Sunday, 05 October, 2014 -( 54˚F / 12˚C – Grey & cloudy right now @ 12:45 pm in Ithaca )- { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson }
{ We’ve been doing this because we believe the CBC may be more honest and more respectable than Media in the U.S.A., & not a lot of people in the U.S. may know that or have access to anyone who might point them toward the CBC & their web site. }
{ & again, these are not links. If you want to read these stories, listen to sound clips, or see any video -if there is any video- go to CBC dot CA/news.— & You can also find a link to the web cast of the most recent broadcast of “The National” the CBC’s ‘flagship nightly newscast’ under the “Must Watch” heading on their main page. — Thanks. — & Jim W convinced me to take credit for this, above. ———djo——— }
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Lead Articles:
-Analysis- China’s ‘anaconda strategy’ for choking off the Hong Kong protests: Patrick Brown { “In Hong Kong, Patrick Brown observes how Beijing has, among other measures, been quietly halting the flow of Chinese tourists, an important source of income, to Hong Kong in the hopes of pitting residents against the blockading students. —djo— }
Kei Nishikori beats Milos Raonic at Japan Open final { }
Texas seeks ‘low risk’ homeless man linked to Ebola case { }
Man in Dallas with Ebola ‘fighting for his life’: official { }
Hong Kong protesters agree to remove some barricades { }
Typhoon Phanfone heads to Tokyo after killing U.S. airman { }
Pope urges creative approach to family at Vatican meeting { }
Churches, mosques offer prayers for Briton killed by ISIS { }
Doctors still befuddled about prescribing medical marijuana { “Some Canadian doctors continue to have concerns about prescribing medical marijuana after new guidelines were released for family physicians. – MDs say they have little scientific data to guide their authorizations for medical cannabis – Earlier this week, the College of Family Physicians of Canada released preliminary guidance to its 30,000 members on prescribing dried cannabis.
- Marijuana prescription advice issued to family MDs
- Medical marijuana use without safety proof worries MDs
- Vapourizing marijuana reaching trend status, doctor says
The college said there’s no research evidence supporting use of medical marijuana for low-back pain or fibromyalgia. Its use can be considered for neuropathic pain, such as nerve-damage pain resulting from multiple sclerosis, from metastatic cancer or from diabetic neuropathy, when those conditions don’t respond to standard treatments, the guidelines state. -Who should be able to legally access medical cannabis is a contentious issue, even within the medical profession. – In April, Health Canada changed its regulations and put the power to authorize medical marijuana use in the hands of doctors. Supplies of the herb are now provided by licensed growers and patients with proven medical needs are no longer allowed to grow it for personal use. – “We have little scientific data to guide us,” the college’s Dr. Sharon Circone said. “We have extremely little guidance from Health Canada. This was sprung on us.” – The Arthritis Society is also calling for more research on medical cannabis so people living with arthritis can make informed choices about their treatment and doctors have evidence-based information before authorizing use. – *** & Our Editor/Reporter, Jim W, reported earlier this year than a New Brunswick farmer with a medical condition reported to the CBC that he had been told that it would be illegal for him to continue growing his own, and was told that he would now have to pay $20,000.00 a year through approved channels to receive what he was basically growing himself for free. He can’t afford that. & We also commented that it looks like the greedy hands of government figured out they could extort tons of money from suffering medical patients before they decided that it might be a good idea to legalize medical marijuana. *** At last notice, law officials and government ‘authorities’ were backing off and not enforcing the “Thou Shalt Not Grow Thine Own!” provisions until further notice. —djo— }
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“Offbeat”
Homegrown polar bear talent passed up for foreign cub in Hollywood movie { * Well, then, we’ll just have to boycott that Hollywood movie, won’t we? —djo— }
Pilgrims snap selfies between prayers during Hajj { }
Canucks anthem singer takes spill during O Canada { }
Montreal ‘ball of light’ mystery deepens { * Another one of our reporters, Cathi Harris, sent me email saying that credible authorities narrowed it down to ‘Most likely not intelligent alien sources’ =’ most likely a satellite burning out’ – they cause green or yellow fireballs. —djo— }
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“Most Viewed”
Battlefords Human society busy after hunter finds 20 puppies in field near Glaslyn { *See Photo * – On Friday, Greg Zubiak was having a look around the field near Glaslyn where he plans to hunt moose this year when he saw some movement in the distance. – “As I walked up, they all just kind of looked at me and I guess my moose hunt was over. I just said, ‘OK, come on,’ and as soon as I said that, they all come running to me,” he said. – He counted 20 puppies left in the field. – “I saw two puppy heads sticking out and the rest of them had their heads buried in each other,” he said. – Zubiak says he knew some of the 20 puppies, who range in age from approximately 3 to 6 weeks old, apparently needed some extra warmth after being left out in the field, apparently left with just a blanket. *** So he took off his jacket and made them a nest in the front of the box of his truck. —djo— }
