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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sask. Legions cancel meetings for group that wants sovereignty referendum
The Royal Canadian Legion won't allow a group pushing for a sovereignty referendum in Saskatchewan to hold meetings in Legion halls. Unified Grassroots is encouraging people to sign a petition calling for a referendum on a sovereign Saskatchewan. Its website says the purpose of the referendum would be "to empower the provincial government to negotiate new terms for Saskatchewan's relationship whether as part of Canada or as an independent nation." In an email to CBC News, the provincial executive director of the Legion's Saskatchewan Command, Chad Wagner, said Unified Grassroots's "public calls for actions like Saskatchewan separation, and therefore their events, do not align with the Legion's founding principles and the promotion of Canadian unity." Nadine Ness, the president and founder of Unified Grassroots, said the town halls are about more sovereignty for Saskatchewan — which could still be within a united Canada. "It's teaching people about the democratic processes that we have in our country," she said. "So people either want this to be a democratic country or they want this to be an authoritarian country." Unified Grassroots had planned to hold eight of its upcoming town hall meetings in Legion halls across Saskatchewan, including in Prince Albert, Meadow Lake, Humboldt, Nipawin, Weyburn and Estevan. Those events have now been cancelled by the Legion. Ness said she learned about the cancellations from the local Legion halls she had booked. She said one told her this directive came from Saskatchewan Command, while another said it came from Dominion (or national) Command. Ness said she has asked for an explanation, but as of early Thursday afternoon, she had not heard from either of them. "They won't return my calls," she said. "They have my phone number. They never once reached out to us to even see what it was about." In the emailed response to CBC News, Wagner said each branch of the Legion has autonomy, but the branches must be run in line with the Legion's core principles. Wagner said the Legion "simply reminded" its branches of its policies. He said groups like Unified Grassroots are not within the Legion's objectives, thus the events were cancelled, adding the Legion will not entertain an event that encourages or promotes separation. In a video on social media, Ness said the word "separation" doesn't appear in advertising for the town halls, but acknowledged separation is one of several possible outcomes of her group's efforts. "We don't know what the outcome is," she said. "We're going to try to do everything we can so that it doesn't get to separation, but it is still on the table." In her interview with CBC News, Ness said her group is now receiving invitations from across the province to host town hall meetings in quonsets and barns.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
EC City to close off traffic on Eddy Street Bridge for repairs
EAU CLAIRE — The City of Eau Claire is expecting the closure of Eddy Street Bridge to have an impact on traffic as repairs become necessary. 'Right now, we are looking at potentially closing the bridge to vehicular traffic the week of May 19,' said Leah Ness, engineering director for Eau Claire. According to the city's website, the Eddy Street Bridge, which is owned by Union Pacific, had undergone a recent inspection which identified structural flaws. Immediate weight restrictions were put in place, preventing semi-trucks, buses and other public transit from passing over the bridge. 'We did meet with the railroad and the Eau Claire County Highway Commissioner and Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bureau of Structures on May 1,' Ness said. 'At that time, the city reduced the load restriction on the bridge to five tons, which limits there to be no semi traffic across the structure, or school bus traffic or Eau Claire transit traffic using the structure due to the weight restriction. So it has had an impact on Eau Claire transit bus routes, hence the reference to that on the city web page.' Steps with Eau Claire Transit are currently being taken to ensure transport to the Mt. Simon area. Ness said they are determining detours and getting ready to get necessary information out to the public while determining the impact. Part of the uniqueness of the situation comes from the fact that the bridge is privately owned by Union Pacific, or the Chicago North Western Railway, and goes over a railroad track. One way this can impact the bridge is through funding, as the private ownership makes it ineligible for state funding programs. 'Typically, if the city owns the structure, or the state [owns it], we'd have it in a repaired timeline and we'd have the inspection information,' Ness said. 'We'd understand what's going on with the structure and the maintenance related to it, and are able to make decisions based off of our inspections that are on a regular basis. 'When we were on site, they did indicate they would be willing to do maintenance to the structure. At this time, we don't know what that would entail. So we are looking at different options with the railroad moving forward. ' Ness said her hope is to meet with the railroad and the county this week to start things in motion, submitting a request for inspection and load rating. 'We'll have to talk through those details with them,' she said. 'Later this week, we'd probably have more details on timelines related to the process. 'We are at this point where we are looking at impact to transit and providing routes to detour routes around the structure. As we get into the project, we'll know more about working with the railroad on other impacts as well.' As the project progresses, Ness said they would update their Facebook page and website, with details.
