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There’s a grown-up Jeromy Farkas now. He might be formidable Mayor candidate Jeromy Farkas arrives to vote at John Ware school in Calgary in this file photo from Monday, October 18, 2021. While Farkas lost the 2021 civic election, he is considering a return to politics.Jim Wells/Postmedia Jeromy Farkas might run for mayor again. “I … Read more

‘This is the type of thing we want to do as part of the larger downtown strategy,’ said Ward 7 Coun. Terry Wong Bow Valley College is seen on Friday, September 10, 2021.Brendan Miller/Postmedia Members of the city’s executive committee unanimously endorsed a recommendation Tuesday to revise the terms of reference for the Downtown Post-Secondary … Read more

Former President Donald Trump publicly knocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the dustup with Iran back in early 2020. AP Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort later this week after years of strife between the duo. Netanyahu touched … Read more

“You could see it deteriorating, like ash falling” Daniel Turner sits in the back of his van in a parking lot in Hinton after being evacuated from Jasper as a fire burns south of the townsite on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 .Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia Turner and his friends initially complied with evacuation orders … Read more

Matthew Hoare, 34, accepted that it was his account and quit teaching (Picture: Google) A teacher has been banned from the profession after a parent came across his X-rated extra curricular activities. Matthew Hoare, 34, admitted posting hundreds of images of himself performing sex acts on his X account. Among the pictures, his genitals and … Read more

9Josh Allen finally debuted his romance with Hailee Steinfeld on Instagram. Getty Images Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld are finally Instagram-official. The Buffalo Bills quarterback celebrated the first day of training camp Tuesday by posting a photo dump on Instagram from his off-season adventures — including several snaps with the “Edge of Seventeen” star. Allen, … Read more

After the transaction, CDPQ will hold about 3.5 per cent of Couche-Tard’s outstanding shares. A Couche-Tard convenience store in Montreal.Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press files The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reducing its stake in Alimentation Couche-Tard by about 20 per cent as part of a buyout announced Tuesday. Couche-Tard … Read more

San Francisco Dist. Atty. Brooke Jenkins, right, speaks at a news conference at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco in May 2023. (Godofredo A. Vásquez / Associated Press) A former victims advocate who was fired after sending an email reply to San Francisco’s district attorney asking, “What color panties you have on,” is suing … Read more

The settlement, for victims of abuse at the Mont d’Youville orphanage in Quebec City, is the largest in Quebec history, the judge notes. A Superior Court judge has enshrined a $65 million settlement between former residents of a Quebec City orphanage and a religious order and local health authority in the capital region. The Quebec … Read more

LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho delivers his back-to-school speech, standing next to Oscar-winning co-director Kris Bowers of “The Last Repair Shop” and violinist Porche Brinker. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) In a step forward from pandemic-era learning setbacks, standardized test scores in the Los Angeles school system made gains in all tested grade levels in math … Read more