Author: Press Room

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 12, 2026 6:23 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin in Toronto today after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begin early last week but Stronach’s lawyer asked for more time to prepare after receiving what she described as a large volume of disclosure “at the 11th hour.”When court reconvened for an update days later, defence lawyer Leora Shemesh indicated she would apply for a stay…

Some of the game’s biggest names were among the AFL Origin stars to visit a Perth high school on Thursday, just days out from the historic clash’s return at Optus Stadium. 

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose to a record high on Thursday, while the dollar firmed against most currencies except the yen after a surprisingly strong US jobs report dented near-term rate cut expectations, setting the stage for inflation data on Friday (Feb 13). Markets in South Korea and Japan hit all-time peaks, lifted by the technology sector. That lifted MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares to another record. The index was 0.7 per cent higher, taking its gains in the first six weeks of the year to about 13 per cent. Japanese shares have been on a tear since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s…

NewsFeedVote counting is under way in Bangladesh after polls closed, with officials reporting turnout just under 48% across more than 36,000 polling centres. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury is in Dhaka.Published On 12 Feb 202612 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

The greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants, which are major contributors to climate change, will no longer by regulated by the federal government following an announcement Thursday by President Trump and Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The administration’s action formally revokes what is known as the “endangerment finding,” which provides the legal and scientific underpinning for the federal government to regulate the emission of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere. Zeldin has called it “the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States.”Environmentalists have condemned the…

James Van Der Beek, star of “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Blues,” has died at age 48, according to his publicist and a post from his wife on social media. Carter Evans has more on his life and career.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the men’s skeleton event on Thursday after he refused to use any other helmet other than the one honoring his country’s athletes who were killed in the war with Russia.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Heraskevych locked horns over the last three days about the helmet, which the organization said it bans due to rules against making political statements on the field of play. IOC President Kirsty Coventry even met with Heraskevych to try to change his mind before the event began, but to no…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Nancy Guthrie’s neighbor mentions possible connection 2. 213 House Democrats vote against voter ID in elections3. Transgender shooter allegedly killed family members before school rampageMAJOR HEADLINES KILLERS WALK FREE — Federal judge releases four illegal immigrants with violent criminal histories. Continue reading … SHAM VOWS — Military members allegedly paid to marry Chinese nationals in immigration fraud. Continue reading … REMOVAL DRIVE — White House reaffirms any…

The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. Retired reverend Dale Lang lost his 17-year-old son, Jason, after the teen was shot by a fellow student in a hallway at W.R. Myers High School in Taber, Alta., about 300 kilometres southeast of Calgary, in 1999.The 14-year-old shooter, who also wounded another student, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder and sentenced as a youth to three years in jail and seven years of probation.“In our case, God granted…

Ben Harvey wonders if Angus Taylor is the answer then perhaps the Liberals have been asking the wrong question?