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Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s like Master Chef Canada, with eight culinary students and alumni from Saskatchewan Polytechnic competing for the win. The Prairie Fire Culinary Challenge is on and bringing chefs from popular Saskatoon restaurants like Prairie Sun Brewery, The Old Stone Inn, Hearth Restaurant and Odla to mentor young chefs.“They have to work together as a team, the two of them, and there’s really a big part of mentorship involved in what they’re doing today,” said Chef Anthony McCarthy, founder of Prairie Fire.“They have to prepare an amuse, which came from the black box…

Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith will remain behind bars, with his bail hearing completed without an application being submitted.Australia’s most decorated soldier made multiple offers to hand himself into the Australian Federal Police if they intended to charge him with war crimes, two sources close to the former SAS corporal said.Instead, the AFP chose to arrest the 47-year-old veteran on a commercial flight from Brisbane to Sydney in front of his partner and two teenage daughters.Mr Roberts-Smith’s lawyers offered in writing to make him available “at any place, at any time” to the authorities to be arrested, one of the…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports that the White House has confirmed the US has agreed to suspend all bombing and military attacks on Iran for two weeks, provided the Strait of Hormuz re-opens for safe passage. Trump’s announcement came close to an hour before an original threatened deadline, signalling a breakthrough towards diplomacy.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that, based on conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, he will delay the “bombing and attack of Iran” for two weeks.Trump said the decision came after the leaders requested the U.S. “hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran,” which the president previously threatened would start at 8 p.m. eastern time if a deal was not reached.The president said the postponement is subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Connecticut judge has declared a mistrial in the case involving an 11-year-old girl who was raped and killed over a revelation involving decades-old evidence. Marc Karun, 60, was on trial on murder and kidnapping charges stemming from the alleged killing of Kathleen Flynn, according to FOX 61. Flynn, a sixth grader, was reportedly walking home from Ponus Ridge Middle School in Norwalk when she was attacked on Sept. 23, 1986. Her body was found in the woods along a path to nearby Hunters Lane.  REALTOR’S COLD CASE MURDER FINALLY SOLVED AFTER 15 YEARS, POLICE…

BC Ferries is now recovering from its Easter long weekend issues, but passengers may be surprised to learn that fares are going up on Wednesday by an average of 3.2 per cent. “Gas, ferries, food… it makes it really hard on people,” passenger April Joe said.Starting on Wednesday, it will be $5 more for a car and driver sailing between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, so the new standard rate on this route, with a reservation, will be $110 each way.“The fare increases were set a number of years ago and that’s just to keep up with what we need to…

Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane, members of Mumford & Sons, talk to Anthony Mason about their new album, “Prizefighter,” moving forward without Winston Marshall in the band and their upcoming tour.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After some fans allegedly directed anti-Muslim chants during last Tuesday’s international soccer friendly between Spain’s national team and Egypt, FIFA confirmed it had opened disciplinary proceedings.In a statement, the sport’s governing body said the action was taken against Spain’s federation following the incident.”FIFA has today initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation for incidents that occurred during the friendly match against Egypt.” Spain players line up before the international friendly football match between Spain and Egypt at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat, near Barcelona, on March 31, 2026. (Lluis Gene/AFP)RCDE Stadium…

A vigorous cold front will slam southeastern Australia from Thursday, bringing severe thunderstorms, strong wind gusts and unusually wintry conditions.

REASONS FOR CHINA’S MUTED RESPONSEThere are at least two reasons for Beijing’s relative reticence.First, China’s national interests, while strained, are not severely threatened or damaged. China’s foreign ministry has confirmed that Chinese vessels have safely sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains a critical flashpoint for global energy transit. As Iran’s primary economic patron, China can likely contain direct damage to its oil supplies.What is more, China spent 2025 stockpiling significant oil reserves. According to energy intelligence firm Vortexa, “China’s onshore crude inventories… [reached] a record 1.13 billion barrels” by late 2025. Estimates suggest these reserves could last the…