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The former director general of Roger Cook’s own department abruptly left her role last month after the Premier’s re-election.

An NHL prospect was forced to hang up his skates before ever playing for the team that drafted him.Chaz Lucius, a first-round pick four years ago, announced his retirement Tuesday due to an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome diagnosis.Lucius was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets with the 18th overall selection and had been playing for their AHL affiliate. Winnipeg’s Chaz Lucius applies pressure on the forecheck during the third period against Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2023. (Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)”I thought I was just unlucky. With this diagnosis of EDS, I now realize that my body could not handle the…

Joint efforts should be made to safeguard regional stability through security and law enforcement collaboration to address various risks and challenges, the Xinhua statement said, adding that China’s leadership pledged to boost people-to-people exchanges. Xi addressed the meeting just days before his expected coming visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, all important neighbours for China. China is among a group of countries with the most neighbours in the world, sharing land borders with 14 nations – a distinction it shares with Russia – while facing eight other nearby countries, including US allies Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. The Indo-Pacific…

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, says despite occasional cancellations at some universities, she continues to speak out and share her work. She says there is a growing global censorship around Palestine and its supporters, and points out an entrenched policy-level bias, as a driving force behind the silencing.

Federal prosecutors say Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump as he golfed last September during the 2024 campaign, also attempted to acquire an anti-aircraft weapon to shoot down Mr. Trump’s plane.In a filing Monday, the government said that in August, “Routh sought to purchase the devices online from an associate Routh believed to be a Ukrainian with access to military weapons.” Routh allegedly told an associate to “‘send me an rpg [rocket propelled grenade] or stinger and I will see what we can do,'” according to the court document. “I need equipment so that Trump cannot get…

Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, officially announced on Tuesday that he was challenging Senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary next year, setting up what is likely to be the most contentious and expensive intraparty contest of 2026.Mr. Paxton, a firebrand conservative litigant who has sought to strongly align himself with President Trump, had been teasing a run against Mr. Cornyn for weeks. He all but announced his intentions in an interview with The New York Times last week.On Tuesday, Mr. Paxton unveiled a website for his nascent campaign, prominently featuring a photo of him posing with Mr.…

You’ve probably heard this sentiment before: If you just stopped buying lattes every day, you could afford a house. However, according to a study done by a real estate company in Toronto, many Ontarians don’t stand a chance with today’s housing market.As real estate prices continue to soar across Ontario, some Canadians may be looking for unique ways to save up for a new home, like cutting out a daily latte. But according to data from ZooCasa, saving $5.19 a day (national average cost of a latte) may not be enough to move the needle.Using average home prices across the…

The trial of a US man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings in rural Queensland has been delayed after a ransomware attack on his lawyer’s office.

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Doing the MathPresident Trump’s latest tariffs — which, among other things, raised import taxes on Chinese goods to 104 percent — went into effect at midnight on Wednesday.Desi Lydic described Trump as “out of control right now” during Tuesday’s “Daily Show.”“I’d say he’s like a bull in a china shop, but at 104 percent, I can’t afford to say that.” — DESI LYDIC“OK, this is getting…

Kyle Richards is shedding light on how her former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” co-star Teddi Mellencamp is doing following her cancer diagnosis.Richards told Extra that Mellencamp has had some “rough days” since being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in February.”She has some rough days right now going through radiation and the immunotherapy, but, you know, you know Teddi,” Richards said. Kyle Richards says Teddi Mellencamp is a “really strong girl” as she battles cancer. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for Ketel One Botanical)”She is a really strong girl and I do believe she’s going to come out the other side of…