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Source:CBC News
November 02, 2023 05:21 UTC
Women’s University Championship 2023
Women’s University Championship Live: #8 UVic Upset #1 Ottawa in Game OneThe women’s university championship is live today from Quebec City. The Vikes defeated the top seeded Ottawa Gee-Gees 30-17 in the event’s first quarterfinal on Wednesday afternoon. Maelle Reed scored the first try a minute later, after an impressive 50-yard run to put Victoria up 11-0. Later in the half, Justine Blatt-Janmaat added another try, with a conversion and a subsequent penalty goal from MacKinnon. But the comeback attempt was short-lived as Emily Findlay added a try for Victoria in the 67th minute.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 20:21 UTC
Halifax's first racially integrated preschool to mark 60th anniversary
Black and white children attended the Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School which was established in 1963. (Verrall Collection - image credit)Halifax's first racially integrated preschool will mark its 60th anniversary with a storytelling event to celebrate its lasting legacy on Saturday. The Brunswick-Cornwallis Pre-School opened in 1963 as an interracial, interdenominational partnership between two local churches — Brunswick Street United Church and Cornwallis Street United Baptist Church. The Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-school Legacy Project is hosting a storytelling event at the New Horizons Baptist Church on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. The Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-school Legacy Project is hosting a storytelling event at the New Horizons Baptist Church on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. (Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School Legacy Project/Facebook)Verrall said Saturday's event, hosted by the Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School Legacy Project, is open to the public, but they're asking people connected to the preschool, to drop by to look at photos, and share and listen to stories.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 19:52 UTC
New Quebec immigration plan will force some temporary foreign workers to pass French exam
WATCH | Almost all of Quebec's population growth is coming from newcomers:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. The French exam, which temporary foreign workers who are in Quebec under the PTET program (program for temporary foreign workers) will now have to pass if they want to renew their permit after three years, will verify that the workers can converse at a basic level in French. Many temporary foreign workers work in the hospitality and restaurant industries, for example. It's a bad decision that will hurt small businesses that have these temporary foreign workers, he said.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 17:39 UTC
Poilievre accuses Trudeau of creating ’two classes of citizenship' with home heating oil tax pause
The NDP in Saskatchewan and Alberta have come out against the two classes of citizenship that Justin Trudeau has imposed with his carbon tax on heat. WATCH: Poilievre says NDP leader should condemn carbon tax carveoutDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. WATCH: Trudeau defends change to carbon tax on home heating oilDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 17:22 UTC
Free advice for CBC President when Conservatives attack Middle East coverage
The Conservatives despise the public broadcaster on ideological grounds. And so, Poilievre has sometimes suggested a Conservative government would maintain funding for the public broadcaster in French, but slash its English component to near zero. Unlike some US news outlets, CBC does not see itself as a cheerleader for one side. CNN, for instance, brands its own coverage of this crisis as “Israel at War”, not War in the Middle East or some other more balanced term. She should answer all questions respectfully, but remind MPs that politicians have no right to interfere in the day-to-day operations of the public broadcaster.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 16:03 UTC
Canada Life ends up as sole bidder for public service health plan contract
Many people covered by the Public Service Health Care Plan have told CBC stories about challenges getting through to Canada Life about their claims. (CBC - image credit)The president of the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) says Canada Life met the standard to win the contract for the Public Service Health Care Plan even though it ended up the only bidder. Around 1.7 million federal workers, retirees and their dependents saw their insurance provider switch from Sun Life to Canada Life on July 1. Anita Anand says the government now needs to ensure Canada Life follows through on its commitment as laid out in its contract. She said the only thing the government can do at this point is enforce the contractual obligations Canada Life committed to when it won the bid.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 14:47 UTC
Halloween is over, but when should you start celebrating Christmas?
"As long as you take Remembrance Day and keep it special, there's nothing wrong with celebrating Christmas," she said. Regardless of when you think it's appropriate to start celebrating the holiday season, festive events are about to start. Jacqueline LeClair says people can start celebrating the Christmas season immediately after Halloween, but that they should take a break on Remembrance Day. Jacqueline LeClair says people can start celebrating the Christmas season immediately after Halloween, but that they should take a break on Remembrance Day. Some Windsor residents say people should wait until after Remembrance Day to start celebrating the Christmas season.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 14:32 UTC
Joni and JT: “You can close your eyes”
Well, if you follow the link you can hear part of the song “You Can Close Your Eyes“, a lullaby written by James Taylor and released in 1971, the year I graduated from college. There’s a long Wikipedia entry on it which notes this:It was initially recorded by his sister Kate Taylor for her 1971 album Sister Kate. “You Can Close Your Eyes” along with the entire BBC performance will be available on November 12 as part of JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES VOL. And I find this version much better than the one above; for one thing, Joni harmonizes better with JT than Carly. It’s lovely: two great singer/songwriters/instrumentalists at their best (Joni doesn’t play guitar on this one).