India.com
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Ameesha Patels REACTS dating Ranbir Kapoor and Preity Zinta's ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia: 'He is eligible and so am I...'
Ameesha Patel REACTS dating Ranbir Kapoor and Preity Zinta's ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia: 'He is eligible and so am I...' Ameesha Patel became an overnight sensation after her blockbuster debut Kaho Na… Pyaar Hai , opposite Hrithik Roshan. Following that, she went on to star in several hit projects including Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, Zameer: The Fire Within, and Ye Hai Jalwa and more. As much as she garnered limelight for her work, she also became a topic of conversation due to her romantic relationships. One of them were her linkup rumours with actor Ranbir Kapoor and Preity Zinta's ex-boyfriend and businessman Ness Wadia. Recently, Ameesha broke her silence on these long-standing rumours about her relationships, shutting gossips to rest. Ameesha Patel on dating Preity Zinta's ex-boyfriend Ness Wadia Clearing her equation and relationship status with Ness Wadia, Ameesha tola Filmy Mantra, 'Ness and I are family friends of three generations. His grandfather, our parents and now us—we all belong to the same South Bombay circle. These rumours probably came in because Ness is good-looking, eligible, and so am I. People just assumed we were a couple.' Sharing her friendship with Ness is still quit intact, Ameesha said, 'In fact, Ness's father is the reason I got into Cathedral School. Our families used to go on Christmas holidays together. There are even childhood pictures of us together.' When asked if they ever dated, she clearly said, 'No, no, no.' Ameesha Patel on her alleged relationship with Ranbir Kapoor Ameesha talked about another headline-making rumour of her and Ranbir Kapoor's relationship. The Gadar 2 actress made it clear that it all started when they were often captured together at high-profile parties. 'There was a year when we were together at a lot of function —sometimes at Ranbir's house, the RK bungalow, or watching the World Cup with mutual friends like Saif. There are many pictures from that time which went viral.' She said. Revealing how not just Ranbir and her, but also their families used to get along so well. 'Raj Kapoor gave kandha at my grandfather's arthi. Rishi uncle, Babita ji, my parents—they were all friends during their dating phase. We've been connected to the Kapoor family for years.' She said. Ameesha further stated that people assumed they were together only because they were 'single' and 'good looking'. Taking all these rumours on a lighter tone , Ameesha revealed, 'Be it Ness, Salman, or Ranbir— at least the people I've been linked with are nice! But none of it was true.'
