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CBS News
an hour ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Panthers Marchand, Reinhart work celebratory "shifts" popular South Florida fast food joints
A pair of Florida Panthers Stanley Cup champs are getting up and close and personal with fans as they serve up some South Florida favorites. Right wing Sam Reinhart will trade in his helmet for a headset, serving fans during a celebratory "shift" at Raising Cane's in Tamarac at 5600 N. University Drive, just 15 minutes from Amerant Bank Arena. During his "shift," Reinhart will serve fans Box Combos from the front counter and drive-thru, and work in the kitchen. His shift will last from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. At 11 a.m., teammate Brad Marchand will trade his hockey gear for a Dairy Queen uniform and giving fans a sweet reason to celebrate. Brad will be at the Dairy Queen on Hiatus Road in Sunrise, where he'll serve free Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzards, his personal favorite. In his honor, it will temporarily be renamed "The Brad Blizzard" for the day. In honor of the team's magical playoff run, Marchand and his teammates made it a tradition to visit DQ before key games, and the team went undefeated after every pre-game DQ visit.
Vancouver Sun
an hour ago
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Why police forces serving multiple towns are breaking up in B.C.
Police forces are splitting apart in B.C. despite more than two decades of recommendations and discussion on amalgamating municipal police agencies into larger regional forces. In Metro Vancouver, Pitt Meadows is establishing its own RCMP detachment, separate from Maple Ridge. A new $21.7-million building for the RCMP is under construction. Langley Township also plans to establish its own RCMP detachment, separate from the City of Langley, making the breakup official last month . In each case, the communities had shared RCMP detachments, but now want more control over their own detachments. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The B.C. government did not respond to Postmedia's questions put to it last week on why it's giving the OK to fragment policing, creating more, smaller police forces. The moves by Pitt Meadows and Langley township require provincial approval. Kash Heed, a former B.C. solicitor general and longtime advocate of amalgamating smaller forces into regional forces, called the moves a step backward. He also pointed to Kelowna, which is considering creating its own municipal force , and said it is a concern because what is needed is a regional force in the Okanagan, not separate independent RCMP detachments in several communities. The City of Surrey is in the midst of a controversial transition to its own municipal force from the RCMP. 'There are endless examples on the balkanization of our police services in British Columbia,' said Heed, now a city councillor in Richmond. Heed supports the 2022 recommendations of an all-party legislative committee on policing reform that said B.C. should replace the RCMP with a provincial police force and examine several areas for regionalization, including southern Vancouver Island and parts of the Lower Mainland and Okanagan. 'We need to come together and have a unified police service that's going to deliver the accountability, that's going to deliver the efficiencies and certainly deliver the effectiveness,' says Heed. The all-party legislative committee noted that having police services structured according to municipal boundaries has led to gaps in communication and administration, as well as fragmented services. Amalgamating police forces by region can increase efficiency and effectiveness of services that are highly technical, capital-intensive and specialized without sacrificing policing that is informed and responsive to the community, the committee said in its report. However, Craig Hodge, a Coquitlam city councillor and co-chairman of the local government roundtable on modernizing the B.C. Police Act, says communities should have the ability to choose the policing model best suited for them. That's particularly important given that policing can represent as much as 40 per cent of some local governments' budgets, he said. 'I think we're seeing communities with integrated detachments de-integrating because they want to be able to deliver a different level of service than their neighbour. It really goes against this whole idea that one size is going to fit all,' said Hodge. He noted it does make sense for economies of scale and for operational efficiency, and because criminals don't respect borders, to have certain parts of police services amalgamated, such as for homicide and organized crime. That is something that does take place to some extent under operations such as the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. The debate over regionalizing police forces also comes against the backdrop of questions about whether the RCMP should become solely a federal force and focus on areas such as cross-border, organized and financial crime, and stop providing contract policing to municipalities and provinces like B.C. because it drains their staffing resources. The history of calls to examine regionalizing policing stretch as far back as 1990. That year, the B.C. government launched an inquiry into policing, where police executives and other experts favoured regionalization, while most mayors and police board members were opposed. In 2007, then