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Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is floating the idea of a city-wide plebiscite on the amount of property taxes the city sends the provincial government, as city council mulls its options to respond to the latest provincial budget. Farkas made the comments during a special meeting of council Wednesday, in which city councillors discussed the impacts of the provincial budget on Calgarians.“Asking any question of Calgarians is very serious, but we want to continue to fight for our fair share,” Farkas told reporters following the meeting.Last week, the provincial government tabled its 2026 budget, which included a $9.4 billion deficit as…

Will Alex Pearce overcome his calf issue to lead out Freo against Geelong in nine days’ time? The captain gave an update at Thursday’s season launch.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s foreign minister said talks on United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, of which the Southeast Asian nation is a key troop-contributing member, were on hold due to the Middle East war.The Board of Peace was initially established to ensure that post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza proceeds effectively. The US and Israeli air war against Iran has killed scores of civilians, thrown global air transport into chaos and sent oil prices surging after the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.”All BoP discussions are on hold as all attention has shifted to the situation in Iran,” Foreign Minister Sugiono,…

NewsFeedWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump had a “good feeling” Iran was about to attack US assets in the region. Leavitt added US strikes were ordered over what she called an imminent threat.Published On 5 Mar 20265 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, will not seek reelection, opting to leave the Senate just minutes before Wednesday’s filing deadline in the Treasure State, three sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.Montana’s senior senator is serving his second term and was widely expected to secure a third in Big Sky Country, where President Donald Trump won by nearly 20 points in 2024. He previously served two terms in the House before making the leap to the upper chamber. Daines played a key role during that election cycle as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee,…

The sale of the UK and Irish operations of Scottish brewer BrewDog to US cannabis and drinks group Tilray for £33 million has left a bitter taste in the mouth of stakeholders, with hundreds of job losses and no return for more than 200,000 small investors who backed the company through its Equity for Punks scheme.The deal, confirmed by both companies, will see Tilray acquire BrewDog’s brand, intellectual property, UK brewing operations, and 11 “strategic” bars across the UK and Ireland.The agreement preserves 733 jobs. However, 38 other bars will close immediately, resulting in 484 redundancies.Tilray said it is in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Megan Fox marked her return to Instagram with some sexy new pictures.On Wednesday, Fox shared five images of herself in a black T-shirt and a matching thong. The “Transformers” icon paired her look with knee-high socks and platform heels. Her shoes had marijuana leaves on the sides.”everything is more beautiful because we are doomed,” Fox, 39, captioned her post. Prior to this post, Fox wiped her Instagram clean of any other posts she’s made over the years. Megan Fox marked her return to Instagram with a racy photo shoot. (Getty Images)The same…

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | ReutersAmazon’s data center in Bahrain was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the company’s support of the U.S. military, Iranian state media said Wednesday. The company’s cloud computing unit said Monday that one of its facilities in Bahrain was damaged due to a nearby drone strike on Sunday. Two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were also damaged after they…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Illinois man accused of stabbing a pregnant woman more than 70 times, setting her on fire and stabbing her dog between the eyes, appeared eerily calm and relaxed hours after the killing, even trying to nap while in a police vehicle taking him to jail. Nedas Revuckas, 19, pleaded not guilty this week to the stabbing death of Eliza Morales, 30, and her unborn child on Jan. 26 in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.Revuckas allegedly stabbed Morales, who was five months pregnant, and set her apartment on fire. During the attack,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C. Premier David Eby has written a letter urging the governors of three western U.S. states to join the province in ending the seasonal time change. “Despite the trade challenges before us, our Cascadia region remains deeply integrated through tourism, trade and transportation and we value you as close neighbours and friends,” the letter reads.“We want our economies to be aligned, for travel and trade to be be unhindered.”On Monday, Eby announced that this weekend will be the last time the province will spring forward, making daylight saving time permanent. 7:11 B.C.…