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By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2026 7:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he will be sitting down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar in the coming weeks to discuss the looming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement. Dominic LeBlanc says he spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the phone after his American counterpart last week said Canadians had barriers that made it difficult to have bilateral trade talks. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political,…

Golden Dragon Mining has kicked off its next round of drilling at its emerging Coodardy prospect in Western Australia’s Murchison.The aim is stretch its high-grade gold zone further along strike and deeper into fresh rock, building on recent shallow hits that hinted at a promising near-surface system.Standout hits from the company’s maiden program included an 8-metre hit grading 7.3 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from just 20m. Another thicker 16-metre section ran a solid 1.7g/t gold, alongside an 8-metre strike, which came in at a hefty 5.1g/t gold.The shallow zones show good continuation to the north, pointing to some easily…

Meanwhile, LTA announced earlier this month that the vehicle entry permit (VEP) fee for foreign-registered cars and motorcycles will be increased next year and made payable on all days except weekends and Singapore public holidays.From Jan 1, 2027, the VEP fee will be raised to S$50 per day for cars and S$7 per day for motorcycles, up from the current S$35 and S$4 daily fees respectively. The annual 10 free VEP days and the free VEP hours on weekdays will also be removed. Last Thursday, the Malaysian parliament passed the RTS Link Bill to ease congestion at the Causeway, including a single-clearance concept…

Sanaa, Yemen – Ahmed Abdu, 28, parked his motorbike near a hall under construction in the al-Jiraf neighbourhood of Sanaa. He walked some metres to deliver a food parcel to a customer.Nearly a minute later, an air strike hit the hall, setting off a thunderous explosion.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFire erupted, and smoke rose on the dark street at night. Passersby screamed and fled in panic. The attack happened last Ramadan, on March 19, 2025, in the Yemeni capital.Ahmed, who survived, said he will never forget that moment of horror. He escaped unscathed, but his motorbike was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could have a critical impact on local disaster response without assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a public safety expert warned.In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jeffrey Halstead, the director of strategic accounts at Genasys, a communications hardware and software provider to help communities during disasters, said the DHS shutdown could impact emergency response and recovery efforts now that FEMA support has been restricted.”Every time that the government enters into one of these shutdowns, there’s a distinctive part of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! American speedskater Brittany Bowe will not leave the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with a medal, but she will return home with a new ring. Team USA women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight proposed to Bowe at the 2026 Winter Games. The two first met while competing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Knight proposed on the eve of the women’s hockey gold medal clash between the U.S. and Canada.Knight shared the moment on social media, captioning a video of the two athletes in matching Team USA gear, “Olympics brought us together. This one made us…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. – The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is drawing even more attention with the rollout of a new TV series profiling the department as the search for Nancy Guthrie remains ongoing.The new 10-episode limited series titled “Desert Law” premiered on A&E in early January and provides viewers with “elite access to one of the largest sheriff’s departments in America” by showcasing the daily life of deputies within the Arizona office. BURGLARY THEORY IN MISSING GUTHRIE CASE ‘RIDICULOUSLY RARE’ SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE Pima County Sheriff’s deputies assemble at Nancy Guthrie’s home in…

A government sign outside the Cottonwoods Extended Care home in Kelowna, B.C.,  promises a bigger and better facility is on the way. However, plans to replace the 50-year-old care centre are no longer moving forward, at least not for now.“We were absolutely shocked when we turned to the capital project section of the budget,” said Gavin Dew, Conservative MLA for Kelowna-Mission.  “I’m very concerned about the impact for seniors on access to long-term care. We badly need more capacity.”Tuesday’s provincial budget revealed the indefinite pause on construction.The news comes a year and half after former health minister Adrian Dix announced…

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Removal from a position, especially a senior post, typically signals the end of a person’s career in Chinese politics. It is also often difficult to find private sector employment following removal.Insiders and analysts said the caution about officials’ overseas family ties reflected the party’s growing concerns about fugitives moving embezzled funds abroad.The party insider added that China’s cross-border judicial cooperation with the US had become more challenging in recent years compared with other countries due to the intense rivalry between Beijing and Washington.A provincial official familiar with disciplinary matters said scrutiny had intensified because none of the “naked officials” involved…