A meeting between the AFL and 18 club presidents — billed as a potential showdown over the future of Tasmania — has failed to deliver any fireworks, as the league doubles down on its commitment to welcoming the Devils into the AFL men’s competition in 2028. Media reports had suggested that the AFL would be…
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States are an ongoing “problem” for trade negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump‘s trade envoy said Tuesday as next month’s deadline to renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on free trade (CUSMA) draws ever closer. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Fox Business he’s focused on addressing “flaws” in the trade pact…
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Long before the hearing, he was struggling with the process. He had already been found in contempt of a restraining order, in breach of child support orders, and threatened with a harassment charge if he didn’t shape up. Despite having a job as a software engineer that paid $150,000 annually, he was $30,000 behind in…
In 1985, a child safety campaign called Kids Can Say No! was launched. Aimed to educate children between ages five and eight on how to protect themselves against sexual abuse, the instructional film was purchased by police forces, libraries and educational institutions across the UK and Australia, as well as being broadcast (twice) on the…
Which brings me to my last point: the device itself. If Carney really wanted to be audacious, he would ban the purchase of smartphones for children, not just social media. Of course, parents could act on their own and buy their kids no phone, or just a “dumbphone,” thereby saving themselves a pile of money…
Found on the island of Taiwan, “The Heaven Sword” is the tallest tree in East Asia. Measured at a whopping 84.1 metres tall, the 1000-year-old tree is five times the height of Queensland’s Big Pineapple, and belongs to an ancient cypress species. Despite its seemingly unmissable height, it was only found a few years ago…
“Chief justices in Canada, in every province, and the chief justice of Canada have a responsibility, not an obligation, but a responsibility to speak out about any attempts on judicial independence, attacks on independence, or the rule of law… or any events that could jeopardize the justice system,” Wagner said.
Australian tennis player Priscilla Hon has drawn attention to the difference between the men’s and women’s prize money at the Libéma Open in the Netherlands. The 146th-ranked Hon posted to Instagram about the gap between the men’s winner’s purse of 110,055 euros ($180,214) as opposed to the women’s 32,520 euros ($53,251). Hon’s caption read: “Same…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Gordie Howe International Bridge between Canada and the United States will open at the end of this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday. “It’s positive news,” Carney said when asked about an update on the bridge. “The bridge will be open at the end…