Author: Lynda Austin

Supreme Court Head Suspends Lower Tribunal Ruling That Mandated Trump Administration to Remunerate State Department and USAID Contractors

Late on Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts of the United States approved the Trump administration’s appeal for a pause on a lower court’s order. The order had mandated the administration to pay approximately $2 billion towards foreign aid projects managed by the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International […]

Legal Authorities in Manitoba Reevaluate, Confirm No Prosecutions for Winnipeg Construction Project

Manitoba officials have chosen, once again, not to proceed with criminal charges in relation to a construction project that substantially exceeded its budget. This project is now set to be the focus of a public investigation. The Manitoba Prosecution Service has been examining the Winnipeg Police Service headquarters’ construction, a […]

Initial U.S. Digital Assets Subcommittee Hearing Highlights Stablecoins, Not Bitcoin

The U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets recently held its inaugural session, aptly titled “Exploring Bipartisan Legislative Frameworks for Digital Assets”. This hearing focused primarily on the regulation of stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, a well-known advocate of Bitcoin and the wider digital asset […]

EVALUATION: Scheifele updates Jets’ historical records, yet which team’s statistics are significant? – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Jets’ historical records have sparked an ongoing debate. The question arises: should we honor the Atlanta Thrashers era as part of the Jets’ organizational history? Or should we only acknowledge the records from the Jets’ previous NHL stints from 1979-96, and 2011 till now? This conundrum becomes particularly […]