‘Prominent’ person in B.C. wine industry under investigation for sex assault: RCMP
OLIVER, B.C. — Police in Oliver, B.C., say they’re investigating a “prominent member” of the province’s wine industry for an alleged sexual assault on a Mexican migrant worker.
South Okanagan RCMP say the unnamed suspect employed the worker, and they believe there are other victims or witnesses who have yet to speak to investigators.
Cpl. James Grandy says police are hoping to talk to others in the community if they have additional information.
Police say there are officers available who
Boeing still hasn’t fixed this problem on Max jets, so it’s asking for an exemption to safety rules
DALLAS (AP) — Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight.
Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to on current Max planes. In the meantime, to limit use of an anti-icing system in some conditions to avoid damage that “could result in loss of control of the airplane.”
Without a fix ready, Boeing asked the Federal Aviation Administration
One dead, 11 injured after tour bus from Montreal crashes in New York state
New York State Police say one person is dead and 11 people are injured after a bus coming from Montreal crashed on Interstate Highway 87 in Lake George, N.Y.
Police say that in addition to the death, one passenger suffered serious injuries and 10 people were left with minor injuries after a Skyway Coach Line tour bus crashed at around 12:50 p.m. Friday. The bus was headed to New York City.
A video aired by local news outlets showed a bus resting on
Column: Pac-12 has that rare chance in sports to go out on top
In sports, going out on top is a rarity indeed.
John Elway walked away after two straight Super Bowl titles. Bill Russell called it a career on the heels of his 11th NBA championship in 13 seasons. Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano escaped the ring without a loss on his resume.
But it’s far more common to hang on for one game too many, one season too long.
In that sense, with its head held high.
This was not the path it would’ve chosen,
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (20,937.55, up 66.20 points):
Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Up 44 cents, or 0.51 per cent, to $86.08 on 15.2 million shares.
TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up 33 cents, or 0.
New York governor promises a floating pool in city waterways, reviving a long-stalled urban venture
NEW YORK (AP) — A plan for a floating swimming pool in New York City’s waterways moved one step closer to reality Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her support — and $12 million in public funding — for the unusual venture.
The commitment breathed new life into an idea first proposed over a decade ago and dismissed by some as an urban fantasy: a shaped like a plus sign in the murky currents of the East River. In the years since it first drew media attention, private backers
From Houthis to Hezbollah, a look at the Iran-allied groups rallying to arms around Middle East
The drone strike apparently launched by Iran-backed militants that was the latest in a flurry of attacks and reprisals across the Middle East that are linked to the war in Gaza and threaten to ignite a wider conflict.
As Israel, , wages an all-out war against Hamas triggered by the militant group’s Oct. 7 rampage, the two allies face simultaneous attacks from a strengthening alliance of other armed militant groups backed by Iran and sympathetic to the Palestinian cause.
The last four months have seen low-intensity fighting
UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza ‘uninhabitable’ 3 months into Israel-Hamas war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief described Gaza on Friday as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster unfolding.
In a grim assessment of the devastating impact of Israel’s military response to the horrific Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, Martin Griffiths said that Gaza’s 2.3 million people face “daily threats to their very existence” while the world just watches.
He said tens of thousands of
Lead-tainted applesauce pouches also contained another possible toxic substance, FDA says
Recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches that were tied to lead poisoning in hundreds of U.S. children contained an additional contaminant, federal health officials said Friday.
Besides lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said investigators detected “a high level” of the chemical element chromium, which can be toxic, in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and in cinnamon collected from where the pouches were manufactured.
The additional details come as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 287 confirmed, probable
The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.
The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.
The Idaho case gives the court its second major abortion dispute since the justices in 2022 and allowed states to severely restrict or ban abortion. The court also in the coming