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Federal workers take to picket lines in Kingston

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

Nearly a third of Canada’s public service workers are on strike after contract talks with the federal government failed to see a deal met before the Tuesday night deadline. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) represents roughly 155,000 federal workers, with more than 4,500 of those members working in Kingston. Even though tens of thousands of those members are deemed essential employees and can’t strike, over 100,000 have walked off the job.With the sheer number of members at over 250 picket lines across the country, it’s one of the biggest strikes ever seen nationally.CFB Kingston, Collins Bay institution, and Joyceville institution were the three sites of Kingston picket lines on Wednesday, the first day of what neither side hopes will be a long strike.Striking employees come from a wide variety of federal government jobs from Service Canada employees to corrections workers, and although there are only picket lines in three Kingston locations right now J...

First wind, now snow and ice near Denver airport causes hundreds of flights to be diverted, delayed

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Winds near Denver International Airport on Wednesday caused the Federal Aviation Administration to order a ground stop, with hundreds of flights diverting to other airports.Later, at 6:11 p.m., the FAA ordered a second ground stop due to snow and ice at the airport. This stop is expected to last until around 7:30 p.m.The initial ground stop ended around 4:18 p.m., and a ground delay was put in place until at least 7:29 p.m., according to the FAA National Airspace System Status. This is causing departures to the airport to be delayed by just under 2 hours.Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Jessica Lebel said the wind was gusting up to 36 mph at DIA Wednesday afternoon. These winds were being caused by rain showers in the area.Many of the flights were being diverted to Colorado Springs Airport, with 24 domestic flights and 1 international flight going there as of 3:35 p.m.At least two flights were diverted to Salt Lake City.According to FlightAware, three-quarters of all ...

No charges in bus death, despite dash camera video

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — The death of 37-year-old Jason Telleen was caught on video from multiple angles. The Loveland man was run over by a coworker driving a city bus at the Fort Collins Transfort facility on Jan. 24.Outside footage of the crash and dash-cam video from inside the bus show the driver hitting Telleen while Telleen was walking on a bus tarmac. The footage then shows the bus driver backing over Telleen's body as the bus was approaching bay 11. It happened at the city's bus headquarters in the 6500 block of Portner Road, just after 7 p.m."It's unbelievable that if you kill a coworker at the city of Fort Collins, it's like committing the perfect crime," said Jason's mother, Patricia Telleen.Jason Telleen was run over by a coworker driving a city bus at the Fort Collins Transfort facility on Jan. 24, 2023. In an exclusive interview with FOX31, Telleen told the Problem Solvers she can't comprehend how the man who killed her son wasn't given so much as a traffic citati...

Pink Love Donuts and More presents pink burgers and more

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

I think we can all agree we want our food to taste good, and as anyone on Instagram will tell you, we want it to look good, too. If you’re looking for a place serving up grub that catches your eye and satisfies your taste buds, you can relax. We found it for you.They’re thinking pink at “Pink Love Donuts and More” in Miami Beach.Diego Macedo: “We came out with a new menu with breakfast and pink burgers.”Don’t worry, pink burgers aren’t under-cooked. The color’s all about the buns, hun.Diego Macedo: “Special blend angus beef with a bun that is pink-colored, so we can keep everything the same color as the donut shop.”In between the pink, you’ll find patties crowned with all sorts of tasty stuff.Diego Macedo: “Mozzarella and provolone, fried onions, crispy onions, and also we have the Pink Panther; it’s with arugula and fresh tomato.”It’s cool to find a joint where all the dishes are camera-...

The Movement Oasis hosts sound healing experience this Friday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

We all know the feeling when our favorite song comes on the radio, and if you’re having a bad day, it can kind of make it better. Well, that’s all because of the power of music. At the Movement Oasis this Friday, they’re taking sound and turning it into a form of relaxation, with their music experience to help you unwind.Get ready to feel in tune with the music and your body,at the Movement Oasis with their music experience.Zoel: “The Music experience is all about bringing this healing to people, this healing and relaxation through music.”The space uses the sound from different instruments to help guide you through meditation, and for this class, they’ll be bringing in gong expert Rich Gausman.Zoel: “We’re also going to play Tibetan bowls, the quartz bowls, the Native American flutes, chimes, shakers, any kind of instrument that can support to get to a complete state of relaxation.”Don’t worry, this smoke won’t take y...

