Indian student in Canada dies after being struck and dragged by pickup truck
A 20-year-old Indian student was killed after he was hit and dragged by a pickup truck while crossing a road on a cycle here, according to a media report. Though the police have not yet identified the victim, news website cbc.ca in a report published on Friday quoted the victim’s cousin Parveen Saini as saying that Kartik Saini came to Canada from India in August 2021. Parveen Saini spoke from Karnal, Haryana, where their family is from, the report said. Sheridan College has confirmed that Kartik was a student there, the report said. AdvertisementThe cyclist died after being struck and dragged by a pickup truck in midtown, it said in a press release on Thursday.
Source:CBC News
November 27, 2022 07:47 UTC
Lawyer turned CBC mainstay presented case for humour
Millions of people had seen Muhammad Ali, many thousands had talked to him, but Jack Farr had them all beat. The longtime CBC radio host was among a small and prestigious group who had a poem written for them by the American boxing legend. Nicknamed “Captain,” Farr parlayed his regular radio appearances into his own gig as host of the Winnipeg-produced The Radio Show on Saturday afternoons on CBC from 1983 to 1992. He dashed back and forth between the TV room and the kitchen for the entire day and was happy as a kid in a toy store.”Farr met Bonnie at the CBC radio studios in Toronto. The words and humour just rolled out of him, much like his Radio Show items and interviews,” she says.
Source:CBC News
November 27, 2022 03:26 UTC
2022 Canada Life Vanier Cup Preview
LONDON — The stage is set this Saturday for the 2022 Canada Life Vanier Cup as the Laval Rouge et Or and Saskatchewan Huskies battle on Nov. 26th at Western Alumni Stadium in London, Ont. Canada Life Vanier CupSaskatchewan Huskies @ Laval Rouge et OrSaturday, 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PTThe 2022 Canada Life Vanier Cup kicks off at 1 p.m. In the Mitchell Bowl, the Laval Rouge et Or rallied past the Western Mustangs, advancing to the 2022 Canada Life Vanier Cup in a 27-20 comeback win. ET / 10 a.m. PT to catch the 2022 Canada Life Vanier Cup.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 21:21 UTC
Man ordered to pay $160,000 to revenge porn victim after uploading photos of ex
Daylan Heidel pleaded guilty to sharing explicit pictures and videos of 6 ex girlfriends online. One has now successfully sued him for the damages the revenge porn caused to her lifeMan ordered to pay $160,000 to revenge porn victim after uploading photos of exA man has been ordered to pay $160,000 in damages after uploading nude pictures and sex videos of his ex girlfriend to internet porn sites captioned "karma is a b****". The $160,000 pay out is the largest sum awarded in a revenge porn case ever in Canada. Image: Getty Images) Getty Images)The woman, who has not been identified, described to the court the fear and anxiety caused by her ex-boyfriend's actions. Image: Getty Images/Westend61) Getty Images/Westend61)For the additional charges he received another 9-month jail term.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 21:16 UTC
Fire extinguished at Goodwood scrap metal yard
© Vernon Ramesar/CBC Fire crews responded to the fire at a Goodwood, N.S., scrap metal yard at 6:15 a.m. AT Saturday. A fire at the scene of a scrap metal yard in Goodwood, N.S was extinguished shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, an official said. Firefighters took a defensive approach, meaning they surrounded the fire with water to keep it from spreading. It reopened around 12:15 p.m.Business closuresFulton said some local businesses closed because of the fire. He said he wasn't aware of any residents being evacuated from the area, and noted there are few homes in the immediate area of the fire.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 20:05 UTC
Justin Trudeau talks allyship during appearance on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ spinoff
Justin Trudeau talks allyship during appearance on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ spinoffTORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an appearance on Friday's episode of “Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World” to offer the contestants words of inspiration before the main challenge. Trudeau is touted as being the first world leader to visit the competition series founded by RuPaul. During the episode, the prime minister shared his thoughts on Canada’s efforts to embrace diversity, noting there is a lot more work to do toward building allyship in Canada. The guest judges for the episode included “Canada’s Drag Race” winner Priyanka and activist Sarain Fox, who joined permanent judge Traci Melchor. Trudeau's appearance was brief, matching the vibrant energy of the spinoff, in which international drag queens compete in challenges and lip-sync battles until a winner is crowned.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 17:05 UTC
Today in Canada’s Political History: Charles A. Dunning appointed Minister of Finance
Prime Minister Mackenzie King appointed a past Premier of Saskatchewan as his new Minister of Finance on this date in 1929. Charles A. Dunning, born in England in 1885, emigrated to Canada in 1901, at the age of 16. He would later hold his province’s top political job from 1922 until 1926, served in Finance until the defeat of King’s Liberal government at the hands of R.B. The following year he prevailed upon Dunning to once again serve as Minister of Finance. Dunning agreed and was sent to the Commons in 1936 by acclamation via by-election and entered cabinet.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 17:05 UTC
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Alberta wheat farmers who prepare fields with glyphosate say their durum isn’t sprayed — and worry about alternatives if controversial product is banned
But is Canadian wheat as impeccable as we like to believe? Kevin Auch, who grows durum wheat in rotation with bread wheat, flax, peas and other crops on his 5,000-acre farm, told me he does indeed use glyphosate. Auch said he only uses glyphosate in the spring, to prep fields and clear them of weeds before sowing. Lanier is a durum wheat farmer, as his father was before him. “If it was so dangerous, my 92-year-old father wouldn’t be there riding his horse in my fields,” Lanier said when conversation turned to glyphosate use by Canadian farmers.
