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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A total lunar eclipse is a phenomenon that happens every few years and the next opportunity to see it throughout southwestern Ontario will be early Friday morning. Shortly after midnight, stargazers can catch a glimpse of the total lunar eclipse, or a full worm blood moon.The origin of the name is two-fold. Orbax Thomas, science communicator with the physics department at the University of Guelph, said the first part of the name references the fact that March is the first month after a long winter where the ground thaws and worms make…

Newcastle United are on the verge of at last winning their first major domestic trophy in 70 years after being bought by Saudi Arabia’s millions in 2021.

Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector.And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once.The German government in waiting, led by the likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, introduced a raft of measures to a lame-duck session of Parliament on Thursday that it was billing as an urgent response to President Trump and his administration’s threats to withdraw American military support for Europe.The package would rip away Germany’s signature limits on government spending and…

Leading House Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib, railed against the Department of Government Efficiency’s “cruel” cuts at a healthcare rally outside the Capitol, demanding the Trump administration not make “even a minor cut to Medicaid.”For weeks now, Democrats have been pushing a narrative that the Trump administration is planning massive cuts to government health programs, including ObamaCare, Medicare and Medicaid.Several hundred protesters joined the rally organized by left-leaning groups, including the Women’s March, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and National Nurses United.Speaking during the rally, Pelosi said: “They said they were going to repeal…

A high school runner is facing a criminal charge after striking and injuring another runner with a baton earlier this month.During a 4×200-meter indoor relay race at the Virginia state championships in Lynchburg on March 4, Kaelen Tucker passed Alaila Everett, who then swung her arm, striking Ms. Tucker in the head with the baton.Ms. Tucker brought a hand to her head, fell to the track and did not finish the race. Her family said that she had sustained a concussion.Ms. Everett now faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, said Bethany Harrison, the commonwealth attorney for the city…

Measles cases have rapidly increased in Canada since the start of the year, with the majority of cases reported in Ontario. According to Public Health Ontario, as of March 12, 277 confirmed cases and 69 probable cases of measles have been logged in the province so far this year.The organization said all but 11 cases were associated with an ongoing multi-jurisdictional outbreak, five cases had a history of travel and were acquired outside of Canada, and one was epidemiologically linked to a visitor to Ontario.Of these, three cases required hospitalization, all among unimmunized children.“In the past, cases in Ontario have…

Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien has defended his club’s signing of Dylan Brown on a mega-deal and explained why he would not speak about the coup 24 hours before the 26-12 win over the Dolphins.O’Brien had copped flak after his pre-game press conference on Wednesday when he refused to discuss Parramatta playmaker Brown signing on a 10-year, $14 million dollar deal from 2026.The Knights were superb in their home win over the Dolphins on Thursday night in Newcastle.”That’s what the whole thing was about. I know I was copping a little bit for not talking about Dylan Brown but my number…

MADISON, Wis. — Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, the best coach in the history of women’s college hockey was telling a story about a deer.“I’d like to get in the mindset of a deer,” Mark Johnson said during a coaches meeting inside the team offices at LaBahn Arena.He talked for several minutes, trying to empathize with the deer that had jumped in front of his car — and then ran off — while Johnson was driving home from the rink a few days prior. He couldn’t quite figure…

Five British women share their personal experiences of suffering discrimination in the UK because they wear the hijab.Islamophobia raised its ugly head in race riots in Britain in August 2024 and attacks on Muslims and mosques in the United Kingdom have increased since October 7, 2023. Women have been targets of abuse just as much as men. In this film based completely on their own testimonies, five British Muslim women share their experiences in frank and often emotional, intimate interviews. They challenge Western perceptions of the hijab as a symbol of female oppression and describe it as a powerful expression…

Washington — Senate Democrats are considering a plan that would pave the way for a GOP bill to keep the government funded for six months in exchange for a doomed-to-fail vote on their own 30-day alternative, facing an uncomfortable choice between allowing the Republican measure to pass or letting the government shut down.The Senate plans to take up the House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, and Republicans need 60 votes to invoke cloture and advance the measure, meaning it will need the support of Democrats to get to a vote on final passage.With government funding…