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Legalizing pepper spray and other similar maces wouldn’t automatically make Canadians safer, experts caution after an Ontario cabinet minister urged Ottawa to change the laws. On Sunday, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey said he thinks the federal government and Justice Minister Sean Fraser should legalize both the use and carrying of pepper spray for self-defence.It’s not the first time a province has made that request — Alberta’s provincial government did so in 2021.But Jennifer Bajus, a personal safety and self-protection instructor at Krav Maga Force Fire, urges caution, saying legalizing pepper spray would be “steering people in the wrong direction.”“I…

Tom Brady looks on prior to an NFL game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sept. 22, 2024.Cooper Neill | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesJPMorgan Chase has recruited some of the biggest names in American sports to help tackle a persistent problem: professional athletes going broke.The bank on Wednesday announced an initiative called the JPMorgan Chase Athlete Council, led by two-time NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade and featuring other high-profile athletes including Tom Brady, Sue Bird, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, A’ja Wilson and Jalen Brunson.The stars will meet with JPMorgan…

Former England captain Jos Buttler has admitted he was “poor” at the T20 World Cup but he still thinks he has a future in the international game.

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Mar 18) accepted ​for consideration a petition challenging the legality ‌of election ballots used in last month’s polls.The Election Commission has been given 15 days to ​provide clarification, the court said in ​a statement. It did not specify any ⁠other orders, meaning Thursday’s planned vote by ​the new parliament on a prime minister would ​go ahead. The complaints alleged that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots could potentially be used to identify ​which candidate and party a voter had ​chosen, undermining the secrecy of the ballot, according to ‌the ⁠Office of the Ombudsman, which…

Concerns over US involvementThe war has reignited a debate within the Iranian diaspora about what role the US should play in Iran’s future.This question is more than a distant geopolitical issue for Iranians in Los Angeles.Many residents explained that their family histories had been shaped by US involvement in the region, whether it was through US support for Iran’s fallen monarchy or through the US decision to back Iraq’s invasion of Iran in 1980.Aida Ashouri, a human rights lawyer who is running to be Los Angeles city attorney, was among those publicly condemning the latest US campaign in Iran at…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Hilton, a legal immigrant and political newcomer running as a Republican for governor of California, said the “absolute failure on every front” by current Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats means the GOP has a real shot at pulling off an upset in the Golden State.Though California has long since been written off by many as a progressive stronghold, the most recent polling indicates Hilton may be right.On Wednesday, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies released a poll showing Hilton leading California voter preferences at 17 percent. Another Republican, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! March Madness brackets are consuming households across America, but with the expanded legalization of sports gambling, more and more wagers are being placed on the tournament games.The tournament is the only thing that could compete with the Super Bowl in terms of gambling, with 32 games being played on the court and each of them being watched by millions all over the country.Picking upsets in brackets is stressful enough — you know they will happen, but you just don’t know which ones. But picking all of them on a sportsbook might actually…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New video shows the moment one of the accused terror suspects was tackled to the ground after allegedly throwing a homemade bomb during a protest in New York City.Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, Pennsylvania, and 18-year-old Emir Balat are accused of throwing live explosive devices into a protest taking place outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion residence on March 7, after driving from Bucks County to Manhattan, according to federal officials.SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER 18-year-old Emir Balat was tackled by a law enforcement officer after he allegedly threw a…

By Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted March 18, 2026 11:40 am Updated March 18, 2026 11:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking his counterparts in Quebec and British Columbia to drop their electric-vehicle sales targets, saying they are making the country less competitive. In the fall, both provinces scaled back or dropped their previous goals of having all new vehicle sales be zero emissions in 2035, but Ford says they should go further.He says in letters sent today to the premiers that Ontario’s auto sector is an…

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the start of the Indian Premier League as he battles with the back problem that kept him out of the T20 World Cup.