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A Kelowna Superior Court judge has ordered the further detention of evidence in the criminal investigation into the July 2021 crane collapse in downtown Kelowna that killed five people, despite arguments to the contrary by Stemmer Construction’s lawyer. On July 12, 2021, a crane operated by Stemmer Construction collapsed during dismantling in downtown Kelowna near Bernard Avenue and Bertram Street. Four young construction workers – Cailen Vilness, Jared Zook and Patrick and Eric Stemmer – were killed in the collapse, along with Brad Zawislak, who was working on a nearby building that was hit by the falling crane....

Click the arrow below for more coverage of Kiely Rodni, a Northern California teenager who was found by a volunteer group of divers after she had been missing since early August. Develop all Update: Authorities say remains found in lake “most likely” those of Kiely Rodni A volunteer search and rescue diver team said Sunday they located the vehicle and what is believed to be the body of Kiely Rodni in Prosser Creek Reservoir....

Der Klimabonus wird früher ausgezahlt: Der Klima- und der Antiinflationsbonus in Höhe von 500 Euro pro Erwachsenem und 250 Euro pro Kind werden früher als geplant ausgezahlt. 300.000 zufällig ausgewählte Personen erhalten das Geld ab heute. An sich war die Zahlung für den 1. Oktober geplant. Mehr dazu. Gewerkschafter planen Streik: „Die Inflation ist in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen“, kritisiert ÖGB-Vorsitzender Wolfgang Katzian. Immer mehr Menschen werden „sauer“. Um mehr Druck auf die Gegenmaßnahmen auszuüben, finden am 17....

Klimasticker gehören ins Gefängnis! Deutschlands Klimaradikale werden immer verrückter! Seit Monaten blockieren die Chaostruppen der Gruppe „Last Generation“ regelmäßig Straßen, kleben neuerdings sogar an Kunstwerken, wie z am Mittwoch in Frankfurt/Main das am Dienstag in Dresden. Jetzt fordert die Polizei ein härteres Vorgehen der Gerichte gegen das Klimachaos! ► Rainer Wendt (65), Vorsitzender der Gewerkschaft der Deutschen Polizei, zu BILD: „Das sind keine Demonstranten, sondern radikale Extremisten, die unseren Rechtsstaat ablehnen....

JC La Verde, 34, said his head and torso ended up in the reptile’s mouth as it bit him before he managed to fend it off and escape. Warning – this article contains graphic images Footage showed him unknowingly swimming towards the oncoming alligator in Lake Thonotosassa, near Tampa, Florida. His colleague was filming him over the lake at the time for a promotional video for an adventure race and caught the terrifying attack on camera....

The Seattle Mariners and All-Star rookie outfielder Julio Rodríguez are reportedly close to a long-term extension that could be one of the largest contracts in Major League Baseball history. According to Jesse Sanchez, the extension would guarantee Rodríguez more than $200 million, and the total value of the deal could wind up in the vicinity of $450 million. Jeff Passan reports that the deal will cover 14 years, and he puts that exact guarantee at $210 million....

Getty Images Mortgage demand continues to weaken, still around a 22-year low, but there was a sign in the weekly numbers that first-time buyers may be slowly coming back. Home mortgage applications fell 1% last week compared to the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Sales volume was 21% lower than the same week a year ago. There has, however, been a jump in demand for loans that offer lower down payments....

The young man – believed to be about a year old – was spotted on the front porch of a home in Hollister, about 100 miles south of San Francisco, early Friday morning. Police were called and California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials attempted to tranquilize the animal. A spokesman said the original goal was to return the mountain lion to its habitat. He added: “We did not consider the mountain lion to be a threat to public safety....

The woman, aged 53, was found unresponsive at a house on Redbrook Way in the town at around 7.25am on Saturday, August 27. There were reports of an assault. Officers attended, along with paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service, and the woman was initially taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. However, she later died from her injuries. A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Gwent police have confirmed....

The largest classes of QE assets, which have disappeared or are circulating: Repos: BoC repos peaked in June 2020 at C$210 billion and then began to unwind. Most of them were gone by June 2021 and by June 2022 almost all of them were gone. There is now just C$400 million left, waiting to mature (green line in the chart below). Canadian Treasury Bills: Short-term Canadian Treasury bills that the BoC started buying in March 2020 peaked in July 2020 at C$140 billion....

A day after the Commanders’ preseason finale, in anticipation of a big role this regular season, rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot multiple times as the victim of an attempted robbery, according to NFL Media and NBC Sports Washington. A third-round draft pick out of Alabama this spring, Robinson is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries after an apparent attempted carjacking, according to ESPN. Robinson, 23, is now hospitalized after at least two bullets struck his lower body during the attempted robbery, according to Tom Pelissero....

Marin, who when she became prime minister at the age of 34 was the world’s youngest elected leader, is a career politician whose rise through the ranks of Finland’s center-left Social Democratic Party has appeared effortless. At the age of 27, he led the city council of Tampere, the nation’s third largest city, gaining acclaim after a video of his goofy handling of a surreal 10-hour debate on a high-speed tram proposal went viral....

The patient, a 36-year-old Italian man, developed a range of symptoms – including fatigue, fever and sore throat – nine days after returning from a trip to Spain where he had unprotected sex. He first tested positive for Covid on July 2, according to a case study report published in the Journal of Infection. The next day small, painful blisters surrounding a rash appeared on the man’s trunk, lower limbs, face and buttocks....

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll buried the lead Friday night. Carroll was nearly two minutes into his opening statement at the postgame press conference when he announced that Geno Smith had won the starting quarterback job. Smith will start the season opener when former quarterback Russell Wilson returns to town with the Broncos. “He’s earned it. He won the job,” Carroll said. “We were spoiled for time on Drew (Lock). He simply ran out of time trying to do so....

Sechs Monate nach dem Angriff auf die Ukraine hat Russland seine Ziele nicht zurückgezogen. Was das für den Krieg bedeutet und warum sich der Westen auf eine lange Hilfsphase einstellen sollte, darüber spricht Sicherheitsexperte Major im Interview. tagesschau.de: Wenn Sie auf sechs Monate Krieg zurückblicken – in welcher Phase befinden wir uns jetzt? Claudia Major: Der Krieg lässt sich grob in drei Phasen einteilen. Zuerst gab es eine Phase des Schocks und Entsetzens – dass es tatsächlich einen Angriffskrieg in Europa gab, dass Russland in die Ukraine einmarschiert war und auf Kiew marschierte....

Silvia verkündete diese wundervolle Nachricht von ihr InstagramProfil: Der Reality-Star postete ein Schwarz-Weiß-Foto, das einen positiven Schwangerschaftstest, Ultraschallfotos und Babyschuhe zeigt. „Wenn man von der Liebe lebt, hat das Glück einen Namen“, brachte die 57-Jährige stolz ihre große Freude zum Ausdruck: “Wir können es kaum erwarten, dich zu sehen! Ich werde wieder Oma!” Bislang ließ Silvia jedoch offen, welches ihrer Kinder Nachwuchs erwartet. Doch Fans der erweiterten TV-Familie sind nach wie vor völlig aus dem Häuschen....

South Korea said on Tuesday that Russian warplanes entered without warning and that it responded with unspecified “tactical action,” a term that usually refers to the scrambling of fighter jets to chase away unauthorized foreign aircraft. South Korea’s General Staff said in a statement that the move was aimed at preventing accidental clashes along the air defense reconnaissance zone, but did not elaborate. South Korea’s military has not confirmed Russian media reports that it scrambled F-16 fighter jets in response to two Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet flying over waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan ....

This graphic uses survey data from Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine to highlight the top 25 islands to visit around the world. Methodology of the World’s Best Awards Before diving in, it’s worth summarizing the methodology and briefly explaining how T+L compiled their findings. Every year, T+L conducts an annual global survey that reveals the world’s top travel experiences. In the survey, readers were asked to rate a number of things, including their favorite islands to visit....

To IJP’s credit, the app does a good job of walking you through a somewhat involved setup process — you have to give it a lot of permissions — and it integrates nicely with Samsung’s existing launcher for the cover screen. Instead of replacing the whole thing, it coexists peacefully by effectively overlaying a new set of swipe gesture controls on the far right of the screen. You can access additional quick setting controls like do not disturb and access media playback controls right from the home screen....

Despite being designed and ready for production, the books were canceled amid a sense that Mr Sunak’s own financial credentials were no longer acceptable. Other internal policy upheavals followed. Three days later, on 30 July, a planned “anti-woke” speech promising a review of the Equality Act was sent to newspapers in advance and written up for the next day’s editions before being quietly canceled in the morning. The absence of the speech did not make headlines, but it came as a surprise to Mr Sunak’s team....