Saturday, November 22nd, 2014. -( -8°C / +18°F – clear & dark at 2:45 am in our little corner of Atlantic Canada )-
Hubbudah-
—Yay?–
—Still have a lotta work ahead of me on this one.
~~~~~Jim
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014. -( -8°C / +18°F – clear & dark at 2:45 am in our little corner of Atlantic Canada )-
Hubbudah-
—Yay?–
—Still have a lotta work ahead of me on this one.
~~~~~Jim
{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News — ———jim w——— }
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Saturday, 08 November, 2014 -( 42˚F / +6˚C – & Overcast @ 2:45 pm near Ithaca )- -( 36˚F / +2˚C – & cloudy @ 4:00 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- Happy Birthday, Walter Chop — { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
Links >>—-> The definitive ranking of ridiculous and misleading Conservative names for bills put before Canadian Parliament:
Note: ‘Http.com’ Hijacked the original links we put here for these two links.
Let Us Know if any other links have been effed with, thank you >>——> J.Z.N McCauley’s NaNo Novel
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: Is there life beyond a propaganda enforced ‘Thunderdome’? — { -jda-‘s NaBloPoMo entry is #1066. Jim’s NaNoWriMo Novel is up to 32,000 words already. }
World on ‘brink of a new Cold War,’ warns Gorbechev { * “Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday.” * —djo— }
‘Winter arrives this weekend’ Environment Canada warns Albertans { * “Winter is coming. That’s the message — literally — from Environment Canada to Albertans ahead of the weekend, when an Arctic air mass is expected to pummel the last remnants of autumn into wintry submission.” * —djo— }
‘He pushed on anyway’: Canadian soldier killed minutes before WW I armistice { * – “George Lawrence Price was a typical Canadian soldier in the First World War, except for the timing of his death. He holds the sad distinction of being the last Canadian and last Commonwealth soldier to die in the First World War.” * —djo— }
‘Dangerous’ man accidentally released from custody back in jail { * “A man charged with attempted murder is back in custody after being mistakenly released from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility on Friday.” – Meanwhile, some of the most dangerous men in the universe are meeting in smoky rooms, plotting a very dark future for the human race on planet Earth, Ya think? – * —djo— }
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Saturday: 08 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
Divers recover body of engineer in Quebec train derailment { }
Attempted-murder suspect back in custody in Nova Scotia { }
PM inks currency hub deal allowing easier trade with China { }
NDP angry with way Trudeau handled harassment allegations { }
Canadiens to retire Guy Lapointe’s No. 5 jersey tonight { }
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“Offbeat”
Arab sheik offers Uruguay’s president $1m for 1987 Beetle { * My initial feeling was the President of Uruguay was making a mean-spirited joke when he said he would donate the money to housing the homeless if anybody gave him one million dollars for his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle. I hope I was wrong. * —djo— }
11-year-old Japanese kid could be the next hockey prodigy { }
University’s petting zoo helps students manage stress { }
Avast ye mateys: Pirate ship classroom launches in N.B. { }
From Earlier this week: { You might be able to do a search and find these articles if you’re interested: —djo— }
Big ‘groundhog; fossil from age of dinosaurs rewrites mammal history { }
Star Wars sequel title — The Force Awakens — announced, then mocked by fans { }
World’s biggest corn maze leaves some ‘so frustrated and so bewildered’ they call 911 { }
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“Most Viewed”
Special winter weather statement issued for Alberta as winter arrives { }
Mikhail Gorbachev warns world on ‘brink of new Cold War’ { }
Search for James Cuthbert, 71, ends { * Video evidence convinced police that the man fell overboard while riding on a ferry in Nova Scotia. * —djo— }
Eliahs Kent, mistakenly released from Burnside jail, back in custody { * I’m not sure why they have his name in this headline and not in half a dozen other headlines linked to the same article. * —djo— }
UBC’s Vantage College: Canadians need not apply { * – The University of British Columbia is building an exclusive new college at a cost of more than $127 million, but Canadian students need not apply. The college will house only high-paying international students, most of them from China. – It may only be a big hole in the ground right now, but the Vantage College project has already angered many university students who say the money could have been better spent to improve student housing and limit tuition increases. -UBC student Aspen Dirk says the university is increasingly becoming an elitist school. – “It’s very disrespectful, said UBC student Aspen Dirk, “and a bit of a slap to the face.” – Students say UBC is spending $127.5 million at a time when money is tight to build a stand-alone college complete with its own residential tower for 1,000 international students. – * —djo—}
George Lawrence Price was last Canadian soldier killed in First World War { }
Sept-Îles train derailment: Divers find body of engineer Enrick Gagnon { }
Pope Francis demotes U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke { }
‘Butterfly child’ has dream to see northern lights { }
Mexico gang members describe killings, burnings of 43 missing students { }
-18 photo slide show- Week in pictures, Nov. 1-7 { * Heilige Scheisse! They included the entire week this time. Ya don’t think anybody at CBC news is reading my comments, do you? — Nahhhhh- * —djo— }
-Blog- Tinder profiles feature sex trafficking victims as part of powerful awareness campaign { * -This week, the Immigration Council of Ireland launched an innovative Tinder-based ad campaign to create awareness about the crimes behind sex trafficking and prostitution.- * —djo— }
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Other:
Canadian firm plays big role in historic comet visit { }
-Feature- Berlin Wall: Before and after { }
Canada, China sign currency deal aimed at boosting trade { }
Mexico gang members describe killings, burnings of 43 missing students { }
-Video- CBC cameraman reflects on the night Berlin Wall fell { }
‘Butterfly child’ has dream to see northern lights { }
U.S. Cardinal opposed to abortion, gay marriage, loses another Vatican job { }
Divers find body of engineer missing since Quebec train derailment { }
‘I have a ton of miles on my back’: Steve Nash pens open letter to fans { }
4th vicitim of Washington school shooting dies in hospital { }
‘I thought it was a film’ Germans reflect on fall of Berlin Wall { }
Theremin turning heads in Canadian music, literary circles { }
SNV-Lavalin loses federal contract worth up to $22.8B { * Hooray for somebody- show those ice-holes they can’t lay off 4,000 people and hope to hang on to lucrative contracts! * —djo— }
Strong winds whip Aaska, storm expected to bring frigid air to U.S. { }
NDP MPs angry with the way Trudeau handles harassment allegations { }
‘We are not the police’: CBC defends Ghomeshi investigation { }
-Must Watch- GoPro in Zero-G bubble { }
-Must Watch- Student saves Remembrance Day { * “Amherst Regional High School [Nova Scotia] student Titus Gallagher steps in when heard that the Remembrance Day ceremony at his school would be cancelled this year.” * —djo— }
-Must Watch- Poppy sales soar { }
-Editor’s Pick- Death and denial in Cape Dorset { }
-Editor’s Pick- Cam a ‘bourbon summit’ make Mitch McConnel and Obama friends? { }
-Editor’s Pick- Do walls make good neighbours? / Marcello Di Cintio says follow Berlin’s example, tear down walls { * Calgary’s author of Walls reflects on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall * —djo— }
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“Local / New Brunswick”
Oil spilled in derailment at Moncton train yard { }
Moncton residents await news on surplus military homes { }
Moncton couple seeks swimming pool for pet dog { }
A weekend in the maritimes, as seen by you { }
Earlier this week: { }
Amherst protesters rally against importing fracking wastewater { }
Early French immersion change coming, Serge Rousselle says { }
Geriatric clinic for at-risk seniors opens at Moncton Hospital { }
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“First Nations”
Three candidates for AFN National Chief { * “Ghislain Picard, Perry Bellegarde and Leon Jourdaine are the three official candidates in the running to become the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, a position which Shawn Atleo resigned from in May amid some conflict.” * —djo— }
AFN national chief candidates address key issues in election { }
-Photos- Unreserved: The radio show in pictures, November 8 { }
-Video- Mother glad Nunavut govenment is taking action following infant’s death { }
Manitoba Association of Native Firefighters loses federal funding { * -An Aboriginal aid agency in charge of 2011 flood evacuees has been stripped of its federal funding effective immediately.- * —djo— }
Decorated First Nations vet Tommy Prince a Canadian hero { }
James Bay Cree youth in Quebec hit the music charts { }
Tamra Keepness: No evidence of missing child in wells linked to Reddit map { }
Shuswap reserve chooses new council after spending became key issue in band election { }
Injuries happened at the hands of Winnipeg police, woman alleges { }
