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2 days ago
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Here's how the Reds' pitching rotation will look coming out of the MLB All-Star break
The Cincinnati Reds' rotation is set coming out of the All-Star break, and the pitchers involved received their marching orders prior to the break. On July 13, Reds manager Terry Francona and pitching coach Derek Johnson confirmed the pitchers' order to begin the second half of 2025: Reds trade deadline Wittenmyer & Williams: Sound the alarm. Here's how to wake up the sleepy Cincinnati Reds Nick Lodolo (6-6, 3.38 ERA) − Friday, July 18: Reds vs. New York Mets, Citi Field. 7:10 p.m. Nick Martinez (7-9, 4.78 ERA) − Saturday, July 19: Reds vs. New York Mets, Citi Field. 4:10 p.m. Andrew Abbott (8-1, 2.07 ERA) − Sunday, July 20: Reds vs. New York Mets, Citi Field. 1:40 p.m. Brady Singer (7-7, 4.32 ERA) − Monday, July 21: Reds vs. Washington Nationals, Nationals Park. 6:45 p.m. Chase Burns (0-1, 6.19 ERA) − Tuesday, July 22: Reds vs. Washington Nationals, Nationals Park. 6:45 p.m. The Reds begin the second half of the season with a six-game road trip against the New York Mets (55-42) and Washington Nationals (38-58). Reds walkoff Rockies Will Benson Reds stun Rockies with much-needed ninth inning comeback win Francona had previously suggested Burns would be placed toward the back end of the rotation, and that's where he landed. The organization will watch closely as the rookie pitcher with four big league starts to his name continues to rack up innings following his 13 minor league starts this spring. "We're aware. I don't know that you can map it (the innings) out," Francona said. "You can try to use logic and common sense. I think, too, you watch with your eyes. Very important. Sometimes a number can be a little bit of a cop out, so just pay attention." As for any starting pitching depth becoming available, Opening Day starter Hunter Greene was discussed. Greene returned to the Reds' Player Development Complex in Goodyear, Arizona. "He will stay in Arizona until he's ready to pitch," Francona said, "and he may even pitch once there. We'll see kind of, in coordination with him, how he feels and what everybody thinks is kind of in his best interest." This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here's how the Reds' rotation will look coming out of MLB All-Star break
ITV News
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Jane Austen fans dress up in Steventon to celebrate 250 years since author's birth
ITV reporter Derek Johnson spoke to Austen fans who'd travelled to Hampshire from across the world. People from all over the world have converged on the village of Steventon to celebrate the life of author Jane Austen. The Pride and Prejudice author was born and grew up in this picturesque part of Hampshire, later returning to live in nearby Chawton. Today saw a Regency-style country fair marking the 250th anniversary of her birth. Austen was born at Stevenage rectory in 1775. Her father, and later her brother, were rectors at 13th Century church of St Nicholas. And proceeds from the day will go towards renovations at the church. Although the rectory no longer remains, the fair was held on the exact location, and featured performances by the Hampshire Regency Dancers, Garston Gallopers and local schoolchildren. Many of those attending dressed in Regency-style clothes, some travelling from as far afield as the United States and Australia. Village residents were involved in planning and organising the event, from baking cakes, making costumes and providing a horse and trap, in which 'Jane' arrived to get the fair started. The event was part of a year of celebrations in mid Hampshire, which will conclude with a special service at the church on 16th December, Austen's actual birthday.
Winnipeg Free Press
24-06-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Telus outage in March shut down 177 calls to 911 from Manitobans
The scope of a 40-hour outage that affected Manitoba Telus cellphone users in March is more extensive than first reported — it turns out 59 people frantically dialled 911 without reaching help. The Free Press has reported that family and friends of a Fisher Branch-area man who died of a heart attack had desperately called 911 for 90 minutes, unaware the system was out of service on their Telus-connected phones. In a report, sent to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last week, Telus said a review discovered 177 unsuccessful calls were made to 911, by 59 individual Manitobans, from when the service went down on March 22 at 8:15 p.m. to when it came up again on March 24 at about noon. On March 23, 55-year-old Dean Switzer died while family and friends placed 22 calls to 911, which were never answered. They desperately performed CPR on him for 90 minutes. Only after they reached out to an off-duty RCMP officer in the area, whom they knew, were emergency crews alerted. The officer went to the detachment and called an ambulance. Telus blamed the outage on 'an equipment failure on the Bell facilities, that are part of the 911 network that Telus interconnects with Bell to send calls… Telus does not know the reason for this failure.' But Telus does admit, in the June 16 submission, it has disciplined one of its own employees over the incident. The telecommunications company said while the employee was paged within two minutes of the original outage, they failed to follow protocols between Telus and Bell 'to escalate the issue within the company. This contributed to the length of the delay for this outage to be remedied.' The report also says that once the Telus 911 team became aware of the problem on March 24, it was fixed in just over an hour. In response, Telus has added a double backup system, so 911 calls can still go through automatically if the main system goes down, and, if both of those also fail, it has added a third backup in which calls would be rerouted to live operators who would assist the caller and manually connect the call to emergency services. Telus told the CRTC it couldn't divulge further details about the outage because doing so could aid its competitors and help 'bad actors' shut down the country's 911 networks. The Switzer family could not be reached for comment. 'It is heartbreaking.'–Interlake Gimli MLA Derek Johnson Progressive Conservative MLA Derek Johnson said he still believes the province has to call an inquiry to probe the outage. 