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The City of Kelowna, B.C., is hiring a consultant to review the pros and cons of transitioning from the RCMP to a municipal police force. “As Kelowna continues to grow rapidly, and with the RCMP policing contract for municipalities set to expire in 2032, this review is a responsible step to ensure we are delivering the best value to taxpayers and planning effectively for the future needs of our city,” said Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas.The city has allocated $250,000 for a Police Services Model review that will begin this summer.“Crime and safety remain top priorities for this council,” Dyas said.…
The Amazon Prime logo is displayed on Amazon delivery trucks in Richmond, California, June 21, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesDepartment of Justice officials on Tuesday charged members or associates of an Armenian organized crime ring with stealing more than $83 million worth of cargo from Amazon by posing as legitimate truck drivers and siphoning off goods destined for the company’s warehouses.Since at least 2021, at least four people linked to the crime ring carried out a scheme across California to steal truckloads of merchandise, ranging from smart TVs and GE icemakers to SharkNinja vacuums and air fryers, the DOJ alleged.”At…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Denzel Washington denied he skipped events at the Cannes Film Festival after he had a tense encounter with a photographer on the red carpet Monday. “Not true,” a rep for the “Gladiator II” star told Fox News Digital Tuesday. “He was always scheduled to be in and out of Cannes, arriving and departing on Monday, in between performances of Othello on Broadway. It was a great evening at the Cannes Film Festival.”The 70-year-old is starring as Othello on Broadway through next month. The film festival at the luxury resort town in the French…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. D-Wave Quantum — The quantum computing stock surged 25.9% after announcing its latest computing system called Advantage2. Agilysys — The enterprise software developer for the hospitality industry rallied 22.1% after topping analysts expectations in its latest quarter. Agilysys reported fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $14.8 million, more than the FactSet consensus estimate of $11.3 million. Revenue of $74.3 million exceeded the Street estimate of $71.4 million. Amer Sports — The sports and fitness equipment maker soared 19.1% after first-quarter adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share topped the 15 cents estimated…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Caitlin Clark became the co-owner of yet another WNBA record, but her performance came in a losing effort.The Atlanta Dream took down Clark’s Indiana Fever, 91-90, in a thriller in Indianapolis Tuesday night, all while Clark rewrote the history books again.Indiana trailed, 44-42, at the half, while Clark was on pace for a second triple-double in as many games this season. However, the Dream went on an 11-0 run, and it looked like all was over. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after scoring a 3-pointer against Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne…
The SEC on Tuesday charged crypto project Unicoin and three of its senior executives with running a fraudulent offering that raised more than $100m from thousands of investors. The complaint names CEO and board chairman Alex Konanykhin, former president and board chairwoman Silvina Moschini and former chief investment officer Alex Dominguez. It accuses them of making false and misleading statements in sales of rights certificates and common stock from Feb. 2022 to the present.According to the SEC, the company claimed its Unicoin tokens would be backed by billions of dollars of real estate holdings, when in reality those assets were…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldDonald Trump’s administration is debating an executive order that could open the nearly $9tn US retirement market to private capital groups focused on corporate takeovers, property and other high-octane deals. The order would instruct agencies such as the departments of labour and Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission to study the feasibility of opening 401k plans, a primary vehicle for US retirement savings, to the private funds, according to four sources familiar with the talks.Trump opened the door for…
Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, engaged in a heated exchange Tuesday as the nation’s top diplomat defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy while testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For seven minutes, Van Hollen criticized Rubio on his handling of issues ranging from the freezing of humanitarian assistance in Sudan during a genocide, deportations to El Salvador without due process and revoking student visas. “You and I served together in Congress for 15 years,” Van Hollen said. “We didn’t always agree, but I believe we shared some common values — a…
Wallabies captain Harry Wilson won’t flinch in his timely return from a broken arm as the Queensland Reds battle the Hurricanes for fourth spot.The Reds (fourth, 32 points) have missed their rampaging back-rower, going 2-3 in five tight games without him to slowly slide from top spot.Wilson’s 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season was ended prematurely by an arm fracture that required surgery, the No.8 then surging back into the Test frame and assuming the captaincy.The incumbent Test skipper will return on Friday from a smaller fracture in the same arm, suffered in a collision with a tackler’s head in early…
The United States says a new Israeli-approved organisation – the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – is the key to resolving the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, but it already is receiving its fair share of criticism. The GHF says it is going to start operations before the end of May. United Nations officials and humanitarian groups say it will not have the ability to deal with the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza as a result of Israel’s two-month-long blockade. Instead, the aid groups that have been working in Gaza point out that they have the capacity to bring in…
