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CP NewsAlert: Elections NWT says legislature has delayed election over wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

INUVIK, N.W.T. — The body that runs elections in the Northwest Territories says an election scheduled for October has been delayed for six weeks because of wildfires.In a release, Elections NWT says territorial leaders made the move after a special legislative session that decided to send territorial residents to the polls on Nov. 14.The territory had been scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 3.But because of massive evacuations in several communities and general safety concerns, the N.W.T.’s chief electoral officer had suggested that be pushed until November. The legislature also pushed forward a $75-million special assessment for firefighting in the territory, an amount that dwarfs its average budget of about $20 million.Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says the extra spending is going to put a serious dent in the N.W.T.’s public finances. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press

Former Pirates majority owner and newspaper group publisher G. Ogden Nutting has died at 87

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — G. Ogden Nutting, who once held a majority ownership stake in major league baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates before his son took over and helped grow his family’s newspaper business to more than 50 daily publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87.Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, which published his obituary and a separate story on his death Monday.A Wheeling resident, Nutting was the longtime publisher of Ogden Newspapers Inc. and spent more than 60 years in various roles with the private company. His grandfather, H.C. Ogden, founded The Wheeling Evening News in 1890, and it formed the basis of the newspaper chain.Nutting was a partner in the Pirates when he joined team owner Kevin McClatchy in buying out a disgruntled investor’s stake in the club in 1996. McClatchy and Nutting knew each other initially through their newspaper industry ties before McClatchy brought Nutting into his ownership group that kept the te...

How to contain soaring food costs while at the grocery store and at home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

Throughout the past several months, we’ve seen the cost of food soar with inflation and the rising prices are affecting residents and business owners alike.“I started my business more full-time in [January 2021] and compared to now, it (prices) is double — like everything,” Noel Cunningham, a Toronto-based chef and cookbook author, told CityNews. “The problem is that the customers they don’t, often times, understand because their expectation is the same or the same quality for the same price that we’re paying maybe two, three years ago, and it’s different. I can’t give the customer more portions for a lesser price either.”Cunningham, who specialized in Jamaican cuisine, said a doubling of meat prices and higher costs to use items imported from Jamaica have particularly hit his bottom line. He said had to cut down on combo offerings and charge for sides like fries in order to not sacrifice on quality and authenticity.“Someti...

30 years later: A look at the last shooting at Sox Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

CHICAGO — There has been a lot of discussion about the shooting that left two people injured at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night since incidents like that rarely happen inside ballparks. But the South Side venue has seen an incident like that before. You have to go back 30 years to find it.It took place on September 29, 1993, as the White Sox were facing the Mariners at then Comiskey Park, which was in its third year of hosting games. According to the WGN archives, Marine Lt. Rodolfo Diaz was adjusting a handgun in the pocket of his coat when it fired. Related: Chicago Police: White Sox fan likely shot from inside the ballpark It struck him in the hand and hit his wife, Brenda, in the left thigh. She would be released from the hospital the next day while he was charged with possession of an unregistered firearm.According to a United Press International account of the game, the incident happened in the 8th inning of the game but play continued. The White Sox would go on to wi...

Emergency crews called to house fire in Chicago Lawn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

CHICAGO — Emergency crews have responded to a house fire at 69th and Rockwell in Chicago Lawn. SkyCam9 flew above the scene. Details are limited, but SkyCam9 shows a house engulfed, with heavy smoke from the roof area. Chicago fire officials said the blaze has spread to neighboring homes, affecting at least three structures.Read more: Latest Chicago news headlinesAt this time, there is no word on injuries or what may have sparked the blaze.This is a developing story. Check back with WGN News for updates.

