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In Canada, 155K federal workers start strike over wages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Some 155,000 federal workers, including 35,000 from Canada’s tax agency, went on strike after midnight on Wednesday in what their union is calling one of the largest strikes in the country’s history. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said the strike was called after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement. Picket lines will be set up at more than 250 locations.The strike involving the Canada Revenue Agency comes as tax returns are due. Chris Aylward, the union’s national president, said the bargaining teams would remain at the table throughout the strike.“The Government has done everything it can to reach a deal and avoid disrupting the services that Canadians rely on. Despite some ongoing movement at the bargaining table on key issues by both sides, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has decided to proceed with a nation-wide general strike,” the federal government’s Treasury Board said in a statement. Wage incr...

Invasión de campo de fútbol en Manizales deja al menos 28 heridos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

(CNN) — La alcaldía de Manizales, Colombia, informó este martes a través de un comunicado en su cuenta verificada de Twitter que al menos 28 personas resultaron heridas en los disturbios ocurridos en el Estadio Palogrande y otros puntos de la ciudad, luego de que algunos asistentes al partido de fútbol entre Once Caldas y Alianza Petrolera ingresaron a la cancha tras la derrota del equipo local, Once Caldas.La alcaldía agregó que resultaron lesionadas 20 personas de logística, 4 hinchas y 4 policías, quienes se encuentran fuera de peligro.#ATENCIÓNYa fueron controlados los disturbios que se presentaron en el Estadio Palogrande y otros puntos de la ciudad, luego de que algunos asistentes al partido entre @oncecaldas y @APetrolera ingresarán a la cancha. En el hilo les contamos más: — Alcaldía de Manizales (@CiudadManizales) April 19, 2023La policía reportó también que dos caballos del cuerpo de carabineros resultaron con laceraciones mínimas.Al menos 89 heridos durante disturbi...

Shesterkin, Kreider help Rangers rip Devils 5-1 in Game 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Rangers had the ton of experience coming into the playoffs against the young New Jersey Devils, and it certainly was the difference Game 1 of their first-round series, along with Igor Shesterkin.Shesterkin made 27 saves, Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals and the Rangers stunned the Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night in the team’s firt postseason meeting since 2012.“He has been our best player,” said Kreider of Shesterkin. ”He’s playing with a lot of confidence.”So were most of the Rangers on a night the Devils had a bad case of the jitters. They had six players in the lineup playing in the postseason for the first time and five others who had played a few playoff games.“I thought we had guys that didn’t handle the puck very well early,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “Probably nerves, jitters. I think everybody in that room that hasn’t been a playoff game, now knows what it’s like to be in a playoff game, to experience that type of atmosphere.”...

Booker scores 38 points, Suns beat Clippers to even series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 38 points, Kevin Durant had 25 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-109 on Tuesday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference first-round series.The Suns put together a gritty effort after a disappointing loss in Game 1. Their shots weren’t falling for much of the first half and they fell into a 12-point hole midway through the second quarter.But led by Booker, they never panicked.The three-time All-Star drilled a 3 just before the halftime buzzer to tie it and scored 18 points in the third quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, helping the Suns push to a 92-87 advantage entering the fourth.Phoenix never trailed in the final quarter, slowly pulling away. The series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night.Booker had a stellar shooting night, connecting on 14 of 22 shots, including 4 of 7 on 3s. He added nine assists. Deandre Ayton added 14 points — on 7-of-10 shooting— and 13 rebounds. Torrey Craig hit 5 of 8 3s and had 17 ...

Lowry scores 2 as Jets beat Golden Knights 5-1 in Game 1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adam Lowry scored two goals and Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists Tuesday night as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round series..Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal an assist, Kyle Connor also scored, and Nino Niederreiter had two assists for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves on a night in which the Jets’ defense allowed him to have a fairly stress-free game.William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights, who suffered their first regulation loss in nine games. It also was the first regulation loss for Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit, who went 7-0-3 in the regular season. He stopped 26 shots.Game 2 is Thursday night in Las Vegas.Vegas entered the game as the top seed in the Western Conference, and the Jets were the last team in the conference to get in the playoffs. But Winnipeg is 6-2 in its past eight games and continued the momentum into Tuesday.The Jets had 14 shots on goal in the first period, but failed t...

