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Nico Iamaleava passed for four touchdowns and Dylan Sampson rushed for 77 yards and set a school-record for TDs as No. 11 Tennessee rolled to a 56-0 victory over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn. Sampson scored on a 14-yard TD run early in the second quarter for the game's first points to deliver his 22nd TD of tje season to break the Tennessee single-season mark set by Gene McEvers in 1929. Iamaleava was 15 of 20 for 173 yards for Tennessee (9-2), while Bru McCoy caught a pair of TD passes and Squirrel White and Ethan Davis each had a TD reception. Tennessee moved its all-time record to 2-0 against the Miners, also having blanked the Conference USA school 24-0 in 2018. Jermod McCoy and John Slaughter had interceptions for the Volunteers, while Dominic Bailey recovered a fumble to set up a score. Skyler Locklear was 10-of-19 passing for 50 yards with an interception for UTEP (2-9), while rushing for 37 yards on eight carries. JP Pickles also had a turn at QB for the Miners and was 10 of 15 for 72 yards. Kenny Odom had eight receptions for 70 yards. Both defenses set the tone in the first quarter. The UTEP defense allowed just one first down to the Southeastern Conference team in three ugly series in the opening quarter and only 22 yards. In the second quarter, Sampson ended a 68-yard drive by dashing up the middle for 14 yards for the record-setting score to take a 7-0 lead with 13:22 remaining before halftime. After Bailey's fumble recovery, Iamaleava flipped a screen pass that White took 9 yards to the end zone nearly six minutes later. Davis put the Volunteers up 21-0 when he grabbed a short pass for a 1-yard TD. Iamaleava then found Bru McCoy from 18 yards with eight seconds left in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime lead. McCoy caught his second TD and Peyton Lewis rushed for a pair for a 49-0 lead in the third quarter, but the biggest roar from Volunteers fans came when it was announced Florida beat No. 9 Ole Miss 24-17, to enhance the Volunteers' College Football Playoff hopes. Cameron Seldon's 3-yard run capped the scoring as the Volunteers finished the season undefeated at home for the second time in four years. --Field Level Media

Ukrainian newcomers will soon have two new places to call home in Guelph and Wellington County. Volunteer group Waterloo Region Grassroots Response to the Ukrainian Crisis has announced it is ready to open two new Ukrainian Guest houses in Guelph and Elora later this month – its first locations in both areas. Grassroots founder Stephanie Goertz said the homes are used to house Ukrainian newcomers who aren’t considered refugees and don’t receive as much support from the federal government. “The benefit of our houses is they not only provide an opportunity for people who really have a lack of money to rent their own or can’t find a landlord willing to rent to them because they don’t have a job or a credit history, it really allows these newcomers to build the social connections to need to be much more successful in Canada,” said Goertz in an interview. Grassroots’ newest property in Guelph/Eramosa was found thanks to a connection from the Rotary Club, which had a member with property available that he wanted to offer the group to “help and support displaced Ukrainians.” The location is set to open in the next couple of weeks as it needs “a couple of small renovations” including painting and new flooring. Located five minutes south of Elora, Goertz said the owners of the Centre Wellington property reached out to them after seeing a press release online several months ago and since their tenant was moving out decided they wanted to “use their property to help others.” “We are always seeking out landlords and property owners that have properties available,” said Goertz. “And the property owners themselves want to give back. They want to help newcomers, and they want to work with us in a collaborative way. So we’re always looking for those landlords.” The group is currently working to get its Elora location ready for a family with a mother, teenage daughter and dog, who are set to arrive later this week. As some of the other houses couldn’t support a family with a pet, Goertz said the Elora property came at “the perfect time” as the group has been working for the last two weeks to figure out where to settle this family. “Right now, the house is completely empty- we’re still getting in and cleaning,” said Goetz. “But over the next day or two, we’ll have everyone setting up the house with dishes, bedding, towels, soap, hygiene items and all that stuff for the welcome.” Outside of housing, Goertz said one of the best ways to support the group is through employment opportunities. The group is currently looking to connect with employers in Guelph or Elora that might have a job for one of their newcomers. “Right now we are desperately calling as many as possible this week to find companies who would be willing to talk with us about hiring Ukrainian newcomers,” said Goertz. “We would love to, in the next week, find at least two or three companies and then connect them with the people that need employment so that when we move those people into the house,...they have everything they need and then it gets them on their feet.” Grassroots is also currently looking for financial support as it’s anticipated more newcomers will be directed their way once government support is cut off in March. 