Municipal archive staff scanned images brought in so they can be made available to the public. McClure said the scanned images from Sunday will be available on the archive's website and database, joining around 30,000 images already available. She said arrangements are being made for him to come back to have the entire collection scanned. A Wallace Robinson MacAskill photo showing workers building the Young Avenue bridge in Halifax. A Wallace Robinson MacAskill photo shows workers building the Young Avenue bridge in Halifax.

That makes the comedy festival in NOTL look pretty attractive for locals, visitors from around the region and tourists, especially from the U.S. It also is planned to coincide with the Icewine Festival, which attracts visitors to town who are looking for evening entertainment. That’s how the Icebreakers Comedy Festival began, he says, with the help of two of his high school friends, Maria Mavridis and Tim Balasiuk. “It’s a big milestone, and we have an amazing line-up of great comics. They know I bring great comics who put on great shows.

Have hordes of investors – from mom and pops to Wall Street giants – gobbled up single-family residences across the state to make them rentals? Yes, California has the most single-family rentals in the nation at 2.1 million units, or 15% of the US total. But between 2017 and 2022, the number of California’s single-family rentals dropped by 81,548 units, according to Census data. This dip in rental homes is a sharp contrast to owners who occupy their single-family residences. In 2017, 25% of California’s single-family residences had renters vs. 18% across the US.

Dear Liz: Finance companies claim if you owe too much credit card debt that by law you need not pay it all back, but can retire some or most of this debt. They say this is not a credit card debt reduction program through balance transfers or debt consolidation loans. With debt settlement, the debtor stops making payments on their credit card debt, hoping that the issuers eventually will settle for less than what is owed. AdvertisementMost people who struggle with credit card debt would be better off filing bankruptcy or using a credit counseling service’s debt management program. Bankruptcy, meanwhile, allows credit card debt to be legally erased without triggering a tax bill.

Reigning Olympic relay champions Jordan Pierre-Gilles (Sherbrooke, Que), Steven Dubois (Lachenaie, Que.) and Pascal Dion (Montreal, Que.) were joined in the final by William Dandjinou (Montreal, Que. ), who anchored the team to their second gold medal of the season. Maxime Laoun (Montreal, Que.)

Non-native feral rabbit populations have popped up in Canmore, Calgary and Edmonton. (Helen Pike/CBC - image credit)It could be the end of Canmore's feral rabbit saga. The province doesn't currently encourage re-homing feral rabbits; it encourages trapping them and putting them down. Canmore's feral rabbit problem started when pets were released in the 1980s. Officials decided something needed to be done about a bunny boom in 2011 — estimating the population had doubled from 1,000 to 2,000 feral rabbits.

(CBC - image credit)Colleagues and friends are praising the appointment of Leonard Marchand, the first Indigenous chief justice in B.C. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him to his role on Friday to replace former chief justice Robert Bauman, who retired on Oct. 1. Supreme Court from 2017 until 2021, and the Court of Appeal since then, has been appointed the Chief Justice for B.C. Supreme Court from 2017 until 2021, and the Court of Appeal since then, has been appointed the Chief Justice for B.C. (David Horemans/CBC)Could shape future legislationThe Chief Justice of B.C.

Dubreuil skates a season’s fastest time in 500m; Maltais, Blondin and Lamarche reach podium in Team PursuitTOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, POLAND – The second day of the ISU World Cup Speed Skating Tomaszów Mazowiecki wraps up with two silver medals for Canada. raced to the silver medal in the women’s Team Pursuit with a time of 3:03.24 (+2.89), earning Lamarche the first World Cup medal of her career. The ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Tomaszów Mazowiecki will conclude on Sunday with the women’s 1000m and Mass Start, as well as the men’s 500m-2 and 5000m. Quotes“It was a very good race. With a second medal this autumn and a good race like today, I’m closing in on third place overall.

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"To be clear, all possible measures are being considered in the context of managing our financial pressures in the months ahead, including senior executive compensation." Tait announced job cuts earlier in the week, saying the move was necessary to make up for a $125-million shortfall. Following her remarks, CBC spokesman Leon Mar clarified that the broadcaster would not be reconsidering the bonuses it would have paid under existing contracts. In their statement on Friday, the senior executives said they are "committed to minimizing the effect of cuts on our programs and services to Canadians and on our workforce." Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat MPs on the committee universally expressed that they did not feel it would be appropriate for CBC executives to receive bonuses while it planned to cut its workforce.

CBC considering ‘all possible measures’ in wake of concerns over cuts, exec bonuses Dec 8, 2023 | 2:17 PMOTTAWA — Top CBC executives say they are considering options to manage the broadcaster’s financial pressures, including taking a look at “senior executive compensation,” following plans to slash 10 per cent of the public broadcaster’s workforce. CBC/Radio-Canada head Catherine Tait and seven vice-presidents released a brief statement today, after MPs of different political stripes voiced concern about the plan to cut 600 jobs and not fill 200 vacancies over the next year. Tait announced those plans earlier in the week, saying the move was necessary to make up for a $125-million budget shortfall. But political leaders have expressed concern about the impact the job cuts will have on programming, especially for French-language audiences both in Quebec and outside the province.

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Invention of Hawaiian PizzaPeople widely attribute Hawaiian pizza’s invention to a Greek-born Canadian restaurant owner, Sotirios “Sam” Panopoulos. He called his creation “Hawaiian pizza” after the brand of canned pineapples he used. In 1999, Hawaiian pizza was the most popular pizza in Australia. The report notably crowned Hawaiian pizza as “America’s Favorite Pizza.”Since 2020, International Hawaiian Pizza Day has been celebrated every year on 20 August. The small pizza chain Pizza Bob's (formerly known as Pizza Loy’s) from Ann Arbor, Michigan, proclaims itself as the creator of Hawaiian pizza.

(Trevor Pritchard/CBC - image credit)The Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has declared a state of emergency over the opioid crisis as overdoses and deaths continue to devastate the community. Pikwàkanagàn is located in Renfrew County, about 150 kilometres west of Ottawa. "We're dealing with prevention issues, treatment issues, after-care issues but also enforcement issues," he said. According to Ottawa Public Health's Stop Overdose webpage, July 2023 saw the highest number of confirmed opioid overdose visits to emergency departments within the past three years. Story continuesOttawa saw 93 confirmed opioid-related deaths in the first half of 2023, the most recent statistics available.

Hay River North MLA R.J. Simpson is the new premier of the N.W.T. MLAs gathered in the Legislative Assembly in Yellowknife Thursday to select the territory’s next premier, Speaker and cabinet. This morning, MLAs selected Nahendeh MLA Shane Thompson as the Speaker. Premier selection began at 10 a.m. with questions from MLAs. The selection of members of the executive council will begin at 1:30 p.m., and a reception is scheduled for 4 p.m.