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The Aksumites were the first Kingdom in Sub-Saharan Africa to mint their own coinage in the year 270 AD under Aksumite King Endybis with their coins found as far away as India through maritime trade networks. The Aksumite Kingdom emerged as a regional power after it defeated their competitor the Kingdom of Kush in present day Sudan (Nubia) for sole supremacy and trade for profitable resources like gold deposits in the region around the year 350 AD. Aksum had become one of the Christian Kingdoms to emerge early in Sub-Saharan Africa before the rise of both Islamic expansion and influence in Egypt beginning with the Rashidun Caliphate where Islam had become the new religion for the majority of the population. The first Nubian King recorded to have accepted the Christian faith around the 5th Century was King Silko, King of Nobatia. The Aksumites became Christians sometime around the middle of the 4th Century AD under the Aksumite King Ezana after his conversion to Christianity. However, other lands outside of Nubia and Ethiopia not under direct control by Islam or Christian Kingdoms would witness followers of the Christian faith enduring harsh and sometimes severe treatment by leaders of other faiths namely, those residing in the client states of the Sasanian Empire of Persia . The Sasanian Persians were at this time involved in fierce rivalry and continuous wars with the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) and the Orthodox Christian faith for regional supremacy. Rise of the Sub-Saharan Christian Kingdoms The Kingdom of Kush had fallen to the Aksumites, however other Nubian groups formerly under control of the Kushite Kingdom and remnants of the Meroitic Kushite population began mixing with a host of new Nubian settlers forming into 3 new separate Christian Kingdoms called The Kingdom of Nobatia (400 AD - 7th Century AD), The Kingdom of Alodia (6th Century AD - 1500 AD), and the Kingdom of Makuria (5th Century - Late 15thCentury). All of these Christian Nubian Kingdoms along with the Kingdom of Aksum began to ally themselves with the Byzantine Empire to maintain a trade presence in Nubian and Ethiopian areas of influence. The Kingdoms were indeed separate and at times would go to war with each other, although their sole mission in Sub-Saharan Africa was the prevention of Islamic or Pagan inspired threats from taking over their Kingdoms. The alliance with Byzantium and other Christian Kingdoms would see a massive growth of new profits, trade networks, military alliances with the Byzantine Empire during warfare, and far reaching diplomatic relations outside of Africa. The culture exchange would also see Byzantine and Hellenistic inspired styles mixed with local styles in clothing, the introduction of Christian monasteries and new designs for architecture, building of numerous Christian churches, and Byzantine missionaries spreading the teachings of Orthodox Christianity to each Kingdom. The 3 Nubian Christian Kingdoms and Aksum would be a buffer between the influence of Islam and the spread of Orthodox Christianity on behalf of the Byzantine Empire in the Sub-Saharan region. Despite this wealth of knowledge, trade, and alliances, the Kingdom of Aksum as the most powerful at the time of the African proxy states under Byzantine influence wanted to spread their wings to more distant shores. The Aksumites were not satisfied with just controlling territory in Ethiopia and Nubian lands deciding they were powerful and bold enough to expand their trade routes and secure profits from the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. The Aksumites decided they would use the protection and liberation of persecuted Christians in Saudi Arabia to justify their invasion of new territory. Mistreatment and Massacre of Christians in Najran A significant population of Christian settlers and bishops lived in the South Arabian town of Najran. The community had been spreading in the region since pre Islamic times and became more numerous in the area around the 5th Century AD. They aligned themselves with the Byzantine Empire who supported them in their religious beliefs and spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ. For a time, the community lived in peace with protection from the Byzantine Emperors. Najran is possibly where early Christians were able to establish the first foundation for Christianity to set foot in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. Judaism had also found a safe haven for sanctuary in the pre Islamic Arabian Peninsula. The Jewish Kingdom of Himyar located in the southwestern mountainous range of the Arabian Peninsula was in what is now the country of Yemen. Around the early 520s AD the Jewish King Yusuf As'ar Yath'ar (Dhū Nuwās) of the Himyarites led a campaign of persecution against the Christian community of Najran and the Christian community in his Kingdom. He ruthlessly made war on any followers of beliefs outside of the Jewish faith. The persecution involved a campaign of genocide which led to a massacre of Christians that shocked most of the Christian world that had heard about the event during this time. Procopius notes Hellesthaeaus, the king of the Aethiopians, who was a Christian and a most devoted adherent of this faith, discovered that a number of the Homeritae on the opposite mainland were oppressing the Christians there outrageously; many of these rascals were Jews. (Dewing, 2023, Book 1, Ch. 20, p. 68). The most likely reasons for the Himyarite King Dhu Nuwas to attack the Christians was to consolidate his own political power, cripple the expanding influence of the Christian faith, and more importantly to retaliate against the Byzantine Empire for their persecution of Jews. A mistake that the Kingdom of Himyar would soon regret and a spark for future war between the Sasanian Persians and Aksumites for who would finally control the region. Aksumite Invasion and Capture of Himyar Like a scene from the Godfather film, the Byzantine Emperor Justin I also called