Aguacate Sanctuary of Love juice bar to host Earth Love Fest

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

Every day should be Earth Day but this Saturday is real deal. Deco’s going green and checking out a SoFlo spot that’s celebrating mother Earth.Take a page from the Lorax’s book and be a force of nature this Earth Day.Aguacate Sanctuary of Love in Miami is celebrating all things plant power at their annual Earth Love Fest.Daney Cabrera: “This is like our big celebration day. Why? Because aguacate is all about the earth. We’re consciously working hard every day to assist the community.”This isn’t your typical festival.Daney Cabrera: “At Earth Love Festival, the community can find a waste-free festival with beautiful panels about sustainability, yoga practices, breath work, amazing plant-based food, music, amazing music, dance”The waste-free aspect is made possible by Compost for Life.Francisco Torres: “Our purpose is to create awareness about our connection with our ecosystem and our mission is to leave this planet better tha...

Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo exits game against Nationals in 2nd inning with right hip discomfort

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Nationals in the second inning with an injury to his right hip.Mateo grounded out to shortstop to end the second inning, and the speedster labored while running down the first base line. He exited with discomfort in his right hip, the Orioles announced.The 27-year-old has been one of the Orioles’ best players through the first three weeks of the season. Entering Wednesday, he led the Orioles in FanGraphs’ wins above replacement at 1.1 — slightly ahead of Adley Rutschman’s 0.9.Adam Frazier replaced Mateo in the lineup and went to play defensively at second base; Ramón Urías moved to third and Gunnar Henderson moved to shortstop. In Frazier’s first at-bat, he clobbered an 83 mph curveball from Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore over the right field fence for a two-run home run to give the Orioles a 3-0 lead in the fourth.Mateo, mostly known for his defense and speed l...

Column: It’s only April, and the White Sox, Cubs — and Rick Sutcliffe — are already in rare form

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

Two glaring questions on the minds of Chicago baseball fans three weeks into the 2023 season:Are the White Sox as awful as their 7-12 record indicates?Are the Cubs as totally awesome as Marquee Sports Network analyst Rick Sutcliffe seems to believe?The simple answer to both questions probably is no.But recent events already have Sox fans in a deep funk and Cubs fans cautiously optimistic the tide has finally turned on the North Side.The Sox, who haven’t won a single series after dropping the rubber game Wednesday to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, have too much talent to continue on a 102-loss pace. The 11-6 Cubs, who swept the Oakland Athletics with a 12-2 victory to end their West Coast trip 5-1 and capture their fifth straight series, can’t possibly be a 105-win team.But that’s the beauty of April, when teams get an opportunity to show that everything they worked on in spring training can translate to the regular season. The Sox obviously haven’t lived up t...

Groups push for De Anza Cove redevelopment

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A coalition of environmental groups are lending their support to the Rewild Mission Bay Campaign, which hopes to convince the City of San Diego to prioritize restoring and expanding wetlands on De Anza Cove as it moves forward with redeveloping the northeastern portion of Mission Bay.“With San Diego seeing a lot of effects from climate change, we really have to focus on green infrastructure," said Lucero Weber with San Diego Coastkeeper. The debate over how to best use and preserve the land has been going on now for several years. The city’s plan, De Anza Natural, envisions a balance of land uses that serves local and regional recreational needs, while also restoring natural habitats and preparing for the impacts of climate change. This group, made up of the Audubon Society, Outdoor Outreach, Coastkeeper and the Sierra Club, applauds the cities plan but says it should expand the wetlands significantly more.“We feel there needs to be a greater emphasis on maximum wetland...

House Republicans push asylum restrictions, border security

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:44:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans for months have railed against the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, holding hearings, visiting border communities and promising to advance legislation to clamp down on illegal immigration and drug trafficking.But so far, they have failed to unify behind a plan, delaying efforts to pass legislation.Now they are hoping to change that. Republicans on Wednesday jump-started work on an immigration and border enforcement package that would remake immigration law to make it more difficult to apply for asylum and easier for the federal government to stop migrants from entering the U.S. It combines proposals from a number of conservative hardliners into a single bill.The undertaking comes as Washington is putting renewed focus on border security, and the plight of thousands of migrants who show up seeking entry into the U.S., with a looming May deadline that is expected to end a federal COVID-era asylum policy. The hearing al...