Former N.S. justice minister says he resigned to maintain confidence in government
by CityNews Halifax
CityNews Halifax— Brad Johns says he resigned as Nova Scotia's justice minister because he lost the public's confidence when he made comments downplaying domestic violence.
Daily Mail—Humza Yousaf on the brink of being OUSTED as Scotland's First Minister as SNP's former coalition partners the Greens say they will back no-confidence vote in his leadership just hours after he kicked them out of the government. The First Minister is facing a confidence vote in his leadership after he moved to end the Bute House Agreement amid a row with the junior party over environmental and trans policies.
TheHill—Iran’s foreign minister dismisses Israel’s strikes, says it won’t retaliate. Iran's foreign minister dismissed the Friday morning strikes on his country, which hit near a major air base and nuclear site near the city of Isfahan, casting doubt on their origin and downplaying their impact. "What happened last night wasn't a strike," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in translated comments during an interview on NBC News's "Top
The Guardian—Queensland Labor’s lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that’s lost principles and perspective. Premier Steven Miles’ erasure of the human rights principle of ‘detention as a last resort’ for children defies logicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLate on Tuesday night, the Queensland government called youth organisations and other social service providers to parliament house for a confidential briefing about changes to the Youth Justice Act.Four senior ministers – including the premier, Steven...