Can't tune in to the Calgary Eyeopener? Country-wide technical issues ongoing
A network problem has some CBC radio programs across the country unavailable Wednesday morning. (Phil Crozier - image credit)A network issue that began around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning meant that some of CBC's radio shows went off the air nationwide. Technical teams are working to fix the issue that's impacted most regions outside of Toronto, Ont. — and you may not be hearing the Calgary Eyeopener on your broadcast feed right now. Fortunately, you can still catch the Calgary Eyeopener through the free CBC Listen app.
Source:CBC News
January 10, 2024 14:56 UTC
Comedian & CBC Radio Host Ali Hassan is Coming to the Owen Sound Library
The Owen Sound Memoir Series has announced its first monthly event weekend at the Owen Sound public library featuring Ali Hassan, the multi-talented stand-up comic, actor, CBC Radio & Television host, and memoir author. Ali Hassan is a familiar voice on CBC Radio as the host of ‘Laugh Out Loud’ and ‘Canada Reads’. Both events will be held at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library, 824 1st Ave W. in Owen Sound. The mission of the Owen Sound Memoir Series is to celebrate the lived experience of diverse Canadians, curate important conversations, and teach memoir-writing skills to local writers. Each month, a nationally-recognized Canadian author will come to the Owen Sound library to read from their recently published memoir and lead a memoir-writing workshop.
Source:CBC News
January 10, 2024 14:29 UTC
Tech issue takes CBC stations off FM, streams still work online
CBC radio broadcasts across Canada, including CBC North in the Northwest Territories, weren’t available on FM on Wednesday morning – but many online streams still worked. In a brief post to its website, the CBC said “a network problem has meant some CBC radio programs across the country went off the air and offline Wednesday morning.”CBC North’s live broadcast remained available via the stream offered on its website or the CBC app. Yellowknife-based staff said a problem with a satellite line had taken the broadcaster off FM in some regions of Canada, the NWT included. Shortly before 8am, CBC in the Northwest Territories resumed broadcasting on FM but with a network-supplied feed from Toronto rather than local programming. By the early afternoon, the CBC said the issue had been fully resolved.
Source:CBC News
January 10, 2024 14:26 UTC
New photo exhibit at Pier 21 sheds light on major international migrations
Tens of thousands of life jackets abandoned by refugees fleeing wars in the Middle East and beyond, lay in piles in a landfill in Molyvos, Lesbos, Greece on March 15, 2016. "I visited the site where they were dumping all the life jackets ... there were hundreds of thousands of them just piled everywhere," Ell told CBC Radio's Mainstreet Halifax. (Roger Lemoyne)Dan Conlin, the curator of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, worked with Ell and LeMoyne to put the exhibit together. One of his other favourites is the portrait of a Syrian refugee named Hala in Montreal. Hala, a Syrian refugee, used to panic when planes flew overhead in Montreal.
Source:CBC News
January 10, 2024 10:11 UTC
How shawarma took this immigrant family from the Tim Hortons counter to owning a business
How shawarma took this immigrant family from the Tim Hortons counter to small business owners Duration 2:03 Cesar Ambrocio and his wife were sponsored by Tim Hortons to come to Canada in 2019. Now instead of doughnuts and coffee, they’re selling a favourite food from back home: shawarma. Cesar Ambrocio always knew he wanted to have a restaurant when he moved to Canada. Two years after he settled with his family in Gander, his goal became his reality. Originally from the Philippines, Ambrocio opened the Shawarma Station in Gander, bringing a new kind of cuisine to the community.
Source:CBC News
January 10, 2024 01:31 UTC
Rebel News personality arrested after an encounter with Chrystia Freeland
Rebel News personality David Menzies was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a police officer while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions about the government's decision to leave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off the designated terrorist entity list. WATCH | Rebel News personality arrested while trying to question Chrystia Freeland: Rebel News personality arrested while trying to question Chrystia Freeland Duration 0:53 Video shows police arresting Rebel News personality David Menzies as he attempts to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions about why the government hasn't designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Menzies questions Freeland at the event marking the destruction of Flight PS752. Previous run-ins with policeThe finance minister ignored Menzies' questions and did not say anything as the arrest unfolded. Lantsman, who is a lesbian, said Menzies' questions "became homophobic and related to my sexual orientation."
Source:CBC News
January 09, 2024 21:30 UTC
2023 was the hottest year on record — by a long shot
Two days in November were more than 2 C warmer than the pre-industrial average, the first time this has ever occurred. Fin du widget Widget. WATCH | 2023 was hottest year on record, new data confirmsDébut du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. 2023 was hottest year on record, new data confirmsAccording to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2023 was 1.48 C warmer than the pre-industrial average from 1850-1900, beating 2016's record of 1.25 C.Nicole Mortillaro (new window) · CBC News
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January 09, 2024 17:45 UTC
Small central Alberta village worried about future with province's planned coal power phase-out
The then-NDP government announced in 2015 that emissions from coal power generation would be eliminated by 2030. While some of the province's coal plants were shut down, Leach said the rest have been converted to generate natural gas. The area's last coal mine closed in 2021, and its neighbouring power plants were converted to natural gas. "Natural gas is an important part of the baseload mix that we rely on 365 days a year." Along with wind and solar power, which have declined in cost over the last few years, natural gas power also remains relatively cheap.
