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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A small town 200 km north of Edmonton is losing its only pharmacy. The drug store will be closing, leaving community members scrambling over what this could mean for their medication. The Rexall Pharmacy is a staple in Swan Hills, Alta. The town has a population of around 1,400 people, and the pharmacy is the only place for community members to get their prescriptions and pick up some essential items. Now they’ll have to find somewhere new.Employees of the drug store and residents have been told the pharmacy is closing on April…

Economists predict Australia’s economy could suffer its worst quarterly fall since the 1990s outside of the Covid pandemic.

NewsFeedNASA successfully launched four astronauts into space on Wednesday evening, for a 10-day flight that will take them around the moon. It’s the most ambitious US space mission in decades.Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

A coalition of major Democratic groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, seeking to strike down an executive order that would exert more federal influence over mail-in voting — including by creating lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state.The suit — filed in D.C. federal court by the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association and two major Democratic campaign groups — is the first major legal challenge to the executive order, which President Trump signed on Tuesday. The top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are also…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 7-month-old baby girl was killed by a stray bullet Wednesday afternoon when a gunman on a moped opened fire on a Brooklyn street, police said.According to the New York City Police Department, two individuals on a moped approached the intersection of Moore Street and Humboldt Street in Brooklyn when the individual in the back fired a weapon multiple times, with a stray bullet striking a young girl on the sidewalk.The NYPD has identified the 7-month-old girl as Kaori Patterson-Moore of Brooklyn. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.The individuals fled the…

Canadians gathered in classrooms, science centres and living rooms Wednesday across the country to celebrate the launch of Artemis II, a mission many see as a symbol of hope and discovery. The anticipation had been building nationwide, with watch parties and themed displays appearing in cities including Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.The mission, featuring Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, has sparked a sense of pride and curiosity about space exploration. Hansen, a 50-year-old from London, Ont., is the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit. People stand on Elgin Street as the Artemis II moon mission lifts off, on a…

Asian markets opened on the back foot on Thursday, as investors across the region absorbed the fallout from Donald Trump’s overnight address.In his address to the American people, the US President vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard” in the coming two to three weeks, remarks that infused a fresh bout of caution among investors.The speech failed to offer the clarity markets were hoping for on the path to de-escalation, the status of the Strait of Hormuz, or the outlook for energy supplies.The result was expected, as stocks plunged, crude surged, and investors returned to a defensive mode.Asian markets open lowerThe…

Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  April 1, 2026 Ripple XRP moved closer to full national trust bank status on April 1 as the OCC’s final rule – detailed in Bulletin 2026-4 – took effect, formalizing a regulatory framework that directly enables Ripple’s conditionally approved national trust bank charter to progress toward operational status. The rule revises chartering regulation to allow national trust…

A former lieutenant of Australia’s neo-Nazi network has gone as long as four days between showers after being segregated in prison.

The first foreign troops from a new United Nations-backed force have arrived in Haiti in an effort to combat escalating levels of gang violence in the Caribbean country.On Wednesday, the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) announced on social media that an initial group from the African country of Chad had arrived. They were accompanied by Jack Christofides, a UN official from South Africa who is expected to helm the group’s efforts.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Jack Christofides has arrived in Port-au-Prince as Special Representative of the Gang Suppression Force,” the statement said.“An advance team of Chadian forces also arrived,…