B.C.'s Solicitor General John Les said he was ready to talk about a regional police force for Metro Vancouver, an idea that had been raised by Heed, who was then the police chief for West Vancouver. Heed became solicitor general in 2009 and again advocated a regional force. In 2012, former judge and B.C. attorney general Wally Oppal, who headed an inquiry into the response of law enforcement into missing women and serial-killer Robert Pickton's case, recommended that Metro Vancouver form a regional police force. So far, the B.C. government response to the recommendations, including to those from the all-legislative committee, has been muted. Mike Farnworth, a recent B.C. solicitor general, said in 2023 the idea is not on the front burner. The province's current solicitor general, Garry Begg, who sat on the all-party legislative committee and is a former RCMP officer, has not said what are the government's plans, if any, for a provincial police force or combining numerous police forces into regional forces in Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria. The B.C. government did not make Begg or someone else available for an interview for this article. In Pitt Meadows, the council believes having its own force will better serve the needs of the community, with a population of 19,000, than a combined force with Maple Ridge, with a population of 102,000. In a recent council meeting that provided a transition update on its new force, Pitt Meadows councillor Bob Meachen said now the city gets to manage the resources for which it is paying. 'That's a fundamental reason for doing what we are doing,' he said. Meachen noted that increased costs from areas such as body-worn cameras that the RCMP is bringing in would have to have been paid under the old model as well. Mayor Nicole MacDonald noted the transition is on time and on budget. 'There are lots of questions from other areas that are seeing what Pitt Meadows is doing,' she said. ghoekstra@
Vancouver Sun
an hour ago
- Climate
- Vancouver Sun
More evacuation orders to be lifted in parts of northwestern Manitoba after fires
Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in two northwestern communities lift their evacuation orders. The roughly 600 residents of the town of Lynn Lake will be allowed to return to the community 775 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg starting at 8 a.m. Friday. In a social media post, the town said buses would be arranged for those who need help with transportation. 'An evacuation alert will remain in place,' the town said on social media. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. 'While it is now safe to return, residents must remain prepared to evacuate again with little notice if fire conditions worsen.' Residents were forced out a little more than one month ago by an out-of-control blaze that currently stands at 71 square kilometres in size. Active fire and hot spots remain close, the town said. Suppression efforts are ongoing, but there is a continued risk of smoke and falling ash, officials said. Further south, residents of the city of Flin Flon could start coming home by the middle of next week as officials prepare to lift their mandatory evacuation order. Deputy Mayor Alison Dallas-Funk, in a social media post Thursday, said the order is expected to be lifted at 9 a.m. on June 25, about one month after the city's 5,100 residents were forced out by a massive wildfire that began days earlier in nearby Creighton, Sask. She said most critical services and businesses, including power and gas, would be ready to go by Sunday. Barring further fire activity, she said council would meet Monday to officially rescind the order. 'Please be careful, all of the highways are going to be extremely busy,' said Dallas-Funk. She said health services would be available in a limited capacity and added the grocery store won't have much in stock. Dallas-Funk said the town would work to secure buses to bring people home. Manitoba's wildfire service has said crews have made progress in combating the 3,700-square-kilometre fire near Flin Flon, but weather has hindered their efforts. The province has been experiencing what Premier Wab Kinew has described as its worst fire season in recent memory. At the peak of evacuations, about 21,000 people were out of their homes, putting pressure on the province's supply of hotel rooms and prompting Kinew's NDP government to encourage tourists to think twice about travelling to Manitoba. — By David Boles and Aaron Sousa in Edmonton Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Vancouver Sun
3 hours ago
- Climate
- Vancouver Sun
First heat wave of 'torrid summer' to hit Eastern Canada next week
