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The Titan submersible: What could have gone wrong?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic.The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for the small craft, named Titan, in a remote area of the North Atlantic Ocean. OceanGate Expeditions, an undersea exploration company, has been chronicling the Titanic's decay and the underwater ecosystem around it via yearly voyages since 2021.What we know so far about the submersible, what may have gone wrong, and what's being done to find it:What's the latest on the search?A Canadian aircraft has detected underwater noises during the hunt for the submersible. The U.S. Coast Guard said via Twitter early Wednesday that as a result of the noises detected by the Canadian P-3 patrol aircraft, search efforts have been relocated and the data is being used to help guide the ongoing effort. When and where did the Titan go missing?Th...

How a rule violation helped the White Sox to a win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

CHICAGO — At this point in the season, the White Sox will take a win, even if it took a rule violation by their opponent at home plate to get it.Tied at six in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Rangers Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, Elvis Andrus appeared to have been thrown out at home by right field Travis Jankowski. Replay confirmed that the White Sox shortstop was tagged out by Texas' Jonah Heim before he got to the plate, but a technicality overturned it. It was ruled that the catcher was in the line of Andrus' slide, which is a violation, allowing the White Sox runner to get the base and score the run.Heim's violation was the difference in a 7-6 win by the home team as they win their first game of the series and improve to 32-43 on the season.Naturally, it was celebrated by the White Sox fans at Guaranteed Rate Field, but it was loathed by the Rangers, especially manager Bruce Bochy, who was ejected after arguing the call. After the conclusion of the game, he was s...

Victim of Colorado moose attack says animal was just 'doing her job as a mom'

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A man in Colorado's Coal Creek community is recovering after being attacked by a cow moose near his home on Monday morning.Rob Standerwick has lived in his home on Hummingbird Lane for 24 years. He walks the trail along Coal Creek three times a day with his dogs and has never had an encounter quite like this. Moose dies after jumping from 2nd-story deck Standerwick was once again walking his two dogs, Phantom and Magic, when he surprised the cow moose on Monday."I heard a couple of branches break and looked up and saw this cow, female moose, and she was already at full speed running right at me," Standerwick said. "I didn’t have a chance to even turn to run or get behind a bigger tree. By the time I recognized she was coming, I was on the ground."Next thing Standerwick knew, the cow was on top of him. Thinking quickly, he decided to pull out a firearm from his pocket and fire two shots into the ground. The shots scared off the moose, and he was able ...

LULAC denounces Texas 'Death Star' bill, calls it 'potential death sentence' for workers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) raised the alarm Tuesday over Texas HB 2127, a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, saying that it is "tantamount to a potential death sentence for Latino and Texas workers."The law takes regulatory power away from municipalities, preventing towns and cities from creating or enforcing ordinances and rules relating to specific sections of state law. One such now-unenforceable rule is a City of Austin ordinance that mandates water breaks for construction workers every four hours.In the civil rights group's Tuesday press release, LULAC National President Domingo Garcia called Abbott and supporters of the new bill "heartless politicians who turned Texas into a plantation/patron 1900s system once again.""They will be stained with the same degree of criminal intent if workers die of heat strokes," Garcia said, "To deny water breaks to a construction worker toiling in the 100-degree-plus heat is shameful and criminal. Whi...

Lethbridge College wants to hear from southern Albertans

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

By Heather CameronSunny South NewsLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterLethbridge College is seeking input from others through a ‘Road to Ready’ Survey.“We’re making sure that we ask anyone who wants to provide an opinion about what they think of the college and where we should be and where we should be going and what’s our mission and vision gets to,” Dr. Samantha Lenci, Provost and Vice President Academic of Lethbridge College, said. “It’s really to deepen our understanding, our mission, our vision, our values, and to help us understand what our institutional priorities are.”The survey, Lenci says, was last done six years ago. This current survey, Lenci says, is being done because the current president of the college, Dr. Brad Donaldson, has an open style and thought that there have been a lot of changes in higher education within the province of Alberta after COVID, enough changes that he thought it was a good time to look at what the college does and why they do it.“The whole com...

