Wagner has taken an increasingly visible role in the war in Ukraine as regular Russian troops have suffered heavy attrition and lost control over territory in humiliating setbacks. He has repeatedly complained that the Russian military failed to supply Wagner with sufficient ammunition to capture Bakhmut, the reason he cited Friday for his withdrawal threat. The U.S. estimates Wagner has about 50,000 personnel fighting in Ukraine, including 10,000 contractors and 40,000 of the convicts the company enlisted. Prigozhin himself accuses top-ranking Russian military officers of incompetence. If Prigozhin did pull Wagner’s troops out of Bakhmut, it would have serious implications, according to Michel said.

The East Village site where a LAZ parking lot is now located is being offered up to developers to purchase and redevelop as long as they include a high proportion of affordable housing. Three months after killing longstanding plans for a Ritz-Carlton, the city of San Diego is hoping to entice developers across the country to reimagine the former East Village hotel site, as long as they include a substantial percentage of affordable housing units. A formal notice was sent out Friday inviting housing developers and other interested parties to purchase and redevelop the high-profile block at 7th Avenue and Market Street. She estimates that the solicitation for 7th & Market went to more than 1,200 developers and other interested parties. Some experts have questioned whether the site will attract a high level of interest given the affordable housing requirement.

Red Dress Day was observed in Canada on May 5, in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people across the country. The occasion, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, is marked by people wearing red. “We pay tribute to our loved ones”Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada marked the day with the launch of the Red Amautiit Project. Indigenous women make up 4 per cent of Canada’s female population, but 16 per cent of all women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were Indigenous, government data found at the time. This violence is rooted in racism and marginalization of Indigenous people and particularly of Indigenous women.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Thousands gather for coronation as final preparations wrap up” – below is their description. King Charles and Queen Camilla went to Westminster Abbey for a final coronation rehearsal. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in London for the weekend celebration. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Listen:Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters. Please take five minutes to complete this podcast survey for a chance at a $100 gift card. The NDP’s Rachel Notley would like to win back power, while UCP incumbent Danielle Smith must now see if voters agree with her vision for the province. It’s an election that will have ramifications for the rest of the country, as issues like energy and the environment are sure to be big factors.

Dr. Eric LyonsResearchers and staff with U of G’s Guelph Turfgrass Institute (GTI) spoke to several news outlets about why the “No Mow May” campaign is not great for Canadian lawns. Dr. Eric Lyons, the GTI’s director, and communications and outreach coordinator Sara Stricker explained why leaving a lawn to grow long can damage the grass, leading to problems down the line. The pair spoke to CTV Kitchener, several CBC Radio stations including CBC Edmonton, Sudbury.com, CityNews Ottawa and more. Lyons is a professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, and researches the stress physiology and management of turfgrasses.

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In this article, Kian Mintz-Woo and Justin Leroux tackle the complex issue of what climate winners owe to climate losers. How should climate justice address this variety of climate winners and losers? In other words, after they have paid for the climate harms, they should be paid for the climate benefits. Should the victims still need compensation, however, the climate winners would come to the climate victim’s aid directly instead. Solely focusing on the negatives of climate change overlooks potential sources of tax income to abate the climate crisis.

Writer/director James Gunn, who has helmed all the “Guardians of the Galaxy” films, always knew how he wanted to end the franchise: telling Rocket Raccoon’s story. That, to me, was the seeds of the entire Guardians franchise that I think culminates in volume three.”In “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. One of the biggest lessons he learned from James Gunn, he said, is that he doesn’t always need an approach to get the scene right. “I don’t want to make movies with people who I don’t really love. I want to be surrounded by people who I really love and care about.”“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

It was the same look the Maple Leafs head coach had after his team gifted the Florida Panthers two goals in 47 disastrous seconds. “Disappointing, baffling,” Keefe said to begin one of the shortest press conferences of his career. “(Go) back home, look in the mirror,” Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov added. “We’re just trying to play our identity.”“Not an ideal spot,” Leafs captain John Tavares said of his team’s predicament. The shell-shocked Leafs took a while to recover before Nylander hit the post with a shot that also hit Bobrovsky in the back and stayed out.

© Thomson Reuters FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows Royal Caribbean logoBy Deborah Mary Sophia(Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast after upbeat quarterly results on Thursday, cruising on the back of higher ticket prices and pent-up leisure travel demand, sending shares up nearly 8%. "We knew that demand for our business was strong ... (but) what transpired over the past four months was much better than we had anticipated," Royal Caribbean CEO Jason Liberty said. Royal Caribbean, which owns Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, said on-board and other revenue more than doubled to $988.6 million in the quarter. Royal Caribbean now expects annual adjusted profit of $4.40 to $4.80 per share, a "big uptick" from its earlier forecast of $3.00 to $3.60 per share. Earlier this week, rival Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd also raised its annual profit forecast.

5 Team Canada things to watch this weekend: May 5-7There is so much for Team Canada fans to be excited about this weekend! Other Canadians to watch include Rylan Wiens, 21, and Nathan Zsombor-Murray, 20, teammates in the men’s 10m synchro event who won bronze at the last world championships. McKay, who previously competed alongside the now-retired Meaghan Benfeito in 10m synchro, will now partner with Kate Miller. Saturday flips it, with the finals for men’s 3m synchro and women’s 10m synchro. The individual events will finish on Saturday, to be followed by team events on Sunday.

Before the 2016 NHL draft, Matthew Tkachuk was asked by an executive where he ranked himself among the top prospects. And after Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Tuesday night, you can be certain the Maple Leafs know, too. The style of play Tkachuk has built for himself started from his first memory of watching his dad come home from a hard-fought NHL game. Keith Tkachuk often talks about getting phone calls after midnight from Matthew while he played junior for the London Knights in the OHL. The Leafs have a Selke finalist and last year’s Hart Trophy winner capable of outplaying Tkachuk.

The heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the tune with Marvin Gaye, had sued Sheeran. Here are 10 other hits that have faced copyright accusations. Ed Sheeran wins in copyright trial over “Shape of You”This isn’t Sheeran’s first copyright rodeo — he’s been taken to court before over copyright accusations and won then too. However, Perry won her appeal in 2022, when a judge found the tune was not “particularly unique or rare,” the BBC reported. In the end, Queen and David Bowie were given songwriting credits and an undisclosed amount of money.

Nuclear energy also uses fewer resources and has a smaller footprint than any other type of electricity generation, they say. According to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report, the number of nuclear reactors in operation globally peaked in 2002. Nuclear power was never meant to be commercially viable, said Benjamin Sovacool, a professor of earth and environment at Boston University. Since 2001, China has added 47.5 GW of nuclear power generation to its grid, according to the World Nuclear Industry Report. The Independent Electricity System Operator said new nuclear reactors will be needed to get the province’s electricity supply to net-zero emissions.