The headquarters for San Diego Workforce Partnership, a nonprofit that provides workforce development and career services throughout the county. The interim CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership, Shannon Moran, is stepping down Friday less than six months after she was asked to lead the nonprofit that helps San Diegans get jobs. Moran joined San Diego Workforce Partnership in 2020 as chief information officer, according to her LinkedIn profile. Callstrom and San Diego Workforce Partnership are being sued by a former employee for alleged race-based and sex-based discrimination in the workplace. Callstrom, who served as CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership since 2012, has denied the allegations of the lawsuit and anonymous letter.

April 08, 2023 02:11 UTC

Former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is responding to hateful replies to a tweet he posted about the East Hastings decampment earlier this week. The many hateful replies to the below tweet makes me fear Vancouver is losing its humanity. Maybe offer to buy folks in need a warm coffee if you are Downtown this Easter weekend. https://t.co/LY88IoMssh — Kennedy Stewart (@kennedystewart) April 7, 2023The latest tweet has already begun to rile some Twitter users up, with one person suggesting that Stewart is “gaslighting.”Please stop gaslighting. Most of us that supported the removal of the dangerous encampments feel for those people and want them to get help and get better.

April 07, 2023 23:52 UTC

Most Quebecers to get power back by day's end after ice storm causes major outagesThe latest:As of 8:45 p.m. Man's death linked to carbon monoxide poisoningA man died in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Que., police said Friday, the second confirmed death tied to the storm and the power outages. Urgence- Santé said 62 people required treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning over a 24-hour period. "Carbon monoxide is a very poisoning gas, it is dangerous, but you cannot smell it, you cannot taste it. But with Montreal experiencing half of the province's power outages, he added, "obviously, it's a crisis."

April 07, 2023 17:13 UTC

‘It will be a really good communication tool,’ says Alfonz NitsizaIn Whatì, some buildings are now seeing internet speeds as high as Yellowknife, thanks to a fibre optic internet connection. The Tłı̨chǫ government announced that the fibre optic line to Whatì was completed last week. The new fibre optic line runs along the new Whatì highway and connects to the fibre optic network at highway 3. ‘Flawless’ internet at the storeA few buildings in town have already been hooked up to the new fibre optic network, including the Whatì Community Store. Lisa Nitsiza got her house connected to Whatì’s new fibre optic line last March.

April 07, 2023 13:38 UTC

Referring doctors don't know who has the shortest wait list." Surgeons say they need support to switchBut Alarakhia acknowledged that a major shift in procedure like adopting centralized wait lists is going to take time to adopt more widely. Dr. Sean Cleary, president of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, said most surgeons are willing to get on board with centralized wait lists, but they need help making the switch. WATCH | The National reports on centralized wait lists:Cleary dismissed the suggestion that some surgeons want to protect their wait lists as sources of income or prestige. Their ability to provide the care to their patients is not limited by the presence or absence of a wait list."

April 07, 2023 01:23 UTC





CBC Television has cracked open its Beachcombers vaults. Last week, the public broadcaster released four episodes of the iconic Canadian television series on its CBC Gem streaming service. “In recognition of the 50th anniversary of The Beachcombers, CBC has worked to make a small selection of episodes available to stream on CBC Gem,” said Simon Bassett, a public relations manager for CBC’s marketing and communications department. The Beachcombers originally aired at the family-friendly Sunday evening slot of 7:30 p.m.Actor Jackson Davies offered his perspective in an online discussion forum dedicated to Beachcombers fans. The free CBC Gem streaming service with the newly-released Beachcombers episodes is available by browsing to gem.cbc.ca.

April 06, 2023 23:12 UTC

The first series of the season between Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox is still about a month away but the rivalry between these two AL East rivals is already heating up. It started with Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo’s unsolicited criticism of Jays pitcher Alek Manoah for yelling at opponents after strikeouts — something Verdugo said is disrespectful on a podcast. During a high-intensity Red Sox—Blue Jays game last July, Manoah appeared to yell “Sit the f — down” after striking out Franchy Cordero. “My job is to pitch and get guys out.”The Jays will travel to Boston for a four-game series against the Red Sox starting May 1. The Red Sox won’t visit Toronto until late June — early July.

April 06, 2023 22:42 UTC

Listen:Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters. CFCs, are chemicals that were used in all kinds of household items in the 70s and 80s, but they were found to be causing a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer. The world committed to act and their use was banned and replacements were found and the ozone layer is now healing. But new research shows that some CFCs are mysteriously rising.

April 06, 2023 21:57 UTC

Howls of outrage met the Biden administration decision to allow Arctic oil drilling at the same time it pursues the most climate-friendly agenda of any American president. All of us have shirked responsibility on the existential issue that is climate change and that is reflected in our politicians and their decisions. Compromise on climate change For the most part, Americans value the long tradition of compromise. The unforgiving physics of climate change is in that category. The science of climate is non-negotiable This is an American dilemma, the collision of our style of problem solving and problem avoidance.

April 06, 2023 21:36 UTC

Cleveland County Commissioners recently got a virtual view of what the future Justice Center will look like. Anticipated to be complete in 2025, the new Justice Center will be built on multiple properties including the current courthouse, the Sheriff’s Office and jail, along with the Guardian ad Litem space and The Star building which was demolished last month. Once the new building is complete, employees will move out of the current courthouse which will then be torn down to make way for a parking plaza, according to a previous presentation made before the board. Commissioners recently watched a video to show what the complex will look like. They also saw a presentation that broke down the timeline for the coming months before construction.

April 06, 2023 20:54 UTC

Public utility crews are working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers Thursday after an ice storm wreaked havoc on the power grid in southern Quebec and killed at least one person. The storm cut power to more than a million customers Wednesday afternoon, and as of 7:30 p.m. "It's not at all like the ice storm of 1998 because we are in April, not in January. Tellier said the priority is to restore power in hospitals and municipal infrastructure, but the storm had caused nowhere near the damage to the electrical distribution network as the 1998 ice storm, which toppled major transmission lines. Most of those affected were in the Montreal area and the Outaouais region.

April 06, 2023 20:52 UTC

There are thousands of contaminated sites in the Arctic, and as permafrost thaws, increased pollutants from these areas could be released, says a recent study. Climate affecting permafrost barriersDuring the Cold War, industrial expansion took place across the Arctic, the researchers said. To do their paper, the researchers examined data from OpenStreetMap and from the Atlas of Population, Society and Economy in the Arctic. Using those sources, they identified 4,500 industrial sites either using or storing potentially harmful pollutants. “As a result, more and more industrial facilities are being constructed, which could also release toxic substances into nearby ecosystems,” the news release said.

April 06, 2023 20:21 UTC

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April 06, 2023 20:10 UTC

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know1. “The staggering pervasiveness of the abuse itself underscores the culpability of the Church hierarchy,” the report said. The Masters got underway at Augusta this morningIt’s arguably the greatest week of the year for golf fans. Snake on a plane: A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat.

April 06, 2023 15:04 UTC

The Blue Jays are trying to bring Toronto inside the Rogers Centre — literally. The renovations are part of the team’s multi-year $300 million investment that aims to bring Jays fans closer to game action while also having more options to enjoy themselves at a game. “Today is the start that we get to unveil the transformation of this stadium, transforming Rogers Centre from the stadium to a ballpark,” Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro said. It’s an opportunity to modernize fan experience.”The renovations are part of a multi-year $300 million investment to bring Jays fans closer to game action while having more options to enjoy themselves. The organization says the seating capacity at Rogers Centre has decreased by about seven per cent in order to accommodate these additional spaces that provide better fan experiences.

April 06, 2023 14:28 UTC