Ebola fears led First Nation to opt out of Canada World Yourth { }
Pictou’s Clean the Mill group releases soil data { }
Aboriginal star hailed as ‘pioneer’ by Soccer Hall of Fame { }
Shoal Lake no. 40 gets backing from IJC { }
Homeless woman fined for building her own home { }
CBC investigation prompts Nunavut health-care review { }
Fort Simpson, N.W.T., chief Minnie Letcher dies of meningitis { }
Cynthia Blackjack’s mother sues Yukon gov’t over daughter’s death { }
Head of B.C. Missing Women Commission says no to national inquiry { * “Wally Oppal, the commissioner of the British Columbia Missing Women Commission, is saying no to the possibility of a national inquiry into more than 1,100 missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.” * *** He says now is the time for action, not an inquiry. *** —djo— }
Bill Lyall, former Central Arctic MLA, publishes new book { * “Bill Lyall of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, was in Iqaluit yesterday to launch his new book, which tells the story of the co-operative movement in the Arctic and himself” * —djo— }
-Feature- Nunavut put community’s health ‘at risk’ by mishandling nurse { * -When a baby in a Nunavut hamlet died of a lung infection in 2012, questions arose about the nurse who allegedly failed to treat him. A CBC investigation reveals a history of complaints about the nurse and a government that refused to fire her.- * —djo— }
Hydro ‘cautiously optimistic’ about steps to end Jenpeg occupation { }
3 deaths in Iqaluit related to prescription Tylenol overdose { }
Oskayak high school students hold round dance for missing women { }
-Video- Derek Nepinak calls for boycott of Sun Media, Winnipeg Sun newspaper { }
Minister of Child Services offers Onigaming support after suicides { }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
Transit rider wants Lift Plus service to Fort William First Nation { }
Facing suicide rates on remote First Nations: Why leaving may not be an option { }
-8 Photos- Kinder Morgan pipeline: First Nations fight back with fish { }
{ We’ve left a lot of First Nations news on this page after it was taken down from the ‘aboriginal’ page at the CBC web site. & The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ This is what greeted me this week when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
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Other Sources:
{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
{ 6:45 pm EST — We are Ready to Rock and Roll — — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is still working today with a bruised rib, which makes it painful to do simple things, like scroll or click with a mouse- = ouch! ) — Also thanks to “—jda—“ ———djo——— }
{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News — ———jim w——— }
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Thursday, 06 November, 2014 -( 44˚F / +7˚C – Raining with fog patches around @ 2:30 pm near Ithaca )- -( 46˚F / +8˚C – Still messy snow on the ground, grey sky overhead with interesting patterns in the clouds – parallel smudges? @ 3:45 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- — { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap? ooops — { -jda-‘s NaBloPoMo entry is #1066. Jim’s NaNoWriMo Novel is up to 18,000 words already. }
Train conductor missing after derailment into river { * “A train conductor is missing after a locomotive derailed and plummeted to the river below north of Sept-Îles, Que., according to preliminary reports.” * —djo— }
-Analysis- Why Scotiabank is cutting jobs while earning billions: Don Pittis { * “Scotiabank, Canada’s third-biggest bank and 10th-biggest company, is cutting 1,500 jobs and scaling back on risk. Don Pittis says part of the reason is that it wants to be ready to cope with the uncertainties of the Canadian property market.” * —djo— }
What a baby’s death reveals about Nunavut’s health care { * – “Nunavut put the public health of Cape Dorset “at risk” by mishandling a nurse facing numerous complaints, according to internal government emails obtained by CBC News. The government ended up promoting her to the community’s top nursing post.” * —djo— }
-Analysis- Keystone XL pipeline prospects get boost from U.S. election results { * “U.S. Senate election results give Keystone XL pipeline supporters more clout in Washington, maybe enough to overcome President Barack Obama’s veto power.” * —djo— }
Star Wars sequel title — The Force Awakens — Announced, then mocked by fans { * “The makers of the next Star Wars movie announced on Twitter today that principal photography has been completed. Oh, and, by the way, the movie now has an actual title. Yes, Star Wars Episode VII will be called The Force Awakens.” * —djo— }
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Thursday: 065 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
CRTC bans 30-day notice for TV, web, phone service changes { }
Honda investing $857M in 3 Ontario auto plants { }
Montreal’s SNC-Lavalin to slash global workforce by 4,000 { }
RCMP arrests ‘high-risk-traveller’ upon return to Canada { }
Health Canada study: No link between wind turbines, illnesses { }
Train conductor missing after derailment in eastern Quebec { }
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“Offbeat”
Tom Brokaw’s phone interrupts live election coverage: ‘Yes, I will remember to bring home the milk’ { }
Man to be eaten alive by anaconda on TV, everyone horrified { }
Big ‘groundhog; fossil from age of dinosaurs rewrites mammal history { }
Saskatoon-made drone flies into Smithsonian collection { }
Squirrels on steroids run wild in Canadian Arctic { }
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“Most Viewed”
CRTC bans 30-day notice for cancelling TV, phone, internet { * – Canadians no longer have to give a 30-day notice to cancel or change their television, internet or landline telephone service, the CRTC says. – In a release, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said it is “prohibiting television service providers from requiring that Canadians give 30 days’ notice prior to cancelling these services.” – * & I thought this might be an article about the CRTC -Canadian version of the FCC?-telling cable companies, etc. that they no longer had to give subscribers a 30-day notice before they made major changes to their services. This is refreshing. * —djo— }
Conductor missing after Quebec freight train derails in landslide { }
Franz Prokop, ex-B.C. councillor, loses $3.6M Lotto 6/49 lawsuit { * – Former Maple Ridge, B.C., councillor Franz Prokop has lost a lawsuit that claimed his ex-partner’s son had stolen his winning $3.6-million lottery ticket. – Prokop’s lawyers told the court in New Westminster that he bought the Lotto 6/49 ticket while shopping in August 2007 with his common-law partner, Angelina Dushop, and that after the draw, she realized the ticket was a winner. – The Coquitlam realtor claimed Dushop’s son, Peter Dushop, had access to the couple’s home, took the ticket from Prokop’s desk and then claimed the ticket 11 months later. – Dushop — who is also a realtor — denied the accusation, and testified that he had bought the ticket. He also noted the winning ticket contained numbers representing his and his mother’s birthdays. – Flawed testimony – In a ruling released this week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Crawford found problems with the testimony of Dushop, his mother and Prokop. – “I was not impressed with the semantic dance over the purchase of the lottery ticket,” Crawford said in his reasons for judgment. – Crawford ruled it was likely Dushop’s mother used her credit card to buy the ticket, using Dushop’s numbers, and that Prokop paid the Visa bill. – The judge believed the ticket was put away in a safety deposit box, because Angelina Dushop feared Prokop would want a share of the winnings. – But Crawford ruled Prokop failed to prove his case the ticket was his, and that it was stolen by Peter Dushop. – “The plaintiff has failed to establish both of these facts and accordingly the plaintiff’s claim must fail,” the judge said. – * —djo— }
Wind turbine noise not linked to health problems, Health Canada finds { }
What a Cape Dorset baby’s death reveals about Nunavut’s health care { }
Luka Magnotta did not need constant care: jail psychiatrist { }
Fake online reviews: 4 ways companies can deceive you { }
OC Transpo bus stops under Via Rail crossing warning arm { }
Phil Rudd, AC/DC drummer, charged in murder for hire plot { }
Republicans may have trouble making Washinton’s hogs ‘squeal’: Neil Macdonald { }
-13 photo slide show- Winners and losers in U.S. midterm elections { }
-Blog- Man to be eaten alive by anaconda on TV, everyone horrified { * -According to Discovery, “naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Paul Rosolie will enter the belly of an anaconda in a custom-built snake-proof suit” in its Dec. 7 special Eaten Alive.- * I bet the snake is not a party to ‘advised consent’. * —djo— }
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Other:
No need for 30-day notice to switch internet, cable or phone service, CRTC says { * Why weren’t earlier headlines linking to this article this clear? * —djo— }
-New- Wind turbines can be annoying, but not harmful, Health Canada finds { * But anyone living within 200 meters of high powered electric lines has a much higher risk of developing leukemia, Did Health Canada figure that into their equations? * —djo— }
Luka Magnotta did not need constant care: jail psychiatrist { }
-Analysis- Mrs. Castrator goes to Washington, round up the hogs: Neil Macdonald { }