Justin the Thracian and founder of the famous Justinian dynasty immediately gave his blessings and permission for the Aksumites to wage a war of retribution against the Kingdom of Himyar for the unforgivable slaughter of the Christian community in Najran. This was according to the Byzantine Scholar and Historian Procopius of Caesarea (500 AD - 565 AD), a request made by the Byzantine Emperor to King Kaleb (also named Hellestheaios) of the Kingdom of Aksum to send his Aksumite Christian armies from Ethiopia to invade Himyar which resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Aksumite army in 525 AD. The Aksumites had a powerful navy and were capable of using them not only for securement of trade routes in the Red Sea and beyond but also for massive troop transports for warfare operations against their rivals. This would lead to the Kingdom of Aksum gaining total control over present day Yemen and the South Arabian Peninsula. King Kaleb gathered a large army in response to the persections of Christians, according to Procopius, he therefore collected a fleet of ships and an army and came against them, and he conquered them in battle and slew both the king and many of the Homeritae. (Dewing, 2023, Book 1, Ch. 20, p. 68). The Himyarite King Dhū Nuwās is said in legend to have committed suicide whether than accept the defeat of his army by the Aksumites. King Kaleb then placed a viceroy named Sumyafa' Ashwa al-Yazani, also named Esimiphaios to govern Himyar for the Aksumite Empire outside of Africa and receive tribute from the Aksumites who moved to the area. This would be shortlived since the viceroy was eventually overthrown by the Aksumites who refused paying tribute to King Kaleb. The viceroy was murdered by the Aksumite General Abraha who was one of the commanders sent by King Kaleb to crush Himyar and Yemeni resistance during the invasion of Himyar. He would then declare himself King Abraha of the newly formed Himyarite-Aksumite Kingdom of Yemen. King Kaleb sent around 2 separate expeditions to retake Himyar from the usurper Abraha, however both attempts failed with their commanders killed and surviving troops defecting to Abraha. Abraha was left as sole and undisputed ruler of Himyar and South Arabia with accounts of 100,000 soldiers under his authority throughout the region. The Abyssinian King Abraha of Himyar King Abraha ruled the Himyarite-Aksumite Kingdom with an iron fist from about 535 AD until his death sometime before 570 AD. He sent numerous expeditions allegedly with war elephants to pre Islamic Mecca with the goal of destroying pagan idols and the Kaaba Holy Shrine to build a large Orthodox Chrisitan Church on the site. He failed for unknown reasons that were attributed by later Islamic tradition to be the divine act of Allah. He instead built with the help of Byzantine guidance the Grand Cathedral of Al-Qalis Church in Sana'a, Yemen to rival the Kaaba in Mecca and continue the spread and importance of Christianity among his people. In addition to building other Christian churches in Himyar, Najran, and other locations within his sphere of control Abraha’s military campaigns continue to grow in conquests. His control of territory during his reign extended to large parts of the Arabian Peninsula, lower parts of modern day Iraq, and possibly the area of Palestine. He would not be able to have total control of these areas due to constant skirmishes and small wars with the Sasanian Persian Empire and the Lakhmid Kingdom a client state of the Sasanian Persians who fought hard to retake these conquests from Abraha. King Abraha eventually died, and had two sons that would be the successors to his Aksumite ruled Himyarite Kingdom. The first son to rule was named King Yaksum ibn Abraha, but he would die early in his reign. The second son King Masruq ibn Abraha would wage numerous wars against the Sasanian Persian Empire to retain control of his Kingdom in Yemen. Himyar Elites Plead with Persia to Remove Aksumite Rule The Persian Rulers of the Sasanian Empire had finally deicded around 570 AD they had enough of Aksumite dominance, aggression, and expansion in their backyard. The client states of the Sasanian Empire were pleading and begging for assistance from the Persians to lead a large scale military invasion to crush the Aksumites and drive them back to the shores of Africa. Saif ibn Dhi Yazan al-Himyari whose mother was married to King Abraha by force wanted to take the throne of Himyar for himself and seek revenge. He initially made a request to the Byzantine Emperor for support and to be recognized as the rightful King of Himyar, His request for help was denied and his next option was to seek help from the Sasanian Empire King of Kings the ruler Khosrow I, and this time help would come. The agreement came with the promise that the Kingdom of Himyar would become fully annexed to the Sasanian Empire as a vassal state once the Aksumites were driven out of the region. True to his word, Khosrow I sent the Sasanian Persian General Wahrez and his son Nawzadh with a army of around 16,000 soldiers transported by a fleet of ships that sailed around the Arabian Peninsula from the Persian Gulf port of Oballa just east of the modern day city of Basra in southern Iraq. The Persians wrecked 2 ships out of the 8 used to transport their military during the invasion but managed to capture the Bahrain islands, the portside town of Sohar in Oman, and the province of Dhofar also in Oman. However, during the invasion against stiff resistance from the Aksumite army General Wahrez’s son Nawzadh was killed during the initial fighting. General Wahrez then swore a blood vegeance against the Aksumite King for the death of his son. The next stop for the Sasanian Perisan army once they secured territory in Oman and defeated further resistance was a march to the region of Hadhramaut which covers a large portion of Yemen. The Battle of Hadhramaut 1st Persian War King Masruq ibn Abraha of the Himyarite- Aksumite Kingdom arrived in 570 AD to meet the Persian army with a military force