Although Sault Ste. Marie’s provincial council member no longer holds a cabinet post in Queen’s Park, Ross Romano says he has been named head of government. Romano recently served as the province’s Minister of Government and Consumer Services under Ontario’s previous PC government. His name was missing when Prime Minister Doug Ford announced new ministers and parliamentary posts ahead of the next legislature meeting. In a telephone interview on Thursday, Romano said he had been asked to fill the post of head of government....

Um mit Inhalten sozialer Netzwerke zu interagieren oder diese anzuzeigen, benötigen wir Ihre Zustimmung. Aktivierung sozialer Netzwerke Der neue Finanzminister in Schleswig-Holstein ist kein Deutscher – sondern Däne. Genauer gesagt: Claus Ruhe Madsen (49, unabhängig). Madsen ist vielen Deutschen bereits ein Begriff: Seit drei Jahren ist er Oberbürgermeister von Rostock. Der neue Stab in der künftigen schwarz-grünen Kieler Landesregierung ist vor wenigen Tagen durchgesickert. Ministerpräsident Daniel Günther (CDU) hat Madsens Berufung nun auf einem Landesparteitag in Neumünster bestätigt....

31 minutes ago (03:16 GMT) Explosions occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod A Russian official said the explosions in the city of Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, caused a fire in a residential building. Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Belgorod, said three wounded were taken to hospital. “The reasons for the incident are being investigated,” he said on the Telegram messaging app. “Probably, the air defense system worked.” 20 minutes ago (03:28 GMT)...

Russian forces abandoned the Black Sea Strategic Outpost on Snake Island on Thursday, in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip on Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had decided to withdraw from the outbreak as a “gesture of goodwill” to show that Moscow was not obstructing UN efforts to open a humanitarian corridor to transport grain from Ukraine. Ukraine said it had driven out Russian forces after a massive artillery and overnight attack....

A Panelbase poll for The Sunday Times shows 44 per cent of voters oppose Nicola Sturgeon’s desire to hold a referendum in October 2023, with 43 per cent in favour. 10 percent said they neither supported nor opposed a referendum and 3 percent said they did not know. When asked whether or not they supported independence, 48 percent said they were in favor, while 47 percent were opposed. 5 percent said they didn’t know....

Q: Should I be worried about monkeypox? The American public is currently at low risk for monkeypox. It is spreading among men who have sex with men, but it is only a matter of time before it spreads to others. As of June 27, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control had reported 10 cases among women. Monkeypox is generally a mild disease but can be serious or even deadly for people who are immunocompromised, pregnant women, a fetus or newborn, women who are breastfeeding, young children, and people with severe skin diseases such as eczema....

But their boos were understandable, and even something to be expected. In a draft marked by the lack of consensus at the top, with pandemic-arrested development muddling the predictability of the order, it was guaranteed there would be disagreement on whomever the Canadiens were going to use the first pick on. Just two weeks ago, we jokingly messaged Montreal’s general manager: “Just remember that whatever you decide, people are going to love and hate it....

Somaiya Begum has been missing for six days. In the video circulated on Twitter, Somaiya has been directly appealed to. Detective Chief Inspector Marc Bowes said: “I would also like to appeal directly to Somaiya, if she is following this appeal please get in touch in whatever way you feel is most appropriate.” Somaiya Begum is described as a slender Asian woman with black hair. She was last seen wearing black denim jeans, a black top and a black head scarf....

By: News 12 Staff The Suffolk County Health Department has announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox on Long Island. The individual, who was seen by a local healthcare provider, is following isolation protocols at home. Suffolk health officials are contacting the person and will contact people who may have been exposed. The case is one of 96 confirmed cases of orthopoxvirus in New York state. “While the current risk to the general public is low, we urge the public, as well as healthcare providers in Suffolk County, to be aware that this rare virus has been found in the area and to be aware of its signs and symptoms and how it is transmitted monkeypox virus,” said Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr....

The case involves Lorie Smith, who owns a design firm that says it serves gay clients but plans to limit a proposed wedding-related service to celebrations of heterosexual unions. She argued that requiring her to provide these services to gay and lesbian couples violates her right to free speech. “If a gay-identifying client asked her to design graphics for his animal rescue shelter or promote an organization serving children with disabilities, Smith would be happy to do so,” Ms....

One of the surviving smugglers pulled from the hot tractor-trailer in Texas last week told the gruesome story, describing how smugglers lined the truck’s bed with meat seasoning and later migrants further from the big rig door shouted that he couldn’t to breathe. Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás is one of 64 suspected illegal immigrants found inside an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio just hours after they crossed a US Border Patrol checkpoint....

Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is moving to make sweeping changes to the federal student loan system, including making it easier for public employees to write off debt and imposing new limits on accrued interest. “We are committed to fixing a broken system,” US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement. Key elements of the proposal include:...

Beth Zaikenjpg Tiny fragments of environmental DNA found in Ice Age sediment in northern Greenland. Using cutting-edge technology, the researchers discovered that the fragments are a million years older than the previous record for a DNA sample from a Siberian mammoth bone. The discovery was made by a team of scientists led by Professor Eske Willerslev and Professor Kurt H. Kjær. Professor Willerslev is a Fellow of St John’s College, University of Cambridge and Director of the Lundbeck Foundation Center for Geogenetics at the University of Copenhagen, where Professor Kjær, an expert in geology, is also based....

Senior Hungarian officials say they are working with Republican lawmakers in the United States to defeat a global minimum tax backed by the Biden administration, as European and American leaders scramble to enact a ground-breaking international deal targeting multinational corporations. Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s foreign minister, said this week that he was receiving advice from GOP officials about resisting a US-backed effort to impose an international condition on corporate taxation, though the extent of that communication was unclear....

The redefinition of NATO has four elements. The first is strategic – recognizing that efforts to build a cooperative relationship with Russia have ended in the foreseeable future and that Russia’s unwarranted invasion of Ukraine also signals a wider confrontation with the West. The second is the reversal of the post-1989 era of defense budget cuts. This has now been replaced by an expanded deterrent characterized by aid to Ukraine, higher military spending over the next decade and a sevenfold increase in the number of NATO troops on alert to reach 300,000....

Joshua Graves, 21, was shot and killed by police after three police officers shot at him when he allegedly refused to drop the knife he was using in the attack. The stabbings came just three days after Graves appeared in court for his first criminal offenses. He was arrested on Thursday, then charged and released on Friday. Ottawa police have identified the victims as 50-year-old Anne-Marie Ready, who worked as a trade commissioner at Global Affairs, and Jasmine Ready, a 15-year-old daughter, who said her school board recently finished 10th grade at the French Catholic high school Franco-Cité....

The design itself is also quite interesting – leather-like texture on the back with what appears to be a metal frame similar to a medieval book cover. Realme GT2 Explorer Master The camera design is similar to the GT Neo3 series with a large lens and two smaller ones below and a dual LED flash in the center. A leaked image also revealed flat sides, while at the bottom we expect a USB-C port, a speaker grille and a microphone (a 3....