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Election day: Alberta voters go to the polls, expected nail-biter between UCP, NDP

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

It’s election day in Alberta in what polls suggest could be a nail-biter finish between the province’s two dominant parties. Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party is fighting to win a second consecutive majority government, while Rachel Notley’s NDP is trying to regain the government it lost to the UCP in 2019. Both leaders have been premier and leaders of the official Opposition. To win, the NDP would have to continue its dominance in Edmonton, flip the majority in Calgary and hope for some help in smaller cities, while defeating scores of UCP incumbents including cabinet ministers.The NDP needs to swing 20 seats in the 87-seat legislature. Polls suggest the UCP should continue its near total domination in rural areas and smaller centres, giving it a cushion of up to 40 or so seats to reach the threshold of 44 needed to form a majority government. The month-long campaign has been dominated by the economy and health care.Albertans are struggling with high costs for consum...

Canadian companies adopt ‘stay interviews’ as workers rethink careers, needs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

TORONTO — When Tara Vanderloo’s employees are mulling leaving her enterprise software company, she wants to be one of the first people they tell — and to hear their unvarnished reasons why.“I know people get called by recruiters, so I’ve asked the question: ‘who are you talking to or what type of organizations?'” said the chief experience officer at Sensei Labs in Toronto.“Have you had any thoughts or are you questioning why you want to be here?”Vanderloo poses the questions in one-on-one meetings she and other staff periodically have with the company’s workforce of roughly 70. The discussions, which some companies call “stay interviews,” are designed to collect feedback from employees and are aimed at learning what the company can do to retain valued team members and keep them happy.Some companies have been hosting such meetings for years, but many more adopted the practice over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic as the health crisis cause...

Daily horoscope for May 29, 2023

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 5:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT today (2:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.Happy Birthday for Monday, May 29, 2023:You are intellectually energetic and always an idealist. People like your upbeat energy, which can be dauntless. This is a year of change for you, which means you have to stay flexible and light on your feet. Seek out new opportunities. Trust your intuition. Travel is likely.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★Cooperate with others today. People are in a friendly mood, and they will be pleased for your help and input. Social plans, fun activities with kids and something to do with sports will all be excellent choices for you. Join forces with friends and partners. Tonight: Listen.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★★Today you might see ingenious ways to improve your job or how you do your work. Likewise, you might see ways to improve your health. Act on your impulse to make home improvements. Y...

Migrants who tried to cross Mediterranean brought back to Libya

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

Nearly 500 migrants who tried to cross the central Mediterranean have been brought back to Libya, a spokesman for the UN migration agency said on Friday (26 May), two days after charity groups lost contact with the boat carrying them."Libya is an unsafe port where migrants should never be brought back," Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) wrote on Twitter.He said there were 485 migrants and they docked in the Libyan port of Benghazi on Friday. No further details were provided to IOM at this stage.Alarm Phone, a group that picks up calls from migrant vessels in distress, had no signs from the boat since Wednesday morning.At the time, the boat was adrift, with no working engine, in high seas about 320 km (200 miles) north of Libya and more than 400 km away from Malta or Italy's southern island of Sicily.The Italian Coast Guard reported on Thursday (25 May) the rescue of 423 and 671 migrants in two separate operations in Italian se...

Miss Manners: Must I order sheep’s brains if I don’t want to share my food?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I regularly go out to dinner with a few other couples. The wives are fond of sharing their food with each other, trading bites. Often the husbands are asked to join in.I simply do not like to participate in this. I feel my reasons are valid and nobody else’s business. However, when I decline, there are usually comments from the wives that appear to be designed to make me feel antisocial because of my decision.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: My former co-workers made snide comments about my presence Advice | Miss Manners: I’m a millennial, so don’t expect me to follow older people’s rules Advice | Miss Manners: Is it cute that she’s bringing her boyfriend? No, I’m fuming. Advice | Miss Manners: Is it OK to use social media to tell the truth about my neighbors? Advice | Miss Manners: I let the hostess know I was angry at her. Was I rude? ...