of 6,000 to 10,000 men against the 16,000 commanded by the Persian General Wahrez. The Aksumites fault bravely and ferociously, but were no match for the advanced military techology that the Persians brought with them to the battlefield that the defenders were not accustomed to fighting against. For example, one deadly weapon used by the Sasanian Persian Cavalry called the Panjagan was a type of projectile weapon that could fire around five arrows at once against Aksumite enemy targets. The Persians won the battle in a decisive victory, and King Masruq ibn Abraha is said to have been personally executed by General Wahrez for the early death of his son during the beginning of the conflict. This was not the end of the conflict and the Persians then advanced toward Sanaa the Yemeni Capital and the main powerbase for the Aksumites in Yemen. General Wahrez led the seige against the city and once again the defenders were no match for the Persian offensive. The city fell and Saif ibn Dhi Yazan as promised was placed as the King of Himyar and the vassal governor for Persia in the region once controlled by the Aksumites. The Aksumites that remained now had to swear allegiance to the new ruler of the Himyarites. General Wahrez then returned to Persian with his army and a large amount of plunder from the invasion. The Aksumite Rebellion 2nd Persian War Saif ibn Dhi Yazan ruled as a vassal King of Himyar for the Persians for about 4 years before he was murdered during a rebellion by his Aksumite subjects. The Aksumites regained control of the Kingdom of Himyar sometime around 575 AD and briefly mangae to hold it until around 578 AD. King of Kings Khosrow I infuriated by the insurrection and death of his vassal king in Himyar sends another invasion force to Yemen with the goal of complete destruction of Aksumite resistance and total annexation of the southern Arabian Peninsula for the Sasanian Persian Empire. He once again sends his victorius commander the Sasanian Persian General Wahrez in 575 AD this time with a force of between 4,000 – 8,000 soldiers to defeat the small Aksumite resistance force which by this time had no sizable army left from the previous war. Khosrow I feared if he did not react soon the Aksumites would be able to maintain a foothold once again in Yemen and receive support and possibly a formidable military force sent from the Kingdom of Aksum in Africa. His army quickly crushed the Aksumite resistance upon their arrival and removed any further threats of future Aksumite domination in the region. The Persians decided to end Himyarite self rule by the successors of Saif ibn Yazan after his death. Khosrow I then appointed General Wahrez to be the Governor of the Yemeni terrritory after full annexation to the Sasanian Empire charged with providing security, stability, and to prevent further pro Byzantine or Aksumite influence in the region during their conflict with the Byzantine Empire during the Byzantine-Sasanian War that was fought between 572 AD - 591 AD. Conclusion The Persians had allowed the Aksumites to rule Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula for so long because they did not have the resources to divert a military force to attack the Aksumites while they were in constant warfare with the Byzantine Empire . The numerous wars with the Byzantine Empire for control of the Caucases, Mesopotamian regions, and access to the Silk Road were their primary concern and Yemen was not only secondary but too far away for another war while fighting the Byzantines at the same time. The Aksumites did trade with the Persians and the Persians received benefits from the trade, but they also took land away from the Persian client states. This entailed both an interdependence in mutual economic trade between the 2 powers and complex warfare for territorial control. The Persians of the Sasanian Empire under the King of Kings Khosrow I still had to show they were a powerful force to be reckoned with if they wanted to retain the loyalty of their client states and not appear that the Great Sasanian Persian Empire was both weak and unreliable to assist their subjects in times of need. The Kingdom of Aksum lost their grip and control of the Arabian Peninsula after 50 years of dominance once they were dealt a severe blow by the Persians. They would go on to rule in Africa, but their Kingdom would eventually collapse due to losing vital sea trade routes, environmental disasters, wars with other people like the nomadic Beja, internal political conflicts, and most importantly the later rise of Islamic conquests in surrounding areas crippling further economic ventures. The Sasanian Empire would suffer a similar lost and end to their Persian Empire with overwhelming military defeats and eventual conquest by Islamic forces of the Rashidun Caliphate. There would be no real winners between Aksum and the Sasanians once Islam took hold in the Middle East and North Africa. The only true winner would be the Byzantine Empire who managed to survive longer but with no more powerful client states like the kingdom of Aksum to fight their proxy wars. The Byzantines themselves would eventually end as a sovereign state in the year 1453 with a crushing defeat by Muslim forces of the Ottoman Empire. Enjoyed the piece? Join thousands of history readers getting occasional updates on new blog posts, books, and video releases — plus a free history book to get you started. Join History Is Now here References Procopius. (2023). The Persian wars (H. B. Dewing, Trans.). East India Publishing Company. Image 1: Roussel, Husain. “Gold Coin of the Aksumite Kingdom King Ebana, 440 AD - 470 AD”, (2026) Photograph. Writer’s Private Collection. Image 2: Roussel, Husain. Silver Dirhem of the Sasanian Empire King Peroz I, 459 AD – 484 AD”. (2026) Photograph. Writer’s Private Collection. Illustration: Depiction of the Persian army General Wahrez killing the Aksumite King Masruq ibn Abraha with an arrow. Early 14th Century Folio from a Tarikhnama (Book of History) by Balami. (Public Domain Illustration).

