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N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won’t run for re-election in upcoming vote

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — The premier of the Northwest Territories has announced she won’t be running for re-election in November.Caroline Cochrane says representing the N.W.T. has been among the highest honours of her life.The former social worker was first elected as a member of the territory’s legislature in 2015 and was voted in as premier in 2019.She became a face of the fight against unprecedented wildfires in the territory in August when Yellowknife’s 20,000 residents were ordered out of the capital for three weeks due to an encroaching fire.Cochrane told a news conference at the time that she drove around the city, looking behind buildings and in bushes, to make sure homeless people weren’t left behind.The election, initially scheduled for Tuesday, was moved to Nov. 14 because of the fires.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 28, 2023.The Canadian Press

MPs bicker over how to study Parliament’s recognition of former Nazi SS soldier

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

OTTAWA — Bickering over politics and procedure is getting in the way of efforts to have a House of Commons committee investigate how a man who fought with a Nazi unit was lauded as a hero in Canada’s Parliament.While all parties appear to agree a committee study is required, they differ on whom to blame: Liberal MP Anthony Rota, who resigned as Speaker after days of uproar over his choice to invite and recognize the man, or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself.The answer would determine which committee would pick up the probe into the events leading up to Yaroslav Hunka, 98, receiving a standing ovation in the House of Commons during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Sept. 22 visit to Ottawa.It later emerged that Hunka had fought in Ukraine during the Second World War with the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, a voluntary unit created by the Nazis to help fight off the Soviet Union.The Conservatives brought a motion to the government operations committee on Thursday t...

Siksika man files human rights complaint against Alberta Health Services, hospital

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

SIKSIKA, Alta. — A man from a First Nation in southern Alberta has filed a human rights complaint against the provincial health agency and a local hospital, alleging anti-Indigenous discrimination led to the death of his wife.The complaint filed by Benedict Crow Chief of Siksika Nation says his wife, Myra Crow Chief, died in April 2022, because staff and doctors at the Strathmore District Health Services hospital failed to disclose to them that she had active abdominal bleeding. The complaint alleges doctors knew about her condition but she was not given medication to manage her pain and was ignored by nurses.  Crow Chief wiped away tears Thursday as he described the ordeal at a news conference on the First Nation 100 kilometres east of Calgary. “Clearly my late wife’s condition was urgent. Her death was preventable. Why are our hospitals taking in patients when they’re just going to discharge us without proper care and attention?” he said as he grabbed a tis...

Truck gets wedged in tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn after ignoring warnings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A driver who took an 18-wheel tractor-trailer inside a tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn on Thursday despite height restriction warnings got wedged in, officials said, causing a massive traffic jam until early afternoon when emergency personnel were able to remove it.The truck driver entered the Hugh L. Carey tunnel going toward Brooklyn around 10 a.m. and made it a little more than halfway before getting stuck, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.Tunnel personnel told the driver not to go into the tunnel, officials said. There were also signs warning of a height restriction and a big “X” at the entrance, to show that the tunnel was not to be entered.Parts of the truck and trailer had to be removed with cutting equipment so that it could be towed out. It was out of the tunnel by around noon, the MTA said.The driver was issued several summonses.The Associated Press

From Harper to Poilievre: what is the Conservative vision for Indigenous Peoples?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

OTTAWA — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about what his party’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples would look like should he become prime minister, it’s often about “economic reconciliation,” or the idea that Indigenous Peoples should be included in all aspects of the economy without barriers. He also speaks about public safety, charging that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t doing a good enough job of protecting Indigenous Peoples from violent crime — even as he endorses tough-on-crime policies that some experts say risk worsening the overrepresentation of marginalized groups in prisons.And he has hinted at much bigger policy shifts, saying earlier this year that he believes the Indian Act is “a racist, colonial hangover,” and pledging that a Conservative government would “fully fund all the inquiries” into possible graves on the sites of former residential schools.Still, though Poilievre has made some attem...