Irish Times
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
The Guide: Kevin Hart, Twenty One Pilots, Cork Fringe Festival and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
Event of the week Kevin Hart Saturday, May 3rd, and Sunday, May 4th, SSE Arena, Belfast, 8pm, £128/£73; Tuesday, May 6th, 3Arena, Dublin, 7.30pm, €88.25/€72.70, From being booed off stage in his native Philadelphia in the late 1990s to becoming one of the most bankable names in comedy – he has sold millions of tickets to his stand-up shows over the past 25 years or so, not to mention becoming a familiar face in Hollywood movies – Kevin Hart has had quite the career trajectory. The comic, production-company founder, actor, awards host, singer, author and reality-television star manages to keep a whole pressful of plates spinning. At the centre of his Acting My Age tour, says Hart – who last year added the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to his awards cabinet – are some deeply personal stories. Gigs Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble Wednesday, May 7th, Deer's Head Music Hall, Belfast, 8pm, £15, Thursday, May 8th, Grand Social, Dublin, 8pm, €23.65, Hayden Thorpe. Photograph: Eeva Rinne Living in the bucolic setting of the Lake District, in northwest England, had a clear influence on Ness, the most recent album from Hayden Thorpe, the former lead singer of Wild Beasts. It's a musical reading of Robert Macfarlane's prose poem of the same name, from 2019, which was inspired by the landscape and history of Orford Ness, a former missile testing site on the Suffolk coast. Thorpe arrives in Ireland with a slimmer version of the boundary-breaking Propeller Ensemble. Twenty One Pilots Thursday, May 8th, SSE Arena, Belfast, 6.30pm, £62.50; Friday, May 9th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €61.35, Rock bands rarely interrupt their performances with backflips and other gymnastics, but Twenty One Pilots isn't your average music act. The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun emerged from the Christian rock/rap scene in Ohio, but soon gravitated towards an expansive fusion of rock, rap, electro and pop. The pair arrive in Ireland close to the end of their world tour for last year's studio album, Clancy, which Kerrang! magazine described as creative, colourful and endlessly charismatic. Festivals Baggot Street Blues Festival Saturday-Monday, May 3rd-5th, Star Bar, Dublin, various times, free, The inaugural Baggot Street Blues Festival moves the bank-holiday weekend in the right direction. Across three days, from 3pm to late, the Star Bar, a new venue, will feature established hot-to-the-touch blues acts (Mary Stokes Band, Dublin Blues Cartel, Ben Prevo Band), ambitious up-and-comers (Blind Boys of Kilnamanagh, Steven McCann Trio) and international musicians (including the Turkish band Melted). The festival is free, although QR codes are available throughout the venue for artist donations. READ MORE International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival From Monday, May 5th, until Sunday, May 18th, Teacher's Club, Dublin, various times and prices, Homo(sapien) Since its inception in 2004, International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival has raised awareness of and support for established and developing gay artists and theatrical work. This year's highlights include The Strange Case of Dr Dillon, the true story of the Anglo-Irish trans pioneer Michael Dillon (Monday-Saturday, May 5th-10th), and Homo(sapien), a comedy solo show about self-discovery within a Catholic worldview (Monday-Saturday, May 12th-17th). Féasta Ceoil an Spidéil '25 From Thursday, May 8th, until Friday, May 30th, Stiúideo Cuan, Spiddal, Co Galway, various days and times, €25/€22.50, Pádraig Rynne, Tara Breen, Jim Murray Anyone who finds themselves out west in May should visit Stiúideo Cuan, one of Europe's finest recording facilities. Featuring a range of concerts by Ireland's leading traditional musicians, Féasta Ceoil an Spidéil '25 gets under way with Cormac Breatnach, Martin Dunlea and Brian Fleming (Thursday, May 8th) and Tara Breen, Pádraig Rynne and Jim Murray (Friday, May 9th). The series concludes with a concert by Steve Cooney and Breandán Begley (Friday, May 30th). Cork Fringe Festival From Friday, May 9th, until Sunday, May 11th, various venues, times and prices, The inaugural Cork Fringe Festival, which features 20 events at 10 venues, celebrates 'the weird, the wonderful and the often under-represented' in the city's vibrant arts scene. Highlights include music (Rob Carlile, Friday, May 9th, the Roundy, 6.30pm, €12.50), theatre (In a Bad Way/Happy Capital, Saturday, May 10th, Everyman, 7.30pm, €21), comedy (How Do You Feel?, Sunday, May 11th, the Roundy, 7.30pm, €15) and visual art (Dreamscape/Eden, Friday, May 9th, until Sunday, May 11th, Laneway Gallery, free). In conversation John Boyne Tuesday, May 6th, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 8pm, €15, John Boyne Since 2023 the Dublin-based author John Boyne has been publishing novella-length books – Water , Earth , Fire – that, while ostensibly separate, have connected plots and characters. With the imminent publication of Air, about the relationship between a father and his