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Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine,’ CEO says
The number of support requests Kids Help Phone receives at night is increasing across Canada, the e-mental health support service said. Demands for reach-outs via text from the hours of 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. eastern time are 183 per cent higher than those received…
RBA holds interest rates; Anthony Albanese dismisses ‘melon’ comments criticism; Colombia earthquake death toll rises
The referral of an alleged leak of confidential correspondence between Japan’s prime ministerial office and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the AFP is a “political stunt”, Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has said, as she defended widely criticised remarks…
Georgia teacher, father hailed as hero after dying to save girl from Myrtle Beach rip current
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A beloved Georgia elementary school teacher and father died after jumping into the ocean to save a young girl caught in a rip current off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, according to authorities and his family…
NASA assures humanity Earth’s gravity will not disappear this week after insane conspiracy theories ran rampant
Glad they cleared that one up. Viral conspiracy theories that Earth’s gravity will briefly vanish on Wednesday — purportedly causing a cataclysm the government is hiding — are entirely untrue, NASA assured humanity. “Earth’s gravity, or total gravitational…
Manitoba’s first supervised consumption site opens in Winnipeg
Manitoba’s addictions minister says it’s a special but bittersweet day as the province opens its first supervised consumption site. Bernadette Smith said Tuesday that the site in central Winnipeg is long overdue and will help get people the care they need…
Hills Shire Council, at centre of corruption probe, rejects own proposal to increase transparency of lobbyist and developer meetings
August 12, 2026 — 7:27am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A north-western Sydney council embroiled in an anti-corruption inquiry has dumped a proposal to increase transparency…
Suspect in off-duty Philadelphia officer’s car theft linked to killing of Penn State student: Police
close Video NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man who’s wanted in a recent theft of an off-duty police officer’s car in Philadelphia is also a person of interest in the murder of a Penn State University student killed in June. Billy Schmidt, 22…
NYC mulls deal to end Elizabeth Street Garden legal battle by handing builder city-owned lot
A heated feud over the fate of Nolita’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden may finally be coming to an “amicable resolution” more than a year after former Mayor Eric Adams saved the greenspace from a wrecking ball. The potential settlement stems from a lawsuit…
EU coordinates fact-checkers to avoid another online Ceuta crisis
TikTok and Meta have agreed to join a voluntary coordination mechanism chaired by the European Commission with fact-checkers, following the spread of disinformation online that fuelled the mass crossings in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in which around 100…
Cineplex reports highest 2nd quarter amid rising theatre attendance
Cineplex Inc. has experienced its highest second quarter in the company’s history, in large part due to a rising number of movie-goers in recent months, according to the company. Canada’s largest cinema chain reported a profit of $7.8 million in its second…