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Over 3,000 migrants have hit NYC shelter time limit, but about half have asked to stay, report says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — About 3,000 asylum-seekers have been told their time was up in New York City shelters, but about half have reapplied to stay, according to a newspaper report.The United States’ most populous city has struggled to contend with the arrival of over 120,000 asylum-seekers in the past year. About 60,000 are currently in shelters run by the city, which is legally required to provide emergency housing to homeless people. The obligation is unmatched in any other major U.S. city.Mayor Eric Adams announced in July that New York would start giving adult migrants 60 days’ notice to move out of city shelters. The policy has since been extended to families with children, and tightened to 30 days for adults not accompanied by youngsters.Migrants, many of whom don’t have legal authorization to work, can reapply for shelter if they can’t find find anywhere else to live.Some 3,025 notices have come due since the initial 60-day policy took effect, the Daily News...

Much of southern Quebec under rainfall warning, up to 60 millimetres expected

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

Much of southern Quebec is under a rainfall warning today as Environment Canada forecasts between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain could drench the province by Sunday evening.The federal weather agency’s rainfall warning covers a wide area from the Ontario border west of Montreal to the Maine border in the east, and from the Vermont border in the south to the region just west of Quebec City to the north.Environment Canada says rainfall will be heavy at times, noting downpours have the potential to cause flash floods and water accumulation on roads.The agency’s 24-hour forecast for Montreal shows persistent precipitation through Sunday morning.Montreal has already seen several significant rainfall events this year.The city earlier this month announced it would accelerate the development of water-resilient public infrastructure in hopes of mitigating the effects of what it says are increasingly frequent heavy rainfalls.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct...

At Cairo summit, even Arab leaders at peace with Israel expressed growing anger over the Gaza war

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, who hosted the summit, again rejected any talk of driving Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula and warned against the “liquidation of the Palestinian cause.” Jordan’s King Abdullah II called Israel’s siege and bombardment of Gaza “a war crime.”The speeches reflected growing anger in the region, even among those with close ties to Israel who have often worked as mediators, as the war sparked by a massive Hamas attack enters a third week with casualties mounting and no end in sight.Egypt is especially concerned about a massive influx of Palestinians crossing into its territory, something that it fears would, among other things, severely undermine hopes for a Pales...

1 suspect in custody after man stabbed at Etobicoke hotel

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

A male is in custody following a stabbing at an Etobicoke hotel Saturday morning.Police were called to the Four Points by Sheraton hotel on Islington Avenue just south of Rexdale Boulevard around 10 a.m. for reports someone had been stabbed.A man suffering from a serious stab wound was taken to a trauma centre in non-life threatening condition.Witnesses chased the suspect who fled the scene and police arrested them a short time later.

Montreal one step closer to getting park to mark Irish mass grave site

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

Montreal is one step closer to getting a commemorative park for the 6,000 Irish immigrants buried in unmarked graves in an industrial pocket of the city southeast of the downtown core.This week, the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation became the new owner of the solitary monument known as the Black Rock, a three-metre-tall boulder that marks the location of the largest mass grave in Canada. The site, previously the property of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal, consists of a small patch of greenery in the median of a busy street near the base of the Victoria Bridge, which links Montreal to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.The foundation says the land donation by the diocese was key to its goal to transform the area — passed by around 23,000 drivers every day — into a park honouring the thousands of Irish people who died of typhus in 1847 while fleeing Ireland’s Great Famine.Though the story is a significant chapter in the history of the city, it’s unfamiliar ...

One person dead after 2-alarm Brampton fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

One person is dead and three others hospitalized following a two-alarm blaze in Brampton.Firefighters were called to a home on Hollybush Street in the area of Dixie Road and Sandalwood Parkway East just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday and were met with heavy smoke and flames. Peel police say one person has been pronounced dead. Paramedics transported a woman and two children to local hospitals. The ages were not immediately available.The Office of the Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.A statement from Charlton’s family, released by United, said he died Saturday surrounded by his family.An extravagantly gifted midfielder with a ferocious shot, Charlton was the leading scorer for both United (249 goals) and England (49 goals) for more than 40 years until being overtaken by Wayne Rooney.“Sir Bobby was a hero to millions, not just in Manchester, or the United Kingdom, but wherever football is played around the world,” United said.“He was admired as much for his sportsmanship and integrity as he was for his outstanding qualities as a footballer; Sir Bobby will always be remembered as a giant of the game.”Alex Ferguson, who managed United from 1986-2013, said before Charlton’s death that he “is the greatest Ma...

Israel opens Gaza-Egypt border to allow trucks with aid

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let in 20 of the over 200 trucks of aid waiting to provide assistance to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Aid workers said 20 trucks were insufficient. More than 200 trucks carrying roughly 3,000 tons of aid have been positioned near the crossing for days. Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians, half of whom have fled their homes, are rationing food and drinking dirty water. Hospitals say they are running low on medical supplies and fuel for emergency generators amid a territory-wide power blackout. Israel is still launching waves of airstrikes across Gaza that have destroyed entire neighborhoods.The opening came after more than a week of high-level diplomacy by various mediators, including visits to the region by U.S. President Joe Biden and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Israel had insisted that nothing would enter Gaza until Hamas released all of the captives from its Oct. 7 attack on t...

Saints fan takes her shot at Jimmy Graham

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans Saints fan is taking a page out of Taylor Swift's book and shooting her shot at a date with an NFL player.Ashley Hollier attended Thursday night's game at the Mercedes Benz Superdome between the Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars. At the game, she thought she'd take her chance and get a message to tight end Jimmy Graham. Sitting in the first row of section 139, Hollier, wearing a #80 Graham jersey held up a clever handmade sign reading, "Not Taylor Swift but can I date a tight end? #GimmeJimmy." ‘Good luck’ goodies to help with New Orleans Saints slump Hollier told WGNO's Kenny Lopez that she decided to make the sign because, "I feel like a sports quote appropriately sums it up. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." She thought it would be fun to play off of the whole Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance, since Kelce is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. No word yet on whether or not Jimmy Graham saw the sign at the game or the pictu...

Tesla says Cybertruck deliveries will finally start Nov. 30

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:37:32 GMT

(Motor Authority) -- Tesla’s Cybertruck has been in pre-production since July at the company’s plant in Texas, and the first customer examples will roll off the line soon as the start of deliveries have been confirmed for next month.Tesla in a statement posted to X on Wednesday said Cybertruck deliveries are scheduled to start on Nov. 30. The first examples will be handed over to customers directly at the Texas plant, which is located near Austin.Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously hinted that production volumes may be low initially but will increase in 2024. On Wednesday, while outlining Tesla’s third-quarter financial results, he said the electric full-size pickup truck won’t deliver significant positive cashflow for the company for at least 12-18 months.For the previous quarter, Tesla reported adjusted net income of $2.3 billion, down roughly 37% from a year ago. The sharp drop is attributed to the recent price cuts Tesla has made across its lineup.Te...