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Fatal Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

The deadly crash in Manitoba between a bus full of seniors and a semi has brought renewed attention to the safety of numerous so-called at-grade intersections on Canadian highways.BC Trucking Association CEO Dave Earle says most drivers in urban areas where highway intersections have overpasses or traffic lights have no idea about the prevalence of at-grade intersections, in which two routes cross at the same elevation, and that they operate without lights even on major arteries such as the Trans-Canada Highway.Earle says while it isn’t always possible, easy or economically viable to build fully grade-separated interchanges, it would be much safer for all drivers.Police say 15 people were killed and 10 others were hurt in the crash west of Winnipeg at the Trans-Canada Highway’s intersection with Highway 5. The Trans-Canada Highway is almost completely a four-lane route in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but a large number of its intersections outsid...

Top Toronto mayoral candidates debate in final campaign stretch

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

Leading candidates in Toronto’s mayoral byelection are attempting to establish themselves as the candidate who can defeat Olivia Chow, who has maintained a large lead in the polls as the race to lead Canada’s most populous city enters its final stretch.Candidates from across the political spectrum are taking shots at the former NDP parliamentarian in an ongoing debate hosted by news channel CP24.Much of the heat continues to come from ex-police chief Mark Saunders, who is repeating claims that Chow will hike property taxes by 25 per cent. City councillor Brad Bradford is estimating Chow’s hike to be slightly lower at 20 per cent.Chow defended herself by positioning herself as a champion of the city’s renters, saying she’ll protect residents who don’t own homes or are facing renovictions.Former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter, who released a fully costed platform earlier in the campaign trail, also accused Chow of not being tran...

Pregnant woman shot and killed owned Seattle restaurant near famed market

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the family of Eina Kwon. Kwon, 34, was eight months pregnant when a man shot multiple times into her car Tuesday while it was stopped at an intersection near the Aburiya Bento House restaurant she owned with her husband.The fetus was delivered at a hospital and but died soon after, according to a probable cause statement. The woman’s 37-year-old husband, Sung Kwon, was shot in the arm and treated at the hospital.“Eina was a leader in our community and business owner, running Aburiya Bento House with her family. What was supposed to be a joyful time for the Kwon family has turned into an unimaginable nightmare caused by senseless gun violence,” Harrell’s statement said.Harrell al...

Des Plaines police release bodycam video of officer-involved shooting

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- New details have been provided following an officer-involved shooting in Des Plaines last month that left one man dead.According to the Des Plaines Police Department, officers responded to the 1400 block of Thacker Street on reports of a person who may be suffering from a “psychotic breakdown” around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. ORIGINAL: Man fatally shot by police after approaching officers with axe in Des Plaines: authorities Further investigations showed that 55-year-old Scott MacDonald walked out of his apartment carrying an axe. Seconds later, he was shot by police multiple times.MacDonald later died from his injuries at a local hospital.Officer Edwin Rios who fired his gun can be seen walking into a stairwell before MacDonald walks into the hallway.Rios has been employed by the Des Plaines Police Department for just over two years, and has been placed on paid administrative leave.The investigation into the shooting is still ongoing. Police released bo...

Massive data breach impacts 90% of Oregonians' drivers licenses, state IDs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN/AP) – The identities of approximately 3.5 million Oregonians are at risk after a data breach of the Oregon Department of Transportation left personal files compromised, the agency said Thursday.ODOT says the hack, which impacts roughly 90% of the state’s drivers license and ID card files, was part of a global data breach involving the data software MOVEit Transfer earlier this month.As first reported by The Oregonian, the agency knew of their connection to the breach on Monday, planned to go public on Friday to prepare employees for incoming questions. Fake Microsoft virus scam targeting elderly According to the agency, the DMV is not able to identify whether a specific individual’s data had been breached. However, they say all Oregonians with a driver’s license or Oregon ID should assume their information has been compromised. The ransomware syndicate behind the hack — Russian cyber-extortion gang Cl0p — announced last week on its dark web site that its victi...