NO luck in lotto lawsuit: B.C. realtor loses $3.6M win to ex-partner’s son { }
Faking it: 4 ways companies artificially boost their online reputations { }
Leaked files expose global companies’ secret tax deals in Luxembourg { }
Harassment allegations against 2 Liberal MPs rest with secretive committee { }
How a Bruce Springsteen concert helped bring down the Berlin Wall { }
Miranda Lambert makes history at the 2014 CMAs { }
Toronto-to-New York bus crash sends 26 to hospital { }
The right way — and wrong way — to keep your poppy in place { }
Florida advocate defies law against feeding the homeless { }
SNC-Lavalin to axe 4,000 jobs { }
-Updated- AC/DC drummer charged in murder-for-hire plot { }
-Must Watch- Train derails near Sept-Iles { }
-Must Watch- London’s Flanders Fields Memorial { }
-Must Watch- Coyote attack in Burlington { }
-Editor’s Pick- Busting the Berlin Wall { }
-Editor’s Pick- Death and denial in Cape Dorset { }
-Editor’s Pick- Barack Obama doesn’t have to be a ‘lame-duck’ president { }
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“Local / New Brunswick”
Fredericton students pitch climate change warning labels for gas pumps { }
Real Food Connections seeks local investors to expand { }
Moncton ‘park golfer’ given 1-year community based sentence { }
Family of Morgan Dunbar wants to help others after teen’s suicide { }
Horizon Health to survey hospital patient twice a year { }
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“First Nations”
Three candidates for AFN National Chief { * “Ghislain Picard, Perry Bellegarde and Leon Jourdaine are the three official candidates in the running to become the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, a position which Shawn Atleo resigned from in May amid some conflict.” * —djo— }
AFN national chief candidates address key issues in election { }
Head of B.C. Missing Women Commission says no to national inquiry { * “Wally Oppal, the commissioner of the British Columbia Missing Women Commission, is saying no to the possibility of a national inquiry into more than 1,100 missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.” * *** He says now is the time for action, not an inquiry. *** —djo— }
Bill Lyall, former Central Arctic MLA, publishes new book { * “Bill Lyall of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, was in Iqaluit yesterday to launch his new book, which tells the story of the co-operative movement in the Arctic and himself” * —djo— }
-Feature- Nunavut put community’s health ‘at risk’ by mishandling nurse { * -When a baby in a Nunavut hamlet died of a lung infection in 2012, questions arose about the nurse who allegedly failed to treat him. A CBC investigation reveals a history of complaints about the nurse and a government that refused to fire her.- * —djo— }
Hydro ‘cautiously optimistic’ about steps to end Jenpeg occupation { }
3 deaths in Iqaluit related to prescription Tylenol overdose { }
Oskayak high school students hold round dance for missing women { }
-Video- Derek Nepinak calls for boycott of Sun Media, Winnipeg Sun newspaper { }
Minister of Child Services offers Onigaming support after suicides { }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
Transit rider wants Lift Plus service to Fort William First Nation { }
Facing suicide rates on remote First Nations: Why leaving may not be an option { }
-8 Photos- Kinder Morgan pipeline: First Nations fight back with fish { }
{ The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ This is what greeted me this week when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
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Other Sources:
{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
{ 5:30 pm EST — We are Ready to Rock and Roll — — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is still working today with a bruised rib, which makes it painful to do simple things, like scroll or click with a mouse- = ouch! ) — Also thanks to “—jda—“ ———djo——— }
{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News — ———jim w——— }
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Wednesday, 05 November, 2014 -( 58˚F / +14˚C – with some bright sun, some clouds @ 2:15 pm near Ithaca )- -( 54˚F / +12˚C – Still messy snow on the ground, mostly grey sky overhead & the moon is already out @ 3:45 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- — { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: Sometimes the news is just plain weird?
Harassment allegations lead Justin Trudeau to suspend 2 MPs { * “Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau suspends ethics critic Scott Andrews and Quebec MP Massimo Pacetti from the party’s caucus after two New Democrat MPs alleged they were harassed.” * —djo— }
-Analysis- Why Scotiabank is cutting jobs while earning billions: Don Pittis { * “Scotiabank, Canada’s third-biggest bank and 10th-biggest company, is cutting 1,500 jobs and scaling back on risk. Don Pittis says part of the reason is that it wants to be ready to cope with the uncertainties of the Canadian property market.” * —djo— }
CBC asks court to dismiss Jian Ghomeshi’s $55M Lawsuit { * – The CBC asks an Ontario court to dismiss former employee Jian Ghomeshi’s $55-million lawsuit, saying the claim is “without merit and an abuse of the court’s process.” – * In the U.S. this is what I’ve heard called the ‘scattergun technique’. Most lawyers use this ploy to try to con the judge and/or jury into believing that their opponent doesn’t have a real case. In too many instances it might mean the lawyers are afraid that going through the real legal process might lose them their case. —djo— }
WWI Canadian soldier’s remains identified { }
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Wednesday: 05 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
Republicans win midterm majority in U.S. Senate { }
Republican senator will push for early Keystone approval { }
Ottawa to table bill banning immigration by polygamists { }
CBC files papers asking for dismissal of Ghomeshi lawsuit { }
Obama says ‘I hear you’ to voters after midterm losses { }
Trudeau suspends 2 Liberal MPs over misconduct allegations { }
Liberal leader says party has duty to protect complainants { }
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“Offbeat”
Tom Brokaw’s phone interrups live election coverage: ‘Yes, I will remember to bring home the milk’ { }
Sean Avery’s off-Broadway debute derailed by meltdown over pizza { }
Jamie Paquin’s Tokyo store thrives selling only Canadian wines { }
Marilyn Monroe photo raffled for $5 could fetch $60K { }
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“Most Viewed”
Liberal MPs Scott Andrews, Massimo Pacetti suspended from caucus amid harassment allegations { }
Jian Ghomeshi lawsuit dismissal sought by CBC { }
How Arctic ground squirrels use steroids to bulk up for winter { }
WestJet float idea of thinner seats, and more of them { }
Why Scotiabank is cutting jobs while earning billions: Don Pittis { }
Quebec mask maker helps FBI track down disquised bank robbery suspect { }
WWI Canadian soldier’s remains identified { }
More workplace allegations made against Jian Ghomeshi { }
Stephen Poloz comments on unpaid work raise ire of youth groups { * Advocates for young workers took Stephen Poloz to task after the Bank of Canada governor recommended that jobless university graduates beef up their resumes by working for free. – Speaking to a House of Commons committee Tuesday, Poloz suggested young Canadians and others struggling to find work should acquire more experience through unpaid internships or volunteering until the country’s hobbled job market picks up. He predicted it would improve over the next two years. – Poloz told the committee that when a young person asks for advice on getting through the tough times, he says, “‘Volunteer to do something which is at least somewhere related to your expertise so that it’s clear that you are gaining some learning experience during that period.”‘ * —djo— }
Chris Alexander to ban immigrants in polygamous, forced marriages { }
-8 photo slide show- Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 crash site in Mohave Desert { * & It was announced on television news that investigators ruled out an explosion due to the new experimental fuel mix they were using. * —jim w— }
-Blog- #AlexFromTarget: Teens on Twitter turn Target employee into viral sensation { }
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Other:
CBCNews.ca readers to Stephen Poloz on unpaid work: ‘You first’ { * Hey, I think they’re restoring my faith in young people. 🙂 * —djo— }
WestJet floats idea of thinner seats, and more of them { * & Hey.2 I didn’t think I could lose any more faith in corporations than I already have, but it looks like they’re getting seedier and greedier all the time. 🙁 * —djo— }
-New- Squirrels on steroids run wild in Canadian Arctic { * I wonder what an Arctic Squirrel drug pusher looks like. Or, do they have some kind of an arrangement with big pharmaceutical company’s salesmen? * —djo— }
-Live- Barack Obama doesn’t have to be a ‘lame-duck’ president { * Yeah, but if he had any sense, he’d never have wanted to be any kind of President. * —djo— }
Visa limits on Ebola-affected trevellers need to be justified: WHO to Canada { }
Quebec mask maker helps FBI track down disguised bank robbery suspect { }
Burger King deal costs take bite out of Tim Hortons profit { * Should have seen that coming- * —djo— }
2 arrested after student alleges strangers tried to throw him off Ottawa bridge { }
Kinder Morgan lawsuit to stop pipeline protesters gets underway in Vancouver { }
