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Regardless of their political stripes, they ride into the city looking to lasso partisan support in the form of votes. The 10-day festival celebrating the cowboy way of life has attracted all federal leaders, who often take on the persona of duelling gunslingers looking for votes in a game of political one-upmanship. Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a regular visitor to the Stampede, as have the leaders of the federal Conservatives, NDP and Green Party....

Le sénateur Laurent Lafon, président de la commission de la culture, a évoqué mercredi 13 juillet “une série de dysfonctionnements” pour expliquer les incidents survenus au Stade de France lors de la finale de la Ligue des champions le 28 mai, évoquant des “échecs” ainsi que “l’exécution ” plutôt que de “préparer” l’événement. “Chacun était dans son couloir sans véritable coordination”, a également noté le sénateur lors d’une conférence de presse présentant le rapport du Congrès dans l’après-midi....

More than 12,200 people had been evacuated from France’s Gironde region by Saturday morning as more than 1,000 firefighters tried to bring the flames under control, regional authorities said in a statement. Fires have ravaged France in recent weeks, as well as other European countries, including Portugal and Spain. Almost 10,000 hectares of land were set on fire in the Gironde region on Saturday, compared to 7,300 hectares on Friday....

Strong winds and hot, dry weather hampered efforts to fight the huge fire burning through pine forests in Bordeaux, while fires also burned in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Hungary and Croatia. About 3,000 firefighters supported by water jets battled the blaze in southern France as they tried to save as many homes as possible. The fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring left the ground parched – something authorities attribute to climate change....

A 17-year-old baseball player from central Newfoundland has been awarded the 6th annual Cal Legrow Scholarship. Holly Russell with Grand Falls-Windsor Minor Baseball is the first woman to receive the award. The scholarship is part of the Friends of Minor Baseball program created to help promote baseball in the community.

The shooting happened at a cemetery on Manotick Station Road around 2:45 p.m. Police say they received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired The funeral for 24-year-old Abdulhamid Haji Ragab, who was shot on Banff Avenue in the city’s south end on Tuesday, was taking place at the time. A man has been charged with second-degree murder in his death. Shortly after the shooting at the funeral, a man arrived at the hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said....

• A lire aussi : Luis Fonsi sur FEQ ce soir : ‘Un grand pas pour la musique latine’ • À lire aussi : Ordures au FEQ : Shirley Manson se dit choyée • Lisez aussi : [EN IMAGES] FEQ : Un public en feu pour Marshmello La pluie a commencé à tomber à la fin du concert de la chanteuse Becky G en première partie. La pluie s’est rapidement intensifiée et après des éclairs et du tonnerre, les organisateurs du Festival d’été ont ordonné l’évacuation du lieu....

Schlüsselspiel gewonnen, nächste Station Spanien: Die deutschen Fußballer sind mit einem 4:0-Sieg gegen Dänemark in die Europameisterschaft gestartet. Die erfolgreiche Revanche für das Viertelfinale 2017 ist Gold wert, denn am Dienstag wartet Spanien auf ihn. Zuvor hatte der Favorit Finnland mit 4:1 geschlagen und war damit in einer schlagkräftigen Gruppe B vorerst hinter den Rekord-Europameister zurückgefallen. Nach einer hochkonzentrierten und spielerisch beachtlichen Leistung gegen den Vize-Europameister von 2017 muss sich das Team von Bundestrainerin Martina Voss-Tecklenburg vor den viel beachteten Iberern nicht fürchten....

• À lire aussi : Ducharme n’a aucune information sur le viol présumé • A lire aussi : Gary Bettman veut en savoir plus – Écoutez le point de presse de Pascale St-Onge sur QUB Radio : Le 20 juin, Hockey Canada assurait avoir fait tout ce qui était en son pouvoir pour mener une enquête indépendante visant à faire la lumière sur les tristes événements de juin 2018. Jeudi, l’instance nationale constatait les dégâts et reconnaissait les actes répréhensibles de....

Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, who took more cash from the oil and gas industry than any other senator and became a millionaire from his family’s coal business, has independently blasted GOP legislative plans to fight climate change . Swinging the Democratic vote in an evenly divided Senate, Mr. Manchin led his party through months of tortured negotiations that collapsed on Thursday night. “It seems strange that Manchin would choose as his legacy to be the one man who single-handedly condemned humanity,” said John Podesta, a former senior adviser to President Barack Obama and founder of the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank....

Speaking to the Telegraph in his first interview since the bid was announced, the chancellor accused his critics of using “dirty tricks” to undermine his campaign. He said his wife had never had an offshore tax status and denied being contacted by the IRS as part of an investigation. The Chancellor also called on his leadership rivals to sign a “clean campaign” pledge, promising to take each other to task on policy rather than second guesses....

Comment Hours after a man was charged Wednesday with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) questioned whether the Indianapolis doctor who helped the child get an abortion had reported the procedure to state officials, as required the law . “We’re gathering the facts as we speak and we’re going to fight this all the way — including looking at her license if she didn’t report,” Rokita told Fox News’ Jesse Watters on Wednesday night....

Article rédigé par Publié le 14/07/2022 23:11 Mis à jour le 14/07/2022 23:13 Temps de lecture : 1 min. Ivana Trump, la première femme de l’ancien président américain et mère de trois de ses enfants, est morte à 73 ans, a fait savoir le milliardaire républicain jeudi 14 juillet. “Je suis très triste d’annoncer à tous ceux qui l’aimaient, et ils étaient nombreux, qu’Ivana Trump est morte chez elle à New York”, a écrit Donald Trump sur son réseau social, Truth Social....

Jacinda Ardern is under pressure to take more control measures after calls to change New Zealand’s toilet laws. Current law says you’re allowed to misbehave in public as long as you believe you’re not being watched. People who are unable to provide a reasonable explanation for why they believe they were not being tracked will face a fine of up to $200 (£103). Jacinda ArdernLOREN ELLIOTT Current law says you’re allowed to misbehave in public as long as you believe you’re not being watched by WikiCommons However, a campers’ association, the Responsible Campers Association Inc (RCAI) has led calls to tighten these measures....

Yesterday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing included testimony from an admitted Capitol rioter who personally apologized to several police officers who were attacked by Trump supporters — but at least one of them refused to accept his apology. Harry Dunn then told the Independent he was dealing with Stephen Ayres’ gesture. “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” he said. “But I don’t know if I accept it. It’s hard to express my sympathy to a person like that yet, maybe, but that’s all I’ve got....

While Ben and Jen have remained friendly over the years, the Argo director and “Let’s Get Loud” singer wouldn’t spark relationship rumors again until nearly two decades after their split in April 2021, when, following Jennifer’s split from Alex Rodriguez, she and Ben were spotted vacationing together in Montana. Since then, the pair have been inseparable (even with their busy work schedules) and can often be spotted on PDA-filled dates, walking the red carpet or on a romantic getaway together....

Biden will begin his Middle East trip this week in his first trip to the region since taking office, starting with Israel and the occupied West Bank. He will finish his trip in Saudi Arabia. Biden said the trip would advance American interests by focusing on global trade and supply chains on which the US relies. Many countries in the West, including the US, want Saudi Arabia to produce more oil to ease the growing global energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine....