Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarify comment about First NationsEDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted earlier remarks to conclude she was equating Ottawa’s treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of First Nations people in Canada. Smith said Wednesday that was not her intention and she was merely stating both Alberta and First Nations share a common adversary as they assert independence in their areas of authority. Smith has come under fire from First Nations chiefs for not consulting them on her sovereignty act. They are calling for it to be withdrawn, but Smith reiterated the bill, which passed third reading a week ago, promises treaty rights will be respected. “It was clear from our discussions that Premier Smith does not understand treaty or our inherent rights nor does she respect them,” said the chiefs.

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© Marina von Stackelberg/CBC The Forks is welcoming families to its annual New Year's Eve celebration this year. The Forks is welcoming Winnipeg to celebrate New Year's Eve at the historic meeting place once again, after pandemic restrictions brought the yearly event to a halt. "We love being the place where everyone, of all ages, can come together and celebrate important events together," said CEO Sara Stasiuk in a press release. "It feels so good to be able to offer a warm welcome to our whole community once again this New Year's Eve at The Forks." Food hall and retail stores will be open until midnight, and The Commons will be open until 1a.m.

This could leave many in the deaf community behind — including his daughter, says Dan Braun. © Maggie MacPherson / CBC News Dan Braun explains to CBC, through an ASL interpreter, that he worries deaf students will get left behind when Douglas College pauses its sign language interpreter program. According to the Western Association of Visual Language Interpreters, there are just over 250 interpreters in the province for thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people. © Maggie MacPherson/CBC News Jessica Siegers, left, a registered sign language interpreter is pictured next to Nicki Horton, director of Family Network for Deaf Children. In a statement to CBC, Douglas College said it intends to return to the program in 2024 although they did not specify whether student enrolment would be a consideration then.

Things were supposed to be different in 2023 for car manufacturers, dealers, prospective car buyers and lovers of auto shows, those annual pageants of polished steel and next-generation automotive design wizardry that attract tens of thousands of car enthusiasts. As a complement to a well-functioning, interconnected and globalized market, auto shows are designed to convince folks to purchase a new ride whether they need one or not. Semiconductors are in short supply and auto shows featuring shiny new cars are becoming equally scarce. After all, there is no point in having a new car show when there are no new cars to show. Today, that used car is going to cost you almost $37,000.

An exasperated Mayor John Tory is dismissing concerns over his extraordinary new powers as mere “political theatre” of no interest to regular Torontonians. A majority of Tory’s council colleagues urged Premier Doug Ford, in vain, not to pass Bill 39. They talk to me about housing, they talk to me about community safety — nobody talks about (strong mayor powers). Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has said he doesn’t need the new powers and won’t use them. More laterDavid Rider is the Star’s City Hall bureau chief and a reporter covering city hall and municipal politics.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but 2022 can’t end soon enough for Jews given what an awful year it’s been for rising antisemitism both in Canada and globally. Jews in Canada feel it and see it, me included. Contemporary antisemitism takes many forms, especially on the far left and far right. Some cloak their thinly veiled antisemitism behind anti-Zionist narratives comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, even calling for its destruction. We know Jews alone can’t defeat antisemitism.

“Cyclettes,” the new book from Ottawa-born, Brooklyn-based writer and book designer Tree Abraham, is a small wonder of a book, a brightly polished gem. with accompanying images, “Cyclettes” charts the course of Abraham’s life and thought through her involvement with, and love for, bicycles and bicycling. “I look determined, though too tiny to pump the pedals,” Abraham writes. Abraham’s writing, however, is where the book accretes most of its force. of Speculation.” Describing her late-night rides home from a job at Domino’s Pizza, for example, Abraham writes, “the air smelled like fresh-cut grass and felt like chilled glass.

AI art and text are getting smarter, what’s next? – CBC.caStudents from the London International Academy share reflections on global culture and politics through the school’s annual International Art Exhibition. In my opinion, art is the best way to express that.”Kristina Orbova, 17, stands with art teacher Abeera Atique. In the painting she is most proud of, she depicts a young boy from Kherson who survived the nine-month occupation. (Angela McInnes/CBC)Kazakhstani students Yaroslava Sokolova, 17, and Dana Ongdassyn, 17, took to the curtain to share pride in their culture.

Canada not sending fighter jets to Europe next year as Air Force rearms, regroupsOTTAWA — Canada will not send fighter jets to patrol NATO airspace for Russian incursions next year, the first time that Canadian CF-18s will be absent from the skies over Europe since 2017. Based out of Romania and working alongside other NATO aircraft, their mission was to monitor Russian air activity over the Baltics and Black Sea ⁠— and protect against any aggressive action by Moscow. “While the RCAF remains ready to deploy NATO committed assets when required, we are not planning to participate in NATO air policing in 2023 at this time,” he said in a statement. The Air Force has been working to add new weapons, sensors and defensive systems to the fleet. The Air Force has also been struggling with a shortage of pilots and technicians for years.

A fierce winter storm in northeastern Nova Scotia forced more than a dozen passengers to spend Tuesday night on a bus as they waited for the causeway to reopen to Cape Breton. The winter storm was expected to bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to Cape Breton, with wind gusts up to 100 kilometres an hour. There was one hotel room available for Leaman, but he opted to stay on the bus. "When I'm off the bus, nobody can stay on the bus so I decided to just stay with them," he said. Help arrived at 4:30 a.m.A second, much warmer, Maritime Bus arrived to pick up the bus passengers around 4:30 a.m. By then, the causeway had reopened so they could continue their trip to Sydney.

Several thousand customers are still without power Wednesday morning after a winter storm brought messy weather across northeastern Nova Scotia. The school board also announced school buses would travel on paved roads only. As well, there was a two-hour delayed opening announced at all schools within the Strait Regional Centre for Education due to road conditions. And classes were cancelled at the Bayview Education Centre, the Felix Marchand Education Centre, Richmond Academy and East Antigonish Academy. The Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education also tweeted all Cumberland County schools and Tatamagouche Regional Academy was closed due to road conditions and blowing snow.

Week 15 Running Back Starts & Sits: Cam Akers, Brian Robinson, Raheem Mostert, And More! With quarterbacks in the books, let’s dig into the Week 15 running back start/sit decisions that are keeping us up at night. START OF THE WEEK: , Los Angeles RamsWhat a strange year it’s been for Akers… But none of that really matters for Week 15 purposes. SIT OF THE WEEK: All Texans running backsI started writing this paragraph about before the news came out that he’ll miss this week’s game. Mostert only has 74 total yards (including receiving yards) over his past two games and has seen his fortunes go along with the Dolphins recent struggles on offense.

A massive snowstorm coming up from the United States could bring around 20 to 30 centimetres of snow to southeast Saskatchewan, Environment Canada says. Areas around Estevan are expected to receive about 21 centimetres of snow in the next couple of days. © CBC Southeast Saskatchewan will feel the brunt of a storm caused by a Colorado low. Regina and Yorkton areas should expect 17 centimetres of snow and Hudson Bay around 14 centimetres. Next week, the province will be locked in a deep freeze, with highs reaching only into the –20s, Environment Canada says.

Bibeau aiming to launch a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy in 202320 farm groups to participate in an advisory committee for the Strategy. Ottawa—A wide swath of the agriculture community will be participating in an advisory committee on the development of a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy that will include a consultation with producers, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced. Her department and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) will co-chair the advisory committee on the Strategy, which aims to support the livelihoods of farmers while growing a sustainable agriculture sector, Bibeau told a news conference. The advisory committee members will help in identifying and promoting them. Producers are being encouraged to read and comment on by March 31 a discussion document available on the Agriculture Canada website.