Social media helped place flags on Canadian soldiers’ graves in Italy { }
Pirate Bay co-founder faces estradition to Sweden from Thailand { }
‘Incompatible with Canadian values’ Immigrants in polygamous marriages to be banned { * Yeah, but, if being incompatible with Canadian values was a crime, most of the Conservative party’s members would be in jail. * —djo— }
Commons poised to suspend MP Dean Del Mastro in Wednesday vote { }
‘The beginning of the long dash’ indicates 75 years of official time on CBC { }
Victorious Republicans now focus their ambitions on White House { * Pay attention: Psychics and professional future projectors say there will not be a presidential election in 2016. * —djo— }
-Must Watch- Icons & Idols: Rock n’ Roll auction { * If they’re auctioning off Rock n’ Roll Idols, can I bid on Linda Ronstadt? I might not be able to treat her to top of the line everything like she deserves, and she might find it really creepy, but she’d know her songs really touched somebody, deeply. * —djo— }
-Must Watch- Sleek solar car designs on exhibit { * “Competitors from around the world show off their sola-powered vehicles afhead of the 2014 Atacama Solar Challenge desert race in Chile.” * —djo— }
-Must Watch- North Korea art exhibit { * “North Korean embassy in London showcses oil pointings from the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang.” * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Show us how you will remember { * “Be a part of special coverage on CBC News Network and online” – The show a photo of several veterans wearing their medals on Remembrance Day * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Want a free trip around the world? { * “If your name is Elizabeth Gallagher, you are in luck.” – A young Canadian bought two tickets to circle the globe, then his girl friend broke up with him. It’s cheaper and easier for him to give the ticket away to somebody with her name than get the name changed, or follow other options. You’d need a Canadian Passport, and do not necessarily need to have anything to do with the guy who is offering the free ticket. * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Deradicalization programs aim to ‘get ahead of the curve’ on extremists { * “Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Germany have comprehensive programs.” – But I still think that the right hand is creating the problem while the left hand is trying to strike it rich by coming up with expensive solutions that probably would only fix the last century’s problems and not even approach being effective against the new wave of angry young radicals who are really p.o.-ed about the way the world is treating them. * —djo— }
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“Local / New Bruswick”
Fredericton students pitch climate change warning labels for gas pumps { * Told you I was regaining my faith in young people. 🙂 * —djo— }
Ebola card game aims to raise awareness, prevent spread { * “Go directly into quarantine, we will murder your pets, do not pass go, do not collect $200?” * —djo— }
Woman in wheelchair suffers brazen mid-day robbery { }
NB Power better prepared to avoid outages this winter { }
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“First Nations”
Three candidates for AFN National Chief { * “Ghislain Picard, Perry Bellegarde and Leon Jourdaine are the three official candidates in the running to become the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, a position which Shawn Atleo resigned from in May amid some conflict.” * —djo— }
Saskatoon Bishop calls for day of study on missing women { * “Saskatoon Bishop Don Bolen is helping organize a day of study and reflection on the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.” – But would one day make a difference beyond making the Bishop look good? * —djo— }
Facing suicide rates on remote First Nations: Why leaving may not be an option { * “Why don’t they just leave? That question was posted on our Facebook page in response to the story about Onigaming First Nation declaring a state of emergency last week after the 4th suicide this year, in their community of 450 people.” * —djo— }
Saskatoon First Nations entrepreneur gets in the ring { }
-Video- Mohawk Grand Chief demands apology from aboriginal affairs minister { }
Regina police trying to line up actual wells with Keepness Reddit map { }
-Photos- Saskatchewan art exhibit hits Europe { }
-Video- Derek Nepinak calls for boycott of Sun Media, Winnipeg Sun newspaper { }
Winnipeg Sun calls First Nations’ boycott ‘disappointing’ { }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
Transit rider wants Lift Plus service to Fort William First Nation { }
-Audio- NAN looks at child and family services { * “NAN” = Nishnawbe Aski Nation * —djo— }
-7 Photos- Arviat youth use art workshops to discuss difficult topics { }
{ The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ This is what greeted me this morning when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
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Other Sources:
{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
{ 6:15 pm EST — We are Ready to Rock and Roll — — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is still working today with a bruised rib, ouch! ) — And thanks to “—jda—“ ———djo——— }
Tuesday, 04 November, 2014 -( 64˚F / +17˚C – & cloudy, at the moment @ 3:45 pm near Ithaca )- -( 43˚F / +6˚C – Snow on the ground, mostly grey sky overhead & the moon is already out @ 4:45 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- — { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
{ This is what greeted me this morning when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
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Other Sources:
{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: New salt in old wounds? / Fear Mongering .201- If you have no new atrocities to report- keep the old ones alive and make them ever more scary?
-Live- Canada’s ISIS bomb attack destroyed heavy engineering equipment { * “Canadian fighter jets helped to destroy heavy engineering equipment that was being used to divert the Euphrates River to flood areas nearby while denying water to Iraqi civilians further away, Lt.-Gen. Jonathan Vance said Tuesday.” * —djo— }
-Updated- CBC names lawyer Janic Rubin to lead Ghomeshi investigation { * “CBC has named employment lawyer Janice Rubin to lead an independent investigation into allegations of violent attacks against women by fired radio host Jian Ghomeshi” * & The photos they publish along with stories that he appears in are looking worse and worse. —djo— }
-Updated- Ottawa temporarility extends health care to most but not all refugee claimants { * “Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says the federal government will temporarily restore health-care coverage to the majority of refugee claimants pending the outcome of an appeal at the Federal Court.” * }
An all-Canadian wine store? In Tokyo, it’s a hit { }
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Monday: 03 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
CF-18s hit equipment nears ISIS dam used to flood villages { }
Canadian jets conducted strikes on 4 targets on Sunday { }
Ottawa to comply with court order on refugee health care { }
Heralth care to be given to pregnant refugees, among others { }
Ottawa teen gets 6 1/2 years for running prostitution ring { }
Visa, MasterCard agree to cut fees they charge merchants { }
Scotiabank to cut 1,500 jobs, including 1,000 in Canada { }
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“Offbeat”
Sunny Day! Sesame Street turns 45 { }
#AlexFromTarget: Teens on Twitter turn Target employee into viral sesation { }
Prince not playing Massey Hall tonight, promoter says { }
Much ado about poo: Scientists find virus DNA in 799 year old caribou dung { }
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“Most Viewed”
Jian Ghomeshi probe: Cbc names lawyer Janice Rubin to lead investigation { }
Canada’s ISIS bomb attack destroyed heavy engineering equipment { }
Lena Dunham’s sister, Grace Dunham, confronts sex abuse claims { }
Canadian dollar sinks below 88 cents as Saudis cut oil to $77 a barrel { }
Kaily Oliver-Machado, Ottawa teen prostitution ringleader, getrs 6 1/2-year adult sentence { }
Jamie Paquin’s Tokyo store thrives selling only Canadian wines { }
Prince not playing Massey Hall tonight, promoter says { }
Virgin Galactic pilot actions studied in spaceship crash { }
Brock University students in blackface wih Halloween contest { }
ISIS dump truck may have been target of first Canadian air strikes in Iraq { }
-8 photo slide show- Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 crash site in Mohave Desert { * & It was announced on television news that investigators ruled out an explosion due to the new experimental fuel mix they were using. * —jim w— }
-Blog- #AlexFromTarget: Teens on Twitter turn Target employee into viral sensation { }
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Other:
Luka Magnotta showed signs of paranoid schizophrenia, says psychiartrist { }
From joints to GMOs: U.S. midterm ballot measures are a mixed bag { }
-New- Judge’s compassion in Ron Francis case raises awareness of PTSD { }
-Exclusive- Alison REdford could face criminal charges, review finds { }
Loonie sinks to 5 year low as Saudis slash oil to $77 per barrel { }
Actor Lena Dunham’s sister, Grace Dunham, confronts sex abuse claims { }
Ottawa teen prostitution ringleader gets ‘rare’ adult term of 6 1/2 years { }