Consort shooting: Victim died protecting his family, say parents { }
Mexican police discover mass grave amid search for missing students { }
Igloolik RCMP officer shot by gunman on snowmobile { }
Keurig’s coffee supremacy challenged by Canadian firm { “A Canadian company is leading a pack of challengers that intend to knock off the exclusive features of the Keurig 2.0 single-serve coffee-maker. – Keurig released its 2.0 model in August, with a feature that initially prevented consumers from using other brands of coffee pods. –
“- “We cracked the code,” a smiling John Pigott, CEO of Club Coffee, told CBC News. The Toronto company made news this week with its $600-million lawsuit against Vermont-based Keurig, which alleges anti-competitive behaviour. – “And we’ve pointed other companies in the right direction on how to do it,” he added. – Some consumers had expressed anger and even launched lawsuits over Keurig’s plan to ensure that only its licensed K-cups would work in the new model. Less expensive off-licence coffee pods have been available for two years, but would be locked out from the wildly popular 2.0 model. – Now a number of companies say their pods will function in the 2.0 model. ” —djo— }
-21 photo slide show- Hong Kong police clash with protesters in historic standoff { }
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Other:
Search for Malaysian Airlines MH370 to resume with new underwater equipment { }
Manjusha’s Match chronicles mom’s search for stem cell donor { }
-Point Of View- How to fix Question Period: Michael Enright { }
Cost to rebuild Gaza estimated at $4B { * How much would it cost to rebuild America’s pristine wilderness if some legal authority found us guilty of stealing our country from the sovereign people who were here before us and ordered us to return this continent to its natural state? *** Or, imagine that the state of New York invaded New Jersey and bombed the heck out of the place, and the rest of the U.S.A. came to New Jersey’s aid and soundly beat the New Yorkers- then demanded they pay to rebuild all the infrastructure they’d obliterated. How much would that cost? —djo— }
Brazilians voting in nail-biter election for president { }
Police officer nearly killed in 2012 crash runs 76 kilometers { }
Fords used City of Toronto resources for campaign, says ex-mayoral candidate { }
-Must Watch- Ebola fight on the frontlines { }
-Must Watch- A sick father’s plea to ISIS { * This may be an honest and sincere report- but I’m remembering the impassioned ‘eye witness account’ of Saudi Arabian babies being removed from incubators and placed on the floor to die by Iraqi soldiers – that turned out to be a cold hearted lie and the ‘eye witness’ was the daughter of a Saudi ambassador who had been nowhere near the hospital. You pull stuff like that once too often and you have lost your credibility, guys- —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- U.S. beer industry hit by brewing debate over water regulation { }
-Canada- No justice for victims of ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, say Haitians in Montreal { }
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“Local / New Brunswick”
J.D. Irving Ltd. trust Liberals won’t change forestry plan { }
Recounts in New Brunswick confirm election night results { “With just two days to go before the swearing in of the Liberal government in New Brunswick, the final recount in the province is done. – The hand counts were ordered after questions were raised about the accuracy of the electronic tabulation system. – Seven ridings in total were given a second count. – Elections New Brunswick says judges from the Court of Queen’s Bench have confirmed the wins by Liberal candidates in the ridings of Carleton-Victoria, Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou, Saint John Harbour, Saint John East, Charlotte-Campobello and Fredericton North. – The Progressive Conservatives were confirmed as winning the riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake. – Friday night votes – Two seats were recounted in Saint John on Friday. – Judges upheld the wins by Ed Doherty, in Saint John Harbour, and Gary Keating, in Saint John East. – On election night, the use of an untested software by Elections New Brunswick to transmit results recorded through the automated vote-counting tabulator system saw vote counts stall and then appear to drop before finally concluding. – The resulting confusion and delays meant it was about five hours after the polls closed before Elections New Brunswick could declare Brian Gallant’s Liberals had won a majority government. – After the confusion, the Progressive Conservatives applied for recounts in six ridings and the People’s Alliance asked for one. ” — * And yesterday it was reported that in one ‘riding’ five votes had been miscounted by the electronic tabulator. —djo— }
Saint John jail guard facing drug trafficking related charges { }
Gas Guru: Weekly prices and predictions for gas and diesel { *On the http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick page —djo— }
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“First Nations”
-New- Missing, murdered aboriginal women honoured at St. John’s vigil { }
Hundreds march in Saskatoon to honour missing and murdered women { }
*** & we ask anybody so moved to pray for the health of First Nations people, children included, who do not want to suffer through chemotherapy ***
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{ 2:55 pm, I’m late again… 3:00 pm – “Publish”-ing 😉 ———djo——— }
