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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 6, 2023 7:52 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government’s decision to delay its ruling on a planned transition away from open-net salmon farms from British Columbia coastal waters is being welcomed by opponents on both sides of the issue. Representatives from B.C.’s …
The commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Jason Brune, wrote an official letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on May 31. In the letter, Brune repeatedly referenced BDSM play and tools to make a point about how he views power dynamics between his state and the federal government under the Biden …
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, adding his name to the long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Trump’s early lead in the race. Burgum, 66, made the announcement in the Wall Street Journal and was expected to kick off his campaign Wednesday …
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., along with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is introducing a bill called the No Federal Funding for CCP Spying and Persuasion in Education Settings Act, or SPIES Act, which aims to close the loopholes in the Biden administration’s guidance. The guidance still allows Department of Defense (DOD) funding to go to universities …
DAKAR, Senegal – June 2, 2023: Supporters of Ousmane Sonko, the opposition leader jailed for “corrupting the youth,” protested in the Senegalese capital. The country’s political stability has been threatened by violent clashes between security forces and Sonko’s supporters. Human Rights Watch and other organizations called for the release of those wrongfully held and for …
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved the creation of a commission focusing on the rights and welfare of LGBTQ+ people in the nation’s most populous county. According to the board motion by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn, such a commission is needed due to the “ever increasing bias, prejudice and hate …
Following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement of a debt-ceiling deal with President Joe Biden, Republican leaders circulated a fact sheet praising McCarthy’s victories. The deal, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, includes spending cuts but also exempts critical veterans programs, national defense priorities, Social Security, and Medicare. Critics argue that the bill does not actually …
Washington — GOP Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, is pushing forward with an effort to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for failing to hand over a document detailing unconfirmed allegations of a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. Comer …
Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke about his Nazi Party-affiliated father in the new docuseries, “Arnold.” He said that his dad’s abuse made his brother turn to alcohol. His brother died in a drunk-driving accident. “The very thing that made me who I am today was the very thing that destroyed him,” he said. Loading Something is loading. …
The HMRC’s Capital Goods Scheme has suggested that private schools may be able to recover VAT incurred on their building or refurbishment projects for facilities like swimming pools, sports halls, music and drama studios, laboratories or lecture halls. Labour’s calculation, however, does not take into account the possibility of children moving to the state sector …