Category Archives: Independent Canadian News

{ Copied & Pasted from Radio Free Earth News   —————Jim W }

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Tuesday, 02 September, 2014  -(75˚F /24˚C & Mosty Cloudy in Ithaca @ 9:45 am ET )-

{ & 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. —Thanks. ———djo——— }

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{ I’ve been doing this because I believe that the CBC may be more honest and more respectable than Media here in the U.S.A., AND 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. }

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Labour Day Solar Flares

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Lead Articles

Amnesty says ISIS pracitising ethnic cleansing in Iraq   { *Looks like warmongers want to use Amnesty International to help lure us all into a war-wanting state. After they probably trained ISIS and turned them loose- grrrrrr!  —djo— }

1 million people now displaced by Ukraine Conflict: UN   {  }

B.C. teachers strike nixes 1st day of school for 500K kids    {  }

Tony Accurso set to testify at Quebec corruption inquiry   {  }

FBI investigates hacking of celebrity nude photos   {  }

Milos Raonic eliminated from U.S. Open after 4-hour match   {  }

-Analysis- Provoking Putin a delicate diplomatic dance for NATO, Obama   {  }

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“Offbeat”

Facebook appeal leads lost wedding ring to rightful owner   {  }

+ 3 articles repeated from the weekend

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“Most viewed”

Jennifer Lawrence photo hack: Attention turns to FBI, Apple   {  }

‘Space sex geckos’ found dead upon return to Earth, Russia says   {  }

NATO vs Putin: Ukraine crisis redefining much more than borders   {  }

Uzi gun death accident exposes debate about children and guns   {  }

Grassy Narrows: The lost science of mercury poisoning   {  }

Back to school sales sluggish, expected to extend into September   {  }

Higher meat prices in store for consumers   {  }

‘Bias’ concerns led tax agency to target left-leaning think-tank   {   }

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Other

Montreal student, bar owner make amends after 2 men kicked out for kissing   {  }

-Analysis- Harper takes big words, small stick to NATO summit: Terry Milewski   {  }

-New- Uber taxi app banned in Germany   { “A court has barred ridesharing service Uber from operating in Germany, the latest shot in the popular app’s fight with taxi drivers worldwide. ‘Uber can’t offer services without a specific permit under German transport laws’.”  }

Justin Bieber faces assault, dangerous driving charges in Ontario   {  }

Back-to-school now a ‘game of chicken’ between retailers, consumers   {  }

-Updated- Ebola outbreak sends food prices soaring, threatens harvests in West Africa   {  }

-Exclusive- Ex-Alberta deputy premier flew daughter on government planes   {  }

-Must Watch- Solar flares light up Labour Day   { The video is pretty.  }

Lava flows from Icelandic volcano   {  }

Ontario teen with progeria defies odds   { The child is alive at 18 years of age. }

-Editor’s Picks- Back-to-school: 7 million students, 440,000 educators prepare for the new year   { “From tuition fees to teachers, a look at the numbers as students hit the books” }

-Editor’s Picks- Finance Canada now sees middle-class in rosy hue   { “Finance Canada has issued a rebuttal of a politically embarrassing report on middle-class economic woes that was compiled last fall by experts in another federal department. – The duelling analyses highlight an economic issue almost certain to dominate the federal election campaign next year, as political parties cite the same data to make opposite points. – Last October, bureaucrats at Employment and Social Development Canada wrote a scathing internal report on the plight of the middle class, calling the Canadian dream “a myth more than a reality.” – The report, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, was immediately hailed by opposition parties as proof of the financial straits of Canadian families, but it was dismissed by cabinet ministers as outdated and misleading. – In April this year, Finance Canada economists put together a more detailed rebuttal for the new minister, Joe Oliver, using the same data but interpreting them in a more positive way.” }

Ukrainian forces dig trenches in defence of port as pro-Russian separatists advance   {  }

Medical marijuana license applications up, but approvals slow   {  }

Surprising number of workers choose to be paid in bitcoin   {  }

Feds reinterpret middle class data that painted Canadian dream as ‘a myth’   {  }

London, Iqualuit, Gaspessie and Sidney: Federal leaders hit the road   {  }

Neanderthals created cave art, researchers discover   {  }

Vanadium battery technology could transform power grids   { – American Vanadium’s CellCube battery is the size of a car. A unit on the top of a Manhattan skyscraper is charged at night when electricity is cheap, and discharged during the day to reduce the amount the building has to pay in daytime electricity prices. – Vanadium is a unique battery material because it’s the only element that can be used on both sides (positive and negative) of the same battery, Radvak said. – When there are different elements on the two sides of the battery, as in a lithium battery, the electrodes degrade with every charge, he added. – “But when you actually have the same element on both sides, the battery lasts essentially forever.” – }

TIFF: a historical look   {  }

How country music is sidelining female artists   {  }

TV viewers snack more during action shows, study finds   {  }

-Health- 1-year-old twins get bone marrow transplant from 11-year old sister   {  }

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“Local” / “New Brunswick”

-Analysis- Liberal campaign’s tight control put to the test   { “Liberal Leader Brian Gallant’s ability to react to unforeseen events during the election campaign may give New Brunswickers an indication of how well he would do it as premier, according to CBC reporter Jacques Poitras.” }

Low literacy levels create ‘serious skills gap,’ ex-Lt.-Gov says   { “The New Brunswick government must make a serious effort to improve the province’s poor literacy rates in the next four years, according to former lieutenant-governor Marilyn Trenholme Counsell.” }

Sculpting for novices on Saint John waterfront   {  }

-New- David Alward’s PCs pitch tourism marketing fund   {  }

N.B. political system creates voter apathy, says professor   {  }

11 displaced after Coldbrook Cresscent fire   {  }

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{ 11:33 am – typing done. Typo check and colorization coming up.  12:00 noon >>—–> “Publish” (click) ———djo——— }