Pilot’s survival a mystery in Virgin Galactic spaceship crash { }
Scotiabank to cut 1,500 jobs, including 1,000 in Canada { * Here’s a question for ya- How much is that going to cost the economy of Canada and Canadian taxpayers? If you’re going down the slippery slope of corporate fascism I bet you don’t want anybody asking questions like that. * —djo— }
-Video- Philadelphia woman abducted off dark street, yelling for help { }
Want a fee trip around the world? If your name is Elizabeth Gallagher, you may be in luck { }
-Updated- ‘Donning blackface for Halloween is never OK’: Outcry over students’ Jamaican bobsled costumes { }
-Video- Eating bugs in Belgium – Are insects the food of the future? { }
Visa, MasterCard agree to limit merchant fees { }
Date-rape drugs may not be as prevalent as you think { }
-Must Watch- Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, 22, abducted off Philadelphia street, still missing { }
-Must Watch- Insect cuisine in Belgium { }
-Must Watch- Museum of the Rise of the Machines opens in Russia { }
-Editor’s Pick- Show us how you will remember { * “Be a part of special coverage on CBC News Network and online” – The show a photo of several veterans wearing their medals on Remembrance Day * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Virgin crash: the tech moguls behind the race for commercial space travel { * “Space tourism industry is shaken by the Virgin Galactic crash, but tech titans still seek lift-off.” —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- 5 myths about sexual violence { * “Sexual violence is more systemic than monst Canadians believe.” * —djo— }
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“Local / New Bruswick”
PTSD Awareness raised by judge’s compassion in Ron Francis case { }
Gary Keating will return 3-week MLA pay { }
Power almost fully restored in Moncton after major outage { }
Campbellton locks out city workers after contract talks fail { }
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“First Nations”
Environment Minister: ‘I don’t support a total ban’ on Baffin Island caribou { * “Nunavut’s Environment Minister Johnny Mike says he doesn’t support the idea of a total ban on hunting Baffin Island caribou.” * —djo— }
-Updated- Winnipeg Sun calls First Nations’ boycott ‘disappointing’ { * “The Winnipeg Sun says it’s disappointed to learn Manitoba’s top aboriginal leaders are calling for a boycott of the newspaper and its parent organization, Sun Media, citing editorial content that they say discriminates against indigenous people” * —djo— }
D-Day veteran’s death leads to war with Direct Energy { * “Linda Denison phoned Direct Energy days after her father’s funeral to close his account. She was reassured the power would be shut off by the end of the month. The company then mailed her a bill: $420 for an “early termination fee.” * —djo— }
-Opinion- Funds desperately needed for First Nations fire protection { }
‘It’s heartbreaking,’ Winnipeg’s Bannock Lady says after son bullied { }
Winnipeg mayor, council to be sworn in after aboriginal elder blessing { }
-Opinion- Kahnawake First Nation attacking the human rights of its citizens { }
Washington Redskins controversy: Protesters ramp up pressure at Vikings game { }
Manitoba teacher recognized for interactive teaching of First Nations students { }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
First Nations take action in alleged killings of 3 aboriginal boys, 50 years ago { }
-7 Photos- Arviat youth use art workshops to discuss difficult topics { }
{ The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ 6:30 pm EST — We are Ready to Rock and Roll — — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is working today with a bruised rib, ouch! ) — And thanks to “—jda—“ ———djo——— }
{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News — / & —jda—‘s NaBloPoMo entries are registered as #1066 / ———jim w——— }
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Monday, 03 November, 2014 -( 56˚F / +13˚C – cloudy, with some sun coming and going @ 3:15 pm near Ithaca )- -( 34˚F / +1˚C – Snow on the ground, grey sky overhead @ 4:30 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- — { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
{ This is what greeted me this morning when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
=======================
Other Sources:
{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: New salt in old wounds? / Fear Mongering 201- If you have no new atrocities to report- keep the old ones alive and make them ever more scary?
-Live- Health minister gives update on Canada’s latest Ebola response { * “Health Minister Rona Ambrose is in Winnipeg today where she is updating Canadians on the federal government’s latest response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. CBCNews.ca is carrying the news conference live starting at 3 p.m. ET.” * —djo— }
‘I will miss him forever,’ soldier says of ‘best friend,’ partner killed in Ottawa shooting { * “Branden Stevenson — the friend and fellow army reservist who was guarding the National War Memorial in Ottawa with Cpl. Nathan Cirillo when the 24-year-old father was fatally shot — gives his first public statement about the tragedy.” * —djo— }
-New- Cpl. Ron Francis had no business in criminal court, judge says { * “On the day now deceased RCMP Cpl. Ron Francis was to be sentenced on charges of assaulting fellow officers, a provincial court judge in Fredericton made a statement he hoped would bring comfort to Francis’s family and his community.” * }
Lena Dunham disputes abuse allegations in Twitter ‘rage spiral’ { * “Lena Dunham, actor and creator of the hit HBO series, Girls, lashed out on Twitter over allegations she sexually abused her little sister.” * —djo— }
Income splitting would not benefit low-income single parents, minister says { * “Income splitting would not benefit single parents because the majority are considered low income, says Minister of State for Social Development Candice Bergen.” * —djo— }
===== >>—-> Begin ‘Developing’ flash queue >>—->
Monday: 03 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
French president says Ottawa shooter ‘defiled’ Parliament { }
Partner of Cp. Nathan Cirillo to resume duty in Ottawa { }
Quebec police investigate ‘Spookland’ assault allegations { }
Judge says Mountie with PTSD shouldn’t have been in court { }
Canadian fighter jets drop laser-guided bombs over Iraq { }
Bank of Canada says job creation lagging behind during recovery { }
Canada’s protective Ebola equipment now in Africa: Ambrose { }
Manitoba premier shuffles cabinet after 5 ministers resign { }
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“Offbeat”
Sunny Day! Sesame Street turns 45 { }
Too soon?! Christmas music playing in stores now is too early { }
Hello Ktty turns the big 4-0 { }
2,000 sheep take to Madrid’s streets in protest { * No, the sheep are not carrying picket signs. & a teevee spot said the shepherds have the right to use their tried and true old routes. * —jda— }
-Last Week’s Most Notable?- Ivy League school offers ‘wasting time on the internet’ course { * I kept this one up, even if the CBC didn’t. —djo— “UPenn is certainly generating a lot of buzz this week with its new English department course “Wasting time on the Internet,” but it’s not the title of the class that has academics excited — it’s the content of the syllabus, and the views of its professor (world-renowned poetKenneth Goldsmith.) – “We spend our lives in front of screens, mostly wasting time: checking social media, watching cat videos, chatting, and shopping,” wrote Goldsmith in the course’s syllabus, which is live on UPenn’s website. “What if these activities — clicking, SMSing, status-updating, and random surfing — were used as raw material for creating compelling and emotional works of literature?” – “Could we reconstruct our autobiography using only Facebook? Could we write a great novella by plundering our Twitter feed? Could we reframe the internet as the greatest poem ever written?” the syllabus continues. “Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory.” * & maybe they shouldn’t forget to eat GMO food and drink GMO soft drinks and reak havoc on their brains w sugar. && make sur haf th wrds r sp3lld rong. —djo— }
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“Most Viewed”
Jian Ghomeshi allegations addressed by Kathleen Wynne { }
Branden Stevenson says Nathan Cirillo was ‘like a brother’ { }
Lena Dunham disputes abuse allegations in Twitter ‘rage spiral’ { }
Tamra Keepness map on Reddit gets attention of Regina police { }
Cpl. Ron Francis had no business in criminal court, judge says { }
Credit card charges after ex-girlfriend steals Visa leaves B.C. man on hook for thousands { }
Premier Greg Selinger replaces t cabinet ministers { }
Luka Magnotta complained of hearing voices, doctor testifies { }
MP Dean Del Mastro wants case reopened following guilty verdict { }
Ebola outbreak: Rona Ambrose to announce Canada’s latest response { }
-8 photo slide show- Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 crash site in Mohave Desert { * & It was announced on television news today that investigators ruled out an explosion due to the new experimental fuel mix they were using. * —jim w— }
-Blog- 4Chan tries to convince people that Doritos are infected with Ebola { * Sounds like a black ops shadow government disinformation plot to me — * —djo— }
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Other:
Map on Reddit suggests location of missing girl’s remains { }
-New- Luka Magnotta complained of hearing voices, doctor testifies { }
