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TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index rose Friday, helped by strength in industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 53.60 points at 25,444.28. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 426.16 points at 44,296.51. The S&P 500 index was up 20.63 points at 5,969.34, while the Nasdaq composite was up 31.23 points at 19,003.65. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.54 cents US compared with 71.63 cents US on Thursday. The January crude oil contract was up US$1.14 at US$71.24 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 19 cents at US$3.29 per mmBTU. The December gold contract was up US$37.30 at US$2,712.20 an ounce and the December copper contract was down four cents at US$4.09 a pound. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD)Wallenius Marine is conducting advanced wind tunnel tests aimed at realising the world’s first wind-powered PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessel. The tests are being carried out in Gothenburg, at one of Europe’s most advanced wind tunnels, with wind speeds of up to 250 km/h. As a leader in ship design and innovation, Wallenius Marine is gathered with experts from RISE, KTH, and Oceanbird in Gothenburg for a series of crucial tests to validate the latest design for wind-powered PCTC vessels, a groundbreaking innovation in maritime transport. These tests will not only confirm the design but also contribute to the development of new data simulation models for wind-powered ships. The test areas include: The tests are being conducted by RISE Maritime Department (former SSPA), which has also constructed a 5 x 2 meter model using advanced technology. The model weighs 1.2 tons and is used to simulate the full aerodynamic performance of the ship in the wind tunnel. Previously, wing sails have been tested independently without a hull, but this combination of hull and multiple wings in a large tunnel with a full-scale model makes this test unique. “We are currently at a central stage in the design process where we want to ensure that our design meets all technical and operational requirements before we finalise the tender design,” says Carl Fagergren, Senior Project Manager at Wallenius Marine. Also present in Gothenburg are representatives from KTH, RISE SSPA, and Oceanbird, who are contributing expertise and technical knowledge to the project. Source: Wallenius Marine
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland's snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a mountain resort, the country's skiing federation said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday at the Arosa resort in Switzerland. Hediger, 26, competed at the Beijing Games in the women’s snowboard cross and the mixed team version of the same event. Hediger achieved her first two World Cup podium finishes in the 2023-24 season. Her best result was a second place in St. Moritz in January. “We are shocked and our thoughts are with Sophie’s family, to whom we offer our deepest condolences,” said Swiss-Ski CEO Walter Reusser in a statement. “(She lost her life) tragically, brutally and far too soon.” AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Emeka Kalu, has condemned the purported expulsion of Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere from the party in Imo State, describing the move as a joke, which should be treated with a pinch of salt. Kalu, who is also the National Coordinator of PDP Coalition in Nigeria, expressed dismay at the attempt by some people in PDP in Imo State to further put the name of the party in disrepute despite the attempt to rebuild it. Kalu, in a statement he personally signed on Saturday and made available to journalists, also described the purported dismissal of Ugochinyere as a fraudulent act, which must not be allowed to stand. Recall that PDP in Imo State in a letter signed by one Lancelot Obiak, its Publicity Secretary, had on Friday, purportedly expelled Ugochinyere, a House of Representatives member for Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of the State, from the party, by the Umuopia/Umukegwu Ward Chapter of the party in the state. The party in Imo State had claimed that Ugochinyere was expelled from PDP due to gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. Kalu insisted that Ugochinyere had remained the most committed federal legislator elected under PDP in fighting the gross injustice, sabotage and political prebendalism hampering the unity of the party. Rather than sack, he insisted that Ugochinyere should be commended for standing by the party at all times. He insisted that the purported sack, amounted to bias and political immaturity that guided some sections of the party in the state. He said: “At a time the party is gradually working towards rebuilding her broken walls, some persons who failed to see the realities of power tussles in political leadership took to fraudulently abuse processes by raising their ill-fated pen to publish Ugochinyere’s expulsion from the party he has continued to give his best for. “A party that has been captured by the enemies within with all readiness to destroy it should concentrate on fighting to retrieve its glory from the hands of traducers than resorting to fight a man who has never relented in working to ensure the party is robustly strengthened. “It is a show of shame that while the party at the national level is battling conflict of interest and sabotage within the party structure and those who are bent on ensuring these wrongs are corrected, became the victims of circumstance orchestrated by his haters who think their interest are no longer protected.” The PDP National Coordinator, therefore, called on the national leadership of the party to as a matter of urgency, intervene by reversing the decision of the state, maintaining that a stakeholder like Ugochinyere deserved more recognition and honours for his unwavering commitment to ensure the party was vehemently united. He declared that the central organ of the party must not treat the issue with levity if PDP was to stand the test of time. Besides, Kalu totally condemned the issuance of the expulsion letter, warning that such action may lead to eventual collapse of PDP.
Brad Pitt shocked fans on Saturday as he collapsed to the ground while filming a scene for his upcoming Formula One movie . The veteran actor was on the track at the Las Vegas Grand Prix , when he was pictured stumbling away from a car crash; Brad looked unsteady on his feet before he fainted, but luckily, a crew member was there with a crash mat to avoid injuries. The father of six was filming a scene for F1 , which drops in June 2025, where his character, Sonny Hayes, escapes a car crash. To build hype for the film, which is helmed by Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, Sonny's fictional racing team, APX GP, released a statement on social media about the event. "During Qualifying, Sonny sustained a significant impact requiring immediate medical evaluation," the statement read. "Incidents of this magnitude are always taken seriously, and Sonny's health remains our top priority." "While Sonny is otherwise stable, he will not participate in tomorrow's face as he focuses on recovery. " " The entire team stands behind him, and we'll provide updates when available. Joshua will race solo tomorrow, carrying the team forward, " it finished. F1 will follow Sonny Hayes, a washed-up race car driver, who was sidelined by a tragic crash. He returns to the sport years later after being recruited by the APX GP owner, played by Javier Bardem . "I would be a guy who raced in the '90s, " Brad told Sky Sports in a 2023 interview. "He has a horrible crash and kind of [expletive] out and disappears and then is racing in other disciplines. " The cast and crew have frequented race days for the past year to film scenes and make the movie as close to real life as possible. "We're shooting at the actual Grands Prix; there are certain aspects of this film where we're working in very, very tight windows, shooting on the track, between practice and qualifying sessions, in front of hundreds of thousands of people, " the director told Deadline in July. " Last year, at Silverstone, we had a scene we shot on the grid. I think we had something like nine minutes to shoot, " he said. " It really brings an intensity, and everyone's leaning forward in a way that maybe you wouldn't on a normal shoot day...you can just see the adrenaline going beforehand, and you feel that in the performances. " F1 is being produced by real-life racing star Lewis Hamilton , who explained what the film means to him as an F1 driver in a press conference at the 2023 British Grand Prix. "We want everyone to love it and to really feel that we encapsulate what the essence of this sport is all about – that's our goal, and I hope we can do you proud, " he said, adding that he was "excited to see it all coming together. " The director also spilled that many F1 stars, like Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon , have made it into the film to lend authenticity to the project. "They're all playing themselves, " he told Deadline . "We're just embedding into this world, so the drivers are who they are in these races [in the movie]. " "We're the eleventh team; we're the back of the pack in an incredible field of teams. We see the drivers on the track, and we're hoping to see all of them off track as well. "
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 22 and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-94 on Saturday night. Trailing 81-64 with 1:55 left in the third quarter, San Antonio closed the game on a 40-13 run to win three straight for the first time since January 2021. Wembanyama added nine assists, seven rebounds and three blocks in his return from a three-game absence with a bruised right knee. San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle added 19 points and stole the dribble from Golden State's Stephen Curry behind the 3-point line with 1:46 remaining to preserve an eight-point lead. Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and Curry had 14 points for the Warriors, who had won two straight. Trayce Jackson-Davis added 12 points and eight rebounds. San Antonio went on an 11-0 run for a 97-90 lead with Castle and Wembanyama accounting for all but two points. Golden State was held scoreless for 4 1/2 minutes and did not make a field goal for 5:19. Takeaways Warriors: Golden State's bench, which was averaging 54 points, was held to 36 points. Golden State Warriors' Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) goes to the basket against San Antonio Spurs' Harrison Barnes (40) and Victor Wembanyama, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Credit: AP/Darren Abate Spurs: Prior to its fourth quarter surge, San Antonio’s only previously led for 22 seconds. Barnes hit the opening basket on a cutting layup 21 seconds into the first quarter. Golden State then went on an 11-0 run for a 20-8 lead. Key moment Castle scored on a driving layup with 4:25 remaining to spark the Spurs' closing run. He followed that with a 3-pointer from 27 feet, Wembanyama drained a 3 from 31 feet and Castle made one of two free throws to put the Spurs up 97-90 with 2:28 remaining. Key stat San Antonio outscored Golden State 33-13 in the final quarter. Up next Warriors: Play host to Brooklyn on Monday night. San Antonio Spurs' Tre Jones (33) drives against Golden State Warriors' Brandin Podziemski, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in San Antonio. Credit: AP/Darren Abate Spurs: At Utah on Tuesday night.Sinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’
