B.C.’s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier
VICTORIA — Expanding British Columbia’s electrical system is an economic and environmental opportunity the province must use to its advantage, said Premier David Eby.
A planned 10-year, $36-billion expansion of B.C.’s electrical system by the public energy utility, Crown-owned BC Hydro, will open clean energy economic opportunities and ensure there is ample power to supply the province’s growing population, he said Wednesday.
BC Hydro’s 50-per-cent increase in capital
Massachusetts man sentenced to life with possibility of parole in racist road rage killing
A Massachusetts man convicted of murder in the 2021 death of a Black man after a racist road rage encounter was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Dean Kapsalis, of Hudson, was convicted by a jury last year of second-degree murder, violation of constitutional rights and other offenses in the killing of Henry Tapia. Kapsalis and Tapia got into an argument on Jan. 19, 2021. Investigators found that as the argument wound down,
Sales of Apple’s premium watches banned again by court over blood-oxygen sensor patent dispute
Apple says it will disable a blood-oxygen monitoring feature on its two most popular watches in the U.S. beginning Thursday to comply with a court-ordered revival of a sales ban stemming from a patent dispute.
The decision to turn off the blood-oxygen sensor for consumers who buy either the Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 in the U.S. came after a federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to extend an order that had allowed the watches to remain in stores during a battle over the rights
Democratic drama and Biden write-ins promise a New Hampshire primary to remember
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is a New Hampshire primary without the frontrunner on the ballot and no delegates up for grabs still a New Hampshire primary? Depends on who you ask.
On Tuesday, voters in the Granite State will once again help kick off the presidential primary season, that began the nomination process on the Republican side Monday. But this year, there’s something different about the traditional first-in-the-nation primary, at least on the Democratic side.
For starters, the Democratic National Committee,
US Justice Department to release report on halting police response to Uvalde school massacre
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police officials who responded to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting waited far too long to confront the gunman, acted with “no urgency” in establishing a command post and communicated inaccurate information to grieving families, according to a Justice Department report released Thursday that identifies “cascading failures” in law enforcement’s handling of the massacre.
, the most comprehensive federal accounting of the maligned police response to the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School
Texas man kills self after fatally shooting four, including his 8-year-old niece
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — A man fatally shot his estranged wife and three other relatives, including his 8-year-old niece, at a home in suburban Houston over the weekend before killing himself, authorities said Wednesday.
Alrick “Shawn” Barrett, 46, opened fire at the home just before 7 a.m. Saturday after returning his young child from a visit, Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan said at a news conference. Fagan said that after arriving at the home, Barrett told his
IIHF says Israel can play in an upcoming tournament after initially barring it for security concerns
ZURICH (AP) — The International Ice Hockey Federation said Wednesday that in an upcoming tournament after from the event over security concerns.
The sport’s world governing body announced Israel can take part in the Division III under-20 world championship later this month in Bulgaria. The IIHF says it has confirmed with authorities the necessary security measures will be in place to address the risks of Israel participating.
“We are grateful to the Bulgarian authorities, the Ministry of Youth and Sport, Ministry of Interior, the local police
Florida GOP lawmakers seek to ban rainbow flags in schools, saying they’re bad for students
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill advanced by Florida Republicans on Wednesday would ban teachers and other government employees from displaying a rainbow flag — even wearing one as a lapel pin for a day — but they could hang the full-size flag of any “recognized nation” as long as they want, according to the bill’s sponsor.
Flag displays that depict a “racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint” would be banned from any state or local government building, including public
Prosecutor probing TV studio attack in Ecuador is shot dead in Guayaquil
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador.
Prosecutor César Suárez, who had carried out other high-profile investigations in the past, was shot while driving a vehicle, Attorney General Diana Salazar said.
“Organized crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society,” she said in a video broadcast on X, formerly Twitter.
Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been arrested in the assault at
Aide to Lloyd Austin asked ambulance to arrive quietly to defense secretary’s home, 911 call shows
An aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked first responders to avoid using lights and sirens in requesting an ambulance be sent to Austin’s northern Virginia home after he had complications from that he had kept secret from senior Biden administration leaders and staff.
Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1 and admitted to intensive care after developing an infection a week after undergoing surgery. He was on Monday.
On the Jan. 1 call to the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety, a man who identified himself as a government employee described Austin as