CBC president will not apologize for disproven headline, observers say the broadcaster lacks accountability
Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion, while Israel rejected these claims and instead blamed the incident on a misfired rocket launched from Gaza by Hamas. Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant in Toronto, says the CBC lacks an accountability body, which impacts their reporting. Lantsman says that by perpetuating flawed or disproven anti-Israel narratives, the CBC has put entire communities at risk. She says that combined with other perceived biases within the CBC, including a bias against the Conservative Party, that the CBC should be defunded. “A news organization that refuses to take accountability for flawed reporting and contributes to dangerous antisemitism deserves zero dollars of taxpayer funding,” says Lantsman.
Source:CBC News
November 08, 2023 12:15 UTC
Nelly Furtado Set to Host 2024 Juno Awards
Canadian pop star Nelly Furtado is set to host the 2024 Juno Awards, which are slated for Sunday, March 24, from the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This will be Furtado’s second time as Juno Awards host. Tickets to the 2024 Juno Awards broadcast go on sale Friday, Nov. 10. Furtado, 44, amassed 10 Juno Awards from 2001 to 2007. Academy Award-nominated actor (and Halifax native) Elliot Page (Juno), will present the honor live on the Juno Awards broadcast.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 17:59 UTC
Folk singer Ian Bell returns to Cambridge Nov. 18
The renowned singer and composer will make his way to Wesley United Church with his repertoire of Canadian traditional music, original songs and instrumental worksFolk singer and composer Ian Bell is returning to Cambridge Nov. 18 to perform at the Wesley United Church sanctuary in Galt. Bell has performed professionally across Canada and in the United States since the late 1970s. As a long-time freelance broadcaster, Bell worked on many occasions with Stuart McLean on CBC Radio's Vinyl Café. Bell performs material from a large repertoire that includes both Canadian traditional music and his own songs and instrumental compositions. In addition to his musical activities, Ian also worked in Ontario community museums (including Norwich and Port Dover) for 30 years.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 16:00 UTC
Nelly Furtado to Host The 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax, live on CBC
"I'm excited to return to host and perform at The 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax," says Furtado. Academy Award®-nominated actor, writer, producer, director, and Halifax native, Elliot Page, will present the honour live on The JUNO Awards Broadcast. After sweeping the JUNO Awards in 2022 winning four awards, Montreal-born singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin returns for a show stopping performance in Halifax. About National Music Centre | Centre National de MusiqueThe National Music Centre (NMC) has a mission to amplify the love, sharing, and understanding of music. NMC is the home to four Canadian music halls of fame, including the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Quebec's ADISQ Hall of Fame.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 15:02 UTC
Captain found criminally negligent in deaths of 34 people in fire aboard California dive boat
A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Boylan failed to post the required roving night watch and never properly trained his crew in firefighting. The lack of the roving watch meant the fire was able to spread undetected across the 23-metre boat. Two to three dozen family members of the victims attended each day of the trial in downtown Los Angeles. That case is pending, as are others filed by victims' families against the U.S. Coast Guard for alleged lax enforcement of the roving watch requirement.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 14:17 UTC
The 2024 JUNOS Are Coming: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Get ready, music fans, because the JUNO Awards are coming to Halifax. Joining this impressive lineup of performers is 2024 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Maestro Fresh Wes. This two-day music festival will transform over 10 venues across the city, showcasing local musical talent and the 2024 JUNO Award nominees. Tickets to The 2024 JUNO Awards go on sale to the general public on November 10 and are available at ticketmaster.ca/junos. JUNO Week event tickets are on sale November 10 at junoawards.ca/events.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 14:03 UTC
Numerous miles-long oil spills have been reported on one of Pittsburgh’s iconic three rivers
PITTSBURGH — Oil sheens up to 18 miles long have repeatedly been reported by an environmental advocacy group on the Monongahela River over the last six months. U.S. Steel spokesperson Amanda Malkowski told Environmental Health News (EHN) the company has worked and communicated with the state’s Department of Environmental Protection and “has thoroughly investigated every report” of oil spills tracked to its facilities. The oil spills are just the latest environmental insult for the waterway, which is one of Pittsburgh’s iconic three rivers, in addition to the Allegheny and the Ohio Rivers, which together make up the Ohio River basin. The way oil spills disperse creates a special headache for investigators in tracking down a source but health advocates say residents aren’t getting the answers — or action — they deserve. During one incident when the group reported an oil sheen on the river but the agency was unable to send out an investigator quickly, Three Rivers Waterkeeper called the EPA’s 24-hour hotline for oil spills in waterways, according to Hulton VanTassel.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 11:16 UTC
Health Coordinator - National Post - Türkiye
Position: Health Coordinator (Nutrition & Community Health components)Location: Gaziantep, TurkeyReports to: Deputy health technical managerDuration: 12 monthsAbout RI: Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. Position Summary:The Health Coordinator (CH & Nutrition) is responsible to lead and provide technical support for the planning and smooth implementation of community health (CH) and nutrition program activities in NWS. The Health Coordinator shall ensure quality implementation of project activities and shall build capacity of field level CH & Nutrition staff, ensure timely and quality program reporting and sound budget management. Access and analyze CH and nutrition activities progress continuously through lessons learned, field assessments and provide corrective measures where applicable. Assist to promote and encourage community participation in and ownership of health and nutrition activities at the community level.
