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No Frills reaches deal with Unifor workers to avert strike at 17 Ontario stores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

TORONTO — Unifor says it has reached a tentative deal on behalf of almost 1,300 No Frills workers across Ontario, averting a strike that could have started as early as Monday. The union had announced the strike deadline on Thursday, calling for higher wages and better working conditions for employees at 17 stores. No Frills is the discount grocery banner owned by Loblaw Cos. Ltd., the largest grocery company in Canada. The 17 stores include locations in Toronto, Whitby, Ont., Niagara Falls, Ont. and elsewhere. Unifor previously cited growing profits at Loblaw amid the rising cost of living as the reason for their wage demands, saying workers were fed up with the disparity between their pay and the company’s earnings. The No Frills workers — most of which are part-time — will now vote on the tentative deal from Monday to Saturday.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 19, 2023. Nov. 19, 2023.Companies in this story: (TSX:L)The Canadian Press

Toronto-area shift workers need ‘transportation justice,’ better service: study

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

A new study out of the University of Toronto is taking a closer look at where evening and night shift workers live in Canada’s biggest cities and researchers say more needs to be done to help commuters realize “transportation justice.”The study, carried out by the University of Toronto School of Cities and the research organization Mobilizing Justice, used long-form 2016 Census data to try to map out where shift workers live. They were able to broadly determine where people most went to work between 12 p.m. and 4 a.m. Researchers also worked to overlay that information with other datasets to try to see where gaps exist and to better understand travel patterns.In the Greater Toronto Area, researchers found larger concentrations of shift workers in east Brampton and northeast Mississauga along with parts of northwest and east Toronto. Generally speaking, the study showed evening and night shift workers have lower incomes. It also showed Black, Filipino, South Asian, ...

Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition late Saturday night in El Salvador, the first to wear the crown from her country.Palacios is a 23-year-old communicologist, who said she wants to work to promote mental health after suffering debilitating bouts of anxiety herself.Miss Thailand, Anntonia Porsild, was first runner-up and Miss Australia, Moraya Wilson, the second runner-up.Eighty-four women competed for the crown in the 72nd edition of the competition.Palacios appeared to secure the win when she confidently answered the question of which woman’s shoes would she like to spend a year in by saying Mary Wollstonecraft, the 18th-century English writer and philosopher. Wollstonecraft was an advocate of women’s rights and is considered one of the forerunners of feminism.Palacios said she wants to work to close the salary gap between the genders so that women can work in any area.Miss Universe was last held in El Salvador ...

3 people, including police officer, injured in car crash on South Side

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

CHICAGO -- Three people including a Chicago officer are injured after a crash in the Back of the Yards neighborhood overnight, police said. According to Chicago police, the incident occurred near the corner of 47th Street and Damen Avenue around 3:30 a.m. An off-duty officer was driving when another car entered on-coming traffic and crashed into the police car. Chicago man accused of promoting prostitution arrested after allegedly failing to appear for court date The officer was transported to the hospital with a broken hip.The 33-year-old woman driving the other vehicle was transported to Stroger Hospital with a broken wrist. A 12-year-old boy who was a passenger in her vehicle was also transported to the hospital for observation. The woman was later taken into custody. Charges are pending and police are investigating the incident.

Sunday Brunch: Holiday twist on the Monte Cristo with Harry Caray's

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

Join WGN Weekend Morning News with Harry Caray's to make a holiday twist on the Monte Cristo sandwich. Chef Shawn Johnson and Danielle Borisy joined to share more.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Suspect found dead after a teenager and 3 women killed in Memphis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A man believed to have fatally shot three women and a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee, has been found dead following an hours-long manhunt, police have confirmed. Memphis Police say Mavis Christian Jr., 52, was found in a vehicle on Alta Road at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. He had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and was pronounced dead at the scene.Christian was wanted in three separate shootings that killed four and left another critically wounded Saturday night.At around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, police were called to a shooting on Field Lark Drive in southwest Memphis. There, authorities found a woman and a girl, 13, who had been killed, and a 15-year-old girl who had been critically wounded, Memphis Police Officer Christopher Williams told The Associated Press. California nanny faces over 705 years in prison for sexual abuse of 16 boys Less than an hour later, authorities were called to Warrington Road in southeast Memphis for a woman with an ...