Succession” se da un último baño con los tiburones en su fascinante final de serie

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

Nota del editor: La siguiente reseña contiene spoilers importantes sobre el final de la serie “Succession”.(CNN) — Los hijos de Logan Roy se dieron un agradable baño juntos en el final de “Succession”, que resultó ser un preludio perfecto para la demostración de despedida de la serie de los peligros de nadar con tiburones, y el hecho de que su imperioso padre dejó unos zapatos, en última instancia, que no podían llenar. En el proceso, los fans disfrutaron de risas, lágrimas y dos de las peleas más lamentables de la historia de la televisión.Todas las relaciones clave se desarrollaron de forma que se sintieron perfectamente en sintonía con el punto en el que la serie se había ido construyendo a lo largo de esta extraordinaria temporada, hasta el inquietante plano final de Kendall (Jeremy Strong) solo y de espaldas, un eco de su padre sin el estatus y la familia que le rodean. Si eso supuso saltarse algunas cosas –como explicar el destino de las eleccione...

Beach-loving birds get help with loss of seaside real estate in Maryland

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

A group of terns on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. (Courtesy Lynn Fisher)Everyone is searching for a spot on the beach at this time of year, including common terns, whose numbers in Maryland have plummeted since the mid-1980s when there were about 2,500 nesting pairs in the state.The terns, who are about the size of robins, nest right on sandy beaches, but they’ve faced a growing problem, according to Dave Brinker, an ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources.“The beaches they use are on small islands in coastal estuaries,” Brinker said. “Most all of those small islands have now disappeared because of erosion and sea level rise.”So to help out, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources partnered with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and built a 48-by-48 foot raft covered in broken clamshells to mimic the conditions of the islands the birds prefer, “and it is working as a super piece of nesting habitat for these common terns,̶...

Un raro sismo sacude Melbourne, Australia, pero causa pocos daños; es el más grande en 120 años

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

(CNN) — Melbourne fue sacudida este domingo por un terremoto raro y poco profundo, el terremoto más grande que ha golpeado la ciudad australiana en más de un siglo, que sacudió los edificios pero que finalmente causó muy pocos daños.La información preliminar indicó que el sismo de magnitud 3,8 sacudió el suburbio noroccidental de Sunbury a las 11:41 p.m. hora local a una profundidad de 2 kilómetros, según la agencia gubernamental Geoscience Australia.Adam Pascale, científico jefe del Centro de Investigación de Sismología con sede en Victoria, dijo que el sismo fue el más grande dentro de los 40 kilómetros de Melbourne desde un sismo de magnitud 4,5 en 1902.“¡Me despertó! Probablemente 5-10 segundos de agitación menor. La adrenalina aún no se ha disipado…”, dijo Pascale en Twitter.Sismo de magnitud 5,7 se sintió en Bogotá, según el Servicio Geológico ColombianoGeoscience Australia dijo que había recibido más de 21.000 informes del sismo, con ondas de choque que se sintieron tan...

Rockies look to end 3-game road skid, play the Diamondbacks

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

Colorado Rockies (24-30, fifth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (30-23, second in the NL West)Phoenix; Monday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Karl Kauffmann (0-2, 9.35 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, six strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Ryne Nelson (1-2, 5.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Diamondbacks -196, Rockies +164; over/under is 10 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies will try to end a three-game road skid when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks.Arizona has a 15-12 record at home and a 30-23 record overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 23-10 in games when they record eight or more hits.Colorado has gone 9-16 on the road and 24-30 overall. Rockies hitters are batting a collective .261, which ranks second in the NL.The matchup Monday is the fourth time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has eight home runs, 13 walks and 28 RBI while hitting .315 for the Diamondbacks. Ketel Marte is 13-for-39 with a triple, two home runs ...

Nationals visit the Dodgers to open 3-game series

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:30:34 GMT

Washington Nationals (23-30, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (32-22, first in the NL West)Los Angeles; Monday, 9:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (2-2, 4.32 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Dodgers: Bobby Miller (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Dodgers -242, Nationals +200; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Washington Nationals to start a three-game series.Los Angeles is 17-7 at home and 32-22 overall. The Dodgers have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .329.Washington has a 23-30 record overall and a 12-13 record on the road. Nationals pitchers have a collective 4.48 ERA, which ranks ninth in the NL.Monday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Mookie Betts has 14 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 31 RBI while hitting .244 for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman is 18-for-41 with eight doubles, a triple and two home runs...