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The provincial government is renewing funding for one of Saskatchewan’s main organizations tasked with pulling people out of gang life, STR8 UP. The province is slated to put $1.1 million toward continuing the organization’s work in Saskatoon, Regina, and Prince Albert.“In our experience, young people join gangs because they feel that there’s no hope and so as we work with STR8 UP members, as we work with young people, build relationships as they develop that hope,” STR8 UP co-founder Stan Tu’Inukuafe said.The programming is aimed at providing wraparound support to help people between the ages of 15 and 30 get out…

Australia should offer asylum to members of the Iranian women’s football team, US President Donald Trump says in a plea to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPalestinian journalist Amal Shamali, who worked as a correspondent for Qatar Radio, has been killed in an Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) says.Shamali, who was killed on Monday, also “worked with several Arab and local media outlets and was among the journalists who continued performing their media mission despite the ongoing assault and war on the Gaza Strip”, the PJS said in a statement.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listMore than 270 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched…

Washington — President Trump told Fox News that he’s “not happy” with Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.Khamenei was named Iran’s new leader over the weekend, according to Iranian state media, taking the place of his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war. “Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade said he spoke with the president by phone Sunday, and Mr. Trump said, “I am not happy,” with Mojtaba Khamenei’s ascendance.Last week, Mr. Trump called Khamenei a “lightweight” who would be “unacceptable” to lead Iran. The president has said more than once that he wants…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A popular springtime event in Stratford, Ont., has been cancelled by the city to “reduce the stress” on the fixture’s icons. The annual swan parade, which typically happens on the first Sunday of April, won’t happen this year, the city announced earlier this month.The event, which has been occurring for more than three decades, drew hundreds or thousands of spectators to watch the birds waddle down Morenz Drive to Lake Victoria in the city’s centre.The march from the swans’ winter quarters to the river was often led by a pipe band.“At the…

The Jeep Wrangler has been on sale in Australia for 30 years, but does it still have something to offer in this ever-changing market?

SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday (Mar 9) that authorities would cap domestic fuel prices for the first time in nearly 30 years to contain a spike in prices after the conflict in the Middle East sent global crude prices sharply higher.Speaking at an emergency meeting on the impact of the Middle East crisis, Lee said the government would “swiftly introduce and boldly implement” a maximum price system on petroleum products “that have recently seen excessive price increases”.The current crisis “is a significant burden on our economy, which is highly dependent on global trade and energy…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lainey Wilson hasn’t forgotten her roots.Wilson, 33, reflected on growing up in her tiny farm town of Baskin, Louisiana — home to roughly 170 people — and the misconception “city people” tend to have about blue-collar towns.”Where I’m from, it’s really just like a big farming community,” she said during an appearance on the “No Filter” podcast. “Like my daddy farms corn, wheat, soybeans, oats. Very blue-collar town. We don’t even have a red light. We have a caution light.”The country music star noted that “everybody knows everybody,” and it taught her…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Jets are reportedly set to acquire Miami Dolphins All-Pro defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick in a trade as NFL free agency gets off to a raucous start.The Dolphins will send Fitzpatrick to the Jets for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick, which initially came from the Los Angeles Chargers, ESPN reported Monday. Fitzpatrick’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told the outlet that Fitzpatrick will sign a three-year, $40 million deal with New York. Miami Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) looks on before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium on…

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran. The US-Israeli attacks came without prior warning or approval by the United Nations and targeted and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Just two months earlier, the US launched another attack, on Venezuela, in which its special forces kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his residence in Caracas and transferred him to New York, where he faces criminal charges in federal court.In between these two violent attacks, US President Donald Trump withdrew from 66 international organisations, including 31 UN entities, and launched the Board of Peace, a…