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Review of democratic processes needed as ministerial responsibility changes: experts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff from testifying about foreign interference.Throughout February and March, government members of the procedure and House affairs committee argued that Katie Telford should answer questions because of ministerial responsibility: the idea that it is up to ministers — including the prime minister — to speak on behalf of their files, staff and departments.“This is essentially the way the executive is held to account,” said Lori Turnbull, director of Dalhousie University’s school of public administration.Telford eventually agreed to testify sometime this week, following mounting pressure from the Conservatives, who had support from the New Democrats and Bloc Québécois.That ended about 24 hours of Liberal stalling that lasted through several committee meetings. According to data from the Library...

More than 115,000 still without power in Quebec following deadly ice storm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

More than 115,000 customers in Quebec are still without power as Hydro-Québec makes repairs to its energy grid after last week’s deadly ice storm.Most of the remaining outages are in the Montreal region, where 82,000 customers are in the dark.Hydro-Québec says some of the roughly 3,000 remaining outages are in hard-to-access areas or are trickier to resolve, slowing the progress of repairs.The province has announced some grocery stores can remain open on Easter Sunday — a statutory holiday — to help residents running low on food after the blackout.The temporary measure applies to stores in six particularly hard-hit regions: Montreal, Monteregie, Laval, Outaouais, Laurentides and Lanaudiere.More than a million people were without power at the peak of the outages caused by Wednesday’s storm, which left large swaths of southern Quebec and eastern Ontario under a coat of ice and is being linked to three deaths.This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 9, 20...

3 taken to hospital after Delaware mall shooting, no suspect in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate.Delaware State Police said authorities do not have a suspect in custody in the shooting at the Christiana Mall, in a northern community near Pennsylvania.“We can confirm that there are 3 victims who were injured by gunfire and transported to an area hospital for medical treatment,” police said in a tweet. “There are currently no public safety concerns at Christiana Mall and the surrounding area.”The mall would remain closed Saturday evening, police said in a statement.The three people were shot in the food court area, WPVI-TV reported.Police asked people to keep away as authorities investigate, but set up a reunification site at the north entrance for those trying to locate someone.Additional details were not immediately available.“We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue to gather more details on this shooting,” police said in a tweet.

Man killed after being hit by CTA train in Near West Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

CHICAGO — A man is dead after being struck by a CTA train on the blue line in the Near West Side stop early Sunday morning. According to police, the man was hit by the incoming train near the 400 block of South Damen Avenue around 4:00 a.m. He was severed at the mid-body and was pronounced dead on the scene. Girl, 15, fatally shot in head on South Side ID’d There is no further information provided.

Suitcase study: What happens to unclaimed luggage?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (NewsNation) — Have you ever wondered what happens to unclaimed luggage?After 90 days, if no one claims the luggage, it's sold to an unclaimed baggage center where the items inside are resold. If the passenger's bag is truly lost, airlines pay out a claim to the passenger.Sonni Hood at the Unclaimed Baggage store in Scottsboro said they welcome over a million guests every year. The shop offers major discounts on everything that they acquire.Hood said their rare, one-of-a-kind shop is "kind of a bucket list destination" for folks.The bottom line is, if you don't grab your bag at the airport, the airlines sell it. How the TSA determines what a 'liquid' is But luggage doesn't go unclaimed very often. In fact, 99.5% of bags are reunited with their owners.But with millions of passengers flying every single day, there's a lot of luggage that's never reunited with its owners. And Unclaimed Baggage workers said they’ve seen some pretty wild items."To me the most shocking...

Gophers blow late lead, lose NCAA title game to Quinnipiac

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. — Quinnipiac came from behind to win its first NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship on Saturday at Amalie Arena.The Bobcats got a goal from sophomore center Jacob Quillan 10 seconds into overtime to beat Minnesota 3-2. The Golden Gophers finished the season 29-10-1, the Bobcats were 34-4-3.Quinnipiac, playing in its third national championship game, rallied in dramatic fashion, sending the game to overtime when the Bobcats scored an extra-attacker goal in the final minutes of regulation. The Gophers had just finished killing a high-sticking penalty to Logan Cooley, but the Bobcats had pulled goalie Yaniv Perets for an extra attacker.In overtime, Quillan won the opening faceoff and Quinnipiac scored on a 2-on-1 rush with Quillan scoring from in close off a pass from freshman left wing Sam Lipkin for the game-winner.Quinnipiac moved the puck around and sophomore right wing Collin Graf scored on a wrist shot from the faceoff dot to the right of goalie Justen Clos...

Charley Walters: Wild hope to keep Kaprizov in U.S. this summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

The Minnesota Wild’s best player, Kirill Kaprizov, last summer experienced a harrowing journey getting back from homeland Russia in time for this season. The Wild hope to be able to keep the team’s leading scorer in America this offseason.“I can assure you that we will have a very friendly conversation with Kirill, and if he wants to go to the Grand Canyon or the Painted Desert or Mount Rushmore, we’ll pay for what it takes,” Wild owner Craig Leipold said.>> Meanwhile, even Leipold has been surprised by his team’s success as the playoffs approach.“In complete honesty, I cannot say that this is where I saw our team headed at the beginning of the season, but as the season went on and on and different players were stepping up and lines started jelling together … am I surprised that we’re here? Yeah, maybe a little bit,” he said. “But we’re certainly enjoying the moment.”That moment meant the Wild late in the regular season were in contention for first place in the Central Divisio...

Albany Police investigating Morris Street homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened early Sunday morning on Morris Street. According to police, an unidentified 60-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds inside his home and was pronounced dead at the scene. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Albany Police say they responded at 4:20 a.m. to the home on the 500 block of Morris Street between Partridge Street and South Main Avenue for reports of a shooting. Police are asking anyone with information regarding this case to call their detective division at (518) 462-8039. Anonymous tips may also be given online at the Capital Region Crime Stoppers website. Police say the identity of the victim will not be released until proper notifications are made.

Journeymen Wrestling host Adidas world classic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Journeymen Adidas world classic went off without a hitch Saturday afternoon with wrestlers from the U.S. and from overseas in attendance. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The event was founded by Journeymen Wrestling director and owner Frank Popolizio. Popolizio says this event has been in the works for a long time, and the goal is to help make wrestlers better while giving the sports more exposure. "Well, I've been working on it for about ten years. I was a team leader for the United States for the past five years so, I've built these relationships over time," Popolizio said. "I know what it takes to bring people together, and I go over there, they come over here, and we keep building those relationships, and in the end, the kids get the benefit from those countries being here."Section2 student-athletes took advantage of the opportunity to show their skills on the mat while adding more move...

Union comes close but stumbles against No. 3 RIT

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:31 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- #3 Rochester Institute of Technology scored seven straight goals during a decisive early-game run and held on for a 13-10 victory over the #9/11 Union College men's lacrosse team in a Liberty League contest on Saturday afternoon at Frank Bailey Field at Bertagna-Class of 1985 Stadium. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! In another close game between these two conference rivals, Union (6-4, 1-2 Liberty League) fell behind by five goals after the Tigers' early game run and was unable to get the RIT (11-1, 3-0 Liberty League) lead under three goals the rest of the way. Junior Zach Davis led all players with three goals and also added an assist for four points. He was joined with a game-high four points by classmates Jake Mabardy (two goals, two assists) and Peter Kip (one goal, three assists). Sophomore Archie McEvoy had two goals and an assist for the home team. Clifford Gaston recorded a team-leadin...