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Colorado's Ice Castles announces 2023 opening date

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a two-year hiatus, Ice Castles is officially opening for the 2023-2024 season in a few days.One of Colorado's most popular frozen attractions will open to the public in Cripple Creek at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19.Thanks to some cold temperatures in Teller County, Ice Castles can open earlier than its anticipated January opening date. Just in time for the holidays.“We’re excited to finally announce our opening day in Colorado,” said Ice Castles CEO Kyle Standifird, “Mother Nature has been good to us this season, and we’re excited to welcome guests to Ice Castles over the holiday break.” Dogs in Colorado are some of the most spoiled in the US, Forbes Advisor says Ice Castles was originally in Dillon but had to close for the 2021-2022 seasons due to renovations at the Town Park.Guests who venture to Cripple Creek will be treated to a winter wonderland with ice slides, caverns, archways, fountains and crawl tunnels that were created by 20 ice artisans. Ice Castle...

Dec. 15-17: Things to do around Denver this weekend

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With just a week before Christmas, most of the weekend activities revolve around the holidays. It’s illegal to throw snowballs in these Colorado towns It's going to be sunny this weekend with temperatures rising to almost 60 degrees. Most of the activities around the Mile High City are outdoors this weekend. Stop by and check out these eight events this weekend.Downtown Lakewood Holiday BAZAAR - Dec. 15-17Shop and sip during this all-weekend-long event at Belmar Plaza in Lakewood. If you're looking for last-minute holiday gifts, there will be over 80 craft vendors and fashion trucks along with holiday-themed pop-up bars, food trucks and live entertainment.Saturday Night Lights - Dec. 16It's the last of the Saturday Night Lights at Cherry Creek North. Walk under illuminated lights and through musical trees while you sip on your complimentary hot chocolate. You'll be able to see stilt walkers, LED ballerinas and performers throughout the night.Movies At McGregor...

Prince Harry hails court victory as ‘great day for truth’ after judge finds tabloid hacked his phone

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won his historic phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the first of several lawsuits against British tabloids to go to trial in his battles with the press.Justice Timothy Fancourt in the High Court found phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at Mirror Group Newspapers over many years and private investigators “were an integral part of the system” to gather information unlawfully on Harry and his associates. He said executives at the papers were aware of the practice and covered it up.Fancourt found the newspapers had invaded the Duke of Sussex’s privacy by using unlawful information gathering to produce 15 of the 33 newspaper articles examined at trial as a representative sampling from nearly 150 Harry cited.Harry said the ruling was “vindicating and affirming” and should serve as a warning to other news media that used similar practices, an overt reference to tw...

Biden’s national security adviser says Israel will move to new phase of war focusing on precisely targeting Hamas leadership

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Friday that there will be a transition to another phase of the war that is focused on “more precise ways” of targeting Hamas leadership.“There will be a transition to another phase of this war, one that is focused in more precise ways on targeting the leadership and on intelligence driven operations that continues to deal with the ongoing threat that Hamas poses,” Sullivan said in a news conference in Tel Aviv.Sullivan also said that the US wants to see results on Israel’s intent to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza.“Israel selects targets and tries to distinguish between targets that hit Hamas, and those that that might take the lives of innocent civilians,” Sullivan said in response to a question from CNN’s Alex Marquardt.“What we have consistently said is that Israel has the intent to make sure that it is drawing those distinctions clearly and in a sustainable way. And we want to see the ...

Bill Belichick, Jerod Mayo, Patriots’ defense have something to prove vs. Chiefs

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots have been eliminated from the playoffs and still have four games to go before the 2023 season mercifully reaches its conclusion, so it’s hard to find things that truly matter in the final slate.Here’s one: The Chiefs’ offense presents a true test for a Patriots defense that has dominated since Week 10 but hasn’t faced an even above-average offense in that span. And how the Patriots’ defense performs Sunday against head coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce could have long-term ramifications on the franchise as a whole.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: What tricks does Bill Belichick have left for Patrick Mahomes? New England Patriots | Poll: Where do you want Patriots Coach Bill Belichick to be next year? New England Patriots | Patriots impending free agent open to re-signing this offseason New England Patriots | Will Travis Kelce be latest player Bill B...