Source:CBC News
January 09, 2024 14:15 UTC
Brian Minter to speak at next Comox Valley Horticultural Society meeting
On Monday, Jan. 15, Brian Minter will be the guest speaker at the Comox Valley Horticultural Society Zoom meeting. Minter will talk about what’s new for our gardens in 2024. He ran the Minter Country Gardens with his wife in Chilliwack and continually researches the latest industry developments and consults with gardeners both locally and internationally. He was inducted into the Garden Writers Association’s Hall of Fame and is an open-line host for CBC Radio. Join the meeting via Zoom at 7 p.m.Advanced registration for Zoom is required for both members and non-members.
Source:CBC News
January 09, 2024 13:57 UTC
Toronto police chief ‘sorry’ after police deliver demonstrators blocking road coffee
“Questions have been raised regarding one particular interaction between officers and a person on the Avenue Road bridge during an hours-long demonstration,” Chief Myron Demkiw wrote in a statement. Article contentGood intentions aside, police serving coffee and food to protestors will just embolden more deliberate obstruction of traffic, undermine public safety, and add to local frustrations. pic.twitter.com/s7znCf3gt5 — Marco Mendicino (@marcomendicino) January 6, 2024A video of the police officers delivering coffee to protesters blocking the road sparked criticism online. “Since the early days following Oct. 7th, the Toronto Police Service has maintained a strong presence in Jewish neighbourhoods to ensure the safety and security of jewish institutions, including day schools and synagogues,” Demkiw said. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
Source:National Post
January 09, 2024 03:33 UTC
Ontario surgeon back from medical mission says his 'heart and soul' remain with children in Gaza
A Canadian trauma surgeon says that for every child he saved in the hospital in southern Gaza, another would die of their injuries. "We lost many children before our eyes," said Dr. Anas Al-Kassem, chief surgeon at Norfolk General Hospital and West Haldimand General Hospital. Al-Kassem, a father of five, returned to his Ancaster, Ont., home on Thursday after the two-week mission, but said his "heart and soul" stayed behind. The trip was organized by Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations-Canada (UOSSM), a coalition of medical humanitarian organizations, and included six doctors from Canada and the U.S. who entered Gaza through Egypt. Medical staff at a Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza attend to Palestinians wounded during an Israeli raid on Dec. 10.
Source:CBC News
January 09, 2024 01:39 UTC
I'm Young and Healthy. Should I Take Paxlovid?
5,065 postsJoined: Feb 2014Senior Member5,065 postsJoined: Feb 2014But what about adults who are young and healthy? Do low-risk people benefit at all from taking Paxlovid? But studies suggest that people without risk factors for severe COVID-19 are unlikely to benefit from taking Paxlovid. Are there downsides to taking Paxlovid just to be safe? Molnupiravir is also less effective than Paxlovid, Gulick says, while remdesivir is a more invasive option since it must be delivered intravenously in a medical facility.
Source:CBC News
January 09, 2024 00:59 UTC
Side jobs that help you keep New Year’s resolutions
So the editors at SideHusl.com thought we’d help by looking for side hustles that help you keep New Year’s resolutions. To be sure, almost any decent side hustle will help you get financially fit. AdvertisementWith that, here are hustles that help you keep New Year’s Resolutions, divided by the resolutions they help with. Athletes Untapped and CoachUp connect coaches in soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball and many other sports with athletes needing help. Or, if you want to roll three resolutions into one, you can make it a walking or bike tour.
Source:thestar
January 09, 2024 00:23 UTC
Weather postpones PWHL Ottawa game in Boston area
The PWHL has postponed Monday's game between Ottawa and Boston in Lowell, Mass. (Michael Riley/PWHL - image credit)The Professional Women's Hockey League has postponed Monday's game between Boston and Ottawa. Ottawa was supposed to fly to Boston on Sunday and practice in the area on Monday, ahead of the 6 p.m. The PWHL says a new date for the game will be announced as soon as possible, and tickets will be honoured for the re-scheduled game. The next PWHL games are set for Wednesday evening, with New York hosting Montreal and Toronto visiting Minnesota.
Source:CBC News
January 08, 2024 23:10 UTC
Trudeau to join mourners on 4th anniversary of Iranian military downing of PS752
– Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is remembering the victims of Flight PS752, four years after it was shot down by Iranian forces. Before joining mourners in Richmond Hill, Ontario, to mark the solemn anniversary, Trudeau issued a statement expressing his solidarity with those who have lost loved ones in this and other air disasters. The Richmond Hill celebration on Monday will include speeches, demonstrations and special presentations. In addition to the prime minister, Foreign Minister Mélanie Jolie, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez are expected to attend. It is one of several events being held globally to commemorate the anniversary, and a candlelight vigil was held in Toronto yesterday.
Source:National Post
January 08, 2024 21:50 UTC