A lawyer representing a transgender woman incarcerated in a men’s prison says her client should be transferred to a women’s institution for her safety. Lawyer Jessica Rose told a Federal Court judge Monday that male inmates harassed and assaulted her client, Amanda Joy Cooper, after she came out as a woman in 2020. During a…
WA Police have been forced to fly some accused criminals out of remote communities because of regional court closures. The state’s top judicial officers last month announced more than 20 regional courts would close between June and August over a security dispute between the Justice Department and police. Three-month closure for regional and remote courthouses…
The latest in a long string of reports and studies shows Halifax continues to be a tough place for renters. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) rental market update shows the city is diverging from trends seen in other cities, and features low vacancy rates and high rents. Residents say it’s no surprise. “I…
England coach Brendon McCullum says he was angry but also concerned about Ben Stokes after the nightclub incident involving his captain and fast bowler Gus Atkinson, which led to their omission from the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval. Stokes and Atkinson breached the team’s midnight curfew and were reportedly present when an…
This matters because football in Iran is not free. It sits heavily under the influence of a state apparatus dominated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — a designated terrorist organization that was responsible for the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in 2020, which killed 176 people, including dozens of Canadians. The…
Hello and welcome to our federal politics live blog. It’s great to have you with us early this Tuesday morning! I’m Josh Boscaini joining you live from Parliament House in Canberra here and ready to bring you all of today’s federal politics news. The Reserve Bank will deliver its interest rates decision today following the…
Imposing a new nuclear deal on Iran would calm the region down and delay a Middle Eastern arms race, especially if, unlike the old deal signed by the Obama administration, this includes an international monitoring system that can’t be easily evaded or confounded. Ending Iranian terror funding would, similarly, free the Lebanese and Palestinians from the fetters of Hezbollah…
Culling sharks would not reduce the risk of attacks because of their migratory behaviour, a marine biologist says, as debate reignites on how to make Sydney beaches safer. Leah Stewart, 35, remains in a critical but stable condition after she was bitten by a suspected white shark in Sydney’s east on Saturday. The local mother…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2026 4:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An animal protection agency says a small marsupial has been on the loose on Montreal’s South Shore for days. Galahad SPCA says it’s unclear whether the animal is a small kangaroo or a…
California Governor Gavin Newsom says US President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department to investigate him and his wife. “They have not found a crime — they are simply trying to find one,” Mr Newsom wrote in a post on X. The longtime political rival of the president said federal agents had in recent…