McGill has been named to the Montreal’s Top Employers list for the 15th consecutive year. For Diana Dutton, Associate Vice-Principal, Human Resources, the key to the University’s success is commitment – employee commitment to McGill and McGill’s commitment to employees. “McGill University maintains an action plan to address anti-black racism and is committed to increasing the representation and career opportunities for Black administrative and support staff as well as tenure-track or tenured professors (with targets for 2025 and 2032),” read the citation. Top Employers also highlighted McGill’s family-friendly benefits, from maternity leave top-up payments for new mothers to parental top-up for adoptive parents. The list compares employers to other organizations in their field to determine which offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs.

Economic reconciliation is central to Canada’s efforts to reach carbon net zero — and in the energy sector, it makes good business sense. Many challenges presented themselves, including navigating our way out of the Indian Act and developing a land management regime under the First Nations Lands Management Act (FNLMA). First Nations must have an active leadership role and an equity stake in clean energy projects. An equity stake supports self-determination and provides a path to economic reconciliation. Wayne McQuabbie is the chief of Henvey Inlet First Nation; Gregory Newton and John Beaucage serve as CEO and vice president, respectively, of Nigig Power Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Henvey Inlet First Nation.

Anita Bathe, the host of CBC's Vancouver News at 6, won the award for best local news anchor at the Canadian Screen Awards Tuesday night. (Evan Mitsui/CBC - image credit)Anita Bathe, the host of CBC's Vancouver News at 6, took home the award for Best News Anchor, Local, as journalists, filmmakers, and media personnel across the country celebrated the Canadian Screen Awards (CSAs) on Tuesday night. This is the second consecutive win for Bathe, who won the award for best local anchor in 2022. CBC/Radio-Canada had 320 screen award nominations this year, with 22 of those nominations in CBC News, current affairs and local. The Canadian Association of Journalists Awards will be held in Vancouver this coming Friday, where CBC News has 21 nominations.

Despite its stated intention, Elon Musk’s Twitter is in fact contributing to misinformation by labelling U.S. outlet National Public Radio as “government-funded media,” one expert says. “NPR literally said ‘Federal funding is essential to public radio’ on their own website (now taken down). “Guess they won’t mind losing Federal funding in that case ... Defund NPR!”A day earlier, Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked Twitter in a letter to label CBC accounts as “government-funded” media. That is why I’m asking Twitter and Elon Musk to accurately label CBC as ‘government-funded media,’” Poilievre tweeted on Tuesday. Correction — April 13, 2023: Jeffrey Dvorkin is a senior fellow at Massey College, and a former managing editor at CBC Radio and vice-president of news and information at NPR.

The U.S. Treasury Department awarded more than $10 million to three San Diego County Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to bolster pandemic recovery and small business lending in low-income regions. Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday that more than $1.73 billion would go to 603 CDFIs across the country. “This dollar amount is extraordinary.”Many of the federally backed loans Neighborhood National Bank provides go to businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Their clients include minority-owned businesses like restaurants, gas stations and markets in Southeastern San Diego and Imperial County. Phillips said funds may also go toward loans to housing developers tackling San Diego’s housing needs by building low-income and middle-income homes.

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One of Canada’s largest national labour unions has threatened to strike following nationwide votes by more than 120,000 federal government workers, who are pushing for wage increases and the ability to work remotely, among other demands. It wasn’t immediately clear what percentage of members voted to strike. PSAC national president Chris Aylward said the workers are now in a legal strike position, meaning they could have walked out as early as today. Of the 155,000 workers, roughly 120,000 — or about one third of all federal public service workers — will be eligible to walk off the job, Aylward said. Those not eligible to strike include firefighters and Coast Guard workers, as well as those involved in national security and income distribution programs.

A year-long, cross-border firearms trafficking investigation has led to the arrests of 42 people and the seizure of 173 guns in Canada and the U.S, Toronto police said on Tuesday. Among the accused are Canadians who allegedly sold guns acquired in the United States to undercover officers in Toronto. Many of the guns were legally purchased in the U.S. states of Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Texas, police said. Others were from Barrie, Ont., Pickering, Ont., Whitby, Ont. The investigation was launched by the Toronto Police Services Gun and Gang Task Force in March 2022.

OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are asking Twitter to apply a "government-funded" label on accounts associated with the CBC, even as other broadcasters decry the tag for not making clear their editorial independence. The social-media giant currently defines "government-funded" media as outlets that "may have varying degrees of government involvement over editorial content." Other media outlets have raised concerns about the difference between phrases such as "government-funded" and "publicly funded" and what each implies. With the British broadcaster continuing to find fault with that phrasing, Twitter made yet another change on Wednesday to call the BBC "publicly funded." CBC said it hasn't made a decision yet on whether it will continue to use Twitter if the company decides to label it as "government-funded," saying it cannot comment on hypotheticals.

Rendering shows plans to transform the existing collection of historic ships on the waterfront into a new Maritime Museum space located on an extended pier over the bay. While the historic ship collection is called the Maritime Museum of San Diego, there is no actual museum building, which people find confusing, Ashley said. Rendering of gallery space in proposed Maritime Museum space. So the purpose of this building is to create a proper context for all the historic vessels. The Maritime Museum first entered into a lease with the San Diego Unified Port District in 2004, although its origins date back to 1927 when the Star of India first came to San Diego.

Conservatives ask Twitter to label CBC accounts as ‘government-funded’ media Apr 12, 2023 | 8:53 AMOTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are asking Twitter to apply a “government-funded” label on accounts associated with the CBC, even as other public broadcasters decry the tag for not making clear their editorial independence. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted a copy of a letter addressed to the company making that request on Tuesday. The “government-funded” label appears above every tweet from accounts that are tagged with the description. Twitter added the descriptor to BBC and National Public Radio accounts last week after initially labelling them as “state-affiliated” — a term usually reserved for government-run propaganda outlets — and NRP announced this morning it is quitting the platform as a result.

New Brunswick man with Down Syndrome defies the oddsDuration: 01:59A New Brunswick man who just celebrated his 77th birthday is believed to be the oldest living person with Down Syndrome in Canada – inspiring others with his zest for life and boundless love. Shelley Steeves reports.

This lyric book is from the original copy of Dark Side of the Moon that Geoff D'Eon purchased the week it came out. In the 1970s, Geoff D'Eon was working as a delivery driver in London, England. Geoff D'Eon/Facebook"I was always excited to deliver the recording tape because there was always the off chance of a brush with celebrity, you know?" LISTEN | Geoff D'Eon on his small part in Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the MoonIt was Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and David Gilmour, the musicians of Pink Floyd, who had been recording there for several months. Oli Scarff/Getty Images"Lo and behold, eight months later, Dark Side of the Moon was released, recorded at Abbey Road Studio using Studer tape decks, using one- and two-inch tape," he said.

TORONTO — A docuseries exploring the untold stories of Black Canadians was among the big winners Tuesday at the Canadian Screen Awards. "Global News Hour at 6," out of Global BC, won for best local newscast, while CBC Winnipeg's Caroline Barghout won best local reporter and CBC Vancouver's Anita Bathe won best local anchor. The award went to Dawna Friesen of Global National News, which also won best national newscast. Earlier in the day, CBC's coverage of the Olympics and TSN's broadcast of the world junior hockey championship each took home two Canadian Screen Awards. CBC won the CSA for best sports program or series for its coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and Andi Petrillo won best sports host.