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By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted February 9, 2026 4:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing the government’s new return-to-office policy for federal workers. Bruce Fanjoy, who represents the Carleton riding in the House of Commons, says there’s no evidence it will boost productivity and warns it will increase pollution. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.…

A man has been charged after allegedly breaking a window and stealing from a Perth CBD jewellery store overnight. 

BEIJING: China insisted on Tuesday (Feb 10) that Tokyo must first show “concrete actions” after Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she was “open to various dialogues” with Beijing, effectively rejecting her overtures.Those actions included a retraction of Takaichi’s November comments that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on Taiwan, which have fuelled a months-long diplomatic stand-off with Beijing.A day after winning a landslide election, Takaichi told reporters Japan was “open to various dialogues with China”.Asked about her comments on Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry said “genuine dialogue should be built on respect for one another”. “Proclaiming…

Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoKyiv, Ukraine – A heavy Russian Geran drone struck a fast-moving train in northern Ukraine on January 27, killing five, wounding two and starting a fire that disfigured the railway carriage.Such an attack was impossible back in 2022, when Russia started dispatching roaring swarms of Shaheds, the Geran-2’s Iranian prototypes.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUkrainian servicemen ridiculed them for their slow speed and low effectiveness – and shot them down with their assault rifles and machineguns.But the Geran kamikaze drones have undergone countless modifications, becoming faster and deadlier – and some were equipped with…

A federal judge on Monday blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings under a bill that was signed in September following the summer of high-profile raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Los Angeles. The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in November challenging the laws, arguing that they would threaten the safety of officers who are facing harassment,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Teddi Mellencamp reflected on her cancer journey one year after she was hospitalized and required emergency brain surgery.The former “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star had electrodes positioned across her head prior to a brain scan in an image shared Monday from her hospital stay last year.Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp, 44, shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.TEDDI MELLENCAMP REFUSES FAMOUS FATHER’S PLEA TO MOVE HOME TO INDIANA DURING CANCER FIGHT “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Teddi Mellencamp reflected…

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday.Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums. Jurors got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining social media companies named as defendants.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A critical alleged deadline has passed in the case of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC’s “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, who remains missing after more than a week. Alleged captors set a Monday night at 5:00 p.m. deadline for a $6 million ransom to paid. That hour has now passed, with no indication that a ransom was paid.The supposed captors have been communicating with the Guthrie family through the media since last Monday afternoon, and are reportedly seeking a $6 million Bitcoin transfer. It remains unclear whether the $6 million will lead to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size WestJet will suspend three routes from Vancouver to the United States this summer due to a “notable decline in transborder travel demand throughout 2025,” the organization said. The company will suspend service between Vancouver and Boston, Vancouver and San Francisco and Vancouver and San Diego, starting in April, as part of their summer schedule.“We made timely decisions to modify our network to stay aligned with where Canadians want to go, reducing our full-year transborder flying by close to 10 per cent, with a 15 per cent reduction in what were historically peak…

The last friend to see Sharon Fulton has given explosive testimony at her husband’s murder trial about how her demeanour appeared hours before she vanished.