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A driving stunt briefly cost a young man his truck and his license. The 20-year-old from Cormack was caught peeling off on Nicholsville Road in Deer Lake just before 1am this morning, screeching his tires and leaving a trail of burnt rubber. Police say an officer saw the reckless stunt and immediately pulled the driver over. He was ticketed for suspension, his license was suspended for a week and the truck will remain impounded until Wednesday....

The news comes as Quebec announced a $250 million investment to hire 450 SPVM officers over the next five years to reduce gun violence in the city. Former Montreal police inspector André Durocher says the SPVM faces two problems at once: retention and recruitment. “Right now, unfortunately, what we hear about Montreal is a lot of shootings, no support from the municipal administration, poor working conditions compared to other recruits, traffic jams, no parking....

Am Ende des Monats lag die Arbeitslosenquote bei 5,9 %. Im Vergleich zum letzten August ist die Arbeitslosigkeit um 10,9 % gesunken. Der Rückgang betrug 12 Prozent bei den Frauen und 9,9 Prozent bei den Männern. Die Mitarbeiterzahl erhöhte sich um 1,6 %. Betrachtet man die Bundesländer, so gab es den größten Rückgang an Stellensuchenden in Tirol (minus 16,8 Prozent), den niedrigsten Wert verzeichnete Kärnten (minus 8,7 Prozent). Deutlich ist der Unterschied zwischen Inländern und Ausländern – bei den ersteren sank die Arbeitslosigkeit im Jahresvergleich um 14,3 Prozent, bei den letzteren um 4,5 Prozent....

The suspect has yet to be positively identified, police said, and authorities have not named the victims. Of the two killed, one was an adult man and the other an adult woman, the release said. Both police officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, as did three other bystanders, all of whom are adult men. One of the officers remains hospitalized, but the other injured victims have since been released. Phoenix officers responded to a call about shots fired in an area near several businesses along West Deer Valley Road Sunday evening, around 8:30 p....

Iraq’s Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced he is stepping down from political life and closing his political offices in a move that could further fuel tensions in the country. The statement, posted on Twitter on Monday, comes amid months of protests by his supporters who support his call to dissolve the Iraqi parliament, which has seen ten months of deadlock representing Iraq’s longest period without a government and for new elections to be held....

A report released by the Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) on Monday, following two years of research and a review of more than 5,000 peer-reviewed studies, says alcohol even in small amounts can be harmful . Health Canada’s current guidelines, also created by the CCSA and last updated in 2011, say men should limit alcohol consumption to no more than three drinks a day and 15 drinks a week, while women should stay to two drinks maximum....

The turnover of actors on Saturday Night Live is getting bigger. Three more cast members of the NBC show — regulars Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor and well-known player Aristotle Athari — are leaving before Season 48, which begins in the fall. Their departures follow those of Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney, who said goodbye in the final episode of season 47 in May. Senior producer Lindsay Shookus, who had worked at SNL since the early 2000s and most recently was in charge of talent relations, also left in late August....

“The results of the SECURE study show that for the first time the polypill containing aspirin, ramipril [an ACE inhibitor]and atorvastatin [Lipitor]achieves clinically meaningful reductions in recurrent cardiovascular events among people who have recovered from a previous heart attack due to better compliance with this simplified, single-pill approach,” said lead researcher Dr. Valentin Fuster. He is director of Mount Sinai Heart and chief medical officer of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York....

Eine Delegation der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEA) traf in der Stadt Saporischschja ein. Nach Angaben von IAEA-Chef Rossi sollen die Arbeiten am Atomkraftwerk morgen beginnen. Das Gebiet wurde heute erneut bombardiert. Auf dem Weg zum ukrainischen Kernkraftwerk Saporischschja ist ein Expertenteam der Internationalen Atomenergiebehörde (IAEO) in der gleichnamigen Stadt in der Südukraine eingetroffen. Die Nachrichtenagentur AFP berichtete, dass ein Konvoi von etwa 20 Fahrzeugen, darunter ein Krankenwagen, in Saporischschja angekommen sei....

Mit rund 1000 sogenannten Gesundheitskiosken will die Bundesregierung eine bessere medizinische Versorgung in sozial benachteiligten Gebieten erreichen. Minister Lauterbach stellte die Pläne vor. Kritik gibt es an der geplanten Finanzierung. Die Bundesregierung will die medizinische Versorgung in sozial benachteiligten Gebieten verbessern – mit rund 1000 sogenannten Gesundheitskiosken in ganz Deutschland. Die bereits im Koalitionsvertrag vereinbarten Ziele dieser Einrichtungen sind eine bessere und niederschwelligere medizinische Versorgung sowie eine verbesserte Prävention. Pro 80....

