Trudeau less likely to remain leader since Freeland quit: Gerry Butts

A former senior adviser and close friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t think Trudeau will still lead the Liberals in the next election. Gerald Butts writes in a Substack newsletter today that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent cabinet resignation dealt Trudeau a stunning blow that loosened his already tenuous grip on the…

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Nasa spacecraft ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to Sun – World

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Friday that its Parker solar probe was “safe” and operating normally after successfully completing the closest approach to the Sun of any man-made object. The spacecraft passed just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface on Dec. 24, flying into the Sun’s outer atmosphere…

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Katra ropeway project: Sangharsh Samiti extends shutdown for another 72hrs | India News

JAMMU: The lockdown in Katra town in J&K’s Reasi district against the proposed ropeway project entered the third day on Friday even as Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Sangharsh Samitiwho led the strike, extended the agitation for another 72 hours and said all activities in the holy city would remain suspended during the lockdown.Meanwhile, the J&K…

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Sault news: Five southern Ont. hunters fined $37K for moose hunt offences in Pickle Lake

A multi-year investigation into moose hunting resulted in five people being convicted of moose hunting offenses and fined a total of $37,000, plus $9,250 in victim surcharges. The court heard that between 2020 and 2022, conservation officials, along with the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Research and Intelligence Services, conducted a special investigation into illegal moose…

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Karachi’s main arteries blocked as sit-ins against Parachinar killings continue – Pakistan

The religious political party Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) on Thursday night expanded its ongoing metropolis-wide sit-in against the Parachinar killings by blocking almost all major arteries, according to officials, witnesses and organizers. Protesters are protesting an incident in which two people were killed and then beheaded after being assaulted on their way to Parachinar in Bagan…

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‘Shocking & deliberate insult’: Congress, SAD slam Centre over Manmohan Singh’s last rites, memorial | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday criticized the BJP-led central government and termed its decision to conduct the last rites of former prime minister Manmohan Singh at Nigambodh Ghat as “a deliberate insult” to the prime minister. Sikh Prime Minister of India.Sharing a post on a monument to honor his legacy.”“The people…

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Man suspected of fatally setting woman on fire on NYC subway charged with murder, arson

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German president dissolves parliament for February 23 snap elections – World

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday dissolved the lower house of Germany’s parliament to pave the way for early elections on February 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition. “Especially in difficult times, like now, stability requires a government capable of acting and reliable majorities in parliament,” so early elections were the right…

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