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Are you planning to disappear into Vice City when Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives in just over two months? You’re not alone and doing so definitely isn't uncommon. For decades, fans have been calling in sick or taking vacation time when a new game in a series they love drops. For franchises like Call of Duty, which receives new titles on an annual basis, this theoretically adds up to a lot of time off. GTA games, however, are so infrequent that it’s almost become a generational event for one to arrive. It’s only natural that some players don’t want to wait any longer than necessary to experience it. AAA games are more than just singular luxury purchases. They’re an investment of time that the vast majority of people can’t easily make without cutting into their normal lives. That’s why a growing number of gamers have figured out that one of the best ways to fully experience a title like GTA 6 is to make sure you’ve already carved out some time for yourself to play it. Even if that means clearing it with your job and significant other before picking up a controller. Bud Burruss--a video game streamer and married father of three--spoke with The Wall Street Journal and noted that he’ll be taking a five-day vacation before Thanksgiving to devote to the game. “We’ve got a couple of days where we’re like, ‘Daddy’s very busy,’” Burruss told WSJ. “I’ll have the cave door shut.” Although Burruss noted that he told his wife about his plans a year in advance, his GTA 6 staycation has been mocked by some online. “His wife has four children,” wrote a poster on Facebook . “Our men are children,” added another . It's clear that Burruss’ GTA 6 plans may seem excessive to some, and that parts of our shared culture still look down at gaming as a waste of time rather than a mainstream activity that’s been a part of our lives for decades. That’s why I'm firmly on the side of Burruss and anyone else who wants to treat November 19 like an unofficial holiday. If you worked your ass off to afford the time off and squared things with your family or significant other, then why shouldn’t you take some vacation time to play GTA 6? Its $80 price is far from cheap, but it’s a lot less expensive than an actual vacation. And if it’s something you enjoy, then the investment of time and money is worth it. It’s not as if the real world hasn’t noticed all of the excitement surrounding the game. Last month, it was reported that the 9th Engineer Battalion in Fort Stewart, Georgia offered soldiers a reenlistment perk --four days off to play GTA 6--if they re-upped their contracts with the army. Thankfully, most of us don’t have to go to the same extreme to set aside some time off. Grand Theft Auto 6 may or may not be a once-in-a-lifetime game, but it’s anyone’s guess when another installment in the long-running series will arrive. If GTA 7 is a decade or more away, then there’s an even greater incentive to enjoy the one that’s finally on the verge of release. Regardless of how many players take a time out from their lives in November, we can safely predict that the crime rates in Vice City are going to go way up. We’ll see you on the mean streets.