Normally this is nothing more than a confidence trick. This year, not so much. The energy ceiling, the war in Ukraine, inflation, not to mention the small matter of a change in UK government leadership – to the untrained eye, this can all look like a more traditionally busy time of year. And yet, amid all the real news, August still spawns fanciful, or at least exaggerated, notions aimed at infuriating or frightening newspaper readers....

Organizers of Unboxed – the government-funded post-Brexit arts events program – had set an “expansion target” of 66 million attendees. But government figures for four Unboxed events show a total of 238,000 people taking part, according to The House magazine – just 0.36 per cent of the more hopeful target. In a scathing report earlier this year, MPs on the culture, media and sport committee warned the festival was a waste of money – saying the government’s handling of the project was a “recipe for failure”....

The operator also suggested residents pre-cool their homes to 72 degrees Fahrenheit before 4 p.m. and then set their thermostats at 78 degrees or higher during their holding hours. Residents should also avoid charging electric vehicles or using large appliances, it said. “More Flex Alerts are likely to be issued over the holiday weekend as extreme heat is forecast to blanket most of California,” the company warned in a news release Wednesday....

This content was created in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Ravil Maganov, chairman of Russia’s second-biggest oil producer Lukoil ( LKOH.MM ), died on Thursday after falling from a hospital window in Moscow, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. Some Russian media also reported the death of Maganov, 67, who was also Lukoil’s vice president, citing unnamed sources....

The 23-year-old Robinson is now hospitalized after at least two bullets struck his lower body during the attempted robbery, according to Tom Pelissero. His immediate on-field future is unclear. Robinson posted an update on his Instagram story on Monday, saying, “Surgery went well! Thanks for the prayers!” According to Ian Rapoport, Robinson “was shot in the glute and lower leg,” and both injuries are non-life-threatening. The Commanders released the following statement: We have been made aware that Brian Robinson Jr....

En Italie, le nombre d’infections augmente. Après cinq semaines de baisse, les nouveaux cas ont atteint 178 000 en 7 jours, en hausse de 18,7 % par rapport à la semaine précédente. En France, les contaminations baissent moins vite qu’au début du mois (17 741 chaque jour en moyenne mobile). La reprise est pour plus tard, comme il est d’usage au retour de vacances, un contexte qui favorise “l’éventuelle augmentation de la circulation du virus”....

Moila and Brian Jenkins, the two managers of Longhouse Specialty Forest Products, who were awarded $90,000 in damages after a customer defamed them in Google and Yelp reviews. jpg Content of the article A disgruntled customer who was found to have defamed a BC wood products company in his Google and Yelp reviews has been ordered by a judge to pay $90,000 in damages. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below....

A father shot his young children in the head, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after their mother kissed them goodnight, a Florida sheriff said. The man faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the killing, which the sheriff called “not only tragic but extremely disturbing.” McClatchy News is not identifying the father to protect the identities of the children. After 10:30 p....

Die deutsche Aussenministerin Annalena Baerbock geriet am Donnerstag heftig in die Kritik. Die deutsche Aussenministerin Annalena Baerbock (41) ist in die Kritik geraten, weil sie der Ukraine ihre Unterstützung zugesagt hat – und zwar unabhängig von der Meinung der Wähler in Deutschland. Angeregt wurde der Shitstorm von einem Twitteraccount, der seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs prorussische Inhalte teilt. Die rechtspopulistische AfD und die Linke warfen der Grünen-Politikerin deshalb eine Missachtung des Wählerwillens vor....

Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert. Leider funktionieren ältere App-Versionen aus technischen Gründen nicht mehr. Um weiterhin kostenlose Nachrichten, Analysen und Berichte zu lesen, aktualisieren Sie Ihre App: title: “Der Spiegel App Update Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-31” author: “Mark Bacon” Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert. Leider funktionieren ältere App-Versionen aus technischen Gründen nicht mehr. Um weiterhin kostenlose Nachrichten, Analysen und Berichte zu lesen, aktualisieren Sie Ihre App: title: “Der Spiegel App Update Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Dan Lopez” Wir haben die SPIEGEL-App erneuert....