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It’s strategy and critical thinking that make curling such a fun sport for 15-year-old Andrew Stanish. “I love the intricacies and small details that go into having a good delivery, good sweeping,” Stanish said.Stanish is part of the youth high performance program out of Winnipeg’s Heather Curling Club, which is led by Olympic gold medalist Jill Officer.“It’s been really good to see all of the kids that are interested in curling,” Officer said.Many of the young athletes were inspired to start curling for different reasons. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for…

The Liberals and Nationals are locked in a tense stand off after their ugly break up, with a crucial deadline looming for the former allies.

Since August, US buyers have increasingly required Indian suppliers to absorb tariff costs. Pushkar Mukewar, CEO and founder of trade finance firm Drip Capital, said the initial tariff hike in April 2025 had limited impact, as US buyers and importers absorbed part of the cost. “The real impact came when tariffs were raised to 50 per cent in August,” he said, adding that Indian exporters were forced to shoulder more of the burden, making them less price-competitive globally.In response, many US clients shifted to placing smaller, short-term orders instead of large seasonal commitments, keeping volumes subdued, traders said. Smaller exporters without sufficient access…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chris Pratt pointed to veterans as Hollywood’s hardest workers.Pratt, 46, praised the former Navy SEALs he works with on “The Terminal List” as being able to “get s— done.””Our room is populated with a bunch of veterans,” he explained during an appearance on “Literally! With Rob Lowe.” “We’ve got people in front of the camera, behind the camera who are all veterans. They work, man. And that, the pipeline of like going from military to the film and television industry is — it’s such a great outlet for these guys.”Cause they are…

YouTube is introducing new parental controls on youth accounts that it says could limit how long kinds spend scrolling. The latest parental controls will focus on YouTube Shorts, which utilizes a continuous scrolling video feed featuring videos three minutes and shorter. Parents of kid and teen account users are now able to enact time restrictions that will limit how long their children can scroll.

Explosion took place at an unregulated mine in the northeastern East Jainta Hills area.Published On 5 Feb 20265 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAn explosion at an illicit coal mine in northeast India has killed at least 18 people, according to local authorities.Police on Thursday said they had pulled 18 bodies from the blast site, located in a remote part of East Jainta Hills district.Eight others were wounded in the incident, said local official Manish Kumar. It is unclear how many workers were at the site during the explosion; others may still be trapped, said police.Kumar said rescuers…

Washington — A Minnesota activist was arrested Thursday and charged with threatening to assault and kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Justice Department said.Prosecutors allege that Kyle Wagner, 37, shared comments and videos to Facebook and Instagram last month that encouraged his followers to attack federal immigration officers, who he called the “gestapo” and “murderers.” He is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court on Thursday. Photos taken Thursday appear to show Wagner being led out of a residential building in Minneapolis by agents with Homeland Security Investigations, part of the Department of Homeland Security, wearing a sweatshirt…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oklahoma State’s win over BYU was overshadowed by allegations of derogatory fan chants. Wednesday’s BYU-Oklahoma State game marked the fourth known instance in a year that fans have been accused of using offensive chants during a college basketball game.The Big 12 Conference later said it launched an investigation into the matter. “All parties have been notified,” the statement said. “The Conference has zero tolerance for behavior of this nature and will address the matter in accordance with Big 12 sportsmanship policies,” After the game, Cougars men’s basketball coach Kevin Young said he heard…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Early last week, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the bureau is investigating the use of the encrypted Signal messaging platform by “ICE Watch” activists to track and block federal immigration enforcement.Just days later, Jill Garvey, co-founder of a group called “States at the Core,” logged into a Zoom webinar to train a new crop of “rapid responders” on a military-grade intelligence gathering method called “SALUTE.” An acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment, SALUTE is a mnemonic device that typically instructs soldiers how to systematically track details about enemies. Garvey…

A Montreal-area influencer is using her online platform to shed light on the often hidden reality of eating disorders and to encourage others to seek help. Laetitia de Carufel is speaking openly about her long struggle with disordered eating, saying she hopes her story will help people recognize warning signs and avoid suffering in silence.For as long as she can remember, de Carufel says her weight and appearance were a constant source of anxiety. What began as heightened self-consciousness in childhood gradually escalated into disordered eating and compulsive behaviours that followed her into adulthood. 2:16 Social media and disordered eating…