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By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted June 17, 2026 11:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgarians looking to cool off on the Bow and Elbow rivers this summer are being reminded to play it safe. The City of Calgary’s Partners in Aquatic Safety are reminding residents that where there’s water there’s risk, and water incidents, including drownings, can happen very quickly.Calgary Fire officials say each summer, the month of July sees the highest number of water rescues, adding these incidents are often avoidable.According to Calgary police, there are three factors that contribute most…

Red Metal has moved a big step closer to proving a low-cost processing route for its monster Sybella rare earths project in Queensland, with definitive column leach tests delivering stellar recoveries from coarse-crushed ore using weak sulphuric acid at ambient temperature.The company says large column leach tests on representative samples from the Kary Zone have validated its view that the mineralisation can be mined, crushed, stacked and leached in a broadly similar style to large soluble copper heap leach operations.Tests on both minus 10 millimetre and minus 20mm fractions of saprock and transitional mineralisation produced high rare earth extractions, low…

SEOUL: South Korean police have questioned an executive of Starbucks operator Shinsegae in their investigation of a flopped promotional campaign that evoked a deadly 1980 crackdown, the group told AFP on Thursday (Jun 18).Starbucks Korea, which operates more than 2,000 stores nationwide under a licensing agreement with Shinsegae Group, sparked public outrage last month with a “Tank Day” promotion.The day of the reusable cup promotion – May 18 – coincided with the 46th anniversary of the Gwangju uprising in which 165 civilians were killed, according to the official toll, though many believe the real figure to be much higher.Shinsegae Group…

Brent crude drops as much as 1.6 percent, while key stock indices in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan climb.Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted by US President Donald Trump’s warning that he could restart his military campaign.Brent crude fell as much as 1.6 percent on Thursday morning in Asia, returning the international benchmark to almost exactly where it was 24 hours previously.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBrent futures for delivery in August stood at $78.23 as of 04:00…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that the state’s ban on concealed carry by adults ages 18 to 20 violates the Second Amendment, finding that young adults are entitled to the same constitutional protections as law-abiding adults over the age of 20.In a sweeping opinion, the court said 18-year-olds can serve in the military and defend the nation but face restrictions on their ability to exercise the same self-defense rights available to older adults.”Eighteen- to 20-year-olds can defend the country without restriction but can only utilize their Second Amendment right to self-defense…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An 18-year-old man was killed Wednesday after a horse-drawn carriage became startled and bolted through New York City’s Central Park before colliding with another carriage and overturning, according to the Central Park Conservancy.A New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital an “investigation remains ongoing.”Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist visiting NYC from India, suffered the fatal injuries after falling from the carriage during the afternoon incident near Cherry Hill at West 72nd Street and West Drive.Authorities said a horse-drawn carriage carrying passengers broke free and raced down West Drive…

By Hannah Sangster Global News Posted June 17, 2026 11:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Regina’s executive committee voted eight to one Wednesday in favour of forwarding a motion to council that will upgrade Mosaic Stadium ahead of the 2027 Grey Cup. Nearly a decade after its doors opened, Mosaic Stadium needs some upgrades. Using money from the Mosaic Stadium reserve, the plan is to spend around $8 million to replace the field turf and video display boards. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss…

A peaking Cameron McEvoy is quietly confident he can set the Commonwealth Games alight by bettering his world record in the 50m freestyle.

NewsFeedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing mounting pressure after he was cut out of the US-Iran agreement. Crucially, the Memorandum of Understanding includes Israel’s war on Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains.Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Washington — It was not yet 4 o’clock in the morning in Washington on Wednesday when President Trump, an ocean away at the G7 summit in France, issued a demand for Republican senators: James “Jamie” McDonald, his pick for U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, “must be confirmed” immediately.”I may not be able to get the extraordinary Sullivan & Cromwell Partner, Jamie, approved, and I don’t want to take Jay Clayton away from the great job he is doing until Jamie is in place,” the president said on his Truth Social platform.McDonald is Mr. Trump’s choice to…