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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wiarton Willie, Ontario’s famous season-predicting groundhog, has died. The Town of South Bruce Peninsula announced the death Tuesday and said the search for Willie’s successor will begin soon.It was just over a month ago when Willie made what is now its last Groundhog Day prediction: an early spring.The town described Willie as a curious and charismatic groundhog that delighted both residents and visitors. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. “The Wiarton Willie Festival has been a…

Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque master Caravaggio, the culture ministry says.It cost 30 million euros ($A49 million), one of the largest sums the state has ever paid for a single artwork.Painted in 1598, the work depicts Monsignor Maffeo Barberini, an influential cleric who later became Pope Urban VIII, one of the great patrons of the arts of his time.The work had been held in a private Florence collection and was attributed to Caravaggio in 1963.It was shown in public for the first time in 2024 at Rome’s Palazzo Barberini and will now enter that museum’s permanent collection.”After…

Australia’s Qantas Airways, Scandinavia’s SAS and Air New Zealand have announced airfare hikes, blaming an abrupt spike in the cost of fuel caused by the US-Israel attack on Iran that is rattling the global aviation sector.Jet fuel prices, which were around $85 to $90 per barrel before the attack on Iran, have soared to between $150 and $200, New Zealand’s flag carrier said on Tuesday as it suspended its financial outlook for 2026 due to uncertainty over the conflict.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe war, which disrupted shipping via the world’s most vital oil export route, has sent oil…

Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune made clear Tuesday that an elections bill known as the SAVE America Act faces an unlikely path to passage, reiterating his skepticism about the bill’s chances as President Trump threatens a legislative blockade until Congress approves the measure.”There are no easy ways to do this,” Thune told reporters Tuesday. “Believe me, we’ve examined all the options.”The legislation, which the House passed last month, would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, along with photo ID to cast a ballot. But Mr. Trump has demanded that the legislation go farther and ban all…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Philadelphia police are still searching for a suspect from a deadly February shooting, releasing surveillance video Monday in hopes of identifying the gunman.The newly released footage shows the victim’s car rolling to a stop on Upland Street before the unnamed victim and another man exit the vehicle and engage in a southwest Philadelphia fist fight Thursday, Feb. 26. During the altercation, police say one fatal shot was fired into the victim’s stomach.”The vehicle is registered to the 40-year-old shooting victim, so it is his vehicle,” Philadelphia Police Department chief inspector Scott Small…

More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta’s legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to stomp out the push for the province to quit Canada. “Our rights are being minimized,” Confederacy of Treaty 8 First Nations Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi told reporters.“Our people are being minimized at every level.”The comments came after First Nations chiefs across the province unanimously called on members of the legislature to hold a non-confidence vote against the government in part for how it has handled the budding separatist movement.Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi tabled…

Four Nationals members are expected to throw their hat into the ring to replace David Littleproud after he shocked his colleagues by resigning as leader.

NewsFeedThe chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said he “respects” Iran’s resistance in the war but does not see its forces as stronger than anticipated. Speaking at a Pentagon briefing, General Dan Caine said Iranian forces were “fighting”, but “not more formidable than what we thought.”Published On 10 Mar 202610 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A week and a half into the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, the latest national public opinion poll indicates that more than half of American voters oppose U.S. military action.But the survey from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is the latest to indicate a wide partisan divide when it comes to support for the U.S. military operation, known as Epic Fury, which has resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the decimation of the country’s military.Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted Friday…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennis star Mirra Andreeva had a total meltdown on the court after losing to Katerina Siniakova 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the Round of 32 at Indian Wells in Coachella Valley on Monday.Andreeva, 18, entered the tournament as the defending champion, but her emotions got the best of her throughout her match with Siniakova.Andreeva rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win the first set 6-4, but things spiraled from there. After she lost the second set in a tiebreaker, she took out her frustrations on her racket, earning a code violation. During…