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Orioles’ Adley Rutschman leads American League catchers in first All-Star voting update

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

Seattle’s T-Mobile Park was the closest major league ballpark to Adley Rutschman’s hometown of Sherwood, Oregon. The Orioles’ catcher’s next visit there could be as an All-Star starter.Major League Baseball released its first update on All-Star fan voting Monday, with Rutschman pacing all American League catchers. The top two vote recipients at every position in each league as of June 22 will advance to the second phase, with the winner there starting the July 11 Midsummer Classic at the home of the Mariners.The top vote-getter in both the AL and National League receives an automatic starting nod, though Rutschman’s 460,496 votes are half as many as Los Angeles Angels two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who holds a commanding lead in designated hitter voting.Still, Rutschman’s vote total gives him a comfortable margin ahead of Texas Rangers backstop Jonah Heim, who has received 320,028 votes. Heim and Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez have th...

VIDEO: Bear that sparked Arlington schools delay is spotted at Lexington farm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

The roaming black bear that caused Arlington schools to have a delay on Monday was spotted hours later at a farm in Lexington, according to police.Schools in Arlington were delayed by an hour after the bear made several appearances in the Boston suburb.Then at around 2 p.m., the bear was seen exploring a Lexington farm.” **Update** The most recent sighting of the bear was at Wilson’s Farm in Lexington,” Arlington Police tweeted, along with a photo of the bear.Update** Here’s a video of the bear at Wilson’s Farm! pic.twitter.com/V0PJripsPU— Arlington MA, Police Department (@ArlingtonMAPD) June 12, 2023The black bear was first spotted on Monday in the area in the area of Scituate Street at Spring, according to Arlington Police.“Please use caution,” police tweeted. “Report any sightings immediately.”The wandering bruin was then spotted in the area of Paul Revere Road and Park Avenue.Arlington Police, along with the town’s animal control o...

Family reunification for Ukrainians in Canada to come soon: immigration minister

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he plans to announce a long-awaited program to grant permanent residency to Ukrainians with familial ties to Canada soon, but a similar program for other Ukrainians is still a ways away. Canada took the unusual step last year of offering temporary refuge to an unlimited number of Ukrainians fleeing the war, and so far 230,000 have made the journey.The government also promised a family reunification program for Ukrainians that would offer those with familial ties to Canada permanent residency status, but that has yet to be realized. Fraser says those who don’t qualify for family reunification can still apply for permanent residency through traditional immigration streams.The government plans to assess whether more needs to be done to secure permanent residency for other Ukrainians over the next year or two. McGill Institute for the Study of Canada director Daniel Béland says the government will need to co-ordinate with the Ukrainia...

Justice Russell Brown retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

Justice Russell Brown, who was facing a judicial conduct review, is retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada.The Canadian Judicial Council said in a statement on June 12 that it was informed that Justice Russell Brown had made the decision to retire as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada effective immediately.“The Council announced on March 7, 2023, that it was reviewing a complaint into the alleged conduct of Justice Brown, stemming from events which took place while he attended a banquet in Arizona on January 28, 2023,” continued the statement.“That complaint was referred to the Chairperson of the Council’s Judicial Conduct Committee, and on March 30, the Council announced that the matter had been referred to a Judicial Conduct Review Panel, in accordance with the Council’s By-laws.”More coming.With files from the Canadian Press.

Opposition leaders yet to meet about setting terms of possible public inquiry: Singh

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says opposition leaders have yet to meet to discuss terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference. The Liberal government punted the decision-making around a potential inquiry to opposition parties on Saturday.Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says getting their help is a way to avoid the partisan “buffoonery” that has taken over the topic following media reports about allegations that China meddled in the last two federal elections. Singh says he has yet to hear from the government or Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on the matter, despite both saying on the weekend that they would be reaching out. He says the government should call a public inquiry immediately and a House of Commons committee has already started the work around what it should look like. The New Democrats, Conservatives and Bloc Québécois have said they want to see a public inquiry called and concluded before the next fe...

Biden determined to say as little as possible about Trump’s indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s rare for the leader of the free world to be rendered silent, but President Joe Biden is clearly determined to say as little as possible about his predecessor Donald Trump’s federal indictment.His White House dodges questions about the matter. His campaign doesn’t respond to them. And Biden himself wants nothing to do with it. “I have no comment on what happened,” he told reporters Friday while in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.The reticence reflects the precarious and unprecedented situation in which Biden finds himself: Just as Trump is the first former president to be charged by the federal government, Biden is the first incumbent to have his chief political rival indicted by his own administration.While hardly unforeseen, Trump’s indictment brought a fresh round of reminders throughout Biden world that the president does not want to be drawn into the drama with commentary of any sort. He’s wary of providing fodder to Trump and his allies’ efforts to port...

CP NewsAlert: Russell Brown retires from Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

Justice Russell Brown, who was facing a judicial conduct review, is retiring from the Supreme Court of Canada.More coming.The Canadian Press

One dead, one in hospital after shooting in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

One person has died and another is in hospital after a shooting in Aurora on Monday afternoon.York police responded to a call at approximately 12:17 p.m. in the residential area of Stubbs Lane, near Leslie Street and Wellington Street East.A man was dead at the scene and a woman was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A male suspect fled the scene.Officers are on scene at a shooting on Stubbs Ln (Leslie St. & Wellington St E. Aurora). One victim is deceased at the scene, a second victim was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Expect a police presence in the area while this investigation is underway— York Regional Police (@YRP) June 12, 2023Police are asking residents in the area to check home surveillance and dashboard cameras for footage between 12:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and to flag any suspicious activity to police.

Silvio Berlusconi’s death draws tributes, even from critics, in Italy and beyond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

ROME (AP) — Adored, scorned, impossible to ignore in life, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in death drew tributes even from his critics, and ever more lavish praise from admirers, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as prayers from Pope Francis. Following word of Berlusconi’s death on Monday in a Milan hospital, where he was being treated for chronic leukemia, reaction poured in from around the world, from national leaders to announcers who burst into tears on one of his television networks, for the populist three-time premier and media mogul.Here are some of the reactions:— In a condolence telegram, Putin hailed Berlusconi as a “patriarch” of Italian politics and a true patriot who had improved Italy’s standing on the world stage. “I have always sincerely admired his wisdom, his ability to make balanced, far-sighted decisions even in the most difficult situations,” Putin said in the telegram released by the Kremlin. “During each of our meetings,...

Jury finds electric utility PacifiCorp liable in devastating Oregon wildfires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:50:55 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon has found electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day 2020 in a civil lawsuit.The jury returned its decision Monday, saying the utility should be held financially liable for homes destroyed in the blaze. The jury awarded millions of dollars each to 17 homeowners who sued PacifiCorp a month after the fires, with most receiving $4.5 million and some $3 million for emotional distress.The jury also applied its liability finding to a larger class including the owners of nearly 2,500 properties damaged in the fires, which could push the price tag for damages to more than $1 billion. Those damages will be determined later.There has been no official cause determined for the 2020 Labor Day fires that killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 square kilometers) in Oregon and destroyed upward of 5,000 homes and structures. The blazes together were one of the worst natural disaster’s in Oregon...