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The Township of Springwater launches a new pilot project to improve the balance of professional and personal life of its employees. The Springwater council voted Wednesday unanimously to introduce a four-day weekly work for a five-month trial period from April 25. Municipal office hours are extended to make up for lost time. The staff of the municipality will work more days from Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, ensuring that there are 35-40 hours per week....

A victory for the incumbent president, Ranil Wickremesinghe – one of two main contenders but opposed by many ordinary Sri Lankans – could lead to more protests by people angry with the ruling elite after months of extreme fuel shortages , food and medicine. Ruling party lawmaker Dullas Alahapperuma, a former journalist, is more popular with protesters and the opposition but has no top-level governance experience in a country with almost no dollars for imports and in desperate need of an IMF bailout....

In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, Premadasa said that “for the greater good of my country that I love and the people that I love, I am withdrawing my candidacy for the post of president.” Instead, Premadasa pledged his support to Dullas Alahapperuma, the candidate from a splinter group of Sri Lanka’s ruling Podujana Peramuna Party (SLPP). The decision to withdraw from the presidential race is believed to be partly due to the tough political future facing any president who now takes the role....

Before the adjournment, Judge Carl Nichols appeared prepared to rule that the October 2021 communications between the committee and Steve Bannon could be admitted at trial, but only if the portions of the letters discussing privilege were redacted. “Those parts of the letters that discuss benefits are not clearly relevant to me at this time,” Nichols said, noting that Mr. Bannon has not indicated an intention to argue that the return dates were fluid because there were ongoing discussions about privilege....

The protagonist of many Hollywood action movies, including Under Siege, attended a dinner hosted in his honor at a restaurant in Moscow on Sunday (April 10th). According to the Financial Times, the allies present at the event were Russian state television presenter Vladimir Soleviev and Russian journalist Margarita Simonyan, both of whom have been included in the EU sanctions list in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. In a video posted on Twitter, Seagal, who had previously called Putin “one of the greatest world leaders, if not the greatest world leader alive today,” appeared to be calling everyone in the room “my family and them....

According to Steam’s official figures, on its release day the indie title currently has the maximum number of concurrent players at 62,963. Only 12 games are being played by more Steam users at the time of publication, including free-to-play Apex Legends and AAA titles like FIFA 22 and Grand Theft Auto. According to independent market analyst Benji-Sales, Stray has comfortably surpassed Annapurna’s record for concurrent players on Steam, previously held by Twelve Minutes with 8,021....

“Nach einem konstruktiven Gespräch mit der SRG-Führung und der Zusicherung eines ausgewogenen Berichts und einer unparteiischen Überwachung der Arena ist die SVP bereit, die Show erneut zu sehen”, sagte die Partei in einer Erklärung. „Weniger Eigenwerbung – mehr journalistische Distanz“ Zuvor trafen sich SVP-Präsident Marco Chiesa (47), Fraktionschef Thomas Aeschi (43) und Nationalrat Thomas Matter (56) mit der SRF-Spitze. Letztere bestand aus Regisseurin Nathalie Wappler (54), Fernsehredakteurin Tristan Brenn und Radioredakteurin Lis Borner (62)....

Chief Sonny Bradley returns to the starting line-up for the first time since January after recovering from injury. Henri Lansbury starts after coming off the bench against Peterborough United and Harry Cornick joins Elijah Adebayo at the front, with Cameron Jerome absent from injury last week. Luke Berry returned to the bench, appearing on the team for the first time since the away win over Hull City in March. Luton: Shea; Onyedinma, Bree, Bradley (C), Naismith, Bell; Lansbury, Campbell, Mpanzu; Cornick, Adebayo....

Police are finding young people carrying bear spray that they say is for protection, but “the use of the spray tends to make the community more, not less dangerous,” said media relations officer Const. Maury Tire said in a statement on Friday. “Young people need to know very well that the use of any weapon can lead to the ultimate tragedy of loss of life or serious injury to someone else....

Bei einem Schusswechsel in Tel Aviv sind nach Angaben von Ärzten mindestens zwei Menschen getötet und mehrere weitere schwer verletzt worden. Laut Polizei eröffnete “ein Terrorist” das Feuer. Ein Verdächtiger wurde bei einem Fluchtversuch erschossen. Bei einem Angriff im Zentrum von Tel Aviv wurden mindestens zwei Menschen getötet und mehrere weitere verletzt. Das Ichilov-Krankenhaus in der israelischen Metropole hat nach eigenen Angaben zehn Menschen bei dem Angriff verletzt. Zwei von ihnen starben trotz medizinischer Hilfe, vier weitere befinden sich in Lebensgefahr....

The slyly arrogant prince leads a strategic meeting inside Dragonstone Castle’s torch relay. “I want patrols along the perimeter of the island,” declares the glowing Demon, dressed in black with long, silver-blonde hair. “Arm the dragon riders, they are capable fighters… we have the Syrax, the Caraxes and the Tyraxes and…” Smith pauses. What is the name of the fourth dragon again? “Oh, for the hell of it!” Smith shouts....

Comment BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday proposed a plan to curb natural gas as it prepares for the “possible scenario” that Russia could cut off the flow to Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined a proposal for countries to cut gas demand by 15% between August and March next year to tackle the continent’s energy crisis. Fears of more price hikes and shortages leaving households cold next winter have grown as supplies of natural gas from Russia slowed significantly....

Both Ontario and Quebec are set to see turbulent weather in the coming days due to a strong surveillance system in the area. Some northern areas of Ontario are experiencing heavy snow, while other areas in the south may see 30+ mm of rain by Friday. Rainfall warnings in eastern Ontario and southern Quebec indicate local flooding is possible. More about what to expect with the spring storm and what lies beyond it, below....

The Equality Act of 2010 brought together all the different protected groups, whose rights had been hard-won over the centuries, under a single landmark legislation. As regulators of this law, our mission to the Committee on Equality and Human Rights (EHRC) is to uphold these protections. With nine different protected characteristics to consider, each with its own interests and needs, there are inevitably cases where certain rights overlap. The role of the EHRC is to balance them....

Police said they were called to Royal York Station on April 5 at 1:30 p.m. for a suspicious incident. A 14-year-old girl was inside the station when a man approached her, police said. He then allegedly put his arms around her and talked to her “while escorting her in his direction.” Police said the girl asked the man to let her go. The interaction caught the attention of another person, who subsequently intervened and pulled the girl away from the man, police said....

Jose Luis Gonzalez Reuters One of the busiest commercial ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained virtually closed on Wednesday as frustration and traffic jams escalated as new orders from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott required additional commercial trucking inspections under the trucking company. Republican border. As of Monday, Mexican truckers have been blocking the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest since Abbott last week ordered state troops to stop and inspect trucks coming to Texas....

12 Apr 2022 • 46 minutes ago • 2 minutes reading • Join the discussion Teser Technologies Phil Alle, right, president and CEO, and John Fox, vice president of business operations, demonstrate the TESER ACT unit at University of Alberta Biosecurity Level 3 Edmonton Workshop, April 12, 2022. Photo by Ed Kaiser / Postmedia Content of the article Researchers in Alberta are releasing a product that they say can release disinfectant items from COVID-19 in just 60 seconds....

A fine will also be imposed on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. The news came after the London Metropolitan Police announced earlier on Tuesday that they had issued 30 more permanent sanctions in connection with the “partygate” scandal, which has angered many in Britain and seen dozens of politicians and officials being investigated for allegedly government violated the pandemic restrictions. “The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have been notified today that the Metropolitan Police intend to impose permanent sanctions on them,” said a spokesman for Johnson’s office....