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Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives have sold the building that housed their headquarters to a former leadership candidate. The 3,600-square-foot historic home, across the street from the legislature grounds, was listed for $800,000, but was purchased by Wally Daudrich for $600,000.Daudrich, who also owns a polar bear tour company in Churchill, says he plans to restore the building and use it to host clients while they are in Winnipeg.Daudrich finished a close second in the party leadership race last year behind winner Obby Khan and hopes to run for a legislature seat in the next election. Get breaking National news Get…

A man is accused of committing hundreds of child sex abuse offences against 13 children over a period of years in a remote mining region.

A similar logic applies to energy. A temporary disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is manageable. But a prolonged closure would raise global prices of everything from food to fertilisers. Ultimately, that would hurt China too, at a time when its economy is under strain.Iran accounts for roughly 13 per cent of China’s seaborne crude imports, but the disruption to its supplies is not nearly as big a problem as it is for other countries, as the China Global South Project notes. Oil tracking data show that millions of barrels of Iranian crude have continued to flow – much of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While a potential ban on the tush push was debated last offseason, this year the Cleveland Browns have floated the most notable rule change.The proposal seeks to allow NFL teams to agree to deals that would involve draft picks as far as five years in advance. Current league policy only permits teams to trade picks as far as three years into the future.The NFL owners will consider the Browns’ proposal and a separate proposal from the Pittsburgh Steelers when they gather for league meetings before the end of the month. The Steelers’ suggestion…

The United States Commission of Fine Arts, a federal agency, has approved plans for a commemorative gold coin that features one of Donald Trump’s recent presidential portraits.The commission, made up of Trump appointees, voted unanimously in favour of minting the coin on Thursday. But the legality of such efforts has been repeatedly questioned.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFederal law prohibits the depiction of living presidents on US currency. Thursday’s coin, however, may sidestep the rule, as it is intended as a commemorative item, not for circulation as currency.Still, the Trump administration has advanced other plans to put the…

Hosting the prime minister of Japan in the Oval Office, President Trump downplayed the Iran war’s impact on global energy prices. But gas prices are continuing to climb as the Defense Department asks for more funding. Weijia Jiang has the latest.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities are investigating after a “close call” was reported Tuesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey involving a commercial jet and cargo aircraft.National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials confirmed the “close call” happened when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that, at about 8:15 p.m., an air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to perform a “go-around” because FedEx Flight 721 was cleared for the final approach to…

It has been six years since a man went missing after leaving his Courtenay, B.C., home in 2020. Michael Gazetas was last seen on Jan. 31 of that year.The 51-year-old had left his red 2011 Ford Ranger pickup truck and gone into the backcountry as he was known to do.His truck was last spotted in the Gold River area, about 140 km away, but Comox Valley RCMP said that despite extensive searches at the time and ongoing efforts, neither Gazetas nor his truck have been located.RCMP said with many new residents who might be out exploring Vancouver Island’s backcountry, including…

European Union leaders have called for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.”The European Council calls for de-escalation and maximum restraint, the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and full respect of international law by all parties,” the leaders of the EU’s 27 nations said in written conclusions of a summit in Brussels.”In this regard, it calls for a moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities,” they said.The leaders called for reinforcing the bloc’s existing Red Sea naval…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves after the bell: FedEx — The package delivery giant popped 9% on fiscal third-quarter results that beat the Street. FedEx earned $5.25 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $24 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $4.09 per share on revenue of $23.43 billion. The company also hiked its fiscal year earnings guidance. Planet Labs — Shares of the satellite imagery company surged 19% on better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter . Planted Labs broke even on an adjusted basis for the period, while analysts polled by FactSet…