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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 23, 2026 6:40 pm Updated February 23, 2026 9:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views. British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International is suing the provincial government for $80,000 and seeking a declaration from the Superior Court that the Christian group’s Charter rights were violated by the cancellation.Housing Minister Caroline Proulx defended her decision to block the “Faith, Fire, Freedom Rally”…

Three years after a flood disaster ravaged thousands of Aussie homes, some are going under the hammer for less than the price of a coffee under a major buyback scheme.

NEW DELHI: Technical incidents such as engine oil and fuel leaks affecting Air India flights reached their highest rate in at least 14 months in January, a company document shows, underscoring growing strain on the carrier’s revamp ambitions. India’s second-largest airline has come under scrutiny from the country’s safety regulator since a crash last year killed 260 people. It has since reported many safety lapses and in December admitted there was a “need for urgent improvements in process discipline, communication, and compliance culture”.In January, Air India recorded 1.09 technical incidents per 1,000 flights, quadrupling from levels of just 0.26 in December…

The incident in Isfahan province follows crash of fighter jet in Hamadan province less than a week ago.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 24 Feb 202624 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareTehran, Iran – Two military pilots and two merchants have been killed after an army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in central Iran.The crash on Tuesday morning occurred in Dorcheh, a town in Isfahan province, where the army has a major airbase, according to state media, which said the cause was likely a technical fault in the aircraft.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFootage broadcast…

FedEx sued the Trump administration over its tariffs on Monday, asking for a “full refund” of all payments it made to the government under a set of tariff policies that were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.The complaint, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, is the first major lawsuit seeking tariff reimbursements since the high court ruled last week that President Trump had exceeded his authority when he used the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on most of the world.The Supreme Court did not indicate whether businesses that paid tariffs under IEEPA are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA men’s hockey honored the late Johnny Gaudreau on Sunday as players carried his jersey and his children onto the ice as they celebrated a gold medal win at the Olympics.Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed by an alleged drunk driver in New Jersey in August 2024. They were in town for their sister’s wedding. The former Columbus Blue Jackets player likely would have been on the team if it wasn’t for the tragedy. United States’ Dylan Larkin (21) holds Johnny, the son of the late player Johnny Gaudreau while…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a Missouri deputy, according to officials.Richard Dean Bird, 45, was apprehended early Tuesday morning following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy that occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on social media.The incident triggered a manhunt for the suspect, who was considered to be armed and dangerous.The Missouri State Highway Patrol described the suspect as a bald white man with brown eyes standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall and…

A mining equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Sweden is expanding its operations in Saskatoon, breaking ground on its latest manufacturing facility Monday. Sandvik will construct a 51,000-square-foot facility in the northern part of the city, expected to bring manufacturing work typically conducted overseas to Saskatchewan.The $51-million investment will focus on mechanical cutting, parts and services to support the mining sector across central and western Canada.“We have a wash bay, sandblast bay, we can do welding, we can do testing on electronics and hydraulics. So it’s really a facility that caters to the whole suite that we need to rebuild our…

True North Copper has secured a $400,000 Queensland Government grant under the Collaborative Development Program (CDP) to probe old mine waste at its Mt Oxide copper project in Queensland.The company believes the historical bonanza-grade ore ripped out of the historic mine highlights the potential for significant untapped value in Mt Oxide’s waste and stockpiled material.After walking away from the mine, the old timers left behind stockpiles, leach heaps and overburden dumps that are now managed by Queensland’s Abandoned Mine Lands Program.Rather than seeing those remnants as a liability, True North is now eyeing them as a possible bonus prize to…

WILL THE OPPOSITION STAND BEHIND DR SAM?  For all the symbolism surrounding Ahmad Samsuri’s elevation, the key question is whether he can consolidate authority within the coalition and expand PN’s electoral map. PN has long struggled to win over non-Malay and urban voters, largely due to its conservative positions on gender roles, LGBTQ issues, alcohol and gambling, as well as its longstanding push for hudud, or Islamic criminal law. The coalition’s ideological posture has entrenched scepticism among minority communities, especially since PAS remains the largest individual party with 43 seats in Parliament’s lower house of 222 members. Post-GE15 analyses by think tanks such as Ilham…