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Nintendo has finally revealed its The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake with a lengthy gameplay demonstration and luscious release date trailer . This long-awaited revival of the seminal masterpiece looks incredible, and is poised to be a very faithful take on Link’s first 3D adventure. But this dedication doesn’t mean that Nintendo isn’t introducing a bunch of new features to the game or updating aspects of the experience so it looks and plays better than ever. Here are eight major changes coming to the Ocarina of Time remake and why they might impact how the game looks, plays, and departs from the 1998 masterpiece. The jump button changes everything In the original Ocarina of Time, and several iterations of Zelda afterward, there was no dedicated jump button. Instead, Link simply had to run toward a ledge and hopefully use this momentum to land on a nearby platform without plummeting to oblivion. While the game was ahead of its time several decades ago, the lack of a jump button is awfully frustrating to anyone hoping to revisit it in 2026. Unless the angle was just right or you had wrestled with the camera ahead of time, there was always a chance of Link accidentally yeeting himself in the wrong direction. You could die or end up back at a much earlier point in a dungeon all because the controls refused to play ball. The remake is going to be much more fun to play in the moment with a jump button that offers more control over Link’s movement, not to mention when trying to reach treasures that sit just out of reach. Heck, I wouldn’t say no to a platforming challenge or two. Free camera movement transforms our vision of Hyrule While Ocarina of Time didn’t have a completely fixed camera like Resident Evil or Dino Crisis , the original game did limit exactly how the player could view certain locations. It prevented the player from moving around some of its three-dimensional spaces with an absolute sense of freedom, meaning places like Castle Town or the Temple of Time housing the Master Sword were designed to be viewed from one perspective alone. The remake removes that restriction entirely and gives players the freedom to move the camera around however they like in presumably every single location in the game. This really excites me, and should utterly transform how we approach places like Castle Town, which previously left so much up to the imagination. With any luck, Nintendo will fill these additional nooks and crannies with secrets that weren’t present in the original game. Threads of Time adds more depth to Link's journey One of the major new features introduced by Nintendo for the remake is Threads of Time, which on the surface kind of sounds like a glorified quest log. It’s described as a means of figuring out where to go next and checking how far you’ve progressed in the story. Ocarina of Time isn’t the most complicated game in the world, but it also didn’t tell you where to go outright back on the Nintendo 64, so it makes sense to introduce something that does. We’re used to AAA games holding our hands and chances are this remake will be the first time millions of players have experienced the classic, so why not modernise it? The minimap is also significantly more detailed this time around, making it easy for Threads of Time to pop down a pin and show players exactly where their next objective is. I’m most excited for some of the additional flavour text alongside the visually arresting tapestry that slowly builds out as you progress. If you’re a lore nerd, this is one new feature worth paying attention to. Castle town will invite more exploration than ever before I’ve always considered Castle Town to be the core location in Ocarina of Time. It's a hub Link will return to again and again as the plot progresses in order to see exactly what has changed as he picks up new items, meets new characters, and watches how the passage of time comes to ravage a once bustling bastion of civilization. But the aforementioned fixed camera angles made it difficult to appreciate sometimes, not to mention the size of Castle Town was also a smidge limited. In the remake however, Nintendo has confirmed that it will be bigger than ever. Parts of town that were once pre-rendered backdrops are now living, breathing spaces with new faces and dialogue that add an extra layer of depth to what was already one of the game’s densest locations. It’s described as a place where you can take a break during your adventures, and to me this suggests that the game will actively encourage you to revisit Castle Town several times to see exactly what’s changed and whether new avenues of exploration have opened up. Listening to gossip and playing minigames gives the game more life Speaking of Castle Town, the expanded dialogue in the remake also extends to the NPCs there, who will often possess new gossip for Link to listen in on or minigames that weren’t present in the original game. We don’t yet know what these are, but Ocarina of Time loves forcing Link to catch chickens or jump into a shooting range, so expect more things along those lines. I’m also willing to bet this improved world building will also extend to the Goron and Zora towns as well. Can we expect expanded map design and additional supporting characters there too, with a smattering of gossip and minigames to discover that will offer those who have played through Ocarina of Time countless times over the years a reason to care? It would make a whole lot of sense. Voice acting is going to have a massive impact on the narrative As expected, Link will not have a voice in the Ocarina of Time remake that goes beyond excessive grunts and triumphant cheers, but the same can’t be said for everyone else. In quite a surprising move, it seems the majority of characters will be fully voiced and come with updated dialogue to boot. We only hear a handful of performances in the gameplay demonstration and reveal trailer, but the delivery seems quite similar to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom . Navi sounds endearing with the potential to become incredibly grating, while Zelda has the adorable naivety of a monarch in way over her head. It feels like a modern anime dub with the enthusiasm of a Saturday-morning cartoon. With the original game lacking voice acting entirely, it goes without saying that the remake adopting it so passionately is going to bring substantial pacing changes to the narrative. Perhaps we’ll spend more time with some of the characters or even receive greater depth and context to certain events? Dashing could risk making its open world feel small While it blew our socks off back in 1998, compared to modern games, the open world in Ocarina of Time isn’t very big. You can ride across the entirety of Hyrule Field on Epona in just a few minutes, while there isn’t a whole lot to discover on it beyond random enemies and the occasional item drops. It was a means of connecting Castle Town, the neighbouring civilizations, and dungeons in a way that made Hyrule feel real. But having to march across it again and again in order to explore became a bit of a slog, which explains why Nintendo is introducing a dash option for Link. You don’t just run at a relatively slow speed now--you can rush across Hyrule Field with urgency, leaving all the monsters chasing you in your dust. One of my fears is that this will risk making the open world feel small, especially to new players who will come in expecting more. Maybe it would have been wise to slow down the movement and let Link smell the roses ... Loading screen have changed, but aren't gone Loading screens are here to stay in the Ocarina of Time remake because Nintendo wants to keep the spirit of the original game intact. I understand this approach, since it would be a bit strange going straight from Kakariko Village into the Lost Woods and right onto Hyrule Field. In my head I always imagined there were other locations across Hyrule we simply didn’t see as the player, leaving my imagination to fill in the gaps. By removing loading screens, you’re confirming this illusion never existed. But the loading screens have been removed in some instances, with Link going straight into local shops in the starting village without opening a door or vanishing into a black void. The world has been seamlessly connected in ways that make sense for the experience without sacrificing immersion. Removing the time it takes to step through a door in a dungeon or go into a building in Castle Town is a smart evolution of the original game that doesn’t change Ocarina into something unrecognisable.

