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Evictions ‘catastrophic’ for B.C. seniors who lose affordable homes: seniors advocate

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

VICTORIA — British Columbia seniors who face eviction from long-term, affordable rental housing face “catastrophic” consequences and a growing number of older residents are at risk of becoming homeless, says the province’s seniors advocate. Everyone deserves to be adequately housed, Isobel Mackenzie said in an interview with The Canadian Press, but she noted the growing need for homes earmarked for seniors has become particularly dire for those with low, fixed incomes during what should be their golden years. Data compiled and released by Metro Vancouver this month show the BC Housing wait-list for social housing has 18,865 households on it, with seniors and families in most need. That’s a 27 per cent jump from 2022, and although the BC Housing wait-list doesn’t provide the full picture across the province for social housing needs, the increase doesn’t surprise Mackenzie.  She said as more people retire and start collecting old age security, Canad...

Officer hosts annual toy giveaway on Christmas Eve

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

CHICAGO — For 15 years, Chicago Police Department Officer Daliah Goree Keys has hosted a giveaway.It's an off-duty extension of on-duty service that began covering the Englewood district. 10th annual ‘Breakfast with Santa’ takes place in Garfield Park "We started off small," Goree Keys said. "What happened is that we started to get close to the women in the shelter and so we just picked up the idea that we would do Christmas every year for the women and it just went from shelters to out on the streets to my pastor opened his doors."The event is now a tradition and much larger.On Christmas Eve, 2,000 donated toys were given away at APC Morgan Park to hundreds of kids. "We want them to pick what they want, just to tell the parents to stand back and let them pick what they want cause that's what they want to play with," Goree Keys said. "And we tell them Santa brought it. Santa's out in the air so Mrs. Claus is coming to help Santa." Northwest Side church hosts Christmas party for ...

Why do we leave milk and cookies out for Santa?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

(WHTM) -- Leaving milk and cookies out for Santa Claus before going to bed on Christmas Eve is a tradition for many families. Santa isn't very picky as he will eat any cookie and drink any milk, but why do we leave milk and cookies out for Santa?According to Rent-A-Christmas, there are three theories behind this Christmas tradition:The Dutch ConnectionIn the past, the Netherlands would celebrate Christmas on Dec. 6. So on Dec. 5, the kids would leave out their shoes and wake up to their shoes being filled with treats. This would change over time and eventually lead to children leaving out cookies and milk for Santa instead.The Great Depression ConnectionIn a time when many families struggled, Christmas was a bright spot. The families would ask their children to leave out milk and cookies for Santa to thank him for bringing gifts.The Dairy ConnectionSimilar to the Christmas Pickle tradition, this theory mentions that leaving milk and cookies out for Santa was a marketing ploy. The da...

What fast food places, restaurants will be open for Christmas 2023?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – If you’re traveling home for the holidays and need a road snack, or are searching for last-minute meal after a Christmas Day cooking mishap, you likely already know your options will be limited. Though many restaurants will close for the holiday, there are some that will still be open on December 25. To save you the trouble of searching for those eateries, here is a list of the major fast-food chains and restaurants staying open — and a few that are closing — for Christmas 2023.Hours may vary by location; it’s best to check online or call ahead to confirm your location’s hours. Arby’s: Many locations will be open for Christmas, a representative for Arby’s tells Nexstar, but hours may vary. You can check your location’s hours online.Burger King: Because Burger King restaurants are individually owned, they may be open for Christmas with varying hours, a representative tells Nexstar. You can find local restaurant hours here. Denny’s: The “always open” diner w...

CLEAT: Officer-involved shooting in Bastrop County this weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Bastrop County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a disturbance call that turned into an officer-involved shooting this weekend, according to the executive director of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas.CLEAT's Charley Wilkison said in a social media post Sunday an armed suspect fired at BCSO deputies responding to a 911 call. Wilkison said in the post the incident was an officer-involved shooting.All deputies involved are okay and the suspect has been hospitalized, per his post. In an email to KXAN, Bastrop Police Chief Vicky Steffanic confirmed no officer-involved shooting happened within Bastrop's city limits.KXAN has reached out to the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office for more information involving the incident. This story will be updated once a response has been received.