Former Nebraska head coach Scott Frost has landed his first college job since his time with the Huskers, and it's a familiar location. Frost is set to take over at UCF, the program he coached from 2016-17 before heading to Nebraska, according to multiple reports. 247Sports and The Orlando Sentinel reported the news Saturday. Previous reports indicated that UCF was down to two candidates, Frost and UNLV head coach Barry Odom, in its quest to replace the fired Gus Malzahn. The Knights chose to reunite with Frost over the 48-year-old Odom, who led UNLV to a 10-win season this fall. Frost rebuilt a UCF football program coming off a winless season into a six-win squad, then a 13-0 team during the 2017 season which stands as the best in UCF's program history. Frost had been out of the college game since his firing at Nebraska in September 2022. He compiled a 16-31 record at his alma mater, completing four losing seasons before being fired three games into the 2022 campaign. The former Nebraska head coach's first job since was with the Los Angeles Rams this fall, where he briefly worked as an analyst. Having failed to rebuild at Nebraska, the 49-year-old Frost now returns to the school where he thrived as an up-and-coming offensive coach.
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Gus Atkinson hat-trick puts England in command of second Test in New ZealandCEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Jacob Hutson's 20 points helped Northern Iowa defeat Southern Illinois 78-67 on Sunday. Hutson shot 7 of 10 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line for the Panthers (8-5, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Tytan Anderson added 15 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line while he also had 10 rebounds. Max Weisbrod went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points. Jarrett Hensley finished with 20 points and six rebounds for the Salukis (5-8, 0-2). Ali Abdou Dibba added 10 points for Southern Illinois. Drew Steffe had eight points. Northern Iowa took the lead with 1:02 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Hutson led his team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them ahead 38-34 at the break. Northern Iowa turned a 13-point second-half lead into a 27-point advantage with a 14-0 run to make it a 73-46 lead with 8:38 left in the half. Hutson scored 10 second-half points in the matchup. Both teams next play Wednesday. Northern Iowa hosts Belmont and Southern Illinois takes on Evansville at home. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .MUMBAI: Some are first-timers, others seasoned ministers, but they have one thing in common – they want their respective departments, and the people, to know they mean business. So, just two days after assuming office, newly sworn-in ministers in the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance government cracked the whip on officers in their respective departments. Corruption in government transfers wouldn’t be tolerated, they said, nor would underperformance, among other things. Perhaps eager to show they were serious, they seemed to forget that it was the same Mahayuti government that had ruled the state for the last two and a half years. The new ministers were sworn in on December 15, during the winter session of the state legislature, and were assigned their portfolios on December 22. While some have assumed office, others are likely to take charge on Thursday, which is Margashirsha, an auspicious day. Here’s what some of them did on day one: ‘Aren’t you ashamed?’ When social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat turned up unannounced at a hostel for backward class students in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday, he was not impressed. He found walls with seepage, broken window panes, no running water, among other issues that made the hostel almost unlivable. “Aren’t you ashamed of this? Why don’t you come and stay here,” he roared at the officers in charge, in the full glare of the media, who had turned up to capture the moment. Shirsat, Shiv Sena spokesperson and MLA from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, is a first-time minister. ‘No more bribes for transfers’ Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, at a meeting of officers from his department, said he would put a stop to the bribes-for-transfers culture. “Appointments of talathis (local revenue officers in a tehsil) and district collectors, as well as postings from Mantralaya to Nagpur will not be done on (political) recommendations. Nobody can get a transfer for a fee,” he announced, at a function organised by Tarun Bharat newspaper in Nagpur, where he was felicitated on Tuesday. Bawankule, who is also Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and a close aide of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, was energy minister in the BJP-led government in 2014-2019. ‘Crack down on drugs mafia’ Minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam shook things up at a police station in Navi Mumbai, where he showed up unexpectedly and asked the officers what they were doing to tackle the drugs trade in the city. As a parting shot, he advised the officer in charge to crack down on the narcotics mafia. ‘More vessels for coastal patrolling’ Ports and fisheries minister Nitesh Rane (BJP), another first-time minister, met officers of his departments in Mantralaya and later told the media that he was raising the bar for his department. He hopes surprise visits will keep them on their toes. Rane, who