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Daily Express
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Express
PKR Sabah defends its plan to contest 13 seats
Published on: Thursday, May 29, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 29, 2025 Text Size: Mohd Guntur also pointed out that PKR is the only national party that has formally enshrined the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) in its party constitution, which underscores the party's commitment to Sabah's rights and autonomy. Kota Kinabalu: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah defended its plan to contest 13 seats in the coming 17th Sabah State Election (PRN17), stressing the decision was based on cooperation with political partners and not dictated by the party's national leadership. The clarification comes in response to Star Sabah Information Chief Anuar Ghani, who labelled it as a move by 'political outsiders.' A member of the AMK Malaysia leadership council and Chief of the AMK Pensiangan Branch Mohd Guntur Sangkar, said the proposed list of seats was the result of ongoing discussions between PKR Sabah and its partners in Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). 'The list was shaped based on a spirit of mature political cooperation, without sidelining the role of local parties. PKR Sabah is not merely a branch that blindly follows central directives,' he said in a statement. He said that since its formation, PKR Sabah has developed through close collaboration between local activists and national leadership, and is deeply rooted in the State. Mohd Guntur also pointed out that PKR is the only national party that has formally enshrined the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) in its party constitution, which underscores the party's commitment to Sabah's rights and autonomy. Advertisement He urged Star to reflect on its own past alignments, particularly its previous cooperation with Perikatan Nasional (PN). 'This was a coalition that openly weakened Sabah's position in MA63 negotiations and failed to deliver on many development promises,' he said. He also said PKR Sabah has remained consistent in championing reform and justice for the people of Sabah, while Star's political stance shifted depending on convenience. 'What Sabah needs is stability and principle, not opportunism,' Mohd Guntur said. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Toronto Star
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Toronto Star
Mark Carney tries to turn the page on Justin Trudeau during parliamentary debut
OTTAWA—The first question period of the newly elected 45th Parliament had a first-day-of-school vibe. New faces in new seats. A seatless Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre forced to seek out reporters outside the Commons chamber. Diminished ranks of Bloc Québécois, New Democrat, and Green MPs. And a rookie prime minister not known to relish being questioned, challenged or attacked faced his first accountability test. As a packed press gallery watched, there was a buzz of anticipation in the air. Yet, as it often does on what everyone expects to be a dramatic day, the buzz soon fizzled. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW MPs settled back into a familiar routine, heckling resumed, and Prime Minister Mark Carney turned the page on the Justin Trudeau era in the Commons. Fresh off steering a Liberal government comeback, Carney ditched a U.K. parliamentary custom Trudeau had adopted of being the only one in government to parry the thrust of all Opposition questions on Wednesdays. For all his love of all things British (the Oxford graduate quotes Winston Churchill, ran England's central bank, married a Brit, and seems to revel in the monarchy), Carney tossed the British PMQ — prime minister's question time — and reverted to the custom of previous governments under Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Jean Chrétien: he will reply to Opposition party leaders only, leaving his cabinet ministers to take questions lobbed by other MPs. It seemed both a big and a small thing. For one, it didn't put Carney on the hot seat for long. He answered just nine questions from Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and a francophone colleague, who stood in for the defeated leader Poilievre, and from Bloc Québécois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. Carney appeared to enjoy himself, smiling as he took a jab at Blanchet for boycotting the throne speech by King Charles, after the BQ leader dismissed the monarch as a 'foreign sovereign,' before leaving cabinet ministers to take the rest of the queries. It freed up the prime minister to scuttle out early. Carney didn't stick around for the only NDP question from Don Davies, interim leader of a party that no longer has official party status, exiting the chamber after only 33 minutes, more than 20 minutes before question period ended. In distinct other ways, a source told the Star, Carney is moving on from the Trudeau days. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Ministers and MPs have been told they cannot refer to Trudeau-era accomplishments when providing answers during question period, said a source who spoke to the Star on the condition they not be named. But there are exceptions to that new rule: commitments related to dental care, pharmacare and child care can be mentioned because the Carney government has pledged to maintain those policies. In his first question period, Carney didn't mention any achievements of the past government. In fact, the prime minister took pains to underline that his was 'Canada's new government.' Scheer had framed question period — the daily accountability test — as if it were a noble exercise, telling Carney, 'This is where democracy lives and this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends on behalf of Canadians.' However it soon devolved into its usual partisan, and somewhat pedestrian, exercise. Scheer proceeded to lead the Conservative charge that Carney had been 'dishonest' during the election, and would need to borrow, tax or 'print' new money to cover a shortfall in government revenues to manage Trump's tariff war. As Carney uttered his first answer, a Conservative MP across the aisle heckled drolly: 'Time!' As in, the 35 seconds the prime minister had to answer was up. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Carney grinned and pressed on, quipping he didn't expect to be accorded the same grace period the new Commons Speaker refereeing debates would be granted, and went on to defend his counter-tariff plan against the 'unjustified' American tariffs. 'He didn't take long to pick up old Liberal habits of not being able to answer questions,' Scheer said as he launched into familiar Conservative criticisms of the Liberal record. Others followed suit, accusing the Carney government of failing its duty to present a spring budget, and failing Canadians in myriad other ways. Carney claimed that 'Canada's new government' will act swiftly on his plan to grow the economy, build 'nation-building projects' and eliminate internal trade barriers. His finance minister remarked the Conservatives 'haven't changed.' 'Neither have you,' they heckled back. 'Same old, same old.' Suddenly it felt as if no time had passed, though more than five months have lapsed since the Commons last sat in December, after a fall in which little legislative business was finished due to a Conservative filibuster. Watching from the public gallery, Mayor Olivia Chow, a former NDP MP, said she saw 'a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of hope, and let's get going.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Rookie MPs thanked their constituents for sending them to Ottawa. Conservative MP Andrew Lawton, official biographer of the absent Poilievre, got help to straighten his tie, while Poilievre watched QP from his office upstairs in West Block, after admitting he wished he was on the inside. ' I've never really been a spectator of the House,' Poilievre said. 'But I'm going to work hard to earn the opportunity to do it again.' Ironically it was another Liberal MP — not the rookie prime minister — who won the loudest and longest applause after rising to his feet to make maiden remarks in the Commons on this day. Liberal Bruce Fanjoy, the giant-killer who defeated Poilievre in the suburban riding of Carleton, won a 20-second standing ovation from the Liberal caucus. Even some Conservatives appeared to inadvertently applaud. Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman was seen clapping before colleague Jasraj Singh Hallan leaned over and said something in her ear, and she stopped. Carney was the last to his feet to applaud Fanjoy, the MP who had made the prime minister's political debut in Parliament undoubtedly easier. With a file from Raisa Patel Politics Headlines Newsletter Get the latest news and unmatched insights in your inbox every evening Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. Please enter a valid email address. 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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Angelina Jolie Is Feeling ‘Reflection and Emotional' As She Prepares to Turn 50 Years Old: Source
Elegant in a one-sleeved white gown, Angelina Jolie declared her love of international cinema while calling attention to the tragic stories of women who've suffered amid war and conflict. 'We know that many artists around the world lack the freedom and security to tell their stories, and many have lost their lives,' the actress, director and humanitarian said during an event hosted by Chopard during the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, naming women from Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. 'We owe all of those risking their lives and sharing their stories and experiences a debt of gratitude,' she added, 'because they have helped us to learn and to evolve.' She, too, is evolving. On June 4, Angelina will turn 50 — and she's ready. 'I do feel like an older woman now and I embrace that,' the famed bombshell said last year. Even at age 40, she was already dreaming of celebrating this milestone. 'Both of the women in my family, my mother and my grandmother, started dying in their 40s,' she told Vogue in 2015. 'I can't wait to hit 50 and I know I made it.' But before looking ahead, she's found value in revisiting where she's been. Substance abuse, depression and a mental breakdown haunt her past. And her love story as one half of Hollywood's most golden couple with Brad Pitt, 61, spectacularly imploded, tainted by allegations of abuse and bitter legal battles. Now, as her big birthday approaches, 'She's feeling reflective and emotional,' a source tells Star. 