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Al Leiter, a Mets fan ‘at birth,’ calls his time in Queens the ‘best seven years of my baseball life’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

Growing up in New Jersey, summertime for Al Leiter was, as he puts it, “WOR, Bob Murphy, Lindsay Nelson and Ralph Kiner.” Leiter has vague memories of 1969, when he was nearly four years old and the Mets made a magical run to an improbable World Series title:“Black-and-white TV, upstairs at a house in Pine Beach, my older brothers and my dad, all excited when they won.”Tom Seaver, of course, “walked on water, as far as the Leiter family was concerned,” he adds. In 1973, when the Mets made their next trip to the World Series, Leiter was seven and “in the sweet spot of being a young boy, loving baseball,” he says.No wonder Leiter, now 57, describes himself as a Mets fan “at birth.” Lucky for him, he eventually got a chance to pitch for the team he swooned over as a kid and he was so good at it he’s headed to the Mets Hall of Fame. Leiter will be honored Saturday at Citi Field along with Howard Johnson and broadcasters G...

Police respond after BB gun found at the King School in Dorchester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

Boston Police responded to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Grove Hall, Dorchester, this morning following a call reporting a person with a gun.Police on scene were able to determine the gun in question was a BB gun, according to Boston Public Schools spokesman Max Baker, who was at the scene.BPD spokesman Officer Michael Torigian said the call came in at 8:47 a.m. and that no injuries or arrests were reported.Responding police could be seen removing an item presumed to be the BB gun in an evidence box.Best known as the King school, the kindergarten through eighth grade school is located at 77 Lawrence Ave.This is a developing story.

San Diego 6th best place in US to raise a family: study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Looking for the right place to raise a family? San Diego may be an option for you.According to a new study released by WalletHub, San Diego ranked as the sixth-best place in the U.S. to raise a family for 2023.Each of the 182 cities on the list received a total score that was determined by how each city fared in a variety of different factors to determine how good a city is for raising a family.The factors considered in the study were family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economics.You can find more information on the methodology used for the study here. Approaching ‘June Gloom’ is leaving San Diegans desperate for ‘Sunny San Diego’ San Diego's high ranking on the list was powered by its scores in family fun and education and child care, which were ranked fifth and ninth in the nation respectively.America's Finest City also ranked 20th in socio-economics and 25th in health and safety. Affordability was the only category in the...

RBC customers dealing with online, mobile technical issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

RBC customers are experiencing issues with the bank’s online and mobile systems. Around 8 a.m. Thursday, users began reporting an issue with seeing details in their accounts. @RBC Hi RBC! Online bank service is down… I can’t access the view of my money. What is going on??? Two months ago it was VISA and now it’s our own account. I’m thinking of changing of bank service, it’s not normal that kind of issue and not that often.— BB Smoak ???? (@DraiochtaBlack) June 1, 2023RBC acknowledged in a tweet there was an issue with the display of transactions in online and mobile banking and was working to resolve the issue “as soon as possible.”

Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military tribunal on Thursday charged five men with the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in December, a senior judicial official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, alleged all five are linked with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.The indictment followed a half-year probe after an attack on a U.N. peacekeeping convoy near the town of Al-Aqbiya in Lebanon’s south, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The shooting resulted in the death of Pvt. Seán Rooney, 24, of Newtown Cunningham, Ireland, and seriously wounded Pvt. Shane Kearney, 22. The wounded peacekeeper was medically evacuated to Ireland. Two other Irish soldiers sustained light injuries.The indictment includes evidence from bystanders’ testimonies, as well as audio recordings and video footage from surveillance cameras, the Lebanese official said. In some of the recordings of the confrontation, the gunmen reportedly could be heard telling the peacekeep...

Ottawa improving how it handles intelligence: Trudeau’s national security adviser

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

OTTAWA — The prime minister’s national security adviser says Ottawa needs to improve the way it manages intelligence, and officials are taking steps to address breakdowns in communication within government. Jody Thomas made the comments this morning at a meeting of a parliamentary committee that is investigating allegations that members of Parliament were targeted by foreign interference. Thomas said she wouldn’t speculate on the specifics of what took place before her tenure, after watchdog David Johnston found in a recent report that there were serious issues in the way the government handles confidential information. The former governor general’s first report found that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was aware of indications Chinese officials were contemplating action directed at Canadian MPs, but did not identify negligence at the highest political levels.The report said intelligence about Chinese officials seeking information about Conservative MP ...

Penguins hire former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as president of hockey operations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas as their new president of hockey operations.“On behalf of my family, we are thrilled to join the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and all of the incredible people across Fenway Sports Group,” said Dubas, in a statement. “I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity that lies ahead of me. The ownership group, FSG leadership and the Penguins staff on the ground in Pittsburgh have been absolutely outstanding. Everyone has demonstrated a clear commitment to building a best-in-class hockey operation.”The Leafs cut ties with Dubas on May 19 after five years at the helm. The team was ousted in five games in the second round by the Florida Panthers – following losses in the first round of the post-season in Dubas’ first four years in charge.The Penguins fired president of hockey operations Brian Burke and GM Ron Hextall after the team missed the playoffs this year, ending a 16-yea...

Métis leaders want introduction, passage of self-government legislation this spring

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

OTTAWA — The president of the Métis National Council says leaders are urging the Liberal government to introduce and pass self-government legislation this spring. Cassidy Caron made the comment at the start of a meeting in Ottawa between ministers and Métis leaders, co-chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The council is comprised of Métis leaders from Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Ontario. Caron says the nations have been working to sign self-government agreements and “eagerly look forward to the introduction and passage of Métis self-government implementation legislation in Parliament this session.”The Liberals have about a month to go before the House of Commons is set to rise for summer, and the government already has nine priority bills it wants passed. Advancing Métis self-governance was among the Indigenous-related promises Trudeau made in the 2021 federal election campaign. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 1, 2023. The ...

What are the economic consequences of empty office spaces across Canada?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

More than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, there are still a lot of Canadians who have yet to return to the office full-time.A new survey from Unispace shows people aren’t interested in returning for a variety of reasons.“…half of workers are in the office four or more days a week, but just 31 per cent like being in the workplace this regularly. The disconnect between what employees want and the work set-up on offer is a potential driver, as 41 per cent of employees currently ‘hot-desk,’ or share a workstation with other employees, but 79 per cent suggested they would be more inclined to head into the office if they were given their own assigned desk,” a portion of the survey said. Related Articles:Is converting office buildings into apartments here to stay?Vancouver office vacancy rates spike amid COVID-19, but well below national averageVancouver office space to be converted into apartments and rented as hotel rooms&nbs...

Coach confirms Lionel Messi’s last match for PSG this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:08 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris) — a favorite cry among Paris Saint-Germain fans — and to chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!”The soccer superstar will leave the team on Saturday not quite so revered.The cheers have been replaced by jeers and boos in recent weeks at the Parc des Princes, where the the World Cup winner will play his final game for the French league champion. Christophe Galtier confirmed on Thursday that the looming end of the season is also the end of Messi’s time at PSG.Messi will bow out in their league finale against Clermont on Saturday. His contract expires at the end of June.“I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of soccer,” Galtier said. “This will be his last match at the Parc des Princes, and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.”PSG recruited Messi in August 2021 with the ambition to finally win the Champions L...