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US Congress is considering a measure that would require women to sign up for conscription (Picture: Getty Images) A political firestorm has ignited over a proposal to require women in the US to register for the draft into the military. Senate Democrats added language to the annual defense authorization bill that would require women to … Read more

Damage can be seen to a front window as law enforcement officers work the scene of a shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., on Friday. (Colin Murphey / Associated Press) Three people were killed and 10 wounded, including two law enforcement officers, when a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery … Read more

Three separate incidents that all involved firearms and led to arrests kept police busy in Saskatoon on Thursday. (File)Photo by Liam Richards /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Three separate incidents that all involved firearms and led to arrests kept police busy in Saskatoon on Thursday. When they arrived, police saw a man and a woman being restrained on … Read more

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. AFP via Getty Images It may seem unbelievable but it’s true: Donald Trump actually has a fair shot at winning New York in this year’s presidential election. That’s right: The state that … Read more

The vehicle was eventually stopped by a tire deflation device and three people were arrested on Highway 46 on Thursday. (File)Postmedia A 33-year-old woman from Regina is facing a number of charges after an RCMP vehicle was rammed at a traffic stop on Thursday. Police found the suspect vehicle in a commercial parking lot, engaged … Read more

Environment Canada issued the alert for heavy rain, golfball sized hail and potential tornados at 4:26 p.m. on Friday Before heading to her parents farm for safety, Barb Curvolo snapped of a photo of one of three tornados near Foam Lake in 2023. Photo by Barb Curvolo /SUPPLIED Environment Canada issued an alert for heavy … Read more

Home are destroyed following a targeted Israeli air strike in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024. AFP via Getty Images Terrorist rockets rain on Israeli towns and villages. Tens of thousands are displaced, dozens killed, and vast swaths of territory are set ablaze. Sounds like the Gaza … Read more

Banks believes he solved two political problems by ousting Maron. ZUMAPRESS.com Schools Chancellor David Banks’ ousting of Maud Maron from Manhattan Community Education Council 2 still reeks a week later. His pretext is absurd: Her supposed wrongdoing was making “derogatory or offensive comments” about a public-school student. Huh? She answered a Post reporter’s question about … Read more

‘Alan could not handle losing our life’s savings and that is what lead to this tragic event,’ says the wife of Alan Kats who killed two and then himself Alan Kats and his wife, Alisa Pogorelovsky, were caught in an elaborate fraud and embroiled in a lawsuit against those they deemed responsible for their misfortune.Photo … Read more

Work continues on the Bearspaw South feeder main in northwest Calgary on Wednesday. Jim Wells/Postmedia Mayor Jyoti Gondek is calling for a citywide examination of Calgary’s below-ground water infrastructure, in the wake of the ruptured feeder main that has reduced the city’s water supply and led to outdoor watering restrictions and a fire ban for … Read more