The first heat wave of Summer 2025 is about to hit Eastern Canada, with temperatures climbing to the mid-30s early next week. Add the humidity from a wet spring and it will feel even hotter. We'd better get used to it, as it is signalling 'a torrid summer ahead,' says David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. 'We rarely go a year without a heat wave,' he says, 'but this will be the first one and people have to learn how to deal with it again.' The high pressure system will settle over southern and eastern Ontario as well as southern Quebec. It will edge into southeastern Manitoba on one side and western New Brunswick on the other. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Contrasting this spate of heat with the renown 'polar vortex' of winter, Phillips refers to this phenomenon as a 'Bermuda High.' That's a semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure , which usually migrates east-west, back and forth across the North Atlantic, influencing weather patterns. Except this one is further west and further north than usual, says Phillips. 'It circulates southern air further north.' There's no doubt it will feel oppressive, says Phillips, adding that a heat dome squeezes air molecules, pressing them downward, creating heat from the friction. Moisture from a particularly wet spring will compound with the heat. There has been 30 to 40 per cent more precipitation than normal this year, he says. During the day the humidity may make it feel like 40 degrees Celsius or more. Another factor in the mix is the sunshine. Long summer days 'prevent the cool-off,' he says. At night, it will feel tropical, with temperatures above 20 C. The Maritimes won't get the extreme heat, but temperatures will rise, particularly in western New Brunswick. Western Canada has been experiencing heat already, with many hot, dry days (made worse by wildfire smoke), he says. But, he adds, in eastern Canada, people have been asking when the warmth is going to arrive. Normally, Eastern Canada would have several days in the 30s by now, says Phillips, but there were none in May and only one in June. Contrast that with Winnipeg, which he says has had nine or 10. 'In eastern Canada, people have felt left out, on the sidelines.' But now summer heat is arriving with a vengeance. It will be a three-day event with temperatures rising to the mid-30s in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, accompanied by nighttime temperatures in the 21-23 C range, with the humidex in the low to mid 40s . 'That's eight or nine degrees warmer than normal.' Ultimately, it seems we had better get used to this. All the weather-mapping models from Canada, the U.S. and Europe are predicting increasingly hot summers, says Phillips. 'This will be the first heat wave, but it's not going to be the last. We're going to see repetition throughout the summer.' He cautions that publicized high temperatures are measured in the shade. As a result, 'going out into the sun could add another seven to 10 degrees to the body. It's a lot of stress on the body. Too much.' It results in increased hospital admissions, he notes. 'People may not be dying in the streets but there is increased respiratory and cardiovascular distress.' The Canadian Red Cross urges people to stay indoors between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the hottest period of the day. Drink plenty of cool fluids — even if you're not thirsty. And avoid alcohol and caffeine, as both can result in dehydration. Check regularly with the children and seniors in your life to ensure they are drinking enough water. Finally, says the Red Cross, be aware of the following signs of heat illness: dizziness or fainting; nausea or vomiting; headache; rapid breathing or heartbeat; extreme thirst; dark yellow urine; muscle cramps, especially in arms, legs, or stomach. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Perth Now
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Aussie mother sparks debate with ‘shocking' gift at a child's party
An Aussie mother has sparked debate by bringing her own cleaning supplies as a 'secret present' for a child's birthday party, as opposed to a more traditional gift. Perth mother Amanda Sainsbury-Salis explained on a TikTok clip she didn't want to bring gifts to a 'family birthday party', which she believed would end up in landfill. 'So, this is my secret present that I like to do at kids' birthday parties ... I like to bring a bag of rags,' Sainsbury-Salis said in her now viral TikTok clip. Sainsbury-Salis brought out a number of other little supplies, including cling wrap, which she says the hosts usually run out. Sainsbury-Salis continued: 'You know when you're at a kid's birthday party and everyone wants to help, but nobody knows how to help because they don't know where any of the cleaning stuff is? Sunrise host Monique Wright (middle) was joined by journalists Luke Bona and Susie O'Brien for Hot Topics on Friday. Credit: Seven 'I like to bring dishwashing detergent because you can bet your boots that the parents may have run out of dishwashing liquid. 'I bring a cleaning product because who knows how to find the cleaning products in someone else's house. 'And the other thing I bring is a lot, a lot of tea towels because these are really, really handy and nobody knows where to find the tea towels in somebody else's house.' On Friday, Sunrise's Monique Wright was joined by journalists Susie O'Brien and Luke Bona, who spoke about the unusual gift. 'I think you're probably wiser sticking to Lego. Just give a kid a present,' O'Brien said. 'If someone with a bag of cleaning products I would say 'come on in, friend! Start on my pantry. Work your way through!' 'I have friend who turns-up to my house for dinner and they go 'could I repack your dishwasher? I don't like the way you have done it.' The mother said she takes a bag of rags to the child's birthday party. Credit: Seven 'Clearly, my standards aren't as high as some peoples! 'You want to clean at my house? Come on in!' Bona laughed off the idea of turning up to a kid's party with a bag of cleaning rags. '(She should have put something in there) like a dust buster. 'A Kmart dust buster. Don't go the Dyson. 'Could I just say this: 'can that woman's child be invited to a birthday party at my place twice a week?' 'That would be amazing!'