Coaldale Pickleball Club hosts junior tournament

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Southern Alberta NewspapersOrganizers of the Junior Pickleball Tournament in Coaldale have deemed the event a smashing success.The tournament took place on June 9 and featured competitors ages 10 to 18 years old. Originally, the event was scheduled to take place at the outdoor pickelball courts at Eastview Park in Coaldale, but due to inclement weather, had to be moved indoors. Accommodating the last minute request, the Coaldale Mennoite Church was able to offer up their gymnasium for the tournament to go ahead. The event saw over forty junior pickleball players in attendance, including international students attending Kate Andrews High School hailing from Chile, Spain, and France.Local competitors from Coaldale, Lethbridge, Warner, Wrentham, and Aetna showed up embodying the spirit of friendly competition and organizers of the event praised the, “great sportsmanship”  exhibited by all  participants throughout the day. The round robin tournament format ensured each team was able top...

Taber’s library board respond to drag queen protest

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

By Ian CroftSunny South NewsLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterWith the Taber Public Library witnessing a protest earlier this month due to their Drag Queen Story Time event as part of Taber Pride, Tamara Miyanaga, member of the Taber Public Library Board, took a moment to share the board’s opinion on the protest.“On behalf of the library board we felt the protest was respectful, and we appreciated the support we received from the Taber Police Service,” said Miyanaga. “There was no negative altercations, and Taber Equality Alliance and those who protested were able to use the library in a peaceful and respectful manner.”When asked about if there was a preferred method of people showing there discontent with the Drag Queen Story Time event, Miyanaga said, “No. I think the protest allowed people to express their concerns and their own values without causing interference for people who were attending the library or the Taber Equality Alliance.”Finally to end things, Miyanaga quoted a ...

Community Newspapers recognized in province-wide competition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe Sunny South News and The Taber Times have been named as finalists in the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association’s (AWNA) annual Better Newspaper Competition (BNC) Award for General Excellence.The annual competition honours and recognizes excellence in Alberta Weekly newspaper publishing across a number of awards categories including general excellence, and individual achievements in editorial, advertising, and photography.Awards for the BNC’s General Excellence includes four categories which are based on the size of the community and the publication’s circulation with categories for circulation under 1,100, 1,100-4,999, 5,000-9,999 and upwards of 10,500. In each of these groups, awards are then presented for General Excellence, Best Front Page, Best Editorial Page and Best Sports Page.The Coaldale Sunny South News and The Taber Times have been named as two of the five finalists in Alberta for their 2022 submissions. Submissions for the 2022 BNC Gene...

Lethbridge County council meeting briefs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsThe following are selected briefs from the June 15 council meeting.New CAOCouncil welcomed the County’s new CAO for the first public meeting in council chambers. Council and administration welcomed Cole Beck who officially started with the County last week.Beck said, “this is my fourth day day with Lethbridge County (…) and I am amazed with all of the high-functioning amazing people Lethbridge County has. I have had an opportunity to tour all of the great work that public works is doing and I am just really looking forward to working with each of you and the County as a whole and continuing the great work that has been done in the past.”Department reports—Community Services disposal of land Hilary Janzen, supervisor of planning presented a report pertaining to the disposal of a parcel of County-owned land in the River Brink Subdivision.Janzen noted, “this particular parcel in question is located within the River Brink estates subdivision. When t...

Resident advocates for noise bylaw reform

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:42:20 GMT

Dear Editor:Every power plant that I worked for the past 25 years I had to protect my ears from machinery noises in the background – boilers, turbines, feedwater pumps, diesel generators, Cummins standby power, and many more equipment in the plant. Before one can work in the power plants, they must follow rules and regulations. Wear ear plugs and earmuffs when making rounds every hour taking readings of the various equipment in operation. I also had to wear a hard hat and safety shoes. While spending many hours on shift one can hear the high-pitched noises and know when something goes wrong.Horst and I worked 12-hour shifts for six months without days off. One day he said that we change shifts so he asked that I work 18 hours to switch from his day shift to my night shift so that he can take over the 12-hour night shift. The Eldorado Mining Company broke the labor laws, not intentionally, but due to shortage of power engineers that left them no choice.We live in a neighbourhoo...