Italy dismisses 'shameful' idea to replace Iran at football World Cup
Italian officials say they are not interested in replacing Iran at the FIFA World Cup, after the idea was raised by a Trump ally. Source link
Assisted dying bill to run out of time as Lords hold final debate
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords. Source link
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face: steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline to the northwest coast or risk a prolonged legal fight. Source link
From scientist to silk farmer: India's silk industry renewal
Silk production is an increasingly high-tech business in India. Source link
B.C. premier talks U.S. liquor ban, pipeline rumours in call with prime minister
B.C. Premier David Eby said Prime Minister Mark Carney assured him in a call Thursday that rumours circulating about a potential southern route for an oil pipeline from Alberta didn’t originate in his office. Source link
Couple accused in international kidnapping case used fake Canadian camping trip as cover story: prosecutors
A couple from the United States is facing international kidnapping charges after prosecutors claimed they took a 10-year-old child to Cuba to potentially undergo gender transition surgery, allegedly deceiving the child’s biological mother with a fake Canadian camping trip to get there. Source link
Stock markets are too high and set to fall, says Bank of England deputy
It is unusual for a senior figure at the Bank to be so forthright on market movements. Source link
Moloney wins bloodbath as boxing's brutal beauty tested
Former bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney earned a bloody victory over awkward American Andre Donovan to retain his IBF intercontinental and WBC Australasian bantamweight straps, as Max McIntyre and Conor Wallace also kept themselves in the picture for higher honours. Source link
White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms
A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models. Source link
Alberta pipeline could receive federal financing through Indigenous loan guarantee program: energy minister
Canada’s energy minister said public dollars could flow to Alberta’s potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast through the federal government’s Indigenous Loan Guarantee program. Source link