Saints homer for 20th straight game, but Bats hit three of their own in 6-3 victory

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

Chris Williams continued his torrid streak for the St. Paul Saints, but it wasn’t enough to produce a victory at Louisville Slugger Field.Williams hit a homer in the eighth inning — his sixth in three games and 13th overall — to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. Earlier, Andrew Stevenson homered in the seventh to extend the Saints’ home run streak to 20 games. But none of that amounted to a win as the Saints fell 6-3 to the Louisville Bats, who got three homers of their own Thursday night in Louisville, Ky.Kyle Garlick got the Saints (38-27) on the board in the first inning, hitting a sacrifice fly to right field with one out, but St. Paul plated just one with the bases juiced. Joey Votto, on a rehab assignment with the Bats (36-28), promptly tied the ballgame with a solo homer in the bottom of the inning.Jason Vosler added another solo blast in the second inning to give the Bats a 2-1 lead. And in the fourth, he hit his second of the day, a two-run shot...

Twins blow 4-1 lead, fall to Tigers 8-4

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

The Twins are stuck in neutral.Despite bringing a 3½-game American Central lead into Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers at Target Field, the Twins have been playing below-.500 baseball since the end of April and unable to truly distance themselves from four division rivals with losing records.That trend continued Thursday in an 8-4 loss to Detroit in front of an announced crowd of 27,570.After sweeping a two-game series against Milwaukee here on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Twins failed in their bid to win three in a row for the first time since April 23-25. Instead, they blew an early 4-1 lead and fell to 16-21 since the calendar turned on May 1.Donovan Solano hit a two-out, three-run home run to put the Twins up 4-1 in the second inning, but Javier Baez tied the game with a two-run triple off Jovani Moran in the fifth, then scored the go-ahead run on a groundout by Eric Haas.The Tigers added three insurance runs off reliever Jorge Lopez in the ninth on two-out do...

Former Loveland officer who struck handcuffed woman is charged with misdemeanor assault

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

A former Loveland police officer who hit a handcuffed woman after she spit in his face is charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Family of 14-year-old killed by Aurora police to hold public memorial, procession Crime and Public Safety | Aurora Police Department reforms are a “paper change” so far, but leaders say substantial payoff will come Crime and Public Safety | Aurora police to release body camera footage of officer shooting 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson Crime and Public Safety | Former Aurora police officer sentenced to 6 months house arrest for failing to stop pistol-whipping Crime and Public Safety | Loveland police officer fired after hitting woman’s face Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators presented the criminal case against Russell Maranto to the Larimer County District Attorney’s Office, and a...

Ongoing knee issue to sideline Javon Ruffin entire 2023-24 season for CU Buffs men’s basketball

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

Javon Ruffin’s uncooperative knee is going to cost him a second college basketball season.Colorado’s highly touted 2021 recruiting class has suffered another setback as Ruffin will miss the entire 2023-24 season due to a knee issue that has plagued him since his arrival in Boulder two years ago.Ruffin, who also redshirted during his true freshman season of 2021-22 while recuperating from the initial injury, endured his third knee procedure in less than two years in April. A spark at times off the bench this past season and a bright spot from long range on a Buffaloes team that struggled from the 3-point arc, Ruffin was limited to 24 games due to recurring knee problems.“It sucks. I just love playing basketball and that’s the reason I’m here,” Ruffin said. “It sucks having that taken away from me for another year. But I’m pretty optimistic about it. I didn’t feel a hundred percent before the surgery. Even all last year. I’m just hoping that this can get me back close to 100% as I can...

Police search for missing 12-year-old Ventura County girl

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:15:49 GMT

Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl who disappeared in Ventura on Thursday.The missing girl, Isabella Fuller, 12, was last seen near Clinton and Telephone around 1 p.m., according to the Ventura Police Department.Fuller is described as a girl standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 105 pounds with long black hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black jacket, and carrying a black backpack.She is a 6th-grade middle school student in the Ventura Unified School District. Isabella Fuller, 12, in a photo from the Ventura Police Department."We appreciate any help from our community," authorities said.Anyone with information or who may know of Fuller’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Ventura Police Department at 1-805-339-4312.