of church teaching, said the church didn’t exclude recourse to capital punishment “if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.”

Past popes had upheld that position, though St. John Paul II began urging an end to the practice and stressed that guilty people were just as deserving of dignity as innocent ones.

Like Francis before him, Leo has made visiting prisons a key part of his papal travel in a bid to give a message of hope to inmates and underscore their inherent dignity, that God loves them and that there is always a chance for redemption.

“If any of you fear being abandoned by everyone, know that God will never abandon you, and that the church will stand by your side,” Leo told inmates at the notorious Bata prison in Equatorial Guinea during his visit in April. Leo is to visit a prison in Buenos Aires during his upcoming tour through Latin America.

Speaking specifically about the United States, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said the planned livestreamed execution was “truly incomprehensible” and “unacceptable to turn death into a spectacle.”

“The Church’s position is one of total opposition to the death penalty; it is incompatible with human dignity and serves as no deterrent…,” Parolin said in comments carried by Vatican News. “It is truly incomprehensible that anyone would want to use this system today — I don’t know for what purpose. It is certainly unacceptable to turn death into a spectacle; even if the person is guilty, of course, there are other methods.”

The head of the U.S. bishops conference, Archbishop Paul Coakley, expressed “shock” and “great sorrow” at the Pentagon’s plans.

“In no way can Hasan’s actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered,” he said in a statement Friday. “The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.”

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