Like every team in the National Hockey League, the Vancouver Canucks have played their final game before the short holiday break. Per the AHL transactions page , the Canucks have papered down forwards Phillip Di Giuseppe , Max Sasson , and Linus Karlsson bringing their roster down a minimum of 18 skaters and two goalies. The roster moves will give Vancouver a relatively large window of salary cap relief despite all three players earning below $900K on their current contracts. The Canucks don’t play until Saturday when they take on the Seattle Kraken meaning all three players will likely be recalled then. The veteran Di Giuseppe played in three games for Vancouver during his recent call-up from December 17th to today, tallying two assists and 12 hits while averaging 12:39 of ice time. He’ll likely spend more time on the Canucks roster for the rest of the season after returning from an injury earlier in the year. Di Giuseppe is in the final season of a two-year, $1.55MM agreement signed with Vancouver and can bring quality defensive play toward the bottom of the lineup. Sasson, the second forward included in today’s transaction, is starting to rack up playing time in the NHL. The former Western Michigan University standout has scored one goal and five points in 12 games for the Canucks this season and has seen his ice time climb to or near 13 minutes in three of his last four games. There’s a legitimate chance his playing days in the AHL are over for the foreseeable future unless Vancouver makes a notable outside addition to their bottom six. Karlsson also sustained an early-season injury keeping him out of the lineup for both Vancouver and the Abbotsford Canucks for much of the 2024-25 regular season. He’s gotten off to a hot start in Abbotsford scoring five goals and six points in seven games but he failed to find the scoresheet during his pair of contests in the NHL. He’s an interesting offensive weapon Vancouver could toy with toward the bottom of their forward grouping given that Karlsson is only a year removed from scoring 23 goals and 60 points in 60 AHL games. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.
First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he's picking fights even before taking office on Jan. 20. In a Sunday announcement naming his ambassador to Denmark, Trump wrote that, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity." Trump again having designs on Greenland comes after the president-elect suggested over the weekend that the U.S. could retake control of the Panama Canal if something isn't done to ease rising shipping costs required for using the waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He's also been suggesting that Canada become the 51st U.S. state and referred to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, said Trump tweaking friendly countries harkens back to an aggressive style he used during his days in business. “You ask something unreasonable and it’s more likely you can get something less unreasonable,” said Farnsworth, who is also author of the book “Presidential Communication and Character.” Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It is 80% covered by an ice sheet and is home to a large U.S. military base. It gained home rule from Denmark in 1979 and its head of government, Múte Bourup Egede, suggested that Trump’s latest calls for U.S. control would be as meaningless as those made in his first term. “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale,” he said in a statement. “We must not lose our years-long fight for freedom.” Trump canceled a 2019 visit to Denmark after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected by Copenhagen, and ultimately came to nothing. He also suggested Sunday that the U.S. is getting “ripped off” at the Panama Canal. “If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America, in full, quickly and without question,” he said. Panama President José Raúl Mulino responded in a video that “every square meter of the canal belongs to Panama and will continue to,” but Trump fired back on his social media site, “We’ll see about that!” The president-elect also posted a picture of a U.S. flag planted in the canal zone under the phrase, “Welcome to the United States Canal!” The United States built the canal in the early 1900s but relinquished control to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter. The canal depends on reservoirs that were hit by 2023 droughts that forced it to substantially reduce the number of daily slots for crossing ships. With fewer ships, administrators also increased the fees that shippers are charged to reserve slots to use the canal. The Greenland and Panama flareups followed Trump recently posting that “Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State" and offering an image of himself superimposed on a mountaintop surveying surrounding territory next to a Canadian flag. Trudeau suggested that Trump was joking about annexing his country, but the pair met recently at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to discuss Trump's threats to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. “Canada is not going to become part of the United States, but Trump’s comments are more about leveraging what he says to get concessions from Canada by putting Canada off balance, particularly given the precarious current political environment in Canada,” Farnsworth said. “Maybe claim a win on trade concessions, a tighter border or other things.” He said the situation is similar with Greenland, with Trump ultimately looking for concessions from Norway. “What Trump wants is a win and even if the American flag doesn’t raise over Greenland," Farnsworth said. “Europeans may be more willing to say yes to something else because of the pressure.” Published - December 24, 2024 01:00 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit USA
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In a well-coordinated and successful joint operation conducted by the security forces under the aegis of Spear Corps and Arunachal Pradesh Police, a huge cache of weapons has been recovered from Namdapha National Park along 27 miles of the Miao - Vijaynagar axis in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The joint operation undertaken by Assam Rifles, Army and Changlang District Police involved extensive search efforts by specialized teams, supported by advanced technology such as high-technology drones, tracker dogs and metal detectors. During the operation, a total of 10 [Ten] MQ 81 Chinese origin Assault Rifles and Type 81 Assault Rifles were recovered from different locations in the 27-mile area of Miao - Vijaynagar road within the jurisdiction of Namdapha National Park & Tiger Reserve. It can be termed as one of the largest recoveries in South Arunachal in the recent past. Also Read: The weapons recovered were concealed inside the deep forest area. These weapons were being searched by major insurgent groups operating in Changlang District for the last six months but failed to locate. It is alleged that these weapons were buried by ENNG before their surrender last year. The security forces utilizing their expertise and reliable intelligence have managed to uncover the hidden cache in the thick forest area. Prior to conduct of operation, the security forces ensured safe passage to the tourists present within Namdapha National Park involved for bird siting. The operation was carried out with the utmost professionalism and precision, ensuring that a huge cache of weapons didn't fall in the hands of insurgents. Numerous inputs regarding attempts by various insurgent groups, especially NSCM (IM) & NSCN (KYA) with the help of merged ENNG cadres to recover the said cache were being received in the last six months. This achievement underscores the continued dedication of our security forces to maintaining peace and security in the region.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's game against the Packers with a sore throwing shoulder.Dr. Arthur Kennedy, a former presidential candidate and a respected figure within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has delivered a scathing critique of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s leadership during the party’s 2024 election campaign. In an open letter that has stirred significant debate, Dr. Kennedy expressed deep disappointment with the Vice President’s performance in what he believes was a critical juncture for the NPP. “The man we picked to lead this charge was the public face of this crime against Ghanaians,” Dr. Kennedy wrote, pointing to what he saw as a stark contradiction in Dr. Bawumia’s economic record. He specifically cited the Vice President’s earlier claim that a one-dollar-to-four-cedi exchange rate was too high, contrasting it with the reality of the cedi’s current rate, which had worsened to 16 cedis per dollar. Dr. Kennedy’s remarks underscore his growing dissatisfaction with Bawumia’s handling of Ghana’s economy, suggesting that the Vice President’s rhetoric on economic matters lacked credibility given the country’s economic challenges under his watch. Dr. Kennedy’s criticism taps into the mounting concerns within the party, especially after their loss in the 2024 elections. Once regarded as an influential figure who could rejuvenate the party and the economy, Dr. Bawumia’s image has taken a hit amid the country’s economic difficulties. Dr. Kennedy’s remarks indicate that the Vice President, who was once hailed as the “most influential” in Ghana’s history, failed to live up to expectations during the campaign. “The man we touted as the most influential VP in our history transformed into a mere aplanke (a passenger’s assistant) at election time,” Dr. Kennedy lamented, suggesting that Bawumia’s leadership and campaign efforts were lackluster. This critique reflects a broader sense of disillusionment within the NPP, as members grapple with the party’s defeat and question the effectiveness of its leadership. Dr. Kennedy’s letter, brimming with frustration, calls attention to what he views as fundamental failings within the party, particularly regarding its economic stewardship and leadership during the election period. His comments mark a pivotal moment for the NPP, as it seeks to come to terms with its electoral loss and chart a path forward.
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