Faculty member shot dead at UNC-Chapel Hill; suspect in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — For more than three hours, the UNC-Chapel Hill campus was placed on a lockdown due to an active shooter situation. University of North Carolina Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz confirmed a faculty member was shot and killed in a campus building. Their identity was not released as police are still in the process of contacting family members. VIDEO: Armed officers in UNC Caudill Labs where 1 killed in shooting, officials say While one person is in custody, the weapon used in the campus shooting was still unaccounted for as of 6 p.m. Monday. "This loss is devastating and the shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often take for granted in our campus community. We will work to rebuild that sense of trust and safety within our community," Guskiewicz said. Classes were canceled for the remainder of Monday and Tuesday. Guskiewicz encouraged students to take advantage of mental health resources on campus. "Our hearts are with the family of our fellow fa...

Man, 20, fatally shot during attempted robbery on Far South Side, ID'd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on the city's Far South Side.Family members have identified the 20-year-old victim as Daemond Russell.The shooting happened around 12:15 a.m. Monday on the 1600 block of East 95th Street in the South Deering neighborhood. Police said the 20-year-old was approached by a male offender who was attempting to rob him.According to a witness, Russell tried to get away in his vehicle and was shot in the head by the offender. He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Several carjackings, armed robberies within 2-hour span on Chicago’s North and West sides: police Family told WGN that Russell was a good kid who was caught at the wrong place at the wrong time."He wasn’t a kid who got in trouble like that, he was just a good kid," said Tatiana Jones, Russell's mom. "I’m not gonna rest until someone's held accountable for this. My son didn’t deserve this."Affectionately ...

Fight over McDonald's sauce led to death of teenager in DC, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (WDCW) -- The killing of a 16-year-old girl from Maryland took place after she and her accused murderer fought over sweet and sour dipping sauce, a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said.Det. Brendan Jasper testified at the arraignment of the 16-year-old girl whom police arrested for the alleged murder of Naima Liggon. Jasper said the teenagers met three other people in Oxon Hill, Maryland, then drove to D.C. to go to a party on Sunday. After leaving the party, the group headed to McDonald's.The three other people who were with the girls told police that after the group got back into the car, the unnamed 16-year-old girl got into a fight about sweet and sour dipping sauce with Liggon. Jasper said they got out of the car and that during the fight, the other girl stabbed Liggon in her abdomen and chest.The three other people took Liggon to Howard University Hospital where she died. They told police that the 16-year-old girl accused of killing Liggon le...

Amazon raises free shipping requirements for some customers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers must spend on its site to get free shipping.To qualify for no-cost deliveries, some Amazon customers who don’t have Prime memberships now need to spend $35, up from $25 previously.Amazon spokesperson Kristina Pressentin confirmed the company is testing the new qualification, which was first reported by the blog eCommerce Bytes. The change doesn’t impact Prime members who pay $14.99 per month, or $139 a year, for free shipping and other perks.“We continually evaluate our offerings and make adjustments based on those assessments,” Pressentin said. Get a free Pepsi to celebrate its 125th birthday. Here’s how For now, the new $35 minimum seems to apply to customers based on where they live, the consumer education website Consumer World said Monday. Among other cities, it noted Seattle, where Amazon is headquartered, has a $25 minimum, while non-Prime customers in nearby Bellevue have to pay $35 for free shipping...

Hundreds rally in Chicago ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:36 GMT

CHICAGO -- Americans are now more likely to die of a drug overdose than in a motor vehicle accident and advocates say the overdose touches virtually every aspect of society.On Monday, hundreds rallied in Chicago ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, demanding government solutions to help fight back.Groups of addiction counselors, health care providers, and a number of people whose lives have been transformed by addiction were in attendance. 2,000 doses of naloxone donated to Cook County Sheriff’s Office Inside of a box, carried by Aisha Betancount, are the remains of her daughter, Breana Betancourt."This is it," Betancount said. "This is the end of someone’s life.”The 25-year-old former Bloom High School class president died in 2019 after an 8 year struggle with addiction.Her mother Aisha Betancourt displayed her private grief in a public place at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago to make a point.She joined a number of mothers with similar stories, like Lisa C...