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A judge is now preparing the final report for the inquest into the 2021 death of Lee Earnshaw, which wrapped up in Winnipeg on Thursday. Earnshaw, a father of four and a commercial fisherman from B.C., died in June 2021 at the age of 42, after a struggle with an opioid addiction. His family says on at least five occasions, Earnshaw tried to access treatment at rapid access to addiction medicine, or RAAM, clinics, but was turned away.The inquest, called by the chief medical examiner, aims to examine the barriers Earnshaw faced in accessing treatment and the circumstances surrounding his…

Keeley Davis has put the women’s State of Origin eye-gouging saga behind her as NSW looks to close out a series victory in Sydney.

SINGAPORE: United States-listed ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is looking to strike a deal to take over smaller Indonesian rival GoTo in the second quarter, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Singapore-headquartered Grab has hired advisers to work on the proposed deal, the two sources added. The deal is subject to terms such as financing, which Grab is in discussion with banks, one of the sources added. Grab declined to comment. In a stock exchange filing on Thursday (May 8), GoTo said it has not made any decision regarding any proposals it may have become aware of…

Indian aircraft went down after the country launched attacks against Pakistan this week, in what it said was retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 26 people and caused tensions between the two nations to boil over.The exact number and variety of lost aircraft is not yet clear.Two or three Indian aircraft went down inside India’s border, according to Indian officials, Western diplomats and local media reports. Pakistan, for its part, claims it shot down five planes and at least one drone: three Rafale fighter jets, one MIG-29 fighter aircraft, one Su-30 fighter jet and one Heron…

Two Democrat-run cities in the Rockies are skirting state laws dictating which flags can be flown on government property, according to The Associated Press – and are granting particular attention to the LGBTQ Pride flag.Utah and Idaho both have laws on the books barring government buildings from flying most flags, save for a select few – like the American flag and military flags. Utah’s law went into effect Wednesday.UTAH BANS LGBTQ+ PRIDE FLAGS, MAGA FLAGS, OTHER UNAPPROVED FLAGS IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, SCHOOLSIn an eleventh-hour bid to circumvent the coming restrictions, Salt Lake City adopted four flags Tuesday: its existing flag,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Holly Archer completed the London Marathon in less than three hours. But before she crossed the finish line in 2 hours and 39 minutes, Archer contended with some unexpected commentary related to her appearance.Archer appeared to wear a pair of running briefs as she ran the race, which apparently grabbed some fans’ attention during the 26-mile event. A video shared to Archer’s social media platform was inundated with comments. Holly Archer of Great Britain competes during the Women’s 2025 TCS London Marathon April 27, 2025, in London.  (Getty Images/Getty Images)Some social media users claimed…

Alex Murdaugh’s surviving eldest son, Buster Murdaugh, married his fiancée, Brooklynn White, in a lavish Lowcountry ceremony on May 3.The couple married at Coosaw Point, a former private hunting preserve-turned event venue, in Beaufort, South Carolina — where Alex Murdaugh was tried for financial crimes following his conviction in the 2021 murders of his younger son, Paul, and wife, Maggie.Photos posted to Instagram show what appeared to be a picturesque ceremony held beneath a sailcloth tent overlooking marshland on the Coosaw Point property. Tables were covered in green and white cloths, and flower arrangements included blue and white hydrangeas and…

The City of Burnaby is hoping a recent viral video will help educate people about keeping their pets safe. On May 5, at approximately 4:15 p.m., City of Burnaby Animal Control received a report of a dog tethered to the rear of a vehicle in the Costco parking lot at 4500 Still Creek Drive.Daniel McDonald, the City of Burnaby animal control officer who attended to the scene arrived at 4:35 p.m. and found the dog tethered in direct sunlight and unable to access shade due to the short length of the tether.The dog was panting “heavily” but not in immediate…

WA wool production continues to plummet on the back of commodity prices, high input costs and decreasing numbers of sheep shorn across the country.

SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday (May 8), South Korea’s military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship. Seoul’s military said it had “detected several projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles”, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The missiles were “fired from the Wonsan area of North Korea into the East Sea at around 8.10am today,” they added, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. The launch, the nuclear-armed North’s first missile test since…