Russel Williams’s pension out of bounds in lawsuit for now { }
-Go Public- B.C. man on hook for thousands after ex-girlfriend steals Visa card { }
-Updated- MP Dean Del Mastro wants case reopened following guilty verdict { }
-Updated- Manitoba premier replaces 5 cabinet ministers { * They resigned, saying the premier wouldn’t listen to them. * —jda— }
-Analysis- Canadian military aims to ‘disrupt and degrade and attempt to defeat’ ISIS threat { * Didn’t we hear that somewhere before? From somebody else’s mouth? * —djo— }
Cocaine wrapped in Louis Vuitton logos seized at Halifax port { * Before cocaine was rendered illegal by whatever ice-holes make decisions like that, enterprising good old Amerikan investers tried to transplant coca plants to Asia where the climate was perfect, but the plants were attacked by a bacteria, virus, or fungus or something like that which rendered the psycho-active components null and void. I betcha that if the ‘brilliant’ ice-holes in our ‘brilliant’ government really wanted to, they could spread that virus or fungus or bacteria or whatever throughout South America and nobody would have to worry about the “Cocaine Problem” ever again. I don’t know, is there any legitimate medical use for that stuff? * —djo— *** I think maybe the ‘Cocaine Problem’ / ‘War On Drugs’ Problem could be easily solved if we did something about the calibre of idiots we allow to pretend they’re our ‘political leaders’ && send all the banksters into the nastiest parallel universe we can find. *** —jda— }
‘Spookland’ Halloween party organizers to meet after sex assault allegations { }
-Exclusive- The shots that captured the shots: CBC video offers fresh detail on Parliament Hill shootout { }
Brittany Maynard takes her life in Oregon after public right-to-die debate { }
-New- Much ado about poo: Scientists find virus DNA in 700-year-old caribou dung { }
U.S. human gene patent ‘like patenting water or air,’ Canadian hospital CEO says { * Didn’t we mention that last week? or in the recent past? DNA researchers and/or unethical government types want to patent and/or copyright your dna and then take you to court, threaten you with insane fines or even jail time if you try to mate with somebody they don’t approve of. * —djo— }
-Analysis- Mr. About-face? French president’s visit roils Quebec’s austerity debate { }
Bats likely carry Ebola to humans, but may also carry cure { }
-Must Watch- Peru floods { }
-Must Watch- Quadrennial Route du Rhum yaght race begins { * “91 skippers helm this year’s gruelling race from France to Guadaloupe.” * —djo— }
-Must Watch- SpaceShip Two crash update { }
-Editor’s Pick- Deradicalization programs aim to ‘get ahead of the curve’ on extremists { * “Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Germany have comprehensive programs” — Now lemme get this straight? First, the evil economic manipulating ice-holes behind those elitist weirdo groups like ‘skull and bones’ and international bankster organizations — get the C.I.A. to create groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS -with your tax dollars- then get other ice-hole organizations to research and come up with bogus de-programming, de-radicalization nonsense programs to try to justify stealing more ‘tax dollars’ from you — and all the while, you are their target. They want you to spend your life scared out of your mind so they can very easily manipulate you into giving them what they want- which is -complete control over you. And you- you happily turn over every right and freedom and liberty the people you worship suffered and died for? Why do you allow this to go on? * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Movember moustaches may helf find new prostrate cancer tests { * “Breakthroughs expected in the search for alternative to PSA testing” — “Money raised through past Movember men’s health campaigns is helping fund the search for alternatives to PSA screening for prostate cancer. — The test costs an individual about $30. In B.C., the province covers the costs, and its billed about $11. — And Jackie Manthorne, the Canadian Cancer Survivor Network’s preseident and CEO. says: “Don’t throw PSA tests out the window until we have something viable to replace it with.” — Ya know? I can’t figure out why they’re making such a big deal over this. Somebody – um, ‘Stuart Edmonds of Prostate Cancer Canada says genetic testing “is one of the areas there are likely to be big breakthroughs in the future-“.’ — link this message to one of today’s articles, above, -where- if unethical ice holes are trying to patent and copyright your dna so they can charge you big $s in the future, is this another thinly disguised ploy to get you to let them test your dna and sign away your rights and your future children’s and grandchildren’s rights to own their own dna? Gaaaaaa! —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Radical rest homes: Old people should live everywhere { }
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“Local / New Bruswick”
Cpl. Ron Francis had no business in criminal court, judge says { *Okay, the judge is trying to say that the RCMP, or whomever, had no business charging Cpl. Ron Francis with criminal charges while he was trying his darnedest to get help for his PTSD and they were screwing him over any chance they got. This stupid headline sounds like the judge is accusing the victim of something wrong. * —djo— }
Snowstorm in New Brunswick prompts frustration for drivers { }
Justin Bourque shooting response by RCMP plagued by communication gaps { }
4 men from Esgenoôpetitj missing after working in the woods { }
-Yesterday- Brace for up to 30 cm of snow on Sunday, meteorologist says { * That’s about twelve U.S. inches. * —djo— *** We might have gotten about 4 inches at most- —jda— }
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“First Nations”
-Opinion- Kahnawake First Nation attacking the human rights of its citizens { * “Waneek and Kahente Horn-Miller say that their community’s “marry out, move out” rule is fracturing their First Nation from within.” * —djo— }
Manitoba teacher recognized for interactive teaching of First Nations students { * “Connie Wyatt Anderson, a teacher at Oscar Lathlin Collegiate in Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Man., has been awarded a 2014 Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.” * —djo— }
No caribou rendezvous: Hart River caribou wander alone in Yukon { * “Yukon’s 2,200 Hart River caribou usually find safety among the over 197,000 Porcupine Caribou this time of year. Now the larger herd is in Alaska, prompting the Yukon government to close the hunt in their shared stomping grounds.” — Anybody else find this unnerving? What’s going on? Are the ‘American’ border guards arresting and charging their caribou with treason if they try to go home? * —djo— }
Tamra Keepness map on Reddit gets attention of Regina police { }
Canada leading global study on Inuit suicide prevention { }
Nunavut man asked to change residency for health treatment { }
Residential school survivor looks to halt distribution of education credits { }
Washington Redskins controversy: Protesters ramp up pressure at Vikings game { }
Former Olympian Waneek Horn-Miller among Mohawks suing Kahnawake council { }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
First Nations take action in alleged killings of 3 aboriginal boys, 50 years ago { }
-7 Photos- Arviat youth use art workshops to discuss difficult topics { }
{ The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ 6:11 pm EST — We are Ready to Rock and Roll — — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is working today with a bruised rib, ouch! ) — And thanks to “—jda—“ ———djo——— }
{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News — ———jim w——— }
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Saturday, 01 November, 2014 -( 39˚F / +4˚C – Grey & cloudy @ 11:15 am near Ithaca )- -( 43˚F / +6˚C – The weather applet says ‘overcast’ & the sky is a patchwork of blobs and horizontal redactations in many shades of grey here @ 12:15 pm Closer to Halifax —jda—)- -( & Snow is still in the forecast for Sunday —jim w— } { Headlines compiled by douglas j otterson & jim wellington, with help from —jda— }
{ This is what greeted me this morning when I fired up my Twitter pages. ———djo——— }
{ Tweets from Montreal include police putting bloodied demonstrators in handcuffs. & >>—–> }
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{ Um, most of the people I know would have told you to ignore Comcast if they were trying to double bill you. Don’t cave in to ice-holes – when you do, they win. When they win, they come down harder on their next victim. You aided and abetted their extortion operations. —djo— }
{ “Anyone who would give up a little liberty for a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” —Benjamin Franklin }
{ “Any politician, police, military, or would be authoritarian of any stripe, who would capitalize on an event like yesterday’s in Ottawa: clearly does not deserve any respect at all, let alone the authority they demand.” — douglas j otterson }
{ Here’s a quote for you, not about yesterday and Ottawa but the philosophy applies: “The critical studies about #Ferguson in a decade will be fascinating. Because we are building this plane as we fly.” —deray mckesson }
{ “On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
2nd verse of “Defence of Fort M’Henry” By Francis Scott Key }
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Lead Articles: Today’s Theme?: November’s Here. NaNoWriMo or NaBloPoMo anyone?