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Riding the high of a three-game win streak and first place in the CFL West Division, the Edmonton Elks are on the verge of going where the team hasn't been in six years — the playoffs.

Nova Scotia to expand protections for people affected by AI-generated intimate images

The Nova Scotia government says new legislation will expand protections for people affected by intimate images created or altered by AI without their consent.

Former Saskatoon massage therapist sentenced to 30 months for sexual assaults

Kenneth Braun, the former Saskatoon massage therapist who was convicted of five counts of sexual assault, was sentenced to 30 months in prison at a Saskatchewan court Friday.

Nearly all goods and services have seen massive price spikes in the last five years. Here are the areas hit hardest

Consumer prices have risen more than 30 percent since the start of 2019 — two and a half times the increase seen in the years before the pandemic between 2012 and 2019, analysis found

Keely Hodgkinson eases into blockbuster 800m final at Ultimate Championships

Hodgkinson, Werro and Broeders-Bol all advanced to set up a hotly anticipated clash with $150,000 on the line

Son left mother on floor for two weeks before she died

Stewart Irwin was given six and a half years in jail after failing to get help for his mother Veronica whom he lived with in Rydal Street, Carlisle

More medals for Ireland as Ní Riain and Brady secure European silver in Turkey

Five medals secured at World Para Swimming European Championships to date.