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City councillors in Wetaskiwin are looking to hire a third-party contractor to help them work together more effectively and address public backlash, as rumours continue to swirl in the central Alberta community over why the mayor has been banned from city hall. Mayor Joe Branco has been attending council meetings virtually since mid-January, after his fellow councillors voted to bar him from city hall — a decision council said stems from a private investigation they cannot publicly discuss.The city has been asked many times for more information but has offered no explanation for the ban.In a statement issued March 20, the…

Perth’s most infamous tattooed man was back in court on Wednesday – this time on drug charges 

Canada and France have told Israel to halts plans to occupy southern Lebanon as invasion preparations under way.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026Canada has said that it “strongly condemns” Israel’s plans to occupy southern Lebanon and warned that Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity “must not be violated”, amid plans by Israeli forces to mount a major ground invasion of its northern neighbour.Israel’s preparations to invade and take control of territory up to 30km (18.6 miles) inside Lebanon’s southern border come as the death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks has risen to at least 1,072 people, with almost 3,000…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill attended a Ramadan event at a Paterson mosque led by an Imam who fought deportation for years over alleged ties to Hamas.Sherrill posted photos of her visit to the Islamic Center of Passaic County on social media, wearing a hijab and taking selfies. In one image, she is seen speaking with the mosque’s longtime leader, Imam Mohammad Qatanani.”Thank you to the Islamic Center of Passaic County for welcoming me to join their celebration as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close,” she wrote. “I…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Emails obtained by Fox News Digital show a former Yale University administrator telling a lawyer of former Yale strength and conditioning coach Thomas Newman that he was recorded during a meeting. Other emails show Newman’s lawyer arguing that Connecticut law requires both parties to consent to being recorded during telecommunication, which is current state law, and that the recordings were allegedly used against him by higher-level admins. “A former employee recorded a portion of a meeting with your client, without the university’s knowledge,” reads part of an email sent to Newman’s attorney, Alan…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Georgia judge granted a bond of only $1 to a woman charged with murder after she allegedly took pills to induce an abortion at approximately five months pregnant, which is illegal under the state’s abortion restrictions.Alexia Moore, 31, has spent nearly three weeks behind bars in coastal Camden County after her arrest on March 4, when police used an arrest warrant with language that mirrors the state’s abortion ban after six weeks gestation.”I think that charge is extremely problematic,” Superior Court Judge Steven Blackerby said of the murder charge during a…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size BC Ferries says potable water is being restored on two vessels after routine samples of the onboard drinking water were flagged. The organization did not post any public notifications about the issue; however, Global News got a tip and asked BC Ferries what was happening.A ferry spokesperson then confirmed that coliform and E. coli were found in potable water samples aboard the Queen of Alberni, which sails between Tsawwassen and Duke Point and the Salish Orca, which serves Comox to Powell River.In a statement, BC Ferries said that “with notifications, we rely…

In Croatia, they used to tease Ante Suto by calling him a “kangaroo” and now the Hibs forward is a chance to go to the World Cup with the Socceroos.

HANOI, Vietnam: The price of diesel in Vietnam has more than doubled since the start of the war in the Middle East, according to figures released by the trade ministry on Wednesday (Mar 25).Diesel prices have skyrocketed about 105 per cent from Feb 26, two days before the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. The government raised the price to 39,660 dong (US$1.50) per litre Wednesday, up from 19,270 dong last month, trade ministry figures showed.The price of 95-octane petrol also jumped nearly 68 per cent over the same period, from 20,150 dong to 33,840 dong.A surge in oil…

NewsFeedThe US is expected to deploy up to 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, adding to a growing military buildup amid the war on Iran. The rapid-response unit is among the most combat-ready in the US Army, capable of deploying within hours.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo