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Nearly 60 new businesses opened in Edmonton’s Chinatown area in the past year, according to advocates, but concerns about safety and cleanliness persist. The City of Edmonton is exploring three new initiatives aimed at improving Chinatown, after a city council committee on Wednesday approved further study into a community cleanup group, possible changes to the 97 Street bridge and housing incentives for the Quarters area.The measures were discussed during the annual update on the city’s Chinatown strategy, where councillors and community members acknowledged recent gains while stressing that more work is needed.Progress and persistent problemsCommunity groups reported a surge in…

High-profile defendants could soon find it harder to keep their identity under wraps on mental health grounds.Victorian Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny has committed to seek advice on possible changes to suppression order laws after a direct plea by media behemoths.In a letter to Ms Kilkenny, leaders from the Herald Sun, Age, The Australian, Nine, Seven, Network Ten, Australian Financial Review, 3AW, ABC and The Guardian warned of a “significant and concerning increase” in the issuing of suppression orders on mental health grounds.Grounds for obtaining a suppression order under Victoria’s Open Courts Act were changed in 2013 from protecting a person’s “physical…

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s foreign minister said talks on United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, of which the Southeast Asian nation is a key troop-contributing member, were on hold due to the Middle East war.The Board of Peace was initially established to ensure that post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza proceeds effectively. The US and Israeli air war against Iran has killed scores of civilians, thrown global air transport into chaos and sent oil prices surging after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”All BoP discussions are on hold as all attention has shifted to the situation in Iran,” Foreign Minister Sugiono,…

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TV host and food expert Padma Lakshmi, the creator and executive producer of the new CBS series, “America’s Culinary Cup,” speaks to “CBS Mornings” about creating the cooking competition and how it’s different from other shows.

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | ReutersAmazon’s data center in Bahrain was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the company’s support of the U.S. military, Iranian state media said Wednesday. The company’s cloud computing unit said Monday that one of its facilities in Bahrain was damaged due to a nearby drone strike on Sunday. Two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were also damaged after they…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Illinois man accused of stabbing a pregnant woman more than 70 times, setting her on fire and stabbing her dog between the eyes, appeared eerily calm and relaxed hours after the killing, even trying to nap while in a police vehicle taking him to jail. Nedas Revuckas, 19, pleaded not guilty this week to the stabbing death of Eliza Morales, 30, and her unborn child on Jan. 26 in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.Revuckas allegedly stabbed Morales, who was five months pregnant, and set her apartment on fire. During the attack,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby has written a letter urging the governors of three western U.S. states to join the province in ending the seasonal time change. “Despite the trade challenges before us, our Cascadia region remains deeply integrated through tourism, trade and transportation and we value you as close neighbours and friends,” the letter reads.“We want our economies to be aligned, for travel and trade to be be unhindered.”On Monday, Eby announced that this weekend will be the last time the province will spring forward, making daylight saving time permanent. 7:11 B.C.…

IAG’s first attempt was rejected by the competition regulator in December on concerns it would diminish competition in WA’s motor and home and contents insurance.