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A provincial safety official says there will be increased inspections at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton now that it has resumed operations after an underground fire prompted a stop-work order in April. Gary O’Toole, executive director of the Labour Department’s safety branch, confirmed Friday that an investigation into the fire was almost complete, and he said inspectors found no ongoing or imminent risks after repairs were completed.No one was in the mine when the fire broke out on April 30, but the department has yet to say what caused the fire or where it happened.O’Toole said the safety…

Pro-Kremlin war bloggers and Wagner report Ukrainian advance, but Russia claims its forces are in control.

There’s little reason to think finding a rental in Perth will get easier any time soon, with new data revealing vacancy rates remained below one per cent last month.Property and data site PropTrack has revealed that Perth still had the second lowest vacancy rate of any Australian capital, with only 0.98 per cent of rentals vacant — just ahead of Adelaide at 0.97 per cent.

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is in focus this morning after a Wolfe Research analyst turned dovish on the entertainment conglomerate. Disney+ lost 4.0 million subscribers in Q2 On Friday, Peter Supino downgraded the California-based company to “peer perform” and suspended his price objective on the stock. His view is based primarily on the company’s direct-to-consumer business that the analyst warns will be slow in reaching profitability. The DTC subscriber and linear TV outlooks keep deteriorating. DTC plan for > subs, > prices and < cost seems like cognitive dissonance. Earlier this week, the mass media company said its flagship…

The UK economy expanded in the first quarter as activity showed greater resilience than forecast earlier in the year, even as output contracted more than expected in March.Gross domestic output, or GDP, rose by 0.1 per cent between the last quarter of 2022 and the first three months of this year, unchanged from the previous quarter, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Friday.On Thursday, the Bank of England said it expected the economy to stagnate in both the first and second quarters with growth accelerating in the rest of the year. ONS data showed that…

Regulators have suspended the registration of a Canadian fund manager that failed to file audited accounts on time and ordered it to wind up its exchange traded funds or transfer them to a different manager. The move to suspend Toronto-based Emerge Canada, which billed itself as “Canada’s first and only woman-owned investment fund firm”, comes after the discovery of a highly unusual financial arrangement whereby Emerge Canada owes the ETFs approximately C$5.5mn ($4.1mn), according to the Ontario Securities Commission.The regulator on Thursday suspended Emerge Canada for its failure to meet minimum working capital requirements of C$100,000, a failure it said…

Ayla Wing’s middle school students don’t always know what to make of their 26-year-old teacher’s hearing aids. The most common response she hears: “Oh, my grandma has them, too.”But grandma’s hearing aids were never like this: Bluetooth-enabled and connected to her phone, they allow Ms. Wing to toggle with one touch between custom settings. She can shut out the world during a screeching subway ride, hear her friends in noisy bars during a night out and even understand her students better by switching to “mumbly kids.”A raft of new hearing aids have hit the market in recent years, offering greater…

Connie Black makes adjustments to the manufacturing line for the series 6 solar panels seen during a tour of a First Solar plant in Walbridge, Ohio, October 6, 2021.Dane Rhys | ReutersCheck out the companies making the biggest moves midday:First Solar — Shares soared 22% after the solar company announced it is acquiring Evolar AB for up to $80 million. First Solar said the acquisition of the European company, which develops thin film used in solar panels, should accelerate its development of next-generation photovoltaic technology.News Corp — The media company’s stock popped 6% after News Corp reported an earnings and…

Mother’s Day 2023 is just about here — and families across the country are planning to celebrate the special occasion. The annual day is rich in history — and it’s a time when many people will shower their moms, stepmoms, grandmothers and other special family members with love, time, gifts and much more. See how well you know some facts about the special day — and about some famous moms, too — in this fun lifestyle quiz!  Mother’s Day quiz! How well do you know this special occasion — plus some famous moms? Try your hand at this fun lifestyle quiz! Try…

Keith Urban reveals the secret to his strong marriage with Nicole Kidman, Robert De Niro welcomes 7th child at 79 (Getty Images)Welcome to the Fox News Entertainment Newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your email, subscribe here.FAMILY FIRST – ACM performer Keith Urban shares the rule that keeps his marriage to Nicole Kidman strong. Continue reading here.MEET THE PARENT – Robert De Niro, 79, welcomes his 7th child. Continue reading here. Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks hosted the Academy Of Country Music Awards on Thursday. (Theo Wargo)BLUSHING BROOKS – ACMs host Dolly Parton’s threesome joke makes Garth Brooks blush. Continue…