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Toronto Maple Leafs great Börje Salming diagnosed with ALS
Former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Börje SalmingIt has been diagnosed withAmyotrophic lateral Sclerosis is also known as ALSLou Gehrig’s Disease, announced the team Wednesday. I intend to continue doing so.”ALSA progressive neurological disease that causes paralysis, the inability of swallowing, respiratory failure, and ultimately death. SalmingAccording to a statement from the doctor,“About 70% of all diagnoses indicate that the disease has already begun.” withThe symptoms are caused by the spinal cord. The ALSSociety of Canada estimates there are approximately 3,000 Canadians who live in Canada withThe disease. SalmingPioneering European star, he played 1,099 games withThe LeafsIt ranks fourth among the team’s career scoring leaders with 768 points.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 19:30 UTC
Kansas City Breaking News & Sports
Homepage Nicky Lopez drove in two runs in the Royals series-ending win over the White Sox August 11, 2022 8:16 PMKansas City Royals infielder Nicky Lopez drove in two runs in a series-clinching 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium on August 11, 2022.
Source:thestar
August 11, 2022 19:26 UTC
Scammers infiltrating local online markets to hijack sellers' phones
That gives the crook access to other online accounts and they can use the vendor's phone number for other scams. Lost pet groupsAnother variation to the scam, Matthews said, is taking place in Facebook groups for lost pets. In those cases, she said, scammers tell the pet owner that they have found their missing pet and request their phone number to ensure they are the real owner. They then do the verification code scam preying on the emotional pet owner. On its support page for Google Voice, the company says it is important never to share the verification code they send with anyone.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 19:01 UTC
Central Alberta farmers hit by hailstorm ask for fruit and vegetable crop insurance
When a hailstorm bludgeoned through central Alberta on Aug. 1, vehicles on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway were heavily damaged by record-breaking hailstones — and so were grain, fruit and vegetable crops in the area. Leona Staples, co-owner of The Jungle Farm, said she was relieved to find that there wasn't as much damage to her crops as she expected after the hailstorm that shut down the QEII. Facebook post Jungle Farms. Source: FacebookBut two hours later, another storm came through the farm, 10 kilometres north of Innisfail, Alta., and ripped through hundreds of acres of crops. This most recent storm came less than a month after The Jungle Farm was hit by what Staples says is the worst storm the farm has faced in 25 years.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 18:48 UTC
Report says Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees
Report says Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugeesCALGARY — A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle. Falconer said federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, with proper resources, would be able to manage security risks involving the visa process. Falconer said an overwhelming number of Canadians support bringing in a high number of Ukrainian refugees and our country has the highest percentage of people of Ukrainian descent next to Ukraine and Russia. The report says Canada and the United Kingdom have similar processes for the admission of Ukrainian refugees and the numbers are comparable. It says about 13 times the number of Ukrainian refugees per capita arrived in Ireland than in the United Kingdom during the first two months of the invasion.
Source:National Post
August 11, 2022 17:18 UTC
Authors in the Hills of Mulmur returns with cook book focus
Authors in the Hills of Mulmur returns with cook book focusAugust 11, 2022 · 0 CommentsBy Constance Scrafield“It’s going to be a little twist this time,” said Nancy Frater, founder and owner of BookLore. Trish Magwood, a food presenter is ready with her book, My New Table and Deidre Buryk has to offer her new book of seasonal cooking in Ontario, Peak Season. The Citizen had the chance to talk with Joshna Maharaj, food activist and regular contributor to the Jill Deacon show on CBC Radio One. As a food activist, this chef wants to shake up the way institutions feed their patients and inmates. Ms. Maharaj made the condemnation: “The food we give in institutions is a human rights violation.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 15:29 UTC
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to the CBC
This prompted Ricardo Lamour, a local Montréal artist and social worker, to successfully file a complaint, where the CRTC ordered an apology from the CBC, much to the radio’s dismay. Overtime, the word began to be reclaimed by Black people — specifically, African Americans — and particularly through artistry. While this professor later apologized, a discussion over this petition between two white CBC broadcasters included the N-word being used at multiple points. Rather, it would be wise to consider all other aspects of our lives where we choose our words carefully out of respect for others. We manage to censor ourselves when singing along to songs or when discussing sensitive topics out of respect for the people around us.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 15:08 UTC
Living with a Serial Killer: Where is former nurse and serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer now?