teenage son as they travel thousands of kilometres together towards an uncertain future, Boyne has come to the end of his single-minded and well-received Elements quartet, so there's a lot to discuss. He's in conversation with his fellow author Claire Kilroy (whose 2023 novel, Soldier Sailor , was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction). Still running Myra's Story From Monday, May 5th, until Saturday, May 10th, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 7.30pm, €41.05/€30.95/€26.45, Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley Myra's Story features the Ifta-nominated actor Fíonna Hewitt-Twamley not only as the homeless alcoholic of the title but also as more than a dozen other characters. Brian Foster's play is equal parts heart-warming and sad, with Hewitt-Twamley giving what the online magazine WhatsOnStage calls a virtuoso performance. Book it this week Matty Matheson, Vicar Street, Dublin, June 5th, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Co Tipperary, July 4th-13th, West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, Co Cork, July 11th-18th, Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Cork, September 11th-14th,
Chicago Tribune
11-04-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: Second Chance reentry resource fair at Elgin library; Elgin-area state reps holding transit listening session
Second Chance reentry resource fair being held at Elgin library A Second Chance Month reentry resource fair will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin. The event is being held by the Kane County Sheriff's Office in partnership with the library, Elgin Police Department and PADS of Elgin as part of Second Chance Month, a national initiative for people who have been through the court system and need access to resources that will help them to successfully reintegrate into society, according to a news release. Local organizations, employers, social service providers and Kane County Sheriff's Office Small Business Development Center will be on hand to discuss employment opportunities, offer legal assistance and provide other support services, a news release said. 'The goal of this event is to help individuals overcome barriers and find the support they need to rebuild their lives,' Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said in the release. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Kane County Sheriff's Office, 630-208-2009. To reserve a spot, go to South Elgin deputy police chief takes job with Kane SAO South Elgin Deputy Police Chief Brian Polkinghorn has been hired by the Kane County's State's Attorney's Office as a human trafficking and major crime investigator, officials said. 'Brian served and represented the village with honor,' Police Chief Jerry Krawczyk said of Polkingham's decision to change jobs. 'He will definitely be missed.' Polkinghorn started with the police department as patrol officer in 2000. Over his tenure, he also served a detective and sargeant before being appointed deputy chief. As an Air Force veteran, he provided guidance for the village's Veterans Task Force and also volunteered with Illinois Special Olympics. He played a key role in the development of South Elgin's Public Safety Center, which opened last fall, officials said. Elgin-area state reps holding transit listening session on April 17 State representatives Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, and Suzanne Ness, D-Crystal Lake, are hosting a north suburban transit listening session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at Algonquin Village Hall, 2200 Harnish Drive. At the session, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will outline its plans for regional transportation, according to a news release. Moeller and Ness are encouraging the public to bring their thoughts, concerns and questions on that issue to the listening session. Moeller also will speak out a trip she and other Illinois lawmakers made to Germany in December to study that country's public mass transit system. 'Germany's successful transit systems can serve as an effective model when considering improvements in Illinois to create a more unified and effective public transportation system,' Moeller said in a news release. For more information, call Moeller's office at 847-841-7130 or Ness's office at 224-484-8620. Easter egg hunt planned for April 19 at East Dundee library An Easter egg hunt will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Dundee Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. The free, family-friendly hunt is open to all ages, according to the library's website. The library will provide bags, and each child will be allowed to collect up to 10 eggs. For more information, call 847-428-3661. 'Made in Elgin' spring pop-up market to be held April 19 The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin and the Downtown Elgin Market will be hosting a 'Made in Elgin' spring pop-up market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Courtyard 40. Handmade, original creations made by artisans from Elgin and surrounding communities will be for sale, according to a social media post for the event. Vendors have been selected to ensure a high-quality, artisan-focused experience, the post said.