-Live- Patrice Vincent to be laid to rest today in Longueuil { * “Patrice Vincent, the Canadian Forces warrant officer killed in a targeted hit-and-run last week, will be laid to rest today after a private military funeral.” * —djo— }
Treatment options for Rob Ford’s aggressive abdominal tumour { * “The aggressive for of cancer Rob Ford is battling is typically treated with four to six rounds of chemotherapy before more imaging is done, but any decision on surgery depends on a number of factors, oncologogists say.” * ***And the Pharmaceutical Industry has ‘buried’ anything that could actually cure cancer, because treating it with poisons that might be as detrimental to your health as the actual cancer, if not worse, is a really lucrative business.*** —djo— }
Income splitting would not benefit low-income single parents, minister says { * “Income splitting would not benefit single parents because the majority are considered low income, says Minister of State for Social Development Candice Bergen.” * —djo— }
-Video- Time change can cause symptoms similar to jet lag { * “A small change in your routine can make a big difference to your mood says Colleen Carney, an expert on sleep and insomnia. As we prepare to change our clocks and “fall back” Carney offers five handy sleep tips to help you adjust and avoid the consequences of poor sleep.” – * —djo— }
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Saturday: 01 November, 2014 – “Developing News” Flashing Headlines:
Richard Branson to meet with space team after deadly crash { }
Toronto police investigate Jian Ghomeshi allegations { }
Private military funeral for soldier Patrice Vincent { }
ISIS kill 50 members of tribe in Anbar: Iraq official { }
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“Offbeat”
Your Halloween photos { * My favourites include Ellen Page’s and Ian Punnett’s, but we’re not into name dropping here- *See way down the bottom?* —djo— }
Nothing spooky about Winnipeg bat lab { }
-Repeat- Dentist offers cash to buy back Halloween candy, but will kids bite? { }
-Repeat- Esprit de corpse? Canadian puts French village through Halloween bootcamp { }
-Last Week’s Most Notable?- Ivy League school offers ‘wasting time on the internet’ course { * I kept this one up, even if the CBC didn’t. —djo— “UPenn is certainly generating a lot of buzz this week with its new English department course “Wasting time on the Internet,” but it’s not the title of the class that has academics excited — it’s the content of the syllabus, and the views of its professor (world-renowned poetKenneth Goldsmith.) – “We spend our lives in front of screens, mostly wasting time: checking social media, watching cat videos, chatting, and shopping,” wrote Goldsmith in the course’s syllabus, which is live on UPenn’s website. “What if these activities — clicking, SMSing, status-updating, and random surfing — were used as raw material for creating compelling and emotional works of literature?” – “Could we reconstruct our autobiography using only Facebook? Could we write a great novella by plundering our Twitter feed? Could we reframe the internet as the greatest poem ever written?” the syllabus continues. “Distraction, multi-tasking, and aimless drifting is mandatory.” * & maybe they shouldn’t forget to eat GMO food and drink GMO soft drinks and reak havoc on their brains w sugar. && make sur haf th wrds r sp3lld rong. —djo— }
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“Most Viewed”
Toronto police investigating Jian Ghomeshi allegations { }
Rob Ford’s cancer: What doctors may try next { }
Edmonton’s homeless piano man reveals rough life behind his music { }
Income splitting would not benefit low-income single parents, minister says { }
Stephen Harper announces family tax cut, child care benefit boost { }
The delicate balancing act of 21st-century couch living { }
Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram married off, leader says { }
Patrice Vincent to be laid to rest today in Longueuil { }
Justin Bourque gets 5 life sentences, no chance of parole for 75 years { }
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crash prompts Richard Branson, space team meeting { }
-22 photo slide show- The week in pictures, Oct. 26-31 { }
-Blog- Send us your stories of racism { }
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Other:
Edmonton’s homeless piano man reveals rough life behind his music { }
The delicate balancing act of 21st-centure couch living { }
‘We will persevere’: Richard Branson to meet with space team after deadly crash { }
Toxic stuff: Why it’s difficult to stop Islamophobia online { }
Former CIA director says balancing privacy, security key to new laws { }
-Video- Fall back to standard time { }
Movemeber Moustaches may help find new prostate cancer tests { }
Christmas music in stores? Wait till after Nov. 11, some say { }
Kidnapped Nigerian shoolgirls ‘long forgotten’, Boko Haram leader says { }
Toronto police investigating Jian Ghomeshi allegations { }
Justin Bourque gets 5 life sentences, no chance of parole of 75 years { }
Dean Del Mastro’s parliamentary future to be decided by MPs { }
Finance minister says balanced budget on track despite falling oil price, dip in GDP { }
Canada accused of ‘boasting’ with doctored photos of Canadarm2 { }
-Must Watch- Wet snow blasts Sudbury for Halloween — but it won’t stick around { }
-Must Watch- Wives of slain Moncton RCMP officers speak { * I find this in extremely bad taste. -Parade these women who are still grieving in front of too many reporters and prod them to deliver stuff like “We’re happy that our children won’t have to sit through paraole hearings-” ? Gaaaaa! * —djo— }
-Editor’s Pick- Daylight Saving Time 2014 ends this weekend { }
-Editor’s Pick- Income splitting: What it is and who benefits { * “-During the 2011 election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised that if he was re-elected his government would allow families with young children to be able to shrink their tax burden by splitting parents’ incomes for tax purposes. – On Thursday, he announced “the family tax cut,” which, when passed, would apply to the current tax year. It is a non-refundable credit of up to $2,000 for couples with children under 18 years.
