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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, her office confirmed. The premier’s office provided few other details but says in a statement that the clearance allows her to be briefed on national security matters.“The premier has now obtained her top-secret clearance in order to receive briefings on issues related to national security,” said Smith’s press secretary, Sam Blackett.In response to questions seeking more information, Blackett referred to Smith saying in March that she was seeking the higher clearance so she could be aware of any foreign interference attempts in…

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Planet Fitness — Shares fell nearly 33% after the gym operator lowered its full-year earnings outlook. The company now sees its bottom line growing about 4% year on year. That’s down from a forecast that called for an expansion of 9% to 10%. Vital Farms — The egg producer’s stock dropped 20% on a surprise loss for the first quarter. Vital Farms lost 3 cents per share, excluding certain items. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 6 cents per share. The company also cut its full-year earnings outlook. Datadog…

NewsFeedA Palestinian boy mourns his father, one of three people killed in an Israeli strike on a security post in Gaza. The attack is part of ongoing Israeli violence, despite a fragile ceasefire, which has killed at least 846 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Compounding layers of leniency in California laws are allowing drivers charged with vehicular manslaughter to walk away with clean criminal and driving records, prompting calls for reform from victims’ families.Allison Lyman, who is looking for accountability for the crash that killed her son last year, believes soft-on-crime laws passed under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tenure have weakened accountability for road deaths, amounting to what she described as “negligence.””You know, our hunch is this was all happening during ‘soft on crime,’ ‘let’s clear the jails,’” Lyman said of California’s laws.”And the consequence now is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are now aligned in pushing forward a competency determination for the man accused of a brutal killing aboard a Charlotte light rail train, according to new court filings submitted Thursday.The filings mark a significant turn in the federal case against Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., 34, who is charged in the 2025 stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee attacked on the city’s Lynx Blue Line.A Bureau of Prisons evaluation concluded Brown is not competent to stand trial at this time after what prosecutors described as…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! We’ve now had three nights for the NBA Playoffs with two games each night. It has been a similar story in almost all of the nights. Monday, we saw the Knicks blow out the 76ers, and the Timberwolves barely beat the Spurs. Tuesday, the Pistons won a closer game over the Cavs, while the Thunder killed the Lakers. Last night, the Knicks barely escaped over the 76ers, and the Spurs blew out the Timberwolves. Will we have a repeat of a close game and blowout on the Thursday slate? Oklahoma City Thunder…

Nova Scotia long-term care workers represented by CUPE and government representatives are returning to the bargaining table Thursday evening after a four-week strike. In a statement, CUPE said it looked forward to negotiations.The two sides reached an impasse on March 24, and members have been on strike since April 13.Some 3,000 workers from 30 long-term care homes have voted to strike. Melville Lodge joined the strike Thursday morning, and Shoreham Village was poised to open their pickets Friday prior to the negotiation announcement.Earlier Thursday, CUPE’s long-term care and community committee chair, Christa Sweeney, said union members want to return to…

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Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds.China is emerging as a major player in global diplomacy – including in the Middle East.In 2023, it helped re-establish diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran.While it is not officially mediating efforts to end the ongoing war – both the United States and Iran are looking to China to help de-escalate.So, can it propel the two sides towards that goal?And if China makes a direct push to stop the fighting, how will its economic clout affect the course of negotiations?Presenter: Mohammed JamjoomGuests:Setareh Sadeqi – Assistant professor, Tehran University’s Faculty of…