'She's talking about what a journey it's been — and telling friends she's ready to share all.' She's already been open about the darkest chapters of her past. Living with her mother, Marcheline Bertrand — who died at 56 in 2007 after a long battle with cancer — young Angelina tested her limits following the actress' divorce from Jon Voight, now 86. Marcheline often relented, even allowing her 14-year-old daughter's boyfriend to sleep over. 'I was either going to be reckless on the streets… or he was going to be with me in my bedroom with my mom in the next room,' the star said. But even in the safety of home, things got dangerous. Angelina started collecting knives and would sometimes draw blood from her boyfriend or self-harm. 'Whenever I felt trapped, I'd cut myself,' she said. 'I have a lot of scars.' The Oscar winner's late teens and early 20s were even more volatile. 'I did the most dangerous and I did the worst. For many reasons, I shouldn't be here,' Angelina said in 2011, admitting to doing 'just about every drug possible,' including cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and LSD. In 2014, convicted drug dealer Franklin Meyer claimed that in 1999, he was delivering $100 heroin and cocaine packets to Angelina's N.Y.C. apartment three times a week. 'Things were bleak,' says the source, describing the period of her life that also included a filthy apartment and calling her dealer. She hit rock bottom. Miraculously, in the years following her split from first husband Jonny Lee Miller, 52, Angelina cleaned up her act. But in the early aughts, she dropped more bombshells: In 2000, the year she wed second husband Billy Bob Thornton, 69, the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider star entered the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and was placed on a three-day mental health hold amid 'a nervous breakdown' triggered by her inability to locate the Landman actor, she later told TV host Larry King. (The pair famously wore vials of each other's blood around their necks.) At one point, she contemplated taking her own life. 'This is going to sound so insane, but there was a time when I realized I was going to have to hire somebody to kill me,' Angelina said, admitting she met with a hitman. 'He made me think about it for a month. And [after] a month,' she said, 'other things changed in my life, and I was surviving again.' Becoming a mom at 26 — first adopting Maddox, 23, alone, then welcoming Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, with Brad — was a turning point. 'My entire life changed… Having children saved me — and taught me to be a better human being.' After their nearly 12-year romance and two-year marriage crumbled in 2016 following a drunken altercation on a plane she's said turned violent, Angelina was determined to keep Brad away from the kids. (The F1 actor, who got sober after the incident, has long denied her claims of domestic abuse.) More than eight years later, they finally settled their contentious divorce. 'It's done and dusted, and custody won't be an issue when the twins turn 18 next year,' says the source. 'There was so much Angelina wanted to say while she was going through it but couldn't. Now there's really nothing stopping her, and she wants to tell her side of the story.' First, she's opening up to her kids. 'She's talking to them more about what happened between her and Brad — the good, the bad and the ugly,' says the source. 'They deserve to know the truth and she wants it to come from her.' Brad, however, continues to blame Angelina for his estrangement from their children, the source confirms. 'He believes she turned them against him. He's sought court intervention, but it's clear Angelina won that battle.' She and Brad are still at war, however, over their former family home and winery in France, Château Miraval. Brad maintains she didn't have the right to sell her half to a Russian billionaire rather than allowing him to buy her out for $54.5 million in 2021; she disputes that. At a legal crossroads, their battle is likely headed to trial after years of litigation. While she may never change how she feels about Brad, according to the source, Angelina's feelings about his former wife — and her role in their 2005 split — have shifted. Angelina initially denied seducing Brad while he was still wed to Jennifer Aniston, 56, saying, 'To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive.' But in 2008, she and Brad both admitted they 'fell in love' while making Mr. & Mrs. Smith, confirming an emotional affair at the very least. In those early, giddy years, 'Angelina showed she had little respect for Jen [and] considered her a second-rate TV actress with no depth or sophistication,' explains the source. Now that she's older, and after her decades of humanitarian work 'championing women,' says the source, Angelina views that chapter of her life very differently. 'She wants to be supportive of all women.' And to find support herself. Last fall while promoting her film Maria, the former special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees admitted to feeling 'a loneliness' in her life. She's ready to change that. 'A serious relationship was the last thing she wanted or needed — the kids always came first,' says the source. 'That's not to say she didn't squeeze in a fling or two.' On the verge of being an empty nester, says the source, 'dating would be nice.' It's time to move on — and be open. 'I'm looking forward to my fifties,' she told British Vogue. 'I feel that I'm gonna hit my stride in my fifties.'
Toronto Star
15 hours ago
- Business
- Toronto Star
Parliament returns today + a surge in workers trying to escape abusive employers
Good morning. This is the Wednesday, May 28 edition of First Up, the Star's daily morning digest. Sign up to get it earlier each day, in your inbox. Here's the latest in Ottawa as Parliament returns (BTW, did you catch Justin Trudeau's footwear yesterday at the Throne Speech? Some are calling the former prime minister's shoes 'retirement runners.'). Plus, we have more on a surge in workers trying to flee abusive employers, and a grim, record-breaking month for real estate sales. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW DON'T MISS Parliament gets back to work today The House of Commons will look quite different today. Here's who's in and who's out. Mark Carney sets July 1 deadline for huge defence deal with the EU Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law King Charles uses throne speech to bolster Canada's autonomy against Donald Trump's threats There's a surge of temporary foreign workers trying to escape abusive employers An immigration consultant and a lawyer told the Star workers are reporting these abusive situations. Admissions of temporary foreign workers to Canada buck a recent trend Toronto-area new home sales are worse than during the 1990s housing crash New home sales were down 72 per cent compared to last year. Here's what's happening. Nearly half of Canadian low- and moderate-income renters surveyed lack air conditioning Ontario's record-setting mortgage delinquencies 'enormously concerning' WHAT ELSE U.S. President Donald Trump. Yuri Gripas TNS Donald Trump's response to the King's speech should focus Canadian minds, Allan Woods writes. Here's Allan Gregg's take on the one issue the throne speech didn't address. See what Bono said about Canada recently, including that the 'world is in awe' of the country. Donald Trump said it will cost Canada $61 billion to join the 'Golden Dome.' Amid an overtime ban, Canada Post and the union are set to get back to the bargaining table today. Ontario has a family doctor crisis. Here's a key reason why it's hard to find one. And a general surgeon said this silent epidemic is plaguing Ontario. A Via Rail subsidiary paid $330,000 for this high-speed rail project rebrand. Stratford Festival's 'As You Like It' is not as you know it. Here's our critics review. Here's how costs have soared for this Toronto bar owner since Trump's tariffs went into effect. This mouth-watering $12 sandwich is the best thing our food reporter ate in Toronto this week. Bruce Arthur: It's hard to see how the Leafs will be better without a president. POV Here's what's really behind Toronto's new bubble zones that limit protests — it's deeply disappointing. CLOSE UP King Charles III delivers the Speech from the Throne next to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday. BLAIR GABLE POOL/AFP via Getty Images SENATE OF CANADA: King Charles III delivers the Speech from the Throne next to Prime Minister Mark Carney during the opening the first session of the 45th Parliament of Canada. The historic visit makes him the first reigning British monarch to do so since his mother Queen Elizabeth II delivered the speech in 1977. Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at firstup@ I will see you back here tomorrow. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox.
Daily Record
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Dalbeattie Star retain Cree Lodge Cup to finish season on a high
The Islecroft side triumphed 2-1 over South of Scotland League champs Lochar Thistle thanks to a late David Taylor goal. Dalbeattie Star finished the season with silverware after retaining the Cree Lodge Cup. The Islecroft side triumphed 2-1 over South of Scotland League champs Lochar Thistle on Wednesday to finish the season on a high. Assistant manager David Taylor said: 'It was a really good way to finish it. 'All credit to Lochar for winning so much over the last three seasons – and to every team that's won a cup. They've beaten us in the last three finals and it's a great way to get over the line. 'It's a great way to finish. Chris Jardine and all the guys deserve so much credit for what they've done in his three seasons there. 'They became a bit of a winning machine and all credit to them. "The table doesn't lie and they've beaten us in the last few cup finals. 'It was important, more for the players, to beat them in a game that matters like a final.' Declan Rogerson put Star into an early lead but Rory Copland equalised for the league champions. Star won it with just a few minutes to go when David Taylor – the assistant manager's son – headed in a corner. He said: 'I wouldn't have cared who scored but it was nice, we had family down at the game so it was a nice feeling. It was a proud moment managerial wise and parental wise. 'It was a typical cup final. Both teams creating enough chances and had it gone to extra time nobody could have complained. 'To get the winner late on makes it hard to come back and I'm delighted to get that one over the line.' Star have already begun their preparations for next season by signing goalie Taylor Hall. The keeper had a successful spell at the Maryfield Park side, being one of the top performers in the South of Scotland League. Phil Middlemiss and Jack Palmer have also pledged their futures to Star.