–What did Harper promise in 2011 on income splitting? -In 2011, the plan was to allow families with children under 18 to split a household income of up to $50,000, once the federal budget was balanced. That means, for example, that in a family with a stay-at-home spouse or someone working part-time, the partner with the larger income could assign up to $50,000 of income to the lower earner for tax purposes. – Harper argued that Canada’s income tax system “treats families the same as roommates living under the same roof with no financial attachment. That is not realistic. That is not fair.” – The 2011 Conservative Party platform says income-splitting will provide “significant tax relief for approximately 1.8 million Canadian families — each of them saving, on average, $1,300 per year.” – What is the federal government now proposing? – The only major change to the new promise is that there is now a $2,000 cap on the maximum benefit a family can earn from income splitting. – That means the average saving will be less than the $1,300 average the party promised. But, along with income splitting, the government will also increase the universal child-care benefit and the child-care expense deduction, which means families with children will save an average of $1,140 per year in taxes, the government says. – How much will it cost? – The Department of Finance says this income-splitting proposal will cost the treasury about $2.4 billion in foregone revenues in the current fiscal year, and an average of about $2 billion per year over the next five years. – Who benefits from the family tax cut proposal? – Only families with children under 18 with two parents in different tax brackets would benefit. – The C.D. Howe Institute reports that 85 per cent of all households will receive nothing from new measure, as they don’t fit the criteria. – As for families, the Conservative Party estimates that 1.8 million families will benefit from income splitting, a figure that the Broadbent Institute agrees with. – The institute, however, estimates that 543,000 families would have received a benefit of $2,000 or more under the 2011 proposal. Under the new family tax cut, those families will receive $2,000, the maximum benefit. – The average benefit for the nearly four million families with children under 18 will be $524 in 2015 under the family tax cut, which can be calculated by using data provided in the Broadbent Institute report. – Shortly before he died earlier this year, former Conservative finance minister JimFlaherty was asked about his party’s income-splitting proposal. – “I’m not sure that overall it benefits our society,” he said. – How do benefits vary from province to province? – Sixty-one per cent of Quebec families with children under 18 would see no benefit at all, compared to 44 per cent in Alberta, according to the Broadbent Institute. That is primarily because of the different family makeups and income levels in the two provinces. – Capping the benefit at $2,000 affects 23 per cent of Alberta families with children under 18, compared to seven per cent in Quebec, according to the institute’s data. – What are the arguments for income-splitting? – Under Canada’s progressive income tax rates, if two families have the same total income, a family with two parents earning around the same amount will pay less tax than a family with two parents earning very different amounts. – “The main reason to implement income splitting is to establish tax fairness,” the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s chief executive Andrea Mrozek told Parliament’s standing committee on finance earlier this month. – Mrozek argues that “fixing this inequity can be done either through income splitting or by flattening the tax brackets.” – For Lawrence Solomon, executive director of Energy Probe, one reason to support income splitting is for its social impact. “Because incentives do matter, many of those now involuntarily stuck in that single household demographic would migrate to married status.” – Proponents often point out that income splitting has been available to couples in the U.S. since 1948. Uncle Sam allows married couples to file jointly or individually — the choice is theirs, depending on which way will save them the most tax. The vast majority of couples elect to file jointly. – What are the criticisms of the family tax cut? – For the Boadbent Institute, the proposal is “fundamentally unequal.” Rick Smith, the executive director, says “the greatest benefits would still go to the highest income earners with stay-at-home spouses, but would do little for low-income families” or single-parent families. – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said income splitting “doesn’t make sense,” and he will reverse the tax cut if elected. After Harper’s announcement he said the proposal “would give a tax break to families like mine or Mr. Harper’s. That’s not good enough.” – Opposition leader Thomas Mulcair didn’t answer directly on Thursday whether he would roll it back if elected prime minister. But he did say, “It will only help a very small minority of people at a time when inequality is increasing in our society after years and years of Liberal and Conservative rule.” – How does pension income splitting compare to the family tax cut? – For pensioners, it’s the actual income that’s split. That income can be from life annuity payments, from a company pension plan, annuity payments from an RRSP or deferred profit-sharing plan, RRIF payments and even the Canada Pension Plan. – For example, with the CPP, if a couple opts for income splitting and one receives $700 a month and the other receives $200, they can both receive a $450 monthly cheque. They must both be at least 60 years old. – The split can sometimes reduce or eliminate the clawback on Old Age Security payments or the age credit for the higher-income spouse. Further tax savings appear if both partners can claim the $2,000 pension income credit. -” * *** & If what we’re hearing from Walter Burien of CAFR1.com is true All Taxation is extortion.*** –djo— } { ***** & Is it me? or does Harper look like a demented con-artist while pointing to the young blond girl with the red maple leaf in the background in the photo that tops this article? In the thumbnail, the girl looked terrified, like she thought Harper might turn and attack her.***** —jda— }
-Editor’s Pick- Send us your stories of racism: #MyExperienceWithRacism { * “We’re on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @CBCNews” <—-<< Caption. * —djo— }
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“Local / New Bruswick”
Justin Bourque gets 5 life sentences, no chance for parole for 75 years { }
Moncton Mounties widos say their lives are ‘forever changed’ { }
Spring Street fire in Saint John suspicious { }
Job cuts and reorganization at Edmundston Regional Hospital { }
-Yesterday- Brace for up to 30 cm of snow on Sunday, meteorologist says { * That’s about twelve U.S. inches. * —djo— }
-Earlier- Snow still heading for New Brunswick, Bill Bourque says { * – “New Brunswickers should brace for a significant amount of rain or snow on Sunday, according to Radio-Canada meteorologist Bill Bourque. – Environment Canada has already issued a special weather statement across New Brunswick as a low pressure system heads toward the province. – Bourque, who had warned earlier this week that as much as 30 centimetres of snow could blanket the province on Sunday, said people should be prepared for the first winter blast of the season. – “It is likely to produce the first significant snowfall,” he said. – “Significant, well we don’t start talking about significant snowfalls until we see about 15 cm of snow. Could it be more? Easily, it could be more. Could it be less? Well yes, it could be rain as well.” – There will likely be flurries on Saturday, Bourque said, but the larger amounts of precipitation will be coming on Sunday. – The meteorologist said he expects people living in eastern New Brunswick will need an umbrella, while those in central and western parts of the province will need snow shovels. – He said the exact amount of snow or rain will depend on how the low pressure system moves through the province. – “Certainly there is going to be some snow fall there in central and western New Brunswick. Now of course it is difficult to put values on snowfall amounts with this type of system because it could be mixed with rain,” he said. – Bourque said the flurries could hang around until Monday.” – * —djo— }
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“First Nations”
Dozens gather to protest Gary Moostoos’s ousting from City Centre Mall { * Four days after an aboriginal outreach worker was kicked out of Edmonton’s City Centre mall, about 70 people gathered in Churchill Square then marched into the mall to protest the move by security guards. * —djo— }
‘Walking With Our Sisters’ exhibit comes to Saskatoon { * “Almost 2,000 moccasin tops are on display in Saskatoon to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.” * —djo— }
Onigaming First Nation suicides prompt state of emergency { * “Onigaming First Nation has declared a state of emergency following the community’s fourth suicide in a year.” * —djo— }
Truth is hard but residential school reconciliation harder: Murray Sinclair { * “Justice Murray Sinclair, head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says reconciliation for survivors of residential school abuse starts in today’s school system.” * —djo— }
Feds negotiating residential school credits extension { * “Today’s the deadline to apply for the $3,000 residential school personal education credits, but the federal government is considering an extension, and Dene Nation Chief Bill Erasmus is encouraging people who still want to apply to do so” * —djo— }
$100 million Alton gas project delayed over Mi’kmaq concerns { * “The Nova Scotia government has halted part of the construction work on the $100-million Alton Natural Gas Storage Project until Calgary-based AltaGas carries out further consultation with the Mi’kmaq, CBC News has learned.” * —djo— }
Indigenous physician brings unique perspective to her practice { }
Paranormal team investigates Saskatoon’s Park Town Hotel { }
Shawn Atleo defends his actions over the aboriginal education bill { }
Prentice to reopen land claim negotiations with Lubicon First Nation { }
Nunavut actor, Natar Ungalaaq, begins work on feature film { }
Shawn Atleo appointed to lead new round of talks with B.C. First Nations { }
-Photos- Whitehorse man caught up in ’60s Scoop seeks peace { * “David Moroz and his twin brother were just babies when they were caught up in the so-called 60s Scoop, which saw aboriginal children placed in non-aboriginal homes in the 1960s. Now, Moroz is trying to seek peace for him and his mother in Whitehorse.” * —djo— }
Edmund Metatawabin visits Winnipeg to discuss his life, book { * Residential school survivor Edmund Metatawabin’s Governor General’s Literary Award-nominated book Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History is a horrific account of residential school life but it includes a call for action and a hopeful message. * —djo— }
-Photos- Rescue dog with Behchoko RCMP breaks down barriers { }
-7 Photos- Arviat youth use art workshops to discuss difficult topics { }
{ The ‘First Nations Page’ is actually called ‘Aboriginal’ on the CBC web site, but some First Nations object to that title, so we renamed it here. —djo— }
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{ We tried to publish this at 5:45 pm EDT — We were Ready to Rock and Roll — But I lost my internet connection for no apparent reason, and after I checked everything here at home, it was back, & when I clicked “Publish” I lost two hours of work. The inner workings of WordPress usually save everything every five or ten minutes, I don’t get it — & Thanks again for your help, Jim W, ( especially since he is working today with a bruised rib, ouch! ) — And also thanks for valuable help from “—jda—“ && It is now 6:55 pm in and around Ithaca ———djo——— }