New Survey: 1 in 3 Think Pot the Superior Holiday Present to Booze

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

According to a new survey by Oak PR, Americans are all in on cannabis Christmas festivities as it continues to be more and more normalized. The survey was conducted on 951 Americans over the age of 21. A little under the 1000 benchmark you’d like to see with these kinds of surveys and headlines but it’s pretty close. The Survey was conducted by Wired Research on behalf of Oak PR. Some of the other big takeaways included that one in four of those surveyed plan to gift cannabis to family and friends this holiday season. While not necessarily gifting, an estimated 63% of those surveyed planned to incorporate cannabis into their holiday plans in some way. A big chunk of the cannabis enthusiasm this holiday season will be provided by Gen Z and Millennials. They are far more likely than boomers to include cannabis in their holiday plans with 78% of the youngins coming out in favor of the plan while just over half of the boomers did at 56%, still a very progressive number compared to a dec...

Man arrested for possession of stolen vehicle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

(KRON) – A man was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle in Benicia on Dec. 18. Around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Benicia officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle out of another city earlier in the day on Columbus Parkway. According to police, officers found the vehicle in a parking lot. The vehicle was occupied.  Two Antioch minors killed in fatal hit-and-run The driver was identified as 35-year-old Jonathan Brady, who has an arrest warrant.Benicia officers arrested Brady for vehicle theft, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a stolen vehicle.

WWE superstar, LA Knight gets the key to Hagerstown for Christmas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

Hundreds of people packed University Plaza to see LA Knight receive the key to the city of Hagerstown, Maryland, on Saturday.Shawn Ricker spent the first 20 years of his life living in Hagerstown. At the age of 20, Ricker left Western Maryland and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to chase his dreams in the squared circle.In proving that dreams do come true, Ricker is now one of professional wrestling’s biggest names and is known all over the globe as WWE Superstar, LA Knight.#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-radius: 5px;}.connatix_video_caption{margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top:0; font-size: 14px; color: #272828; font-weight: 600; text-align: left; display:none;}This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker.(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2...

Grand Canyon’s Tyon Grant-Foster is thriving despite a pair of near-death experiences

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The darkest path often presents as the easiest one, a facade funneling into a trap.Tyon Grant-Foster saw the lurking danger behind the illusion but refused to detour no matter what life threw in his way.As a child surrounded by a world of gangs, drugs and crime, he chose the light of a basketball court. When two near-death experiences threatened to take away the game he loved most, Grant-Foster leaned into his faith, the winding path landing him in a starring role at Grand Canyon University.“You never question God’s path he has for you because everyone’s path is different,” Grant-Foster said. “So just because my path is hard and other people it isn’t doesn’t mean that it’s less important or mean that you give up. I had hard times, but it’s what makes me who I am today.”Grant-Foster’s impact has been massive in his short time at Grand Canyon.The 6-foot-7 senior guard’s 20.9 points per game rank 13th nationally and he’s second on the team with 6....

NFL MVP could be on the line when Brock Purdy’s 49ers host Lamar Jackson and the Ravens

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:36 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If a December matchup between the top two teams in the NFL didn’t provide high enough stakes, the NFL MVP could be decided Monday night when the San Francisco 49ers host the Baltimore Ravens.Niners quarterback Brock Purdy comes into the game as the favorite to win the award in what would be a remarkable rise from the final pick of the 2022 draft to MVP in 2023. Another impressive performance on the big stage might be enough to wrap it up.Lurking close behind is Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has the second-best odds to win his second career MVP, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.And if the quarterbacks slip up, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has the fifth-best odds to win the award.“Are you trying to get me in trouble with those two guys?” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said when asked to pick a candidate from his team. “That’s the only reason I wouldn’t overly comment on either one of them because I don’t want them to cancel each other out. ...