2025 and they want to continue helping new families and providing their existing support beyond the deadline. “Our operational budget is quite extensive. So, yes, we want to keep expanding. Yes, want to keep helping people, but we need the financial support because if we don’t get the financial support, then we close,” said Goertz. “And right now we can’t really close because there’s no other groups that are really doing what we’re doing for Ukrainian newcomers.” This help continues to be important for newcomers like Lyudmila Chentsova, who arrived in Roseville last spring with her sons after connecting with a host family through Grassroots- passport in hand, two weeks before her flight to Canada was planned. Since arriving in Canada, Chentsova has found employment and reunited with her husband in Canada thanks to Grassroots and continues to volunteer with the group in the hopes she can be “useful” to the community. “I was so happy when I heard from Grassroots,” said Chentsova. “This has been a big help for me and for my family.” Any donations and/or inquiries should be directed towards Grassroots’ website: Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program.By Emily Dattilo Broadcom is leading the S&P 500 in December, with shares of the tech company gaining 51% so far this month, according to Dow Jones Market Data. That puts Broadcom stock on track for its best month on record. On Dec. 12, the company—which is known for making application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs—reported strong fiscal-fourth-quarter earnings and provided optimistic guidance. 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Health minister Lesa Semmler said the NWT Health and Social Services Leadership Council will be dissolved on December 16. Public administrator Dan Florizone, a former healthcare leader in Saskatchewan and Nunavut, will take over. In a statement, the N.W.T. government said the territory’s health authority needed “enhanced strategic direction.” The leadership council – formed in 2016 – acted in a similar fashion to a board of governors, overseeing the work of the staff who actually manage the health authority on a day-to-day basis. The council’s current chair is Gerry Cheezie, a former Smith’s Landing First Nation chief who was appointed in 2022. Cheezie said he would provide comment later on Tuesday. Another of the council’s eight present members, reached by phone on Tuesday afternoon, said they were not authorized to speak about the GNWT’s decision but told Cabin Radio they supported the decision. “The role and structure of the leadership council as the board of management of the NTHSSA has not proven to fit the rapidly evolving and challenging needs of the current health and social services system, nor within the broader context of the GNWT,” the territorial government said in a statement “The goal in appointing a public administrator is to enable a more nimble approach and support efforts to find and implement solutions.” The GNWT said Florizone “has experience leading large-scale change across the Saskatchewan health sector, the Saskatchewan education sector, and throughout the Government of Saskatchewan.” He will be “responsible for exercising all powers and performing all duties and functions of the leadership council,” the GNWT added. Regional wellness councils, whose chairs formed the overall leadership council, will continue. The GNWT said appointing a public administrator was “not unprecedented.” Hay River’s health authority has one, the territory said – Brian Willows, who also sat on the leadership council in that role. The Tłıchǫ Community Services Agency, which is the N.W.T. health authority’s equivalent for Tłıchǫ communities, will continue to be governed by a board. “This decision was not made without significant consideration and deliberation and does not reflect any failings on the part of the leadership council or the NTHSSA,” Semmler was quoted as saying. “Appointing a public administrator provides the dedicated, full-time leadership needed to tackle the significant challenges in our health and social services system and deliver real, lasting improvements for all northerners “This is an important step toward fostering healthy people and communities across the territory. By establishing strong, focused leadership, we aim to address longstanding challenges within the system and lay a more resilient foundation for the future.” The health authority’s chief executive and its current management team, who sit below board level and will answer to the new public administrator, remain unchanged. In a Q&A published alongside its news release, the territorial government said the change “reflects a current need for specific expertise in managing the needs of the NTHSSA under increasing pressures and operational and financial challenges the system is currently facing.” The territory said it had considered candidates in the NWT to become the public administrator, but “could not identify a candidate who met the requirements and was willing to take on the role.” “Mr Florizone brings the expertise required, the time and capacity to take this on,” the GNWT said, “and the experience working in a northern context.” More follows. Aastha Sethi contributed reporting.

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