A Regina senior picked up her drawing pencils for the first time in 50 years during the pandemic. After her husband died, she used it to create a connection with her community at a time when she needed the support.
The potential deal would create the world’s biggest copper miner, with around 10% of global output.
The SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal has formally ended following a row over a climbdown on climate targets, Sky News understands. It comes after First Minister Humza Yousaf summoned a meeting of his Cabinet - usually held on a Tuesday - this morning following speculation over the future of the Holyrood deal, first struck by his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon. There has been unhappiness in the Green Party after the Scottish government scrapped its commitment to cut emissions by 75% by 2030.
The sails of Paris’s Moulin Rouge windmill crashed to earth overnight in a freak accident that has never occurred since the cabaret club was founded in 1889.
A Palestinian businessman displaced by the war in Gaza is bringing a taste of home for fellow refugees with a Shawarma restaurant he has opened in Cairo. Abu Al-Awn hopes his time outside Gaza will be temporary and he is determined to return to the enclave once the war between Israel and Hamas is over. Rimal was Gaza City's busiest shopping center, with large malls and main bank offices before Israeli forces reduced most of it to rubble.
Cabinet votes to leave historic Bute House agreement after government abandons emissions target
The SNP has scrapped its power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens, according to reports. The Bute House Agreement was reportedly dropped following an emergency Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh on Thursday morning. Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf had called the meeting of the Scottish cabinet following growing tensions between the SNP, which is the largest party at Holyrood, and the Scottish Greens, who are currently their junior partners in the Scottish Government.
The yen hit fresh 34-year low versus the dollar and a 16-year low against the euro on Thursday as investors expect a Bank of Japan policy meeting that ends on Friday not be hawkish enough to support the Japanese currency. "If they (Japanese authorities) don’t step in, the breach of the 155 level can attract speculative flows as markets expect intervention," said Athanasios Vamvakidis, global head of G10 forex strategy at BofA. "If they buy yen, pressures can still arise because many investors are waiting for intervention to sell the Japanese currency," he added, arguing that the yen could reach 160 even if there is intervention.
Kemi Badenoch has accused Humza Yousaf’s government of being “too lazy to do the work” after the UK Government rejected his plea for Scotland to piggyback on its legislation exonerating the Horizon scandal victims.
The Israeli army said any suggestion of its responsibility for the mass graves was ‘baseless’ and ‘unfounded’
The missiles were supplied to Ukraine under a secret deal agreed in March ahead of the £76bn US security package
Over 100 students at NYU and Columbia have been arrested this past week over pro-Palestinian protest encampments
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Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (44-27-11, third in the Pacific Division)Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Oilers -128, Kings +108; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers in game three of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1. The teams meet Wednesday for the seventh time this season. The Kings won 5-4 in overtime in the la
Winnipeg Jets (52-24-6, second in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (50-25-7, third in the Central Division)Denver; Friday, 10 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Avalanche -171, Jets +143; over/under is 6.5NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche and the Winnipeg Jets are in a 1-1 series tie in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Avalanche won the last meeting 5-2.Colorado has a 17-9-2 record
New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (40-31-11, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -172, Capitals +144; over/under is 5.5NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Rangers lead series 2-0BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Tuesday for the seventh time this season. The Rangers won 4-3 in the
The girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the chaos erupted at the end of morning break at Amman Valley School on Wednesday.
The FTSE 100 outperformed against its European peers on Thursday, hitting a new high for the third session in a row.
Police say they belong to the same network as the 16-year-old boy who allegedly attacked a church last week.
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It follows criticism of the government's decision to scrap key climate targets and its response to a review into gender services.
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