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Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher was named an ‘honorary citizen’ of Montreal at a ceremony at City Hall on Thursday. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada presented the honour to the 34-year-old player, who spent 14 seasons with the Canadiens and has long been a prominent figure in the city.Several dozen people attended the event, including team owner Geoff Molson, where the Alberta native received numerous heartfelt tributes highlighting the determination, leadership, passion and courage he showed over his many years in Montreal. Montreal Canadiens co-owner Geoff Molson speaks during a ceremony naming Canadiens player Brendan Gallagher as a Citizen of Honour…

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NewsFeedThe UN says it is scaling up its response after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela, warning the disaster will deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. Speaking to Al Jazeera, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said hundreds of UN staff are supporting the response, adding that recovery efforts are expected to continue for months.Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Supreme Court issues two big wins for Trump’s immigration policy – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court handed down rulings in a pair of immigration cases on Thursday. Jan Crawford is following the decisions.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four people in New Hampshire have been charged for their alleged roles in a long-running, $3 billion healthcare fraud and money laundering operation, prosecutors announced this week.Fructoso de Jesus Gomez Agudelo, 76, of Nashua, is charged with wire fraud and accused of stealing another person’s identity.Kakha Bendeliani, 48, and Goga Danelia, 31, both from the country of Georgia, were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering by submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare.Bendeliani and Danelia allegedly laundered proceeds for a Russian transnational criminal organization that participated in the largest identity theft-driven healthcare fraud…

A Halifax man says he hit a snag while trying to get through airport security en route to Winnipeg — and it had to do with a very special but unconventional item in his carry-on bag. Vincent Masse was travelling with a small wooden box containing the cremated remains of his beloved dog, a dachshund named Balthazar, when he was stopped by screening officers at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.Masse had put the box through the CT X-ray scanner when it was rejected by the machine.“What I quickly found out is that even that highest-ranked person on the floor does not…

Australia’s under-16s social media ban created global headlines and now the government wants to strengthen the laws to stare down legal challenges.

For Tandadjaja, modernisation is not a threat to batik’s heritage but a necessity for its survival.”The bigger risk isn’t evolution – it’s becoming irrelevant,” he said. “We want younger people to see batik not just as a tradition, but as something they genuinely choose as part of their lifestyle.”That approach appears to be working. Alongside a growing number of younger customers, Batik Wolter is attracting clients from neighbouring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia who travel to Jakarta specifically to commission batik pieces.Looking ahead, Tandadjaja hopes to expand Batik Wolter across Southeast Asia and beyond. His mission, however, remains simple:…

Addiction fears grow as sports betting booms among young men Gen Z journalist Eli Thompson and recovered gambling addict LJ Ruggiero raise alarm about the rapid increase in sports betting addiction, particularly among young men. They highlight the prevalence of online gambling apps, the deceptive nature of small bets escalating into significant losses and the impact of gambling addiction compared to substance abuse, urging early intervention. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The rise of legalized sports betting has led to a rise of online abuse that athletes have had to deal with while trying to perform on…

Two Federal Reserve officials on Thursday indicated some optimism on inflation, though neither indicated a likelihood that interest rates will change anytime soon.Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that inflation is still trending the wrong way though there have been a few bright spots. A little later in the afternoon, New York Fed President John Williams said he expects inflation readings to start trending lower.In a live CNBC interview from his home district, Goolsbee declined to speculate on where he thinks interest rates are headed. However, he said he remains squarely focused on inflation, in remarks that reflected…