Canadian painter Gordon Smith, a beloved master, has died at 100 – CBC.ca
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Supreme Court could use ‘Bridgegate’ case to limit attempts to prosecute corruption
(CNN)Six years ago, senior officials in former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s administration decided to retaliate against a Christie political rival by shutting down lanes on the George Washington Bridge and creating a traffic nightmare in the rival’s town. And thus, the Bridgegate scandal was born. This is the legal question the Supreme Court is now considering as two Bridgegate defendants, Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni, look to overturn their 2016 criminal convictions for wire fraud: Does their conduct properly fall within the parameters of the federal statute? Sign up…
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Debate on future of busy ferry route
The ferry, which takes just five minutes to make the crossing of the Corran Narrows, serves a large area of the west Highlands. People living in Fort William, Ardgour, Sunart, Ardnamurchan, Moidart, Morar, Morvern and the Isle of Mull are among those who regularly use the ferry. It is also used by visitors to the area. Highland Council has sought information from ferry operators about how they might run the service differently. Image caption Mary Ann Kennedy favours a bridge as part ofa renewables project Consultant Roy Pedersen, who has…
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Astros, Red Sox look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandal
Jose Altuve signs autographs for young fans during the baseball team’s FanFest at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Houston. (Associated Press) Many Red Sox players talked Saturday about how much they liked and valued Cora and hated to see him go. “I’m heartbroken about it,” Boston designated hitter J.D. Martinez said. “I understood his side of it. He definitely didn’t want to be a distraction. He was one of my favorite, if not my favorite, managers I’ve had.” The Astros were fined $5 million, which is…
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Read MoreE-scooters could reach some B.C. streets by summertime – CBC.ca
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Read MoreSpring bear hunting proposal pits hunters against wildlife conservationists – CBC.ca
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Council probe after workers burn memorial benches
Until 2018 City of Edinburgh Council was in effect maintaining benches in perpetuity but it decided to end the practice, due to cost, and instead introduce a 20-year maintenance warranty. A council spokeswoman said: “We have a very clear policy in place to decommission benches respectfully when they reach the end of their life. “This involves storing the benches and plaques and reaching out to donors to discuss future arrangements and this was correctly followed. “Standard practice is to recycle the parts of the benches which can be reused and…
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Council probe after workers burn memorial benches
Until 2018 City of Edinburgh Council was in effect maintaining benches in perpetuity but it decided to end the practice, due to cost, and instead introduce a 20-year maintenance warranty. A council spokeswoman said: “We have a very clear policy in place to decommission benches respectfully when they reach the end of their life. “This involves storing the benches and plaques and reaching out to donors to discuss future arrangements and this was correctly followed. “Standard practice is to recycle the parts of the benches which can be reused and…
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Council probe after workers burn memorial benches
Until 2018 City of Edinburgh Council was in effect maintaining benches in perpetuity but it decided to end the practice, due to cost, and instead introduce a 20-year maintenance warranty. A council spokeswoman said: “We have a very clear policy in place to decommission benches respectfully when they reach the end of their life. “This involves storing the benches and plaques and reaching out to donors to discuss future arrangements and this was correctly followed. “Standard practice is to recycle the parts of the benches which can be reused and…
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Council probe after workers burn memorial benches
Until 2018 City of Edinburgh Council was in effect maintaining benches in perpetuity but it decided to end the practice, due to cost, and instead introduce a 20-year maintenance warranty. A council spokeswoman said: “We have a very clear policy in place to decommission benches respectfully when they reach the end of their life. “This involves storing the benches and plaques and reaching out to donors to discuss future arrangements and this was correctly followed. “Standard practice is to recycle the parts of the benches which can be reused and…
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Tottenhams Gazzaniga saves Deeney penalty to earn draw at Watford
Paulo Gazzaniga kept out a Troy Deeney penalty awarded for a handball by Jan Vertonghen with 20 minutes left as Tottenham drew 0-0 at Watford It is possible to read too much into the remarks of managers, but sometimes they give a new perspective on a match, particularly those as uneventful as this one. So it was that in the cheery aspect of Jos Mourinho and the repeatedly pragmatic remarks of Nigel Pearson, you could perhaps better discern who had come out best from this stalemate. Watford are the team…
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Tottenhams Gazzaniga saves Deeney penalty to earn draw at Watford
Paulo Gazzaniga kept out a Troy Deeney penalty awarded for a handball by Jan Vertonghen with 20 minutes left as Tottenham drew 0-0 at Watford It is possible to read too much into the remarks of managers, but sometimes they give a new perspective on a match, particularly those as uneventful as this one. So it was that in the cheery aspect of Jos Mourinho and the repeatedly pragmatic remarks of Nigel Pearson, you could perhaps better discern who had come out best from this stalemate. Watford are the team…
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Tottenhams Gazzaniga saves Deeney penalty to earn draw at Watford
Paulo Gazzaniga kept out a Troy Deeney penalty awarded for a handball by Jan Vertonghen with 20 minutes left as Tottenham drew 0-0 at Watford It is possible to read too much into the remarks of managers, but sometimes they give a new perspective on a match, particularly those as uneventful as this one. So it was that in the cheery aspect of Jos Mourinho and the repeatedly pragmatic remarks of Nigel Pearson, you could perhaps better discern who had come out best from this stalemate. Watford are the team…
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