You know the type—one depicting a fictional futuristic civilization where people have been dehumanized to the point where heartless governmental powers dispassionately dictate life and death. In 2021, there were 10,064 MAID provisions reported in Canada, accounting for 3.3% of all deaths in Canada. Society has evolved.2If by saying, “society has evolved,” he means it’s drifting further away from the Christian ethos on which Canada was originally established, then he is quite correct. Philosophy of DeathThe fact is, Canada arguably has the most permissive euthanasia rules in the world. We’ve Seen This BeforeHitler’s Germany brought in medical euthanasia under the guise of “compassion” and the promise of improved public health.

Week 15 Fantasy Football Quarterback & Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups: Add The Red-Hot Evan Engram! Week 15 Waiver Wire QuarterbacksQB Taylor Heinicke, Washington Commanders (16.95% Owned)The Commanders’ starting quarterback had a great game in Week 13. Week 15 Waiver Wire Tight EndsTE Evan Engram, Jacksonville Jaguars (54.96% Owned)Evan Engram blew up on Sunday and had a massive game at tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is why a fresh start in Duval Country is just what the veteran tight end needed. With his new team in 2022, Engram has re-emerged as a force at tight end.

Dr. Shayan SharifOntario Veterinary College avian immunologist Dr. Shayan Sharif discussed why an outbreak of avian flu has been unpredictable this year with CBC Radio’s The Current. Sharif explained why avian flu “is a virus we cannot ignore” and how a One Health approach could help reduce further spread. Sharif is a professor in the Department of Pathobiology and the associate dean of research and graduate studies. He researches the chicken immunology, including avian influenza virus.

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She was born in Tehran in 1978, at the beginning of the Islamic Revolution. She was just three years old when her family fled, first to Berlin then to Rome and ultimately to Vancouver. These are some of the themes Farmand explores in her affecting new poetry collection, Pistachios in my Pocket (At Bay Press). Farmand and Ataeeyeh will explore the movement for peace and freedom at the upcoming event titled Iranian Poetry and Art in Canada, hosted by CBC Radio’s Margaret Gallagher. An art educator, Ataeeyeh lives in Vancouver with her life partner and child.

What to expect in today’s Mississauga byelectionAt first glance, Monday's federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter. If the Liberals win by five or six points, it's just business as usual," he said. They could win maybe a handful more in Atlantic provinces, maybe two, three more in Quebec, maybe two, three more in B.C.," he said. "I am tired of the Liberals, and we need a change, we definitely need a change," he said. Polling stations in Mississauga are open from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Monday, with their co-ordinates available on Elections Canada's website.

Singer Jully Black was the headliner at a concert to commemorate Mitchell Nwabuoku. (CBC - image credit)More than 1,200 people turned out Saturday night to commemorate what would have been the fifth birthday of a Hamilton girl killed by a GO train last July. Her father, Emmanuel Nwabuoku, planned the concert in North York because he had always promised Mitchell an elaborate fifth birthday celebration. Headline act Jully Black was honoured to be part of Mitchell's birthday celebration. "To be part of her fifth birthday party, there's no higher honour," Black said.

Saturday evening as a parent in the ER: cough, fever and frayed nervesBailey White’s son, 17 months, in the emergency room at Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. John’s. Take off his coat so we can check his vitals.”Estimated waiting time: 4 hoursWe take a seat in the waiting room opposite a Peter Pan mural. iPads, storybooks, cheeriosIn the waiting room my son is on my shoulder and I can’t see his face. “I miss you,” the brother says to the boy in the waiting room. But on this Saturday night, there are a dozen or more kids waiting to be seen.

The Sugar Plum Fairy is only featured in the ballet’s last act. By the time he partners the Sugar Plum Fairy, Larkin’s character is already very familiar. Peter, by now resplendent as a cavalier, then transports them after the intermission in a magical ship to the palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The National Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is by any standard spectacular, which considering what it cost to build — around $3 million or more in today’s money — it should be. Last December, the National Ballet had to cut short its run of “The Nutcracker” because of a COVID outbreak.

Local artisans attended a pop-up Christmas market on Sunday in Halifax. For many vendors, it was their first time in a Christmas market since COVID restrictions hit. Atula Joshi, a customer at the market, visited several Christmas markets this year and noticed food vendors have high prices, but that's still not deterring many customers. © Anam Khan/CBC Many vendors says Christmas markets are not pulling in large crowds this year. "I met so many vendors this year from all these Christmas markets and so many people keep saying last year was much, much busier," said Nikopoulos.

Three quick Alberta election candidate nomination updates tonight:The UCP nomination vote in Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, where MLA David Hanson faces a challenge from former MLA Scott Cyr and former county reeve Greg Sawchuk, concludes on December 12 and only a handful of other nomination votes are scheduled to happen before the new year:December 17 – Calgary-North NDPDecember 17 – Chestermere-Strathmore UCPDecember 20 – Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview UCPI am building a list of candidates running for party nominations, so if you are seeking a nomination and would like you name added to the list please let me know. If you haven’t already, subscribe to the Daveberta Substack to enjoy my bi-weekly columns on Alberta politics.

For one afternoon, Denis Gurianov looked like the answer. But in the Stars’ 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings on Saturday afternoon, Gurianov looked a bit the part. “Great, best game he’s played since I’ve been here,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. Gurianov: “Just trying to play my best game, using my strong size, speed, shot. All good.”During Saturday’s game, DeBoer thought enough of Gurianov’s game to move him up in the lineup.

Twitter may feel very different in the near future, if we’re to believe an early Sunday morning tweet by Elon Musk. “Elon is it true that Twitter is set to increase the characters from 280 to 4000?” asked user Allan Obare. Musk, who purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, did not provide any details about the change, nor did he offer any reasons. Since becoming Twitter’s chief executive, Musk has made or proposed many significant changes to the platform, though not all of his ideas have come to fruition. “The point of Twitter was that you had to be concise,” wrote Britni Danielle, a writer and senior culture writer with ESPN.

It was that, and more, at a recent shimmering shindig celebrating the opening of Dean Davidson, on Berkeley Street in Cabbagetown South. The 1,000-square-foot space – near Davidson’s home – is airy and modern, with windows all around, and once housed a men’s clothing store that Davidson himself used to frequent. “This inspired the gemstone I used in our recently launched Eterna collection, inspired by ancient Rome.”The original “Sex and the City” series is another eternal yardstick. “It aired right around the time I started with jewelry design.”Inspiration can come from anywhere, at any time, he says. Destinations that have inspired him include Kyoto, Bali, Marrakesh and the Lençóis Maranhenses park in northern Brazil.

A substantial portion of that spending — $69.4 billion — was directed toward health and safety measures. Much of that pandemic spending went to programs that were conceived on the fly and implemented in a matter of weeks — programs like the emergency response benefit and the wage subsidy. And a lot of that money got spent very quickly — $209.7 billion was distributed in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. "With its response to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the Government of Canada set an objective of helping Canadians as quickly as possible. But a true reckoning with the federal government's extraordinary spending during the pandemic would also deal with the practical aspects of how and why those benefits rolled out as they did.