Striking school support workers in Annapolis Valley reach tentative agreement
The local represents educational assistants, early childhood educators and other school support staff. The union representing striking school support workers and the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (AVRCE) have reached a tentative agreement. Similarly, lead ECEs in the Annapolis Valley make $27.37 an hour at the top, while those in the Halifax area make $35.14. Meanwhile, school support workers on the South Shore, who are represented by NSGEU Local 70, are still on strike, but the union says they're expected to rejoin contract talks soon. Schools in both centres have been open during the strikes, but some students who rely on support workers have been forced to stay home.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 17:09 UTC
Weekend Roundup: Team Canada strikes gold and more across the globe
Filippo Tomasi PhotographyWeekend Roundup: Team Canada strikes gold and more across the globeWhat a weekend it was for Canadian athletes! 🔥On Tuesday, Canada won its first ever team medal at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and secured a women’s team ticket to Paris 2024. Rikki Doak skated to her first career individual World Cup medal, claiming bronze in the second women’s 500m. Curling: Team Gushue sweeps to gold 🏆Team Gushue are the first ever men’s champions of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. McIntosh broke the national record in the 800m freestyle (8:07.12) as she won the silver medal.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 16:48 UTC
Bill 21: Challenges to Quebec secularism law begin today at Court of Appeal in Montreal
“We cannot have laws that facilitate second-class citizenship by putting up barriers in front of marginalized people.”The so-called Quebec “secularism” law known as Bill 21 will face challenges at the Montreal Court of Appeal this week, with hearing beginning today. Enacted in 2019, Bill 21 prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority (judges, school teachers, police officers etc) from wearing religious symbols at work, including hijabs, niqabs, turbans and kippas. While the Superior Court has agreed with assertions made by opposing groups such as the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims, the court also upheld the law, ruling that it doesn’t violate the constitution. While Bill 21 is shielded from most court challenges over violations of fundamental rights by the Quebec government’s pre-emptive use of the Charter’s notwithstanding clause, the federal government has stated its intention to join the legal challenge to the law if it gets as far as the Supreme Court of Canada. Support us in defeating #bill21 https://t.co/Y5dNlkVyiC — NCCM (@nccm) November 7, 2022 Bill 21: Challenges to Quebec secularism law begin