took charge on Tuesday, also said more vessels would be procured for costal patrolling as coastal surveillance is a priority. ‘Let’s tackle teachers’ issues’ Education minister Dada Bhuse (Shiv Sena) convened a meeting of teachers and teaching staff at the government rest house in his constituency, Malegaon, and also asked them what challenges they were facing. ‘Will introduce elevated buses on ropeway’ Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik (Shiv Sena) turned sentimental as he moved into his new office in Mantralaya on Tuesday. Addressing the media, he recalled how he used to visit Mantralaya when he was 12 years old, to sell calendars and incense sticks to make a living. “We used to stay in Dadar and I used to come to Mantralaya wearing shorts to sell agarbattis and calendars to earn a living,’’ said Sarnaik. He also recalled driving an autorickshaw and selling omelet sandwiches in the 1980s. Sarnaik, who now owns a construction company and a hospitality business, is a four-time MLA from Owala-Majiwada constituency in Thane. He vowed to put a stop to political interference in the transfers of officers. “Transfers based on recommendations of political leaders will not be entertained in my department. I want to beat the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) into shape,’’ he said. Sarnaik said he wanted the transport department to introduce an “elevated bus transport system on a ropeway” in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, adding that Union surface transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said the state could get a central grant for this purpose. He said he would visit Karnataka to study the state transport system there.
The Celtics will be down one starting big man Friday night for their showdown against the Bucks at TD Garden. The team announced Friday that Kristaps Porzingis (injury management) would not play against Milwaukee after being originally listed as questionable. Jayson Tatum (right patella) and Al Horford (left toe sprain) will be available after being initially listed as questionable. Jrue Holiday will also be back in the lineup after a two-game absence. Tatum missed Wednesday’s win over the Pistons with the same injury in what was his first game missed of the season. Porzingis’ absence likely stems from the Celtics playing a back-to-back this weekend with Memphis coming to town on Saturday night. Porzingis and Horford are not expected to play back-to-back games all year long so the team has elected to stagger the duo rather than go extremely shorthanded in the frontcourt for one night. Boston is in the midst of their busiest stretch of the year playing five games in seven nights but they have managed to give rest to most of their stars with Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Porzingis and Horford all getting at least one game off during the stretch. The Celtics will play facing off against a Bucks team that will be at full strength for the first time all season with Khris Middleton making his season debut. The Celtics tip off against the Bucks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. More Celtics contentSinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is so close, yet so far away from reaching Erick Dickerson’s 40-year-old rushing yards record. Dickerson holds the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single regular season with 2,105 which he set back in 1984. Meanwhile, Barkley enters Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys with 1,838 yards and needs just 278 yards to break it. That means Barkley needs to average at least 139 yards on the ground this Sunday against Dallas and next week against the New York Giants. That shouldn't be hard to do considering Barkley has run for more than 140 yards in six games this season. The only issue reaching the record is that Barkley might not play in the Eagles' regular season finale game since the team is already locked into the playoffs and it would make sense to rest their star rusher. In fact, ESPN's Adam Schefter suggests the Eagles could very well rest all of their starters depending on their seed placement to benefit themselves in more ways than one. "If the Eagles seed is in hand and there's nothing at stake," Schefter explained, "I would say they would not want to get Saquon the record because you know what, they would want to sit down, rest their players, and make sure the Giants win that last game so the Giants then fall from No. 1-2 to No. 7 and don't get their quarterback of the future." Adam Schefter suggested that the Eagles could sit their starters in Week 18 and give the Giants the win to make sure the Giants fall down the draft order #Giants100 pic.twitter.com/MCQoK1uyXa If that happens, then Barkley wouldn't crack the record, but if one knows Barkley, then they know he would not care. Earlier this season, Barkley had a chance to break his own career-high rushing yards in a single game against his former team but opted to sit the rest of the game out and let the younger guys finish the fourth quarter. "I’m good. Let them eat," Barkley said when asked by head coach Nick Sirianni if he wanted to break his personal record. "... I’d rather see the young boys eat.” So while it would be cool to watch Barkley take over the league' rushing yards record 40 years later, we likely won't see it happen -- even if he has a choice. This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.NoneNebraska aims to shut down Oregon St. in Diamond Head final