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Uncertainty remains for Halifax-area evacuees as wildfire 100 per cent contained

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

HALIFAX — In the days since he lost his home in the wildfires that swept through his Halifax-area subdivision, Dwayne Melnick has had a mission to focus on: find a place to stay. Speak to insurance companies and contractors. Begin making a list of belongings for insurance purposes.Focusing, he said, helps him keep moving forward.“I’m retired military of a long career, so I’m able to focus on the mission,” he said in a phone interview. “But at at a certain point the emotions take over as well. So it comes and goes.”Officials said Sunday the wildfire that tore through the Halifax area is 100 per cent contained. Nova Scotia’s natural resources department said the Tantallon fire northwest of the provincial capital’s downtown is now under control, meaning it is not expected to grow but is not yet out.But for the thousands of residents who were forced from their homes, uncertainty and many questions remain.Melnick says he has no doubt that h...

Wildfire tally tops 140 as thousands more evacuate northwestern Quebec

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

MONTREAL — Wildfires in northwestern Quebec prompted thousands to evacuate the area over the weekend, as the number of blazes pushed past 140 and the military geared up to fight the encroaching flames — even as that threat eased slightly Sunday on the North Shore.Some 5,500 residents of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, which borders Ontario, have been relocated, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said at a news conference in Montreal.Another 4,500 people in the North Shore community of Sept-Îles and its outskirts were also forced from their homes due to a pair of wildfires burning north of the city, but no further evacuations are planned at the moment, Bonnardel said.Rain is expected in the area in the coming days — though not as much as initially forecasted — and the wind direction there and in Abitibi are favourable, he added.Nonetheless, the state of emergency in Sept-Îles, which sits about 890 kilometres northeast of Montreal, has been extended for five days, with evac...

Boil-water advisories lifted for three Calgary communities

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

CALGARY — Boil-water advisories in three Calgary communities that went into effect late last week have been lifted.The city says Alberta Health Services lifted the advisory for the community of Silverado on Saturday, and two other advisories in Belmont and Yorkville were lifted Sunday morning.AHS ordered the advisories early Friday after it appeared an excavator ruptured a pipe, resulting in a large pool of water flooding part of a construction site.About 1,000 homes and 100 businesses were affected.A statement from the city says people in the affected neighbourhoods should flush the water lines in their homes for 20 minutes, as well as wash tap aerators and screens in hot soapy water and then disinfect them for ten minutes in a solution of one part bleach to nine parts water. The statement says people should also follow the manufacturer’s instructions for flushing, cleaning and sanitizing refrigerators with water and ice dispensers, water coolers, filters and automatic ice makers.T...

Greek authorities rescue 91 migrants from river islet on border with Turkey

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities rescued 91 migrants from a river islet and transferred them to a processing center near the border with Turkey, police said Sunday.Police said that the group included 32 men, 25 women and 34 children. The Red Cross was present at the operation. Several migrants told police they were from Syria.The migrants had been on an islet on Evros River at least since Friday, when nongovernmental organizations emailed Greek authorities alerting them to their presence there. Part of the islet is Greek soil and part is Turkish. By early Sunday, the migrants had moved to the Greek side, enabling the rescue operation, a statement from the prime minister’s office said.The river’s low water levels of late “favors the illegal crossing of migrants, using islets that fall on both Greek and Turkish territory … the Greek government has appealed to the Turkish government, which was sworn in (Saturday), to coordinate border authorities and prev...

Bank of America CEO says company to slow hiring, predicts 'mild recession'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

(The Hill) – Brian Moynihan, the head of Bank of America, said on Sunday that his company plans to slow down its hiring process and predicted that the U.S., would experience a mild recession later this year.During an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Moynihan told moderator Margaret Brennan that one way to slow the hiring process is to rely on attrition, which means not backfilling positions of people who leave or retire voluntarily. He said that so far, BOA hired 700 people in May, compared to the 3,000 people that were hired at the same time last year.“We're not making layoffs. We're trying to do it by attrition, but even the attrition slowed to half what it was last year. And when I talk to other companies, I get the same input.” Moynihan told Brennan. He predicted what he called a "mild recession" later this year and early into 2024 – which is notably timed during the highly-anticipated presidential election year.“It's basically third quarter this year, fourth quarter,...