Source:thestar
November 26, 2022 13:35 UTC
Record-setting QB hopes to end career, Huskies' championship drought with Vanier Cup victory
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies return to the Vanier Cup for the second consecutive year Saturday to take on the Laval University Rouge et Or. (Photo Electric Umbrella/Derek El - image credit)Mason Nyhus knows Saturday's Vanier Cup game will be his last wearing the green and white of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. "That's why you play the game — to win a Vanier Cup, win a national championship," Nyhus said. Obviously, last year [when the Huskies lost in the Vanier Cup to the Western University Mustangs], we couldn't get it done. Laval has a 4-1 lifetime record against the Huskies, including Vanier Cup victories in 2004 and 2006.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 12:10 UTC
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Energy-rich Qatar faces fast-rising climate risks at home
CLIMATE PLEDGESIf Qatar is one of the world’s wealthiest nations per capita, it is also one of the most polluting per person. That view is increasingly unsupported by science as the extent of leaks from natural gas infrastructure becomes clear. Leaking natural gas is far more harmful for the climate than carbon dioxide, ton for ton. Earlier this year, state-owned gas giant Qatar Energy joined an industry-led pledge to reduce nearly all methane emissions from operations by 2030. Qatar inked new deals with several energy companies, including a recent 27-year agreement to provide liquefied natural gas to Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec.
Source:thestar
November 26, 2022 12:08 UTC
US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE
US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTEWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security. Along with Huawei and ZTE, the order affects products made by companies such as Hikvision and Dahua, makers of widely used video surveillance cameras. The FCC's order applies to future authorizations of equipment, though the agency leaves open the possibility it could revoke previous authorizations. “Our unanimous decision represents the first time in FCC history that we have voted to prohibit the authorization of new equipment based on national security concerns,” tweeted Brendan Carr, a Republican FCC commissioner. Carr added that as “a result of our order, no new Huawei or ZTE equipment can be approved.
Source:National Post
November 26, 2022 10:55 UTC
How to watch 2022 Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan vs. Laval time, channel, live stream for U SPORTS football championship
It is U SPORTS football championship week in Canada, as the 2022 Vanier Cup between the Saskatchewan Huskie and the Laval Rouge et Or is set for today. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the 2022 Vanier Cup. How to watch the 2022 Vanier Cup on TV, live streamTV networks: CBC TV, TVA SportsCBC TV, TVA Sports Streaming: fubo TV, CBC Gem, CBC Sports.ca, TVA+University football fans who want to watch the 2022 Vanier Cup on television can catch the game on CBC TV in Canada. ETThe 2022 Vanier Cup will kick off at approximately 1:15 p.m. Stadium: Western Alumni StadiumThe 2022 Vanier Cup will be held at Western Alumni Stadium, the home of the Western Mustangs.
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 09:03 UTC
Minister Rodriguez announces the appointment of the new Government Film Commissioner of the National Film Board of Canada
Story continuesThe National Film Board of Canada is a federal agency in the Canadian Heritage Portfolio. That's why the National Film Board is so important to Canada, and I am certain it will be in capable hands with Ms. Guèvremont. I would also like to thank Claude Joli-Coeur, who has helmed the NFB since 2014, for his exemplary service to the Canadian film industry." —The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian HeritageQuick FactsThe National Film Board of Canada is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. Associated LinksThe National Film Board of CanadaSOURCE Canadian HeritageCisionView original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2022/25/c5256.html
Source:CBC News
November 26, 2022 08:30 UTC
Inquiry document says Bergen, PM talked about setting ‘bad precedent’ with convoy
Inquiry document says Bergen, PM talked about setting ‘bad precedent’ with convoyOTTAWA — Notes taken during a conversation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen shed more light on their discussion about reaching out to "Freedom Convoy" protesters. Trudeau and Bergen spoke on her first day as the interim Opposition leader after the Conservative caucus ousted former leader Erin O'Toole. The inquiry previously learned that one of Trudeau's aides suggested Bergen privately acknowledged there were "significant concerns" around engaging with protesters and "setting a bad precedent" during the call. "The interpretation and semantics surrounding a readout of a private conversation between myself and the prime minister is not the issue here. The issue is the unjustified invocation of the Emergencies Act by a prime minister who is still acting like a coward by manipulating, misleading and twisting the truth.
Source:National Post
November 26, 2022 04:19 UTC
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Insider says Ontario VIP programs want to stop high spenders from quitting + the iPhone factory revolt
Here’s the latest on online gambling in Ontario, iPhone factory workers in China and the Emergencies Act inquiry. DON’T MISS:iPhone factory revolt: What’s next after police beat Chinese workers protesting wages and COVID policy? Production has slowed amid recent COVID outbreaks at the Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, and worker unrest has erupted over pay and risk of infection. iPhone factory revolt: What’s next after police beat Chinese workers protesting wages and COVID policy? The government’s claim that economic security threats are covered by the Emergencies Act has been highly contentious throughout the inquiry.
Source:thestar
November 26, 2022 01:56 UTC