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Will Canada’s largest city take a hard left turn?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

In today’s Big Story Podcast, for a while now, Toronto has been run by conservative mayors. But all the polls indicate that will change on Monday, with former NDP MP and long-time progressive, Olivia Chow, holding a commanding lead. If she does win the job, she’ll have to work with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who said this week that Chow would be an “unmitigated disaster” as mayor.Ben Spurr, a reporter with the Toronto Star’s City Hall Bureau, says that whoever wins the mayoral seat has a tough job ahead of them.“The city government has a 1.5 billion dollar operating deficit that it needs to figure out how to fix immediately… and housing of course is a hugely urgent issue,” says Spurr, “whoever is mayor, pretty much on day one, has to get started on addressing those really pressing issues.”So will Toronto see its first left-leaning mayor in more than 12 years? And if it does, will they be able to work with the conservatives in Queen’s Park to fix a crumbling city?Yo...

‘Titanic’ director James Cameron says the search for the missing sub became a ‘nightmarish charade’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

LONDON (AP) — “Titanic” director James Cameron says the search operation for a deep-sea tourist sub turned into a “nightmarish charade” that prolonged the agony of the families of the passengers.Cameron told the BBC in an interview broadcast on Friday that he “felt in my bones” that the Titan submersible had been lost soon after he heard it had lost contact with the surface during its descent to the wreckage of the ocean liner at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.He said focus in the media over the next few days about the submersible having 96 hours of oxygen supply — and that banging noises had been heard — were a “prolonged and nightmarish charade.”“That was just a cruel, slow turn of the screw for four days as far as I’m concerned,” he said. “Because I knew the truth on Monday morning.”The Titan launched at 6 a.m. on Sunday, and was reported overdue that afternoon about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. On Thursday, U.S. Coast Guards said de...

Driver dead, passenger seriously injured after semi-truck hit-and-run on I-55

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. -- A driver is dead after they were hit by a semi-truck trailer while pulled over on the side of the road on I-55 in Bolingbrook early Friday morning, police said. Police were dispatched to the location of I-55 northbound at milepost 267 in Bolingbrook around 3:23 a.m., responding to a fatal crash. Police said a vehicle was pulled over onto the right shoulder of the road when the driver exited the vehicle with one passenger. They were standing close to lane three when they were both struck by a semi-truck. Motorcyclist dead after crashing into center Median in Rogers Park The driver of a semi-truck fled the scene, police said. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene and the passenger was transported to the hospital with serious injures. Lane three is currently shut down and there is no further information at this time.

Bulls end up making a selection in 2023 NBA Draft

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

CHICAGO — As it turns out, the Bulls end up making a selection in the 2023 NBA Draft thanks to a trade. The team was able to swing a deal with the Wizards to acquire the 35th overall selection in the second round, allowing them to select Tennessee small forward Julian Phillips. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Bulls are giving Washington a few future second round picks for this pick in 2023. It would be the only selection of the evening for executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley. The Bulls' first round pick was traded away to the Magic in the March 2021 trade for Nikola Vucevic and their original second rounder went to the Wizards in a February 2019 trade that involved Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis. A second round pick acquired in the three-team trade with the Blazers and Cavaliers in August 2021 was forfeited by the Bulls due to tampering in the Lonzo Ball sign-and-trade with the Pelicans in the summer of 2021."We just target the most ...

About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, officials say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s interior minister said Friday that an estimated 350 Pakistanis were on board an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants that sank off Greece last week, and many remain missing and may have died in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea.Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan told lawmakers in the National Assembly that an estimated 700 migrants were on the boat when it sank June 14. Only 104 people, including 12 Pakistanis, were rescued and 82 bodies have been recovered.The total number of people on the ship has not been confirmed.Khan said many of the missing Pakistanis are feared dead. “So far, 281 families have contacted the government saying their sons or dear ones might have been among those who were on the boat,” he said.Khan's comments shocked the lawmakers, who appeared distressed as he spoke. It was the first time a senior official has reported that so many Pakistani citizens were missing since the boat sinking...

Woman accused of trying to avoid arrest by hiding on Disneyland ride

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

Anaheim, Calif. (KTLA) -- A woman is accused of sneaking into Disneyland and attempting to evade police by hiding on an attraction last week.Police officers with the Anaheim Police Department assisted the resort’s security team in apprehending the woman, who is suspected of entering the park without paying. Disneyland extends pause on ‘Fantasmic!’ performances after fire A spokesperson with the Anaheim Police Department told Nexstar's KTLA that the unidentified woman entered the park by jumping over the turnstiles at the park’s entrance.  At about 7 p.m. on June 17, the woman was arrested on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, an attraction based in Frontierland at Disneyland Park. The woman was arrested for a misdemeanor without incident, according to the spokesperson.The case will be presented to the Anaheim City Attorney’s Office, which could then decide if the woman will be charged and will issue fines and possible jail time, a department spokesperson said. ‘San Fransokyo Sq...

Dunkin' to give back during reopening at Latham location

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy-Schenectady Road Dunkin' will be reopening on Friday at noon, and will be doing some good for a local youth center while they're at it. On top of a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a $3,000 check will be presented to benefit the Colonie Youth Center. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The check will be presented in partnership with the Dunkin' Joy and Childhood Foundation. All funding will go towards the Colonie Youth Center's affordable before and after-school programs.

Saratoga Springs man indicted on child pornography charges

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Saratoga Springs man was arrested and arraigned on Thursday on an indictment regarding receiving and possessing child pornography, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Christopher Barry, 41, faces five to 20 years in prison if convicted. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The DOJ said that Barry's indictment alleges between June 2021 and January 2022, Barry received child pornography, and on February 9, 2023, he had two phones containing child pornography. On top of a potential sentence, Barry faces a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of at least five years to life.

Albany Pump Station founder dies at 78

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The founder of the C.H. Evans Brewing Albany Pump Station has died. Cornelius H. "Neil" Evans passed away on June 21 at the age of 78. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Albany Pump Station Facebook page, Evans leaves behind a legacy that spanned three generations. The original Evans brewery was built in Hudson in 1786 and continued production there until 1920. Evans began to restore the water pump station in Albany's Quackenbush Square in 1995, said his obituary. In 1999, the C.H. Evans Brewing Company opened as the Albany Pump Station. Common Roots buys CH Evans Albany brewery "His hospitality as a fixture in the Albany restaurant scene, as well as his numerous contributions to New York State craft beer at large, will be remembered for years to come,' said the Albany Pump Station. "He will be greatly missed."Evans, who lived in Catskill, died in Hudson with his life Lynn by his si...

Man shot overnight near Walgreens in Jennings

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:01:21 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. - An investigation is underway after a man was shot overnight near a Walgreens in Jennings. Police found the victim in a parking lot near Jennings Station Road and Halls Ferry Road just after 9 p.m. Thursday. Woman charged with ramming, shooting thieves who stole sister’s car Investigators initially responded to the scene over an assault call, then learned the victim had been shot. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds, though his injuries are considered non-life-threatening. He is being treated for injuries at a hospital. The St. Louis County Police Department is handling the investigation, though has not yet disclosed information on the victim, a potential suspect or a motive in the shooting.