Watch live: 2023 WeHo Pride Parade on KTLA

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

KTLA 5 is proud to present live streaming coverage of the second WeHo Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 4.For decades, the City of West Hollywood has been home to one of the largest yearly Pride celebrations in the world, drawing hundreds of thousands of revelers to the City where nearly half of the residents identify as LGBTQ. 2023 WeHo Pride Parade on KTLAThe Icons for this year’s WeHo Pride Parade will be RuPaul’s Drag Race, Laith Ashley, Niecy Nash-Betts & Jessica Betts, and Melissa McCarthy. WeHo Pride will honor these trailblazers and allies as this year’s Icons for their work in bringing the LGBTQ community and social justice issues to the forefront, as well as expanding queer representation in mainstream pop culture.The parade begins at N. Crescent Heights Boulevard at Santa Monica Boulevard and will travel westbound along Santa Monica Boulevard into the heart of the City’s Rainbow District to N. Robertson Boulevard.KTLA is the...

Alex Wood lands on injured list, plus when SF Giants expect to get back Pederson, Stripling, Estrada

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Standing at his locker Sunday morning, Giants starter Alex Wood made a plea for empathy: “I don’t know if anyone has back issues,” he said.A low back strain forced Wood to the 15-day injured list, and he didn’t have to look far for someone understanding of his situation, joining Ross Stripling as a pair of Giants starters both dealing with back issues. Wood, however, remained optimistic that his strain was less severe than Stripling’s, who remains a way off from returning.“We didn’t want to push it for my next start,” Wood said. “I think it should just be the 15 days.”Wood said an MRI on his back came back clean and that “I already feel like I’m moving better today than the last few days.” The back began causing discomfort before his start in Milwaukee last week but became more serious following his start Wednesday, when he said his lower left side “just locked up a little bit.”...

Lewis Hamilton elogia el “resultado increíble” de Mercedes con el primer doble podio del año, mientras que Max Verstappen gana el Gran Premio de España

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

(CNN) — Mercedes aseguró su primer doble podio del año cuando Lewis Hamilton terminó segundo y George Russell tercero en el Gran Premio de España, otra carrera ganada nuevamente por un Max Verstappen que domina la competición.“Qué resultado para nuestro equipo”, dijo posteriormente Hamilton a Sky Sports. “Definitivamente no esperábamos tener este resultado hoy, así que solo quiero quitarme el sombrero ante mi equipo y muchas, muchas gracias a todos en la fábrica que continúan presionando y acercándonos a la (Red) Bulls”.Hamilton tuvo una actuación impresionante en la carrera, superando a Carlos Sainz de Ferrari para tomar el segundo lugar, y nunca pareció renunciar a él.Detrás suyo, Russell ganó nueve lugares mientras se abría camino a través del campo hasta el tercero y aguantó una carga tardía de Sergio “Checo” Pérez en el automóvil de Red Bull que lo conquista todo.“Una señal de lo que vendrá con suerte”, dijo Russell a Sky Sports. “Definitivamente se siente mejor, simpleme...

Rick Adelman selected as winner of Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Rick Adelman’s influence is all over this year’s NBA Finals, which makes his being honored during the title series even more fitting.Adelman was announced Sunday as the 18th recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. It preceded Game 2 of the NBA Finals between Denver and Miami; Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman is Rick’s son, and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is a Portland native who vividly remembers Adelman’s Trail Blazers teams.“To be included with the past winners is special,” said Rick Adelman, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. “Chuck was a great coach and respected by all those who coached against his teams. To receive an award like this I have to thank all those who helped me along the way, in particular my assistant coaches and front offices. I would also like to thank the players I had through the years. Their effort and cooperation made everythin...

Nuggets' 2-man game of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray is setting new pick-and-roll standard in NBA

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:42:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra practically snickered when asked about neutralizing the effective two-man game played by Denver Nuggets teammates Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.“Yeah, where do you start? You have two guys that can score 50 in a playoff game. One guy is a triple-double machine that loves to get guys involved,” Spoelstra said.“You go down the list of myriad of things you can do defensively, you have to check off some things that you don’t really want to do because of both their ability to score and Jokic’s ability to create something off-script."Spoelstra knows what the Heat are up against; it's nothing new for Denver. The Nuggets' potent duo has been nearly unstoppable in powering Denver's 13-3 run through the playoffs, including a 104-93 win in Game 1. Heat looking to get to the line more, while Nuggets vow to be better in Game 2 A win Sunday night would make them just the second team this century to win its first 10 home games in a single postseason....