El Cajon revokes 'approved status' for motel tied to sexual assault allegation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- The El Cajon Planning Commission voted unanimously to revoke a motel’s “approved status” that was recently tied to an alleged sexual assault.In March, two registered sex offenders who were staying at the Motel 6 on Montrose Court were arrested for sexual assault involving a teen girl. One of the men was staying at the motel on a voucher meant to help those threatened by homelessness.“I just want to let the commission know that the hotel is no longer accepting PATH vouchers,” said Jason Saccuzzo, the lawyer representing the owners of the El Cajon Motel 6.Saccuzzo further told the planning commission the hotel “had no information whatsoever that the folks that were using these vouchers had just been released from jail.” Bub’s at the Beach to close after 25 years In addition to the planning commission voting to revoke the “approved status” of the motel, the commission also approved a list of action items the motel must complete within 30 days. Tasks included hirin...

Hospitals navigate nurse shortage, risks of closing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- From a shortage of nurses to hospitals in danger of closing, the healthcare industry is getting hit hard.Hospitals are getting creative to navigate these challenging times. One hospital is throwing big bucks at the crisis.Palomar Hospital is now offering a $100,000 incentive over a three-year period to recruit and retain nurses.“It’s also an opportunity for us to hire some of the best nurses maybe in the region or across the country by offering them a $100,000 over three years,” Palomar Health CEO Diane Hansen said.It's part of an effort to attract and keep talent as the nation deals with a nursing shortage.“With the pandemic, a lot of nurses exited the profession, whether it was burnout from working so hard during the pandemic or people just choosing to retire,” Hansen said.This comes as another healthcare industry report found one in five California hospitals are in danger of closing because they are losing billions. 6 people sprayed with bear mace at Vons “...

Wreckage of submarine found by divers in Long Island Sound

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut divers have discovered the wreckage of an experimental submarine that was built in 1907 and later scuttled in Long Island Sound.The Defender, a 92-foot-long (28-meter-long) boat, was found Sunday by a team led by Richard Simon, a commercial diver from Coventry, Connecticut.Simon said he had been interested in the story of the Defender for years. He spent months going over known sonar and underwater mapping surveys of the bottom of the sound, as well as government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, to identify any anomaly that fit the size of the sub. “A submarine has a very distinct shape,” he said. “It needs to be 100 feet long and 13 feet in diameter. So I made a list of everything that was that long and there was one target on that list.”Simon then assembled a group of top wreck divers to determine if the Defender was in the location he had identified.Poor tidal conditions forced them to abandon an attempt last Friday. They...

Death toll in Beijing hospital fire rises to 29

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in Beijing say the death toll in fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon in a hospital has risen to 29, including 26 patients. Others who died were a nurse, a medical assistant and a family member, said Li Zongrong, deputy head of the Fengtai district.The fire at the private Changfeng Hospital forced dozens of people to evacuate and prompted some of those trapped to escape from windows using bedsheets tied together. The cause of the fire is under investigation.The Associated Press

Fatal Hawaii shooting shows dangers of popular cockfights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:10 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers that come with cockfighting, which has deep roots in the islands and remains popular despite being illegal.The shooting early Saturday in a rural community more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from downtown Honolulu left a man and woman dead and three others with gunshot wounds. The Honolulu medical examiner’s office as of Tuesday had yet to release the names of the dead — both of whom were taken in private cars to a hospital — and police had yet to make any arrests but said they were searching for two suspects.Authorities say investigating cockfights is difficult in part because they are highly organized events on private property and their illegal nature and the large amount of money wagered means they often have links to organized crime. The clandestine fights happen all over Hawaii, usually on large, remote pro...