STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS Cole Chandler got the day rolling for Nova Scotia at the QMJHL draft in Sherbrooke, Que. The talented Dartmouth Steele Subaru forward went 16th overall to the Shawinigan Cataractes, who have a rich championship history. They won the league title in 2022 and the Memorial Cup in 2012. “I … [Read more…]
Heavy rains have swept through Pakistan’s northwest, causing several houses to collapse and leaving at least 25 people dead and 145 injured, authorities said. Rains and hail hit the Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Karak districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, senior rescue officer Khateer Ahmed said on Saturday, uprooting trees and knocking down electrical transmission towers. … [Read more…]
Tauranga City Council reports the majority of construction outside Academy Motor Inn at the 15th Ave intersection is now complete. Work will shift across the road to the State Highway 2 (south-west) corner in the coming days. “These complex upgrades involve a new signalised intersection, stormwater upgrades, new kerb and channel, and upgrades to the underground … [Read more…]
Proceeds benefit the Prescott Foundation, which maintains and restores wartime aircraft and vehicles to honor veterans and the community. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of21 Members of the Airborne Demonstration Team, wearing authentic gear identical to paratroopers on D-Day in 1944, jump out of a C-47 that flew on … [Read more…]
A woman has died and three others are lucky to be alive after two separate incidents in which cars veered off roads and rolled down cliffs in the Victorian high country within 12-hours. Emergency services were called to a scene in Toombon, near Mt Baw Baw, where a car that had been travelling along Donnellys … [Read more…]
Jessica Hull was pretty excited about smashing the Australian 1500 metres record at the Golden Gala Diamond League meeting in Florence last week. So she should be, too. Hull’s performance continued the rich vein of form she has been in to date in 2023. A bronze medal in the mixed relay at the world cross-country … [Read more…]
WHAT IS CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE? * Greenhouse gas emissions can be trapped and injected underground for permanent storage, including into depleted oil and gas wells * Carbon capture and storage, or CCS, is intended to reduce emissions that would otherwise be released to the atmosphere * Proponents say new projects would not stack up … [Read more…]
Although the legislative session appeared to conclude Saturday, assembly members, not senators, are expected back in the “near future” to complete unfinished work, according to spokespersons for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Republican lawmakers walking down the hall in the state Capitol could be heard chatting about returning in “two weeks,” which could place a new session … [Read more…]
By Thomas Miles Date posted: June 11, 2023 Zane Goddard will make his return to solo Supercars racing with plenty of colour on his Supercheap Auto wildcard. For the first time since 2021, Goddard will contest a single-driver Supercars Championship round and will do it at the Darwin Triple Crown next weekend. He will be … [Read more…]
Essendon legend Dustin Fletcher has warned his old side not to underestimate traditional rivals Carlton in their blockbuster AFL clash. The beleaguered Blues are under all sorts of pressure, their season in freefall after seven losses in eight games. But the finals door is ajar and there would be no better way to arrest the … [Read more…]