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Canadian economy a ‘black cloud with no silver lining’: Maru index

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

A monthly index that tracks how Canadians feel about their personal finances and the broader economy plummeted in April to its lowest ever level.The Maru Household Index Report for April 2023 is at 83, down dramatically from its high-point of 107 back in July 2021. April’s number is the lowest since it began tracking two years ago.“On a personal level, Canadians are more pessimistic this month when it comes to their job security, desire to invest, and ability to put money away for long term savings,” the monthly report reads.“As for the economy, two thirds share an increasingly persistent view that it’s on the wrong track and with no prospect of improving any time soon.”“Clearly, the recent federal budget had no positive impact on the outlook for the country’s economic improvement…”More Canadians are worried about personal job loss, with one in seven saying it’s likely they will lose their job over the next two months.Confidence ...

Navajo Nation to receive federal aid for severe flood damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is set receive federal emergency aid to help repair damage caused by severe flooding during a series of storms earlier this year.President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted a disaster declaration for the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., which extends across Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Biden said storms on Jan. 14-17 had affected many Navajo communities. The funds will help with emergency repairs and may also be used for other mitigation efforts.The Federal Emergency Management Agency will coordinate the recovery operations in the affected areas, according to a statement from the White House.Associated Press, The Associated Press

Fed up by LA pothole, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills it himself

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper using packaged concrete to repair the road in the Brentwood area. “Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it,” he wrote on Twitter. “I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”A neighbor rolled down her car window and shouted her thanks at the action movie star. “You’re welcome,” said Schwarzenegger, decked out in work boots, a leather jacket and shades reminiscent of his role in “Terminator.” “You have to do it yourself. This is crazy. For three weeks I’ve been waiting for this hole to be closed,” he said.Daniel Ketchell, a spokesperson for Schwarzenegger, said Brentwood residents made repeated ...

John Shipley: Give them this at least, the Timberwolves always made it interesting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

Could you take a punch from Rudy Gobert?Kyle Anderson can, and let’s be honest, it’s pretty impressive. Gobert didn’t exactly land a haymaker on his teammate during a timeout on Sunday, but the Timberwolves center is a big man — 7-foot-1 and 258 pounds pure muscle. A decent push would send most of us into the scorer’s table.Not Anderson. With cat-like reflexes, he raised his hands to deflect Gobert’s right jab and let teammate Taurean Prince clean up with an assertive shove. But if Anderson survived Gobert’s wrath — he played 37 minutes in a regular season-ending 113-108 victory over New Orleans — one wonders how the Timberwolves will.In the short term, the Timberwolves were forced to start the NBA’s play-in tournament without Gobert, suspended by the team, and Jaden McDaniel, who, because these are the Timberwolves, made Sunday an even worse day for Minnesota by punching a wall and breaking his right hand.For any other NBA team, it would be an astonishing turn of events — best post...

St. Paul school board weighs new approach for meetings to focus on student outcomes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

St. Paul school board members plan to adopt a new framework for doing their jobs, which calls for shorter public meetings and a narrow focus on improving student outcomes.But some worry that by zeroing in on achievement, board members will stop paying attention to all kinds of important issues that may come before the board.The model, Student Outcomes Focused Governance, was created by a nationwide group of superintendents and school board members from the Council of the Great City Schools, of which St. Paul is a member.Board chair Jim Vue and vice chair Jessica Kopp completed eight months of training on the approach last year and have been pitching the model to colleagues since returning from a council conference in October.“We celebrate students when they show up (to board meetings), but we’re not talking about how well they’re doing or not doing in this district,” board member Zuki Ellis said. “I don’t feel good about the things I’m seeing in this district. I need us to do better...

Former Troy police chief launches campaign for sheriff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Former Troy Police Chief Brian Owens has launched his campaign for Rensselaer County sheriff. Owens worked in law enforcement for more than 20 years after serving in the military for 14 years.He said his experience taught him how to work with people who may not have the same views on every issue, which he believes would serve him well if he is elected. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "I will work with and accept support from anyone who shares the goals of a professional and independent sheriff's office, respect for the rule of law, protection of individual rights, and treatment of others with dignity and respect," Owens said.The current sheriff, Patrick Russo, has been in office since 2016.

Man taken to hospital after Troy stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Troy police are investigating a stabbing that took place on Tuesday afternoon. Police said one man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed in the head and neck area. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The stabbing took place around 1 p.m. on 113th Street. Investigators believe the stabbing began as a disturbance between two people.The victim's current condition is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

Minnesota man steals semi-truck, leads to police chase in St. Louis County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. - A man was taken into custody Tuesday evening after stealing a semi-truck.According to a spokesperson for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the vehicle was stolen out of Minnesota, and the truck company had tracked it by GPS.Officers received a call just after 4 p.m. about the stolen vehicle. They had located the semi on Interstate 64 near Highway K and tried to stop the driver, but he refused to pull over, which then led to a chase. The pursuit's speed varied from 20 to 75 miles per hour. Top story: “Easter Miracle” for Lake St. Louis officer critically injured by suspected drunk driver Officers caught up with the suspect around St. Charles County; he then headed east into St. Louis County. The spokesperson said the driver then jumped out of the semi near Mason Ridge, and the truck rolled into a dumpster at Mason Ridge Elementary School to come to a stop.The driver fled on foot, running around the school before Highway Patrol troopers caught up with him a...

Keeler: LeBron James? Don’t care. If Jamal Murray is feeling it, there’s no NBA bully Nuggets can’t beat.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

LeBron? Don’t care.CJ McCollum and Zion? Don’t care. SGA? Don’t care. Tim Connelly and his Walloping Wolves? Don’t care.Charles Barkley? Don’t care. Kendrick Perkins? Sooooo don’t care.Two words: Jamal Murray.If he’s great, or even just very, very good, nothing else matters when it comes to this Nuggets postseason. Not matchups. Not histories. Not demons. Not grudges. Not the noise.For Denver, the No. 1 seed who’ll inevitably be treated as a plucky inconvenience by a coastal NBA media machine who’d rather be hanging with King James, Kevin Durant or Steph Curry when the ratings come rolling in, this is the money stat:The Nuggets are 14-6 (.700) in postseason games since 2018 whenever Murray scores 20 points or more. They’re 2-11 (.154) when he doesn’t.That’s the kind of whopping, Jekyll-and-Hyde split that the Rockies usually put up when comparing their statistics at Coors Field to everywhere else on the planet. Cripes, the Nuggets are 8-4 (.667) when Murray goes for 25 points ...

Berkeley: UC police arrest suspect in sexual batteries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:37 GMT

BERKELEY — Police arrested a suspect Tuesday allegedly connected to a series of reported sexual batteries on and around the University of California campus, authorities said.In a statement, a UC Berkeley spokesman said the case looking into the unidentified suspect was complex and still under investigation, and did not share any information about what led to the arrest.“UCPD would like to thank those in the community who have come forward to report encounters with the sexual battery suspect who was described in several previous WarnMe messages,” the statement read in part. “Additional similar crimes that occurred over the last week have been reported.”According to one campus WarnMe system message Monday, which shared images of a possible suspect taken from surveillance-camera footage, female students were approached around 1:30 p.m. last Wednesday in the Eucalyptus Grove and around 9:40 a.m. Sunday near Stephens Hall.“In both cases, the suspect gr...