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Two leading environmental groups are giving a thumbs up to Nova Scotia’s ambitious plan to dramatically expand its fledgling offshore wind energy industry. But both groups were quick to add caveats.On Monday, Premier Tim Houston said the province’s plan to license enough offshore wind farms to produce five megawatts of electricity would be increased eightfold to 40 megawatts, well beyond the 2.4 megawatts Nova Scotia needs. He called on Ottawa to help cover the costs of his new Wind West project, saying the excess electricity could be used to supply 27 per cent of Canada’s total demand.“Nova Scotia is on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A transgender softball pitcher in Minnesota sent shock waves throughout the nation after leading Champlin Park High School to a state championship on Friday. The trans athlete’s participation in the girls’ softball season was in defiance of President Donald Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order, and is the focus of a lawsuit filed by three anonymous female players.  Champlin Park celebrates winning the state championship while Bloomington Jefferson watches. (Amber Harding)The White House responded to news of the trans athlete’s championship in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital. “President…

Carlton have beaten arch-rivals Essendon by eight points in a pulsating duel, finally holding on when threatened in the second half.The Blues’ handling of a high hit to Adam Cerra will be a major talking point after the 11.12 (78) to 11.4 (70) win on Sunday night at the MCG.After a hot start that proved decisive, Carlton were in all sorts of trouble in the second half before steadying, partly thanks to an effusive three-quarter-time spray from coach Michael Voss.Blake Acres kicked a booming goal from an acute angle at the start of the last term to fortify Carlton, before…

BANGKOK: Thailand shortened operating hours at 10 border crossings with Cambodia, citing security concerns, as tensions between the two countries simmered after a deadly clash last month. A day earlier, both the Southeast Asian countries reinforced their military presence along disputed border areas, Thailand’s defence minister said. The two governments have exchanged statements, saying they were committed to finding a peaceful resolution after a Cambodian soldier was killed during a clash on May 28 in an undemarcated border area. Checkpoints, including the busiest in Thailand’s eastern province of Sa Kaeo, halved operating hours to 8am (9am, Singapore time) to 4pm local…

A new-look FIFA Club World Cup, featuring 32 teams, kicks off in the United States on June 14 and runs through to the final on July 13. In advance of the tournament, Al Jazeera takes a look at the top five talking points: 1. Cramped schedule raises concerns over player welfare FIFA’s decision to expand the Club World Cup from a six- or eight-team tournament to a supersized 32-team edition has been criticised by FIFPRO, the global football players’ union, and the World Leagues Forum (WLF). Legitimate questions have been raised about the extra workload on players due to the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Some of the White House’s conservative House allies say they’re interpreting the upcoming vote on President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion spending cut proposal as a “test” of what Congress can achieve in terms of rolling back federal funding.Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he would not speak for members of the Trump administration but added, “I do think it is a test.””And I think this is going to demonstrate whether Congress has the fortitude to do what they always say they’ll do,” Roy said. “Cut the minimal amount of spending – $9 billion,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rebekah “Bekah” Charleston had an eerie feeling when she walked inside the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a legal brothel in western Nevada.”While the TV show ‘Cathouse’ might’ve made it look glamorous on the side when you drive out, it’s a double-wide trailer in the middle of nowhere. It’s a literal compound you’re entering into,” the former sex trafficking victim told Fox News Digital.”It was strange. No one was allowed to have a car there,” she said. “Nobody ever left their workplace. We were forced to sleep in the same rooms where we were…

Some of the world’s biggest streaming companies will argue in court on Monday that they shouldn’t have to make CRTC-ordered financial contributions to Canadian content and news. The companies are fighting an order from the federal broadcast regulator that says they must pay five per cent of their annual Canadian revenues to funds devoted to producing Canadian content, including local TV news.The case, which consolidates several appeals by streamers, will be heard by the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto.Apple, Amazon and Spotify are fighting the CRTC’s 2024 order. Motion Picture Association-Canada, which represents such companies as Netflix and Paramount,…

Former Covid prime minister Scott Morrison has been given the top King’s Birthday honour of an Companion of the Order of Australia for his workMr Morrison was given the honour in recognition of his “eminent service” to the people and Australian parliament, noting his contributions to his “leadership of the national Covid-19 response,” his economic initiatives and his work on national security, “especially through leadership of Australia’s contribution to AUKUS”.Reflecting on the challenges during his term as Australia’s 30th prime minister from 2018 to 2022, he said Australians responded with “trademark courage and a care for their country and one…

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