PWHL Vancouver signs Sarah Nurse as roster begins to take shapeGlobalnews Digital
Vancouver’s PWHL team continued to add to its initial roster Thursday by signing goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer to a two-year contract and forward Sarah Nurse to a one-year deal.
US Supreme Court rejects Mexico lawsuit against gunmakers
The suit accused gunmakers of contributing to Mexico’s gun violence struggles and challenged a US shield law. BBC News
Swan Hills evacuees allowed home as nearby wildfire now being heldKaren Bartko
Residents of Swan Hills are allowed to go home, 10 days after a wildfire in the area forced the northern Alberta community’s 1,300 residents to flee.
Scott Moe faces call to bring in military as Saskatchewan wildfires rageKaren Bartko
Saskatchewan provincial fire officials say the abilities of federal firefighters from the military are limited and usually only brought in to battle blazes that are contained.
Caitlin Clark pokes fun at Fever teammate Lexie Hull over love for this ‘weird thing’
Caitlin Clark may still be sidelined due to injury but it hasn’t stopped her from razzing her Indiana Fever teammate Lexie Hull as the team tries to power through her…
Nova Scotia premier pitching ambitious ‘Wind West’ offshore wind energy projectGlobalnews Digital
Premier Tim Houston says he’s hoping Carney’s Liberal government will supply the federal money needed for a new megaproject the premier has dubbed “Wind West.”
Carville accuses Jewish donors of abandoning Democrats for GOP because they just want their ‘f—–g tax cut’
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said on Wednesday he doesn’t believe it when wealthy Jewish donors tell him they’re ditching the Democratic Party because of antisemitism among its members. He…
Israeli military recovers two hostages’ bodies in southern Gaza
Israeli Americans Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, and her husband Gadi, 72, were killed during the 7 October 2023 attacks. BBC News
Netanyahu coalition threatened by conscription standoff with religious parties
Israel is facing a deepening political crisis that could soon bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, as one of its key ultra-Orthodox partners threatens to leave the government…
Homeland Security says Boston’s mayor comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is ‘sickening’
The Department of Homeland Security says Boston’s Democrat mayor comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is “sickening.” The reaction Thursday came in response to a video posted by an account affiliated…
Canada reviewing defence spending ‘top to bottom’ as NATO eyes 5%: ministerGlobalnews Digital
David McGuinty said the federal government will have more to say “very soon” about its alliance spending commitments and will be “making announcements in this regard.”
Hooters abruptly closes restaurants in multiple states amid bankruptcy restructuring: ‘Never easy’
Hooters has closed more than 30 of its restaurants in multiple states this week, according to reports. The Atlanta-based Hooters of America locations that closed were corporately owned. “Hooters will…
Ex-Biden adviser calls Jean-Pierre ‘kinda dumb,’ deletes tweet, says she’s not a ‘genius-level Black woman’
As criticism mounts from within Biden’s world against former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and her new book, one ex-aide lambasted the now-Independent ombudswoman as “kinda dumb” — a…
Merz says US in ‘strong position’ to stop Putin, Trump says ‘let them fight for a little while’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told President Donald Trump he is in a “strong position” to stop Russia’s war in Ukraine, to which the president suggested maybe the world needs to…
Three journalists among five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
The Anglican Church, which runs al-Ahli hospital, condemns the attack that Israel says targeted a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative. BBC News
SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Catholic Charity That Says It’s Following ‘Christ’s Call’ to Serve The Needy
The Supreme Court says Wisconsin cannot discriminate against a Catholic charity and force it to pay state unemployment taxes. CBNNews.com
Private school pupil numbers drop by 11,000
Latest school census data says the number of private school pupils has dropped by 1.9% in the last year. BBC News
Trump suggests Ukraine, Russia may need to ‘fight for a while’Globalnews Digital
Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.
‘Worst-case’ scenario may be avoided as business confidence rises: BoCGlobalnews Digital
A senior official at the Bank of Canada says businesses are reporting feeling somewhat less concerned about tariff impacts and the ‘worst-case tariff scenario’ was less likely.