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Almost immediately after the devastating wildfires of 2023 in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area of Halifax, concerns and criticism were raised about access roads and emergency egress from the growing subdivisions. At the time, residents shared stories of being stuck in traffic trying to flee on Hammonds Plains Road, as the sky grew black with smoke.The fire ultimately destroyed more than 150 homes.A staff report was commissioned by municipal councillors in the months after, which recommended moving ahead with a new emergency-only connection between the Westwood Hills subdivision and nearby Highway 103.But as the province heads into another wildfire…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., delivered a high-energy, revival sermon-style speech at the Michigan Democratic Convention, shouting and gesturing as he urged Democrats to become “foot soldiers for democracy” and warned that “darkness and wind” are sweeping the nation.Booker was one of several out-of-state leaders, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, to participate in the Michigan Democratic Convention. All three have been floated as possible contenders for the 2028 presidential election.Booker spoke for roughly 25 minutes and at several points bellowed at the crowd, adopting a poetic cadence…

John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering at Apple, during a company event in New York on March 4, 2026.Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple said on Monday that John Ternus is succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook assuming the role of executive chairman on Sept. 1.Ternus, a senior vice president of hardware engineering, will join Apple’s board of directors when he becomes chief. Apple’s nonexecutive chairman Arthur Levinson will become the iPhone maker’s lead independent director at that time.”Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer as he works closely with Ternus on…

Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in Britain, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared parliament.Both the Commons and Lords have settled on a final draft of the legislation, which is designed to stop people who were born on or after January 1, 2009 from ever taking up smoking.When it receives royal assent, ministers will also get new powers to regulate tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including their flavours and packaging.Health minister Baroness Merron told the Lords on Monday: “This afternoon marks the end of this Bill’s journey throughout parliament.”It is a…

“The new frontier is hyper-personalised micro-targeting using voter roll data, welfare beneficiary lists, and social media behaviour to deliver tailored messages in real time,” said Singh of Counterpoint Research. Experts said micro-targeting now works by using AI to sift voter and booth-level data, identify persuadable voters, and send them tailored messages based on local issues, demographics, welfare status or political leanings.AI cannot know with certainty who is persuadable, but it can predict which voters may be more open to influence by analysing booth-level voting patterns from past elections, surveys and canvassing data, and even signals from social media or local grievances, said experts.Bagri…

Singer faces first-degree murder and additional charges that could lead to life without parole or the death penalty.Singer D4vd has been charged in the United States with murder in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a 14-year-old girl who was last seen alive nearly a year ago.The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Burke, ⁠faces first-degree murder and additional charges, including lewd acts with a minor and mutilation of a body. D4vd pleaded not guilty on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe prosecutor said Rivas Hernandez’s dismembered and decomposed body was discovered in September inside an apparently…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A veteran Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and former head of a D.C. police union has been arrested in what authorities described as a “disturbing” child exploitation case, MPD told Fox News Digital. Lt. Matthew Mahl, 47, who previously made history as the first openly gay chairman of the police union, allegedly exchanged text messages with an undercover Maryland detective posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to charging documents. The allegations mark a stunning fall for the longtime law enforcement officer, a 23-year veteran who had held a prominent leadership role within the department’s…

Our film critic Alissa Wilkinson reviews “Mother Mary.”

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Euphoria” fans have called for the highly anticipated show to be scrapped altogether as the first two episodes left viewers stunned.The hit HBO show ignited a wave of backlash as fans labeled the first two episodes of season three as shocking and “disturbing” content.”euphoria should’ve just been cancelled and over with tbh it’s tiring seeing sam levinson turn the girls into worthless prostitutes for every single episode just say you hate women and pack this s—-y doomed show up,” a user wrote on X.”i honestly think they jus [sic] didn’t know what…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Post said Monday it lost a staggering $1.57 billion before tax last year, a record-smashing loss it blamed on labour uncertainty and barriers to modernization. The financial loss is nearly double the $841 million before tax the national mail carrier lost the year before, the company said in a statement alongside its annual report.“The severity of the corporation’s financial situation underscores the urgency to transform and meet the modern needs of the country,” the statement said. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never…