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Users of the South Saskatchewan River are sounding the alarm over dangerously low water levels. But questions now come to the surface as to Lake Diefenbaker’s capacity to support farming and irrigation, as well as a constant supply of drinking water for 60 per cent of the province. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Dr. John Pomeroy, a director with the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Water Futures, says farmers should be able to get by based on the water level currently held in the…

John Prevost long knew his brother would be a priest but was stunned when he became pope, something a neighbour predicted when Leo XIV was just six years old.

Pakistan’s army said it shot down 28 out of 29 Israeli-made Harop drones that crossed into the country on Thursday. New Delhi claimed it destroyed an air defence system in Lahore. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the drones “made attempts to attack military installations” and “targeted civilians”, killing one and injuring four, with four army personnel also wounded. Among the cities targeted was Rawalpindi, where the military is headquartered. The city’s cricket stadium was one of the venues of the Pakistan Super League, which later announced its remaining eight matches would be moved to the United Arab Emirates. Residents in…

Robert Francis Prevost, now Leo XIV, is the first American pope. Jason Horowitz, Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, and Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the international desk, discuss what this means.

Months before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pope, a social media account under his name expressed criticism of Vice President JD Vance, sharing an article that called the vice president’s interpretation of Christian doctrine “wrong.”The piece, published in The National Catholic Reporter, was a rebuttal to Mr. Vance’s interpretation of a Catholic teaching that he had used to defend the Trump administration’s deportation policies.The post on X, which the account shared in February, was one of several that highlighted articles criticizing the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.In April, the account under Cardinal Prevost’s name shared commentary from…

The Trump administration fired the librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden, on Thursday, drawing swift outcry from Democrats. Dr. Hayden was the first African American and first woman to serve as the head of the institution.Dr. Hayden, appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress by President Barack Obama in 2016, had overseen the library through President Trump’s first term. The library, the oldest government-run cultural institution in the United States, only rarely gets a new leader. Dr. Hayden was its first since 1987.She was fired in a two-sentence email from Trent Morse, the deputy director of White House personnel, according…

An Ontario boating company is one step closer to launching a ferry that will take passengers from Toronto’s waterfront to central Niagara in just 30 minutes. Hoverlink Ontario has officially secured its Toronto docking site, marking a major milestone for travellers and commuters along this route.The service is set to become the first large-scale hovercraft transit system in North America and is designed to move passengers across Lake Ontario in just half an hour.According to the release, this new route will cut down travel time by up to 90 per cent compared with driving or taking a bus or train.“It…

Fireys and farmers have vented their disapproval of proposed “unfair” legislation to hike an emergency service tax.

TOKYO: Japan’s fair trade watchdog has warned 15 luxury hotels in Tokyo that their sharing of information on occupancy rates and prices could violate anti-monopoly laws. Hotel prices around the country have soared in recent months as record numbers of foreign tourists have flocked to Japan amid labour shortages and stubborn inflation. Major hotel operators in the capital, including the Imperial Hotel and the New Otani, have held monthly meetings, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) said in a statement Thursday (May 8). “They exchanged information on monthly room occupancy rates, average room prices, revenue per room, future bookings and…

Student protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi has appeared at the Vermont state house to help launch a legal defence fund to help immigrants like himself who are facing deportation hearings. His appearance on Thursday comes nearly a week after Mahdawi himself was released from immigration detention, after spending nearly 16 days in custody for his pro-Palestinian advocacy. The administration of President Donald Trump has sought to deport Mahdawi and other student activists for their demonstrations, citing a Cold War-era law that allows the removal of foreign nationals deemed to have adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States. Though released on…