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Decision expected Friday in $26B Rogers-Shaw merger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

It appears we are finally getting a decision from the federal government on the Rogers-Shaw merger.Federal Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to make an announcement Friday, and it could have big implications for Canada’s telecommunications sector.Champagne has called a news conference for 8:30 a.m. ET – a half hour before markets open, and the advisory says it will be to discuss competitiveness in the telecommunication sector.It comes just over a week after the minister said he was close to a decision on the $26-billion deal for Rogers Communications Inc. to take over Shaw Communications Inc.Since the initial merger announcement, it’s actually become a three-way deal with Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron Ltd. acquiring Shaw’s Freedom Mobile last month.The companies had pushed back their self-imposed deadline to March 31.The deal has yet to close because it is still awaiting Champagne’s approval. He must sign off on the transfer of wireless...

2 killed, 5 wounded in shooting outside Memphis restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, police said Thursday.Police said two people were arrested Thursday after the shooting that authorities said began with an altercation inside Privé restaurant and nightclub.Preliminary information provided by police showed one man was found dead at the location of Wednesday night’s shooting and another man died at a hospital.Four men and one woman, ages 25 to 35, were wounded and went to hospitals in private vehicles, police said. One of those arrested was charged with murder, and the other was charged with attempted murder, police told media outlets. The suspects were not immediately identified. The Associated Press

Police say six bodies found in water near Quebec – U.S. border

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service says they are investigating after the bodies of six people were found Thursday afternoon in a marsh area near Akwesasne, Que.Akwesasne is close to the United States border across from New York state.Police say the first body was discovered around 5 p.m. and their marine unit continues to search the area with the help of the Coast Guard and the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department.The Akwesasne Mohawk Police say in a release that they will seek help from the Quebec provincial police and Ontario Provincial Police air support units.Police say they are waiting on the results of post-mortem and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.They say they are also attempting to identify the bodies and their status in Canada.

Springer’s 5 hits help Blue Jays outlast Cardinals in MLB opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

George Springer had five hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat St. Louis 10-9 on Thursday despite the Cardinals’ Tyler O’Neill tying a major league record by homering on opening day for the fourth straight season.Making his Cardinals debut, catcher Willson Contreras left after the eighth inning because of an injured knee and was sent for a scan.Springer was 5 for 6 with five singles in the fourth five-hit game of his big league career to go along with a six-game game for Houston at Oakland in May 2018. Springer set a Toronto record for hits in an opener and combined with Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman to become the first pair of players with five hits each on opening day since at least 1901.“It’s awesome, obviously you want to start off good,” Springer said. “It’s only one game. But, I’ll take all the hits I can get.”Bo Bichette had four hits and Matt Chapman three for the Blue Jays, ...

Mexican experts say mummy exhibit may pose health risks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican government experts said Thursday they are concerned that a traveling display of mummies from the 1800s may pose a health risk to the public. The preserved corpses were unintentionally mummified when they were buried in crypts in dry, mineral-rich soil in the state of Guanajuato. Some still have hair, leathery skin and their original clothing. But the National Institute of Anthropology and History said in a statement that one of the mummies also appears to have fungal growths. The federal institute distanced itself from a state government decision to display a half dozen of the mummies in glass cases at a tourism fair in Mexico City. It was unclear whether the cases were air-tight, and the institute said it had not been consulted about the display.“It is even more worrisome that they are still being exhibited without the safeguards for the public against biohazards,” said the institute. “From some of the published photos, at least one of the corpses on disp...

Bernie Sanders stops in Chicago to rally for Brandon Johnson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

CHICAGO -- United States Senator Bernie Sanders rallied thousands at the University of Illinois Chicago Thursday to vote for a fellow progressive Brandon Johnson."We together are going to make sure that Brandon Johnson is the next mayor of this city," Sen. Sanders said.The rally was the culmination of a packed day on the campaign trail. Vallas receives endorsements, Johnson speaks with Chicago nurses ahead of Election Day Both Johnson and his opponent Paul Vallas meeting for their final debate before election day.The forum hosted by University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, WBEZ and The Chicago Sun-Times highlighted the differences in the candidates’ positions on school safety – in the wake of Monday’s school shooting in Nashville."I believe police officers need to be at the entrance of the school the very least in the parking lot," Vallas said."If policing in and of itself kept us all safe, we would be the safest city in America," Johnson said.Johnson spent time meeting with...

2 year-old escapes Kansas daycare, nearly hit by car, mom says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

LOUISBURG, Kan. (WDAF) — March 14 is a day Katie Stegner will never forget — it's the day she says she found out her child got out of Granny's Schoolhouse in Louisburg, Kansas, and walked into the street.According to records from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, at 7:49 a.m. that day, Stegner's 2 year-old child, walked out of room one of the building. Three minutes later, he walked out the door of the building.  Fans foresee end to tailgating if Royals move downtown "A medical staff member across the street had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting him running across the street," Stegner said while crying in an interview with FOX4 Thursday. At 7:56 a.m. March 14, the woman who saw him outside brought him back in. The child wasn't hurt."It took her a few minutes of pounding on the windows to get anybody to know. And she said she just saw two adults talking and they nonchalantly came to the door," Stegner said. "She was holding my son, and they told her they di...

Celebrating Harry Caray's monumental legacy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

As WGN TV celebrates 75 years, we’re looking back with a series of stories on the history and the memories.CHICAGO — If there were a Mount Rushmore-style monument of WGN television personalities, Harry Caray’s face – with his signature oversized glasses – would be etched in stone along with the other greats. But a statue outside of the Wrigley Field bleachers will have to do. It shows Caray pointing the WGN Sports microphone back at the fans he loved.   “He is the most popular figure in Cubs history,” Jimmy Greenfield, author of 100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, said. “He was a legend loved by legends.” The boisterous baseball broadcaster’s name is synonymous with the Chicago Cubs on Channel 9 – and with fun itself.  “I think the gift of Harry is, here’s a guy who was the longtime announcer for the Cubs’ most hated rival, the Cardinals, right?,” said Bob Vorwald, the longtime WGN director of production who oversaw Cubs telecasts on W...

Arizona man charged with murder in Chicago homicide case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT

CHICAGO -- A 23-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Chicago 19-year-old in August of 2022.Isaiah Oregel, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, has been charged with first degree murder in relations to a Chicago homicide investigation from August 2022. More information released after small plane crashes in central Illinois The Chicago Police Department reports that Oregel fatally shot and killed a 19-year-old man on the 200 block of North Pulaski Road in Chicago's West Garfield neighborhood just before 4:15 p.m. on August 31, 2022.Oregel was located by Arizona authorities and extradited to Chicago where he was taken into custody at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday, March 28.No further information has been provided at this time.

Salty-tongued Northern Complainer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:45 GMT