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.

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It's currently up to individual long-term care facilities in Nova Scotia to implement screening or masking requirements for staff and visiting relatives. Sandra Mullen says union members have seen a number of COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities, which is affecting both residents and staff. On Monday, the Department of Seniors and Long-term Care confirmed there were 20 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities in the province. Sandra Mullen, the president of the Nova Scotia General Employees Union, is reminding people to take precautions when visiting loved ones in long-term care this season. Home care concernsFollowing provincial cabinet on Thursday, Minister of Seniors and Long-term Care Barbara Adams addressed concerns about continuing-care assistants providing home care without masking requirements during flu season.

It is worth mentioning that, in these markets, radio reached 82% of adults 12+ and 84% of adults 25-54. Virgin Radio takes top spot for F25-54, delivering a 13.1% share followed by Move 100 at 12.3%. Q104 tops the list for M25-54 with a 13.7% share, followed by FX 101.9 with 13.3%. When it comes to women, 18-34, Virgin takes top spot posting a 16.6% share (down from 23.6%). For M25-54 The Q is on top with an 18.5% share, followed sister station the Zone with 13.7%.

CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses Dec 7, 2023 | 9:23 AMOTTAWA — MPs are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The House of Commons heritage committee unanimously agreed today to have the president of the public broadcaster address the cuts and potential bonuses. The committee summoned Tait to appear at its first meeting in the new year following the holiday recess, but a date has yet to be set. Members also agreed to report to the House that given the job cuts it would be inappropriate of the CBC to grant bonuses to executive members.