The upcoming episode of Oxygen's popular true crime docuseries, Living With a Serial Killer, delves deep into serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer's shocking murders. Living With a Serial Killer: Who is Elizabeth Wettlaufer? Kate Dubinski @KateDubinski Had she not confessed, Elizabeth Wettlaufer would have gone on killing, Justice Gillese says. Had she not confessed, Elizabeth Wettlaufer would have gone on killing, Justice Gillese says. https://t.co/xuMiZoVGDGDon't miss the new Living With a Serial Killer episode, dropping on Oxygen on Saturday, August 13, 2022.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 14:58 UTC
5 things to know about Canadian serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer
Elizabeth Wettlaufer is a notorious Canadian serial killer who killed eight people in Ontario between 2007 and 2016. Ahead of the episode's release on Saturday, take a look at five things about Elizabeth Wettlaufer that you need to know. Living With a Serial Killer: 5 crucial things to know about Elizabeth Wettlaufer1) Elizabeth Wettlaufer is a former nurseAnne-Marie | Writer @writerannemarie I usually fall asleep with YouTube #truecrime shows on. 3) Disciplinary issues at workGlobalnews.ca @globalnews Elizabeth Wettlaufer said she felt "red surging" feeling in chilling video confession to killing eight seniors Elizabeth Wettlaufer said she felt "red surging" feeling in chilling video confession to killing eight seniors https://t.co/H7j3jIcjNJAccording to Global News, Wettlaufer received several warnings from the administrator at the Caressant Care retirement home. Don't forget to catch the new episode of Living With a Serial Killer on Oxygen on Saturday, August 13, 2022.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 14:13 UTC
Food Economist Discusses Grain Exports with CBC
Dr. Alfons WeersinkOntario Agricultural College researcher Dr. Alfons Weersink discussed the first grain shipment from Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February with CBC News Network. The shipment, headed to Lebanon, “offers a sign of hope that things are opening up” for countries reliant on grain imports. A professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Weersink researches the feasibility of new agricultural technology and policy.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 13:29 UTC
B.C. Interior home saved from falling into nearby Nicola River
(Michael Brandie Coutts MacArthur/Facebook - image credit)A house trailer off Highway 8 in B.C. 's Interior has been saved from falling into the Nicola River with help from the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. On July 31, the district hired a contractor to move the house from a portion of land near Spences Bridge with assistance from the B.C. The Nicola River has taken 15 acres of land, including equipment, vehicles, storage sheds, the pumphouse and their electricity. The district didn't specify in its statement how it relocated the house trailer, but Rubner's neighbour, Michael Coutts says it was lifted by an excavator.
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 11:56 UTC
Mint to launch coin commemorating legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson
Mint to launch coin commemorating legendary jazz pianist Oscar PetersonTORONTO — The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a special coin celebrating late music legend Oscar Peterson. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to be in attendance alongside the jazz pianist's widow, Kelly Peterson, and daughter, Céline Peterson. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame before dying of kidney failure in 2007 at the age of 82. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2022. The Canadian Press
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 08:55 UTC
‘The future of science in Canada is at risk’: Researchers call for pay raise
‘The future of science in Canada is at risk’: Researchers call for pay raiseOTTAWA — In a University of Ottawa lab, Sarah Laframboise is hoping to advance cancer research by studying a gene that causes the disease in humans. She's not alone — funding has become a central issue for the on-campus group she leads, called the Ottawa Science Policy Network. "I'm worried, because never before have graduate students and post-doctoral researchers been so financially stretched that their future careers are at risk. And this means the future of science in Canada is at risk." "I don't have aspirations to stay in academia, but if I did, it would not be in Canada."
Source:CBC News
August 11, 2022 08:54 UTC
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The Devil Wears Prada: now a musical with tunes from Elton John
But just feeling the vim of the crowd, once I approached — the enthusiasm, contagious — helped to melt all that. I did not, for instance, ever imagine Miranda Priestley name-dropping Roxane Gay, the feminist writer, but that she does, at one point. While it is undoubtedly harder to project frosty restraint onstage — particularly in a musical — her Miranda, frankly, seems like the kind of woman Meryl’s Miranda would eat for lunch. Walking around the riverfront area — never gets old — I also stopped into the Museum of Ice Cream, on Michigan Avenue. The devil may wear Prada, but she most certainly does not do dairy.
Source:thestar
August 11, 2022 08:14 UTC
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FBI visits Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, conservatives call for civil war
On Monday, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, the gaudy Palm Beach residence of former U.S. president Donald J. Trump. This was an orderly seizure of government documents that should’ve never been taken to Mar-a-Lago in the first place. Alas, instead of waiting for the facts, right wing media seized upon the seizure at Mar-a-Lago as an opportunity to score cheap political points and rouse the rabble. They know Trump routinely flouts norms and laws. But for the right wing punditry, as we saw this week, the truth is an inconvenience.
Source:thestar
August 11, 2022 07:04 UTC