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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2026 12:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by Ryan Wedding has been denied bail. Rolan Sokolovski sought to be released ahead of a hearing that will determine whether he’ll be extradited to the United States, where he faces charges over his alleged role in the organization.Sokolovski’s legal team proposed to have him live with three of his sureties if released on bail and be placed…

Playing only for pride after a wretched T20 World Cup campaign, Australia have at least signed off on an upbeat note with skipper Mitch Marsh taking out his frustration by helping smash his side to a nine-wicket victory over makeweights Oman in Sri Lanka.Looking unsurprisingly subdued in a match which had been pencilled in as a warm-up for their entry into the Super Eight stage but turned into a dispiriting ‘dead rubber’, Marsh’s already eliminated side at least couldn’t be faulted for professionalism as they bowed out in ruthless fashion in Pallekele on Friday.After Australia bowled out the Omanis for…

POSSIBLE APPEALS? Meanwhile, history suggests the legal battle may not be over. South Korea has a precedent of former presidents receiving heavy sentences only for them to be reduced or pardoned later.Former military ruler Chun Doo-hwan was sentenced to death in 1996 for his role in the 1979 coup and the violent suppression of pro-democracy protests. His successor Roh Tae-woo also received a lengthy prison term. Both sentences were later reduced on appeal, and the two men were pardoned in 1997 in what was described at the time as a move for national unity. More recently, former President Park Geun-hye was released early in…

new video loaded: Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With ConditionsSince Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law, although the restrictions on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening.By Simon Romero, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Patricia Sulbarán and Marian CarrasqueroFebruary 20, 2026

  9m ago How the justices divided in the tariff ruling The Supreme Court’s decision crossed ideological lines, with three conservative justices and the court’s three liberals forming a majority to strike down the president’s tariffs: Supreme Court justices ruled 6-3 to invalidate tariffs President Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. CBS News The majority itself was split, however, with the liberals and conservatives disagreeing about why the tariffs should be struck down. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett said the tariffs fail to meet the standard set under the “major questions…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! State and federal authorities are investigating after a suspect allegedly stole an ambulance, loaded up staged gas cans and plowed the emergency vehicle into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office in Idaho — in what investigators believe was an attempted arson attack.Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, an ambulance was stolen from a bay at St. Luke’s West hospital. The suspect, who has not yet been identified, drove the ambulance through the parking lot and retrieved gas cans that were staged in nearby vegetation, according to Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea.The suspect then…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Porter Airlines flight arriving in Hamilton from Edmonton Wednesday lost traction and slid off the taxiway, officials say. Flight PD478 landed safely at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport but lost traction due to weather conditions while taxiing to the terminal, a spokesperson for the airport told Global News Friday.“There were 78 passengers and crew onboard, with no reported injuries,” they said.A spokesperson for Porter added the plane’s nose wheel had slightly left the paved surface.The incident caused delays at the airport.“Out of precaution, the airport elected to close the runways…

Opinion polls are predicting a landslide election win for a state Labor government, while at the same time signalling a seismic shift in Australian politics.

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday (Feb 20) that relations with Japan had been reduced to zero over Tokyo’s “unfriendly” stance towards Russia, and there was no ongoing dialogue towards peace.Russia and Japan never signed a formal World War II peace treaty, with the main obstacle being an unresolved territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories.In her inaugural address to parliament on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said: “Although Japan-Russia relations are in a tough spot, the Japanese government’s position remains unchanged, aiming to resolve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty,”…

A ‘revolving door’ for prisoners?For Armas, the joy of his homecoming has been dulled by the fear of continued persecution.The trouble largely began after he served as an organiser for Venezuela’s opposition during the contested 2024 presidential election.Protesters had denounced the vote as rigged after Maduro’s government failed to provide the official results of the election. The opposition, meanwhile, published evidence suggesting its candidate had won by a considerable margin.That prompted a sweeping government crackdown on dissenters.In December 2024, Armas was arrested. He said he was taken to a house where he was blindfolded, tied to a chair for days…