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Construction and lawn care workers in Saskatoon say they are taking more frequent breaks and staying hydrated as Environment Canada heat warnings cover most parts of the province. “This is a physically demanding job, so there’s not much we can do, but we’re doing our best,” Liam Bell, a Saskatoon-based lawnmower, told Global News.“It’s nice to start early in the mornings, trying to beat the heat, but not much you can do when it’s this hot.”For other construction workers who spoke to Global News, beating the heat means taking more frequent “micro breaks,” stopping when they overheat and drinking plenty…

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Siti Aminah Tardi, executive director of the Indonesian Legal Resource Center (ILRC), told CNA that domestic violence was still a pervasive issue in the archipelago, noting that according to the 2024 UN Population Fund Indonesian Women’s Life Experience Survey, one in five Indonesian women had experienced domestic violence within the past year. She posited that the society largely adhered to a patriarchal culture, exacerbated through the interpretation of religion, customs, and laws that state the husband as the head of the family and the wife as the manager of the household.“This social construction triggers the perception and belief that husbands have…

Iran’s football team still lacks US visas and is not competing on ‘equal terms’, Tehran’s envoy to Mexico says.Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026Iran’s football team still lacks US visas and is not competing in the World Cup on “equal terms” because of its difficulty in training ahead of the tournament, Tehran’s ambassador to Mexico said on Thursday.Abolfazl Pasandideh visited the northwestern Mexican border city of Tijuana, where Iranians have relocated their training camp. They were originally planned to be based in Tucson in the US state of Arizona.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ambassador told a…

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into a nonprofit run by billionaire Reid Hoffman that funded a portion of author E. Jean Carroll’s civil litigation against President Trump, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.The investigation, which is being led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago, is looking into possible crimes including money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction, the sources said. CBS News could not immediately learn what prompted the investigation or determine the legal theory of the case. Hoffman could not be immediately reached for comment. E. Jean Carroll  Steven Ferdman / Getty Images On Wednesday…

California ‘party mom’ arrives in court for trial Shannon O’Connor is on trial after she was slapped with 63 criminal charges stemming from her alleged involvement in throwing alcohol- and sex-fueled parties for minors during the 2020-21 school year. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Convicted “Los Gatos Party Mom” Shannon O’Connor was sentenced to 35 years in California prison Thursday after victims and parents delivered emotional courtroom statements describing years of trauma, manipulation and abuse tied to the booze-fueled teen parties prosecutors said she orchestrated inside her Silicon Valley home.”It is beyond me. I cannot comprehend how…

The India-based gang behind Canada’s extortion crisis sent a letter to a B.C. police station last year boasting that it had 1,000 foot soldiers willing to carry out shootings, a police officer revealed on Thursday. Testifying at a deportation hearing, the extortion investigator described the letter from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang that was delivered to a police station in Abbotsford, B.C., on Aug. 13, 2025.“Police actually received a letter addressed from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang that was sent to a police station,” Const. Kevin St. Louis told the Immigration and Refugee Board.“This specific letter outlined essentially their criminal organization, where…

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The US Navy, for example, has been a strong proponent of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as a basis for freedom of navigation and other practices, even though the US is not a signatory.Yet, for rules to be written and norms to endure requires persuasion, not coercion. In this light, the SLD’s role in facilitating conversations about Asian security issues with broader regional consultation is both timely and important.VALUE OF THE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUEThe SLD is an example of a “track 1.5” dialogue that involves participation from both defence officials and leading academics. It provides opportunities for them to…

new video loaded: Carney Outlines Plan for New U.S.-Canada RelationshiptranscriptBacktranscriptCarney Outlines Plan for New U.S.-Canada RelationshipPrime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called for a new, more distant relationship with the United States on Thursday, but maintained that reducing his country’s diplomatic and economic dependency on the U.S. would benefit Americans.The world is undergoing a rupture. Led by the United States, technological change is accelerating at a pace we have not seen in our lifetime. The U.S. is transforming all of its commercial relationships, as is its right. The world is becoming more divided and dangerous. And our response reflects the…