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 06:25 UTC
How to ensure Alberta's oil and gas workers have jobs during the energy transition
Retraining Alberta’s oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. Probable futuresThe oil and gas industry has played a crucial part in Alberta’s political structure for decades. However, many factors — including increasing electrification, reduction in renewable energy costs and climate policy — are aligning to annihilate Alberta’s traditional fossil-fuel focused energy industry. This raises a real concern for oil and gas workers’ jobs in the near future. The costs to retrain oil and gas workers could be funded in many ways.
Source:CBC News
November 01, 2023 00:39 UTC
How teacher librarians interpreted GTA school board’s controversial book-weeding process
WATCH | How teacher librarians say they weeded their libraries:Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. That teacher librarian weeded out roughly 20 per cent of their collection and the second teacher librarian removed more than half of their library's books. Fin du widget Widget. Paul Da Silva, associate director for school improvement and equity, says the Peel District School Board is now focusing on replenishing its school libraries.
Source:CBC News
October 31, 2023 19:58 UTC
Gifts of the Cosmos
Join Surrey SPARK Stages and Surrey City Orchestra on this visual and sonic voyage! You'll journey to the outer reaches of the galaxy while Surrey City Orchestra, conducted by Jaelem Bhate, performs selections from Holst's Suite "The Planets." Gifts of the Cosmos also features original stories about our universe written by acclaimed storyteller, poet and playwright Joseph Dandurand. get ticketsAbout Surrey City OrchestraThe Surrey City Orchestra is a group of professional musicians, which has been performing for local audiences since 2018. Based in the City of Surrey, the orchestra features professional musicians who call Surrey home, as well as promoting cross-cultural collaborations through music.
Source:CBC News
October 31, 2023 19:45 UTC
How a soul-searching journey to Japan landed Canada's Hana Furumoto-Deshaies in Pan Am Games dojo
Canada's Hana Furumoto-Deshaies is looking to bring home a medal from the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. (Submitted by Karate Canada - image credit)Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Hana Furumoto-Deshaies faced a life-altering choice. Furumoto-Deshaies, left, is now ranked fourth in her weight class. Furumoto-Deshaies, left, is now ranked fourth in her weight class. Furumoto-Deshaies, right, and Guindon, left, have formed a longstanding partnership.
Source:CBC News
October 31, 2023 18:55 UTC
T-Birds take on Santiago for the 2023 Pan Am Games
On October 20, Chile’s capital welcomed over 6,800 athletes from 41 countries to the 19th iteration of the Pan American Games. “Here at UBC Athletics, we aim to provide a supportive and thriving environment where students can grow their athletic abilities,” Toor said. Alongside them, a multitude of T-Bird para-athletes will compete in the Para-Pan Am Games from November 17–26. Based on the depth of UBC’s athletes, there will likely be more T-Birds success in the coming days. The Games can be viewed online at cbc.ca and results can be views at santiago2023.org/en.
Source:CBC News
October 31, 2023 18:34 UTC
Canada’s economy hasn’t grown since May, new GDP numbers for August show
Canada's GDP in August came in at $2.082 trillion during the month. That means there's a good chance that Canada's economy has not grown in any meaningful way since May. The numbers for August were worse than the slight 0.1 per cent uptick that economists were expecting — and worse than the 0.1 per cent uptick that the data agency had forecast in its preliminary estimate. That leaves the third quarter showing no growth and actually a slight contraction according to these monthly GDP numbers, which is well below the Bank of Canada's 0.8 per cent growth projection, said Tiago Figueiredo, an economist with Desjardins. The data agency previously reported that the economy shrank in the April-to-June quarter, so the numbers released Tuesday suggest that Canada's economy hasn't grown for at least two quarters in a row.
Source:CBC News
October 31, 2023 15:09 UTC