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Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Manitoba grapples with wildfires that have forced more than 17,000 people from their homes, the premier of Saskatchewan said Tuesday the situation is becoming just as dire in his province. Scott Moe said upwards of 15,000 in Saskatchewan have had to leave their communities and more are likely in the coming days.“We didn’t have a very good day yesterday, with the weather the way it was, where the fires are and just how aggressive they are as they bear down on communities,” he told reporters at a wildfire update in Prince…

The premium “Telstra tax” will tick up to $1000 for customers next month when prices are hiked, a consumer advocate says.Researcher and advocate Joel Gibson says the premium paid for Telstra stacks up to about $300 to $400 per device or service. The analysis is comparing Telstra’s offerings with the bare bones, cheapest options and does not consider Telstra’s additional hardware, coverage and servicing guarantees.“The ‘Telstra tax’ just keeps getting bigger and bigger each year, with millions of households probably paying more than $1000 extra now for the privilege of being with Telstra,” Mr Gibson said.Camera IconMost Telstra phone and…

The US tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminium doubled on Wednesday (Jun 4) as President Donald Trump ratchets up a global trade war on the same day he expects trading partners to deliver their “best offer” in bids to avoid punishing import tax rates on other goods from taking effect in early July. Late on Tuesday, Trump signed an executive proclamation that puts into effect from Wednesday his surprise announcement last week that he was taking the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports that had been in place since March to 50 per cent from 25 per cent.…

President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to tackle the economy and improve relations with North Korea after his swearing-in.South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to “heal wounds” after months of political and economic turmoil across the country and to reopen dialogue with North Korea in his first speech after taking office following a landslide win at the polls. Lee, who hails from the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, replaces ousted President Yoon Suk-yeol, who last year triggered a national emergency when he briefly imposed martial law, citing antistate forces and North Korean infiltration. After taking the oath of office…

Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces would be harder and more expensive.President Trump’s domestic policy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cleared the House in May and now moves to the Senate, could also be called Obamacare Repeal Lite, its critics say. In addition to causing millions of Americans to lose their coverage under Medicaid, the health program for low-income and disabled people, the measure includes the most substantial rollback of the ACA since Mr. Trump’s Republican allies tried to pass…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former professional boxer Duke Tanner remembers witnessing a murder on his first day in prison in 2004. “I watched the guy walk out the unit, blood seeping out of his neck. He dropped on the floor and ended up dying later,” Tanner told Fox News Digital, recalling his thoughts at the time.”‘It’s my new environment. I got to survive. I’m not going to die in here. I’m not going to be him.'”He wound up in jail after getting caught in a drug trafficking sting operation while trying to make additional money for his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One year after saddle bronc champion Spencer Wright’s 3-year-old son tragically drowned in a Utah river, his mother reflected on the final moments they spent holding him.”A year ago, today, we held you as you took your last breaths,” Kallie Wright wrote on Monday, June 2, in a post on Instagram alongside a photo of her and her husband with their young son, Levi, in his hospital bed.The child was removed from life support last year, about two weeks after he drove his toy tractor into the water while playing at his…

With Manitoba wildfires continuing to grow, those affected and concerned citizens are anxiously seeking fast, up-to-the-minute information. “There’s a tendency among folks that’s just natural to want to be in the know and to spread a piece of information that seems novel or seems important,” says Jared Wesley, political science professor at the University of Alberta, “but unless you are re-tweeting or reposting something directly from a government agency, you could become part of a misinformation campaign unintentionally”During such emergencies, governing agencies as well as first responders choose direct forms of communication to send their message using phone alerts, door-to-door…

Another council in a major Australian city will explore reducing speed limits on its roads, with public safety a key reason for the potential change.Councillors with the City of Campbelltown, which encompasses Adelaide’s northeastern suburbs, voted on Tuesday night to consult on pulling back the limit from 50km/h to 40km/h on some residential streets as part of a larger transport management plan.The proposed zone includes the streets west of Lower North East Rd and south of Darley Rd.Campbelltown Mayor Jill Whittaker OAM said improving public safety had propelled the idea.“Our vision in Campbelltown is for a safe, sustainable vibrant community,”…

With a progressive administration in South Korea once again in place, along with United States President Donald Trump and Pyongyang’s Kim Jong Un – the configuration behind the Singapore and Hanoi summits in 2018 and 2019 – this raises the possibility of more diplomatic activities. While conditions have changed, especially with North Korea’s recent military partnership with Russia, both Mr Trump and Mr Kim appear interested in giving negotiation another shot. The Lee administration will seek to play a more active and conducive role in making progress on the North Korea issue. On the US-China rivalry, the Lee administration will come under…