LAKEFIELD — The Lakefield Literary Festival, due to return this summer after a three-year hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic, has unveiled its author lineup for the 2023 celebration, which is set to feature appearances from a host of celebrated and internationally acclaimed Canadian writers. On July 14 and 15, authors will bring their latest works to Lakefield College School’s Bryan Jones Theatre, where they will engage in discussions with a moderator, field audience questions and sign autographs. On the second day of the festival, a free morning event will be held at the Children’s Tent in Lakefield’s Cenotaph Park. Festival tickets are available for purchase at Happenstance Books and Yarns on Queen Street in Lakefield or online at lakefieldliteraryfestival.com at $35 for a single session or $90 for a festival pass. His reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.

But it’s not state-controlled media. State-controlled media is under the editorial control of a government. But his bellicose cries of state control resonate with those Canadians who already believe CBC News can’t be trusted. A large amount of Canada’s news now comes from the CBC and is therefore subject to a single set of editorial values, standards and practices. If concentration of media ownership is an issue, concentration of editorial perspective should be of concern as well.

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Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. About 1,850 WestJet pilots could walk off the job on May 16. Pay, job security and schedules are among the main issues being negotiated between WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents the pilots, including those with the airline’s discount brand, Swoop. CBC News published this video item, entitled “WestJet pilots could strike #shorts” – below is their description. Leave a Comment Subscribe in Google NewsAbout This Source - CBC NewsCBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation’s English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.

So how do we move forward to pursue safe and productive international research relationships in the current geopolitical context? We build internal capacity around the issue of research security by hiring personnel with experience doing the work of safeguarding science. At The University of Waterloo, in June 2022, we hired a director of research security — a first for a Canadian university. We work with other universities to establish sector-wide best practices around international research collaboration that can inform this critical portfolio. Right now, Waterloo’s leaders are working with the Council of Ontario Universities, Universities Canada and the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities to develop a standard set of principles and best practices for safeguarding the scientific endeavour and our national security and prosperity.

A view of some of the wildfire damage at East Prairie Métis Settlement on May 10, 2023. Decades of his family memories and keepsakes are gone, levelled by the wildfire that destroyed at least 14 occupied homes, including his, in East Prairie Métis Settlement, around 165 kilometres east of Grande Prairie, Alta. East Prairie Métis Settlement council member Reva Jaycox said Wednesday that a bridge was partially burnt, and dozens of power poles will need to be fixed. Once the wildfire was bearing down on East Prairie Métis Settlement, he said he and other community members did what they could to stop it, but it wasn't enough. In East Prairie Métis Settlement, there are still wildfire hot spots nearby, and Jaycox said that's fuelling fears about the fire sparking back up under the expected hot, dry conditions.

FILE - A Peloton logo is seen on the company’s stationary bicycle on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. AdvertisementThe Peloton original Bike in the U.K., Germany and Australia and the Peloton Bike+ are not included in the recall. Consumers in the U.S. are advised to immediately stop using the recalled exercise bikes and to contact Peloton for a free repair.

TORONTO — Canada’s next-door neighbours will get a chance to meet the Phams when “Run the Burbs" makes its U.S. debut on the CW network. The American television network announced Wednesday it's adding the comedy to its summer programming lineup, which debuted on CBC in January 2022. “Run the Burbs” follows the Phams, a young Vietnamese-South Asian Canadian family who upend ideas about contemporary family values and life in the suburbs. A premiere date and time for the “Run the Burbs” CW debuthas not yet been revealed. The Canadian Press

The initiative has drawn dozens of youth entrepreneurs from various locations in the GTA, and this summer YBB will host its third event that will include classes on financial literacy, a fashion event and a pitch contest. According to a report from Statistics Canada, Black businesses led by men doubled from 1.8 per cent in 2005 to 3.5 per cent in 2018. And financial institutions are stepping in, working with organizations like The Black Opportunity Fund to boost Black entrepreneurship to create access to capital and financial education. We have some great, high-profile Black businesses in our community, but we need more,” Biyapo said. “We must continue to do this type of work, to educate the community, inspire them, and make them see the importance of financial literacy,” Biyapo said.

Say goodbye to the Toronto rules that have preserved huge cuts of the map for single-family houses. The decision is an upheaval of Toronto’s long-standing “yellowbelt” — the roughly 70 per cent of Toronto’s zoned residential land that has been restricted to single-family homes only. Others rebutted that Toronto desperately needs more housing — lest people be forced to leave the city where they’ve grown up — and that multiplexes were a good option for multi-generational families. Targeted policies could include subsidies, or priority timelines for development approval, if a multiplex owner entered an agreement with the city to provide affordable housing, Case said. “It’s actually increasing the supply, the choice, the opportunity for housing,” Lintern said of the city’s goals, also noting the chance for multi-generational living.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Canadian passports are getting a new look, but not everyone is happy” – below is their description. The government unveiled a new passport design, which features animals (bears, narwhals and owls) and natural scenes, such as children jumping into a lake. Some critics have questioned why historical Canadian figures, monuments and buildings are no longer featured. Read more: www.cbc.ca/1.6838308 CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below.

TORONTO - The National Arts Centre has revealed its first full slate of new programming since 2019, betting that years of disruptions are no more. NAC’s executive director of communications Annabelle Cloutier says the upcoming orchestra, popular music, dance and theatre programs reflect a new optimism following four seasons of uncertainty. All the artistic leaders really crafted and curated each of their own programming in dance, theatre, music, orchestra in a way that feels a bit pre-pandemic,” says Cloutier. “It’s really super exciting to feel like, ‘OK, we’re back in business,’” says Cloutier. “Feeling really that a lot of the challenges of recent (seasons) are past.

- Nova Scotia’s government is providing some of its surplus land in an Annapolis Valley village to help defray the cost of building 24 co-operative housing units. Project consultant Earl Mielke says the province’s donation will make the project viable, adding that purchasing the land would have cost about $1 million. Premier Tim Houston has argued that the best way to reduce the widespread shortages of affordable housing is to take a wide approach to increasing the supply across all income levels. However, NDP Leader Claudia Chender has argued that the province needs to be moving more quickly to address housing shortages and resume building some public housing on its own. He said the priority is to “do a better job of looking after the public housing we have,” noting that the province plans to spend $50 million in the next four years to upgrade its public housing stock.

It included a small note referring to 'junk fees' that the government wants to see reduced for Canadians. That description matches how Jon Schwantes, senior policy counsel with Consumer Reports in Washington, D.C., defines junk fees. "It has to be a mandatory fee," said Schwantes, who works on research and advocacy concerning junk fees in the United States. LISTEN | Taking junk fees to the trash heap — maybe? :Junk fees legislation proposed in U.S.South of the border, U.S. politicians are further ahead than their Canadian counterparts, with the introduction of the Junk Fee Prevention Act in March by a Democratic and a Republican senator.

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