Ayo Dosunmu steps in — and up — for the injured Alex Caruso. 5 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ win over the Miami Heat.

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

The Chicago Bulls are learning to overcome adversity with guidance from a few of their young players.Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu powered the Bulls to a 124-116 victory over the Heat on Thursday night in the first of two straight games in Miami. The teams play again Saturday.Here are five takeaways from the win.1. Alex Caruso exits early after missing 2 games with a left ankle injury.The Bulls were momentarily buoyed by the return of Caruso, who started after missing the prior two games because of an ankle injury. The guard appeared to immediately snap back into form, sinking a 3-pointer on the first possession of the game.But that didn’t last. Caruso played less than five minutes before the ankle injury flared up after he was stepped on accidentally by Nikola Vučević. Caruso went to the bench, then to the locker room after a brief conversation with the medical staff before being ruled out at halftime. Caruso finished with six points and one assist. His availability fo...

CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in Canada down 22% in November

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts fell 22 per cent in November.The agency says the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in November came in at 212,624 units, down from 272,264 in October.The drop came as the annual pace of urban starts fell 23 per cent to 195,363 units, with the rate of multi-unit urban starts down 27 per cent at 151,297. Single-detached urban starts fell seven per cent to 44,066 units.The rate of starts in Montreal was down 30 per cent, while Toronto and Vancouver both saw a drop of 39 per cent, driven by significantly lower multi-unit starts.The annual pace of rural starts for November was an estimated 17,261.The six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in November was 257,777, up 0.7 per cent from 255,876 in October.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2023.The Canadian Press

The EU struggles to unify around a Gaza cease-fire call but work on peace moves continues

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the civilian death toll in Gaza continues to mount, a number of European Union leaders sought on Friday to use growing concern about Israel’s military offensive against Hamas to convince their partners to rally around a united call for a ceasefire.“The killing of innocent civilians really needs to stop,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said. He said the EU must unite “if we want to play a serious role in that conflict, and I think we have to because we will be wearing the consequences if things go further in a bad direction.”More than 18,700 Palestinians have now been killed, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory, which does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths, since Hamas rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7.Hamas killed about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and took about 240 hostages.The EU is the world’s biggest provider of aid to the Palestinians and has been trying to use its diplomatic levera...

Quebecer finds winning Loto ticket inside Christmas decorations, wins $50,000

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

When you put your Christmas decorations away, did you ever think you might find a winning Loto ticket in 12 months? Well, that’s what happened to Mathieu Labrie, from the Montérégie region.He won a $50,000 Celebration prize just days before the deadline.On Nov. 29, while taking Christmas decorations out of their boxes with his family, he discovered an intact Celebration 2023 ticket. After scratching off the nearly year-old ticket, he verified it on Loto-Québec’s mobile app and “couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the $50,000 on the screen.When Labrie went to Loto-Québec, he had exactly 39 days left to claim his prize.“A stunned Labrie immediately broke the news to his wife, who shouted with joy. Wanting to be sure of their luck, the couple went to their neighbours to check the ticket again,” wrote Loto-Québec in a press release.Still not convinced, he then asked friends to drive him to a lottery retailer so he could check the ticket a third time...

Ontario awards contract to build elevated stretch of Eglinton Crosstown West Extension

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:11:22 GMT

Ontario has awarded the contract to design and build the Eglinton Crosstown west extension.The elevated west portion of the line will be constructed by Aecon Infrastructure Management Inc. and will be about 1.5 kilometres in length. It will run along the north side of Eglinton Avenue from west of Scarlett Road to east of Jane Street. The subway will head underground again and connect with the future Mount Dennis station.“Elevating the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension over the Humber River will maximize travel time savings for commuters, while minimizing impacts to surrounding communities,” reads a release from the province.The Ford government says the extension will support as many as 4,600 jobs annually during construction and attract more than 69,000 daily boardings by 2041.The announcement on the development of the line west extension comes before the completion of line itself. Earlier this month, officials provided their first in-station Eglinton Crosstown LRT const...