Canada has announced targeted measures to help rural employers address labour shortages while ensuring Canadians remain first in line for available jobs. The measures can be implemented as early as April 1, 2026, and aim to support essential businesses and local economies in rural communities facing tight labour markets.Strong local businesses and a reliable workforce…
On summer Fridays in the Dutch city of Alkmaar, the air fills with the smell of aged dairy and the rhythmic shuffle of wooden stretchers across the stone square. At precisely 10 a.m., a bell rings over the historic Waagplein and the spectacle begins. Dozens of men dressed in spotless white uniforms and straw hats…
More than 15 years after she was wrongly jailed while pregnant during the UK’s Post Office Horizon IT scandal, Indian-origin former sub-postmistress Seema Misra is still waiting for full compensation, and says the fight has cost her more than two decades of her life.Misra, who ran a post office in West Byfleet, Surrey, was imprisoned…
There’s a joke doing the rounds online which goes something like this: “Marco Rubio learning he has to become the new ____.”The blank changes depending on the day. Sometimes the internet appoints him the next Pope, sometimes the manager of Manchester United, and occasionally even the Ayatollah of Iran. Like all good memes, it exaggerates…
A woman spoke about the “shocking” moment she was issued a £150 fine after feeding a pigeon a bit of tortilla wrap.Sam Elkin, 23, from Southport, was in Manchester with her partner to celebrate her birthday on March 9 when she was handed the fine for “littering” in the city’s Piccadilly Gardens, BBC reported.Sam told…
Authorities have identified the man who drove a vehicle into a large synagogue near Detroit as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a 41‑year‑old naturalized US citizen born in Lebanon. The incident occurred on Thursday at Temple Israel, one of the nation’s largest Reform Jewish congregations, and was being investigated by the FBI as a targeted act of…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was abruptly pulled from a live interview after being told that Donald Trump wanted to see him “right away.” Bessent was speaking during a live broadcast on Sky News when the interview was suddenly interrupted and he had to leave the set. He returned to the programme nearly two hours…
Conservative commentator Candace Owens has sparked backlash after sharing a new video from the day Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University. Owens highlighted what she called unusual details in the footage and warned Kirk’s “enemies” against exploiting his legacy. Critics accused her of exploiting the tragedy months later, while…
Representative image (AI-generated) The war between the United States, Israel and Iran is about to enter its third week with no signs of de-escalation as missile strikes, drone attacks and air raids continue across the Middle East.US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran is “about to surrender” in a virtual meeting, news agency Reuters reported…
The Trump administration significantly underestimated the possibility that Iran would move to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes, leaving Washington scrambling to manage the economic fallout as the conflict disrupts one of the world’s most critical energy routes, according to sources cited by CNN.Officials familiar with internal discussions said the…