The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to advance the process of passing a large foreign aid package before a final debate and vote on passage on Saturday. The foreign aid package passed the procedural hurdle by a margin of 316 to 94. A total of 165 Democrats chose to back the rule put forward by Republican Speaker Mike Johnson – 151 Republicans also voted in support of the rule.
A body that was found in the back of an abandoned U-Haul truck on a street in Mid-City has been identified as a 50-year-old man, officials announced.
The Northwest Territories' film industry is looking for a bigger buy-in from the territorial government. Members of the industry presented to the standing committee for economic development and environment on Wednesday during a public ministerial briefing on the territory's film strategy. Camilla MacEachern, the N.W.T.'s film commissioner, told the committee that filmmaking could help boost the territory's economy.She said the more money the government puts into the film industry, the more comes