'I call it vitamin G:' Guinness Open Gate Brewery officially opens in West Loop

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

CHICAGO — A new state-of-the-art Guinness brewery opened up in the West Loop Thursday, offering a mix of traditional beers and something new for Chicagoans' tastebuds.Found inside of a 15,000-square-foot old railroad depot at West Kinzie and North Peoria Streets, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery created 80 new jobs and is just the second of its kind, opening 113 years after the first Guinness beer arrived in Chicago."It's so beautiful here," said Tiffinae Hunt, a customer at the brewery Thursday. "The vibe is very nice. The food was great." Latest from Jewell: Englewood restaurant to reopen, hope to continue tradition of teaching Kennedy King students The brewery, which also includes a bakery and merchandise shop, is set up to allow customers the ability to shop, eat and taste a variety of iconic Guinness ales, along with some new recipes too."I went with the traditional Guinness draft and it was spectacular," said Scott Pales, another customer. "I call it vitamin G."According to Ry...

'Fun to think about': DePaul women's basketball prepares for rare game in football stadium

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

CHICAGO — If you're a fan of basketball, especially DePaul, you'll have your eyes on a football stadium in October. That's because the Blue Demons women's basketball program is taking part in a game like no other against one of the best teams in the country. For their fundraising exhibition contest against national runner-up Iowa on Sunday, October 15, the game is being played at the Kinnick Stadium - the school's nearly 70,000-seat football venue. Proceeds from the contest will benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital."It's fun to think about," said DePaul guard Anaya Peoples of the rare outdoor basketball game. "This is incredible. I think it's amazing for women's basketball. All that hard work and dedication, finally people are coming out, pack the stands, getting a full crowd just to see how hard we work."It's going to be great competition. I'm anticipating a really good game."Already there have been 47,300 tickets sold to the contest between the Blue Demo...

Ohio football coach says he was forced to resign after 'Nazi' play call

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

[Watch previous FOX 8 News coverage in the player above.]BROOKLYN, Ohio (WJW) -- An attorney for the Ohio football coach who resigned after players used the term "Nazi" in play calls pushed back against what he considers a wrongful termination.It happened during Brooklyn High School's game Friday, Sept. 22, against Beachwood High School. In a statement Saturday, that district stated "players used a racial slur freely throughout the night." Students find body outside Akron school In a statement released Thursday on behalf of resigned Brooklyn High School head coach Tim McFarland, attorney Peter Pattakos said the term has been commonly used for decades to signal an opposing blitz at all levels of American football. He called the outcry that led to McFarland's resignation "political correctness run amok."The notion that the use of this term in last Friday’s football game implies any antisemitism or intent to offend on the part of McFarland or any of the Brooklyn High players, coaches...

Lockdown lifted at 2 Round Rock high schools after 'anonymous threat'

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock ISD said McNeil and Round Rock High School were on lockdown Thursday afternoon for approximately two hours while authorities “investigated an anonymous threat."According to a letter sent to parents, the lockdown was initiated at 3 p.m. while RRISD’s police department investigated the alleged threat.The district said on social media around 4:50 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted."All students and staff were kept safe and secure throughout the entire process," the social media post said.

Man deemed incompetent to stand trial following 2022 stabbing of off-duty deputy at H-E-B

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:19:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man accused of capital murder of a peace officer or fireman was found to be incompetent to stand trial on May 10, according to Travis County court documents. RELATED: Off-duty deputy files lawsuit against H-E-B after 2022 stabbing in Austin The documents showed Jaime Canales was ordered to be committed to a mental health facility or residential care facility for inpatient observation and treatment for no more than 120 days.According to a court order, the Travis County Sheriff had to take Canales into custody and deliver him to the care facility, and he would be confined in accordance with the judgment. RELATED: Man indicted after Bastrop deputy stabbed at East Riverside H-E-B Canales was arrested Nov. 12, 2022, by the Austin Police Department after a stabbing incident at an H-E-B on East Riverside Drive.