Source:National Post
November 07, 2023 07:04 UTC
Expert: With 420,000 Quebec public workers off the job today, unions announce 3 more strike days
The unions representing hundreds of thousands of public sector workers who walked off the job today have announced three more strike days planned for November 21 to 23 unless a deal can be reached before then. About 420,000 public sector workers are striking as part of a one-day walkout meant to put pressure on the Quebec government. (CBC News)Here is an expert from McGill University who can comment on this topic:Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology“The Legault government has not seemed very interested thus far in reaching an agreement with public sector workers. There is no progress addressing workplace issues of forced overtime and scheduling, key quality of work-life issues that are essential to addressing labour shortages and providing quality public services. The CAQ government claims there is no money for public sector workers, but government spending is a question of priorities.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 05:45 UTC
As winter looms across B.C., some political leaders call for year-round emergency weather shelters
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images - image credit)As cold, wet weather hits most parts of British Columbia, some elected officials are calling for the provincial government to keep extreme weather shelters open year-round. have been struggling to find cold weather shelters this year. On Vancouver Island, the Comox Regional District issued an urgent call to help find an extreme weather shelter for the winter. Green Party says it would be more efficient to offer extreme weather shelters year-round rather than force groups to scramble to open them when the weather shifts. You need to build affordable housing and rental stock, but you also need shelters when you have extreme weather."
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2023 05:00 UTC
Ontario expanding prescribing powers for registered nurses
The province will soon be expanding the prescribing powers of Registered Nurses who complete additional training, allowing them to provide Ontarians with birth control, travel medications, and vaccinations such as the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine. “Training programs are being developed by the College of Nurses of Ontario to ensure registered nurses can acquire the knowledge, skill and judgment to conveniently administer and prescribe more medications,” Jones said. “This includes ensuring changes in nurses’ scope of practice, including RN prescribing, are implemented safely for all Ontarians.”The training programs will be offered through select colleges and universities, the province confirmed. This development comes after the province expanded the prescribing powers of pharmacists in Ontario earlier this year. Pharmacists are now permitted to prescribe medications and treat common ailments, including urinary tract infections, pink eye, and cold sores.
Source:CBC News
November 06, 2023 21:48 UTC
Margo Kane wins annual National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring — Stir
THE NATIONAL ARTS Centre announced this morning that Cree-Saulteaux actor, performing artist, and cultural worker Margo Kane is the recipient of this year’s National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. As founder and artistic managing director of Full Circle: First Nations Performance, Kane career as a creator spans over 45 years. She’s notably at the helm of the annual Talking Stick Festival, a showcase of Indigenous performing arts which celebrated its 22nd edition this summer. The National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution has been presented since 1992, when it was co-established with the Canadian Association for the Performing Arts. Nominees are comprised of companies, individuals, and organizations dedicated to prioritizing live performing arts tours across Canada.
Source:CBC News
November 06, 2023 21:38 UTC
NDP, Conservatives want to know why Liberals inked $150M deal with vaccine maker with big tobacco ties
OTTAWA — The NDP and Conservatives want answers about why the federal government signed a vaccine contract with a company financially tied to the tobacco industry, going against its own policies and leading to a $150-million loss. “Giving $150 million away to a corporation and getting nothing in return is bad governance,” NDP Health critic Don Davies said during a House health committee meeting Monday. On Monday, Opposition members of the health committee lambasted the Liberals for their lack of transparency and vowed to launch a study into the full contract. Liberal MP Brendan Hanley accused the Opposition of demanding the study so they can “delay, delay, delay” other studies planned by the health committee. He and his colleague, MP Majid Jowhari, also pushed back on the notion the government “lost” $150 million in the unfulfilled contract with Medicago.
Source:National Post
November 06, 2023 21:25 UTC