LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train pulling tanker cars to derail in Lloydminster.
Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) spokesman Ed Greenberg says a locomotive and seven cars carrying oil left the tracks Friday afternoon in the city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary.
Greenberg says the train was moving out of a rail yard at the time and wasn't on the main line.
RCMP in Lloydminster say nothing spilled from the cars and no evacuations were necessary.
Some diesel spilled from the locomotive but police say it was contained.
Greenberg says no one was injured and the public was never at risk.
"A full investigation is being conducted to determine what took place ? not just the cause, but the circumstances that led to the cause," Greenberg said Saturday.
RCMP say the investigation is being turned over to CP police.
Tracy McGrady is considering a return to China. (USATSI)
So close. Tracy McGrady finally got to the Finals this season as a bench-riding non-factor for the Western Conference Champion Spurs. He was 28 seconds from a championship ring. But alas, the Heat prevailed, and now McGrady continues to ponder his future.
Over the weekend at an event in China, McGrady told reporters he may consider a return to the Chinese Basketball Association, where he spent most of last season.
In a pre-game press conference in Nanning, McGrady said he might come back to China Basketball Association (CBA) league despite its under par competitive environment.
"For those who have played years in NBA and still want to prolong their career like me, CBA is a great alternative," said McGrady who played a whole CBA season before he joined the Spurs, clutched 25 points, 7.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, and his all-star performance help him sustain his highly respectable status in China.
McGrady still enjoys great support from Chinese fans. According to media, in the Yao Foundation Charity Game he attended, spectators made several attempts to invite him on the court, yelling "T-Mac" , "T-Mac" throughout the last quarter of the game.
"China is a huge market. Last season when I played for Tsingtao Doublestar, the fans were incredible. I had a great time there," said McGrady.
But he didn't reveal much about the next stop of his career. "I am happy to be home with my wife and kids. But if possible, I may come back to CBA. I haven't really thought about that," said McGrady.
via Possibility of McGrady's return to CBA not ruled out - China.olrg.cn.
So not exactly a ringing endorsement or a pledge to return to the CBA, but it's at least on the table. It mostly depends on whether McGrady wants to hang around in suits and be a locker room guy or go on a fun tour of China, make more money, and have a comfortable life for another season.
There's also nothing stopping him from doing what he did last season and play in the CBA for the year, then hop on to a playoff team when the CBA season ends. As long as he wants to play, that might be the best of both worlds, and it provides us for the exceptionally entertaining moments of "Tracy McGrady: Victory Cigar."
Players getting older like this is kind of weird.
HT: HoopsHype
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Washington, July 29 (ANI): Israel and Palestine will resume face-to-face peace talks on Monday in Washington, the State Department has said.
Secretary of State John Kerry?s six months of frenetic shuttle diplomacy is being credited for the long-stalled peace talks to begin.
Agency spokeswoman Jen Psaki said both the countries had accepted invitations from Kerry to come to Washington to formally resume direct final status negotiations.
According to Fox News, Psaki said Kerry on Sunday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Following the telephonic conversation, the leaders agreed the talks would ?serve as an opportunity to develop a procedural work plan for how the parties can proceed with the negotiations in the coming months,? the report said.
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Yitzhak Molcho will represent the Israelis and the Palestinians will be represented by Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat and Mohammad Shtayyeh. (ANI)
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Talk of Verizon buying a wireless operator in Canada is really stirring the pot.
Responding to concerns from Rogers Communications' CEO this week, Wind Mobile boss Anthony Lacavera said the idea that the country's regulations favor foreign telecom investment have no merit. Calling the claim "disingenuous," Lacavera told The Globe and Mail that there's no disadvantage for Rogers, Telus or Bell if they want to pursue the purchase of a smaller operator. Wind Mobile is a rumored acquisition target of Verizon.
Wind Mobile is Canada's fifth-largest wireless provider, with approximately 600,000 subscribers. By comparison, Rogers has more than 9 million and both Telus and Bell are over 7 million.
Canada's government has acknowledged wanting conditions ripe for a fourth national carrier that will increase competition. It recently did away with restrictions that previously required foreign investors to pursue a wireless company with less than 10 percent market share. And it blocked Telus from buying Mobilicity in part because its spectrum license doesn't expire until next year.
But Lacavera says the big telcos got plenty of help from the government when they established their wireless businesses, noting the allotment of spectrum in the '80s and '90s that gave the Big Three a significant advantage in the first place.
Bell Canada came out late this week with a two-page newspaper ad complaining about a perceived favoritism toward Verizon, citing a series of regulatory loopholes that the U.S. communications can use to its advantage if it wants to become a player in Canada's mobile market, the CBC noted.
SAITAMA, Japan -- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger credits a bold decision to coach in Japan early in his career with helping him become one of the most successful managers in the Premier League.
Wenger spent 18 months in charge of the J-league's Nagoya Grampus before joining the Gunners in September 1996 and said the move had a significant impact on his career.
The 63-year-old is still highly regarded by Japanese football fans. A near-capacity crowd of 43,000 was on hand when Arsenal beat Nagoya 3-1 in a preseason friendly.
Upon arriving in Japan, Wenger quickly brought respect to a team that in the previous year was at the bottom of the league.
Under Wenger, Nagoya won the national cup competition and the Frenchman received the J-League manager of the year award in 1995.
"Coming to Japan is something that changed me profoundly," Wenger said on Arsenal's website. "It helped me because I took a distance from the pressure in Europe and came back with a different viewpoint. I can take more distance from decisions now than I could before."
After Nagoya, Wenger went on to lead Arsenal to three Premier League titles and four F.A. Cups.
At the time, the J-League was only in its third season and was a long way from being a competition that would produce the likes of Shinji Kagawa, Yuto Nagatomo and Keisuke Honda.
While he influence the Japanese game tactically, he also learned a lot from the Japanese in areas such as training and diet.
His impact on the game here is still being felt almost 20 years after he left. Nagoya's current manager Dragan Stojkovic played under Wenger in Japan and has gone on to be one of the most successful foreign managers in Japan, having guided the team to the championship in 2010.
"I have learned a lot from (Arsene) over the years," Stojkovic said before his team played Arsenal. "I have visited London many times over the years and will continue to do so."
Wenger said that had it not been for an offer to manage a big club in Europe, he might have spent many more years in Japan.
"It was quite emotional," Wenger said. "I have so many fond memories from my time in Nagoya."
The South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors? new Cool Aid, Warms Hearts program is teaming up with the South Carolina Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council to help veterans in need beat the heat this summer and to help them save money.
Nominate a veteran now for the chance to have a licensed HVAC professional install a new heating and air conditioning system. In addition, experts with The SC Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will ensure the veteran?s home is energy efficient through its Homes for Heroes program.
This isn?t just a one-time gift. Having a licensed HVAC professional install a heating and air conditioning system, combined with improving energy efficiency can substantially cut monthly electric bills.
?In one case, a veteran was having to choose between paying to keep his house cool, or paying for his medicine. Nobody should have to make that choice, especially someone who was willing to sacrifice his life for our country?, Melissa Le Roy, USGBC SC Executive Director said.
?We?re proud to able to give back to these Americans who?ve given up so much for us. Our goal is to try and do this for veterans in need state wide,? Leigh Faircloth with the SC Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors said.
To nominate a veteran, simply send us their story, fill out the application, and provide the proper documentation. Then either mail it to the address below or send it via e-mail to execdir@usgbcsc.org.
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The University of Michigan archaeologist Robin A. Beck Jr. discovered a 16th century fort in western North Carolina this week.
According to an article in The New York Times, the fort was located pretty far inland, just five miles north of Morganton, North Carolina.?
Dr. Beck was working with other archaeologists from the University of New Orleans and Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. when they found evidence of a fort's moat, that indicated the fort could definitely be the remains of Fort San Juan.
Fort San Juan was built in 1567 by Juan Pardo, an explorer who led an expedition from the Atlantic coast, inland from 1566-68:
A vast interior seemed open for the taking. This was almost 20 years before the failure of the English at Sir Walter Raleigh's "lost colony" near the North Carolina coast or their later successes in Virginia at Jamestown in 1607 and at Plymouth Rock in 1620 -- the 'beginnings' emphasized in the standard colonial history taught in American schools.
The Times wrote that Beck and his team first discovered the fort's moat when excavating a ceremonial Native American burial mound. The moat was indicated by different colored soil under the mound.?
Part of the fort's defensive moat had been cut through the southern side of the mound. Dr. Neck said that further excavations and magnetometer subsurface readings showed that the moat appeared to extend more than 70 to 100 feet and measured nearly 12 feet wide and 6 feet deep, in a configuration of "typical European moats going back to the Romans."
Other remote sensing surveys showed subsurface anomalies suggesting burned timbers of the palisades and an irregularity that may well be ruins of the "strong house" inside, where tools, weapons and lead shot were stored. Investigating these artifacts is on the agenda for next summer's excavations, Dr. Beck said.?