'It is heartbreaking,' Johnson said on Tuesday. 'I can't imagine the emotional stress families went through at their time of need. We've consistently been calling for an inquiry on this. We have to get this so no other Manitoban has this happen to them.' He said the NDP government 'is failing Manitobans' by not holding an inquiry. Mike Moroz, the minister for innovation and new technology, said Telus did not provide the additional information to the Manitoba government. 'We only found out by looking online at the CRTC,' Moroz said. 'We have no regulatory authority over telecoms. They are providing information to the people who regulate them.' Moroz said the government wants Manitobans to have access to 911 when they need it. 'We always have to bear in mind that this is an absolute tragedy which fell on the Switzer family,' he said. 'Our condolences go out to them. 'We are fortunate, now that we see the number of calls that went to 911, we are very fortunate that it wasn't worse than it was.' Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. Moroz said he has not heard from any of the other dozens of Manitobans who unsuccessfully called 911 on that weekend. 'I am certainly pleased to see some additional support has been put in to make sure that 911 is there for Manitobans when we need them.' Telus spokeswoman Liz Sauve said the latest Telus response to the CRTC was issued after the regulatory body asked the company for more information that could be released publicly. Sauve said the latest information provided 'a detailed account of what happened and how we've used learnings from this outage to further enhance our policies and procedures in partnership with Bell to prevent a similar situation from happening again.' Kevin RollasonReporter Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press's city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin. Every piece of reporting Kevin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Manitoba NDP wants interprovincial trade bill passed before summer break
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's governing New Democrats are hoping to rush a bill on interprovincial trade through the legislature before the summer break, but the Opposition Progressive Conservatives are not yet agreeing. The bill, introduced last week, would remove trade barriers for some goods and services between Manitoba and other jurisdictions with similar laws. There are exceptions to the Manitoba bill, such as goods and services provided by Crown corporations. NDP house leader Nahanni Fontaine asked the Tories to agree to pass the bill immediately -- a move that would bypass public hearings that are normally mandatory for all non-budget bills. Tory house leader Derek Johnson says the NDP seem to be in a rush now after voting against an earlier private member's bill from the Tories that did not exempt Crown corporations. Fontaine says fast action is needed because of tariffs imposed by the United States, and Johnson says the Tories are willing to consider the idea if the NDP agrees to also pass some Tory bills. The legislature is scheduled to break for the summer next Monday and not resume until Oct. 1. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2025 Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
26-05-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
NDP asks Tories to co-operate on passage of interprovincial trade bill before next week's summer break
The NDP government house leader is asking the Tories to co-operate in passing an interprovincial free trade bill before the Manitoba legislature breaks for the summer recess June 2. 'Bill 47 is critical to Manitoba to respond to tariffs introduced by the (U.S. President Donald) Trump administration,' says a letter Nahanni Fontaine sent today to Opposition house leader Derek Johnson. Bill 47, the Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and the Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day Act was introduced Thursday, past the deadline for bills to be guaranteed passage before the house rises on Monday. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS FILES House leader Nahanni Fontaine urged the Opposition Tories to support the NDP government's interprovincial trade legislation before the legislature breaks for the summer. 'We must act swiftly to protect Manitoba jobs and our economy,' says Fontaine's letter, which was shared with the Free Press. 'Let's demonstrate together this assembly will meet this historic moment and deliver meaningful action on behalf of all Manitobans.' Johnson and the PC caucus didn't immediately respond when asked if they'd support the speedy passage of the government bill. The Manitoba legislative assembly has been bitterly divided on most issues with speaker Tom Lindsay repeatedly calling for decorum on both sides of the house. Tuesdays A weekly look at politics close to home and around the world. Trade Minister Jamie Moses told the legislative assembly last week that Bill 47 aims to increase the flow of goods, services and investments between Manitoba and the rest of the country. It gives Manitoba the power to designate another province or territory that takes similar steps to remove barriers to trade as a 'reciprocating jurisdiction.' ALEX LUPUL / FREE PRESS FILES Fontaine sent the letter to Opposition House Leader Derek Johnson on Monday. Another region's products will be treated as if they have met local certification, testing and quality standards under the proposed legislation, and will not be subject to additional approval requirements and related fees. Out-of-province services will also be exempt from related red tape. The government wants the bill passed before the house rises next Monday and doesn't return until Oct. 1. Canada's first ministers — including Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew — are to meet in Saskatoon next Monday with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney has said he wants an interprovincial free trade deal done in time for Canada Day, July 1. Carol SandersLegislature reporter Carol Sanders is a reporter at the Free Press legislature bureau. The former general assignment reporter and copy editor joined the paper in 1997. Read more about Carol. Every piece of reporting Carol produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
