Author: Press Room

City of Calgary aiming for faster snow clearing on priority roads this winter

Canada

With snow in the forecast, the City of Calgary has set goals to clear major roadways and transit stops faster this upcoming winter. Changes to the city’s winter operations program will see major roads, community roadways and transit routes cleared within 36 hours after a major snowfall, compared to the prior response time of 48 hours.According to the city, routes will still be prioritized based on traffic volumes, with roads like Crowchild Trail and MacLeod Trail classified as priority one routes.The changes also mean community roads and transit stops will also get cleared within 18 hours of a snowfall.“These enhanced…

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Kari Lake says she would accept ‘fair, honest and transparent’ Arizona election results

Politics

CNN  —  Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said in a new interview she would accept the results of a “fair, honest and transparent election,” expanding on previous comments she made to CNN in which she wouldn’t commit to accepting the state’s election results if she lost. “I will accept the results of this election if we have a fair, honest and transparent election. Absolutely, 100%,” Lake told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl in an interview excerpt that aired Friday. Karl pressed Lake to reiterate whether she would accept the results of the election regardless of the outcome. Lake again said…

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World’s biggest marketing groups sidestep digital ad turmoil

Companies

Three of the world’s largest advertising groups have raised annual financial targets as they seek to convince corporate clients that it would be a mistake to cut brand-building marketing budgets in response to cost pressures.Interpublic, the US marketing conglomerate, on Friday joined its New York rival Omnicom and France’s Publicis in increasing guidance for full-year revenues despite the slowing global economy and a slump in the social media advertising market.Several ad executives said they were still cautious given client concerns about inflation, the war in Ukraine and wider uncertainty. Philip Angelastro, chief financial officer of Omnicom, which owns agency networks…

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Kim Kardashian’s Greatest Quotes About Motherhood

Entertainment

Proud mom! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started growing their family in 2013, and the reality star has been gushing about her children ever since. The former couple, who began living separately in 2020 before she filed for divorce in February 2021, first welcomed their daughter North, followed by Saint in 2015 and Chicago three years later. Psalm arrived in 2019. While the makeup mogul carried her first two babies, she welcomed her third and fourth via surrogate after her doctor warned that a gestational carrier was the safest option for both her and her child. That’s because the Keeping Up With the…

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Judge dismisses illegal voting case of Texas man who waited in line for 6 hours

United States

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge has dismissed illegal voting charges against a Houston man who stood in line six hours to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential primary and became a figure over Republican efforts to tighten election laws.The decision this week followed a wider ruling in Texas that limits the state’s power to prosecute voting fraud cases, which has drawn backlash from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other GOP leaders.Hervis Rogers, who in March 2020 did not leave a polling center at a historically Black college until about 1:30 a.m., had faced charges that carried a possible sentence…

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