Turkeys are a lot cheaper this Thanksgiving. Here's why

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Need something to be thankful for? Well, in addition to the roof above your head and the device you’re reading this on, you can add the price of your Thanksgiving turkey to the list.That’s according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), which found that the average price of an 8-to-16-pound turkey was $1.27 per pound in August 2023 — a 22% decline from August 2022. The U.S. Department of Agriculture likewise lists the average price per pound for frozen, whole hen turkeys as $1.27 in August 2023 — down just over 22% from $1.64 in August 2022.The prices of some turkey products fell more dramatically, like boneless and skinless male turkey breasts, which were 61% cheaper in August 2023 than the same time last year, per the AFBF.Why is this happening? Because, finally, a highly contagious avian flu outbreak came under control.Poultry industry ‘holding its breath’In early 2022, what would become the largest bird flu outbreak in U.S. history started infecting wild ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expected to endorse former President Donald Trump for 2024 in valley event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

EDINBURG, Texas (Nexstar) — Former President Donald Trump is making a return to Texas on Sunday, where he’s expected to receive backing for his 2024 bid from the Lone Star State’s top Republican.Trump will join Gov. Greg Abbott in the Rio Grande Valley — home to a large portion of the highly-pined for Hispanic vote that Republicans have increasingly been investing time, money and resources in.It follows an early November trip to Houston, where the indicted former president held a rally as his poll numbers soar when ranked against fellow Republicans vying for their party’s nomination to take back the White House.According to a release from the Governor’s Office, the two Republican leaders will meet with state authorities stationed in South Texas as part of Abbott’s Operation Lone Star — his signature multi-billion dollar border security initiative. Trump and Abbott plan to serve meals in Edinburg to Texas National Guard soldiers, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, and author...

Texas neighbors lived in limbo with dozens of holes inside homes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) -- Rebecca Perry spends a lot of time cleaning her Lakeway home.“Just solid dust,” she said after running her hand along a piece of furniture. “It’s a constant, constant thing. “The 74-year-old is pretty sure it has to do with the cut-out holes in the drywall in just about every room in her house. In her bedroom, there are 10 holes cut into the walls and ceiling. She counted 38 throughout the home.Lakeway resident Rebecca Perry checks for dust on her furniture. She said numerous cut-outs in her walls and ceiling keep particles floating in the air (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)Perry, who had her house repiped, is waiting for an inspection from her water provider before the holes can be repaired (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala)Holes in Perry's living room (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)Large hole cut out in Perry's kitchen island (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)Hole in Perry's bathroom (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)One wall in Perry's hallway has four holes (KXAN Photo/Mike Rush)Exposed plumbing can be seen...

Austin philanthropist Robert L. Moody dead at 88

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Robert L. Moody, a nationally renowned businessman and philanthropist whose namesake adorns buildings across Austin, has died at the age of 88, according to a University of Texas at Austin release.Serving as chairman of the Moody Foundation's board of trustees, Moody allocated $50 million in 2013 to create the Moody College of Communication, per the release. The Moody Foundation also committed $20 million to help revamp the outdoor spaces of the Blanton Museum of Art.In 2022, the Moody Center opened as UT's new basketball arena and events venue, following a $130 million grant from the Moody Foundation to help support Texas Athletics, the release said.More than $204 million was committed by the Moody Foundation to UT to help support colleges, institutes, programs and venues across campus. Outside of UT, the Moody family's name is found on facilities including the Moody Amphitheater, the Moody Bank — originally named City National Bank and founded by Robert's grandfath...