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Residents in Kingston, Ont.’s Collins Bay neighbourhood are demanding an immediate stop-work order to halt the rapid clear-cutting of trees in the Mile Square Forest. The community group says the destruction of the significant woodland, located within Kingston’s urban boundary, began a couple of months ago but has rapidly intensified over the last few weeks.“It’s not trees getting cut down, it’s a forest,” said Joyce Hostyn, a member of the neighbourhood group. “It’s a forest with birds that can only live in a true canopy forest. It’s a forest with woodpeckers that has a nest here that has federal government…

US stocks have opened lower as investors monitored developments in the Middle East.

Russian oil is emerging as a key beneficiary of the US-Israeli war on Iran, as countries scramble to charter tankers following United States President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily ease sanctions, analysts say.Following a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 10, Trump said the US would waive Russian oil-related sanctions on “some countries” to ease the shortage caused by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which in peacetime carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas from producers in the Gulf.This week, it was reported that a number of tankers carrying Russian oil bound for…

Washington — The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University on Friday, alleging that it violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks by Hamas.In a 44-page suit, the Justice Department asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to find that Harvard unlawfully discriminated against those students through what it said was the school’s “intentional conduct and its deliberate indifference to discriminatory harassment of Jewish and Israeli students and creation of a hostile educational environment” after Oct. 7.The lawsuit is…

Shares of American logistics and transportation giant FedEx jumped by over 7.6% on Friday after it reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results and lifted its full-year guidance.The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $5.25 on revenue of $24 billion for its fiscal third quarter, comfortably ahead of Wall Street estimates of $4.15 per share on $23.5 billion in sales. A year earlier, FedEx had reported earnings per share of $4.51 on revenue of $22.2 billion.FedEx also raised its full-year earnings forecast, now expecting earnings per share between $19.30 and $20.10, up from its prior range of $17.80 to $19.00. The updated…

Share Last updated:  March 20, 2026 Friday 20 March 2026 – A sharp oil price spike is spilling into speculative crypto, with meme coin activity weakening as traders pull back from risk. Dubai crude has moved above $166 a barrel after US-Iran conflict disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, while Brent crude has climbed close to $106, up roughly 50% since the fighting intensified.The shift is already visible in meme coin flows. Sector market capitalization has fallen to $29.57 billion after a 5.95% drop, and 24-hour trading volume has slumped 46% to $2.74 billion.Large-cap names are reflecting the softer…

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday expressed caution about current economic conditions but still sees the opportunity for interest rate cuts later this year.Previously an advocate for rate cuts, Waller said in a CNBC interview that recent developments in the labor market as well as the uncertainty of the war with Iran require a more conservative approach.”It doesn’t mean that I’m going to stay put for the rest of the year,” Waller said on “Squawk Box.” “I just want to wait and see where this goes, and if things go reasonably well and the labor market continues to be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Terrence Hill Jr. stepped back and launched a three-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime, his No. 11 VCU teammates and coaches all looked up in hopes their comeback was worth it in the end. The ball fell through the hoop, and the Rams officially erased a 19-point deficit to the North Carolina Tar Heels, stunning the No. 6 seed with an 82-78 overtime victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. UNC couldn’t fathom what transpired on the court in Greenville, South Carolina, as they held their destiny in their hands…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student who was gunned down near her campus by a masked shooter is demanding answers regarding their daughter’s seemingly random murder as police hunt for a suspect. Sheridan Gorman was shot in the head while taking a walk with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach, located less than a mile from the Illinois campus, around 1 a.m. on Thursday, according to WLS. “Our beloved daughter, Sheridan, was taken from us this morning in Chicago. There is no way to soften this — this was murder,” her family…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is recalling several Frigidaire gas range ovens, citing a “burn hazard” after reports of dozens of injuries in Canada and the U.S. The recall this week states that “the ovens in the ranges can experience a delayed ignition of the oven’s bake burner, which can create a potential risk of burns. ”As of March 11, the company has received three reports of incidents in Canada, including one injury. In the U.S., the company received 59 reports of incidents, including 30 injuries. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as…