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It will be a historic CFL first Saturday night in Vancouver. The B.C. Lions will host the Edmonton Elks at B.C. Place in the season opener for both teams. This will mark the first opening week featuring two Canadian starting quarterbacks (B.C.’s Nathan Rourke, Edmonton’s Tre Ford) since 1968 and the first time it’s occurred in the same game. 4:29 Nathan Rourke Gets Ready for Lions Season Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement The 2025 season will kick off Thursday night with the Ottawa Redblacks visiting the Saskatchewan Roughriders. On Friday night, the Toronto Argonauts begin their Grey…

Hundreds of people have attended a candle-lit vigil outside a territory’s parliament in support of a desert community which has lost a second young man in a death-in-custody incident.The vigil in Darwin was held on Wednesday night amid growing calls for an independent investigation into the death of mentally disabled man Kumanjayi White on May 27.He died shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers in a supermarket in Alice Springs.Police allege the the 24-year-old, originally from the outback community of Yuendumu, was shoplifting and had assaulted a security guard who confronted him in the confectionery aisle.At Wednesday’s…

Russia proposed a short, two to three-day ceasefire to allow both sides to retrieve the bodies of fallen soldiers. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that Kyiv rejected this proposal. “I believe this is simply a gross mistake on the part of the regime in Kyiv,” Lavrov said. Despite the stalemate, Russia’s top negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, confirmed that Moscow is prepared to proceed with a large-scale prisoner exchange agreed upon in Istanbul, scheduled for June 7 to 9. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated that the first phase would commence this weekend. Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as an…

In SummaryThe number of cellular mobile connections in Africa is about 855 million as of 2025, with the data in some countries representing as much as 200% of their total population, due to individuals owning more than one device.  In 2025, Africa will record an estimated 120 million new subscribers, with Nigeria recording the highest number of mobile phone users in Africa, followed by South Africa and Egypt. Deep Dive!!Africa is experiencing an unprecedented mobile revolution, with mobile phones rapidly becoming essential tools for communication, economic empowerment, and digital innovation. In a continent where traditional infrastructure is often lacking, mobile technology has…

The deadly crowd crush marred the celebration of the Premier League cricket champion in the Indian city of Bengaluru, officials said

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With just under three weeks to go until primary day in the nation’s most populous city, the New York City mayoral race is heating up.Nine Democrats running for mayor in the Democratic-dominated city will face off Wednesday night in the first of two debates ahead of the June 24 primary, with early voting starting 10 days earlier, on June 14.And likely in the political crosshairs in the first in-person clash between the candidates will be former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the polling frontrunner.The former three-term governor, who resigned from office in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Philadelphia have arrested a Russian national accused of being a member of Al Qaeda. The 39-year-old man detained on May 23 was born in Tajikistan and is a fugitive who is wanted overseas, ICE announced this week. “Arresting individuals linked to terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda reaffirms our unwavering commitment to safeguard the homeland,” ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia Field Office Director Brian McShane said in a statement. “Through close collaboration with our outstanding partners at the FBI, we have taken decisive action to make our…

Justice Minister Sean Fraser apologized Wednesday for comments he made about the government’s duty to consult with Indigenous leaders on major projects. Fraser said Tuesday that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requires consultation but does not amount to “a blanket veto power” over projects.Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Fraser said Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak called him Tuesday night to express her frustration with his comments, and he apologized.“Despite innocent intentions, I think my comments actually caused hurt and potentially eroded a very precarious trust that has been built up over many years…

US stocks have edged higher as strength in technology shares offset declines driven by weak economic data that deepened concerns about the effects of trade policies from US President Donald Trump’s administration.The US services sector contracted for the first time in nearly a year in May while businesses paid higher input prices, a reminder that the economy was still at risk of experiencing a period of very slow growth and high inflation.The ADP National Employment Report showed US private employers added the fewest number of workers in more than two years in May.Investors are awaiting Friday’s non-farm payrolls data for…

BEIJING: The United States, in its commemoration of the Tiananmen protests in 1989, “distorted” historical facts and attacked China’s political system, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday (Jun 4). China has lodged a complaint to the US side, a spokesperson at the Chinese ministry said at a regular news conference. “The erroneous statements by the US side maliciously distort historical facts, deliberately attack China’s political system and developmental path, and seriously interfere in China’s internal affairs,” said Lin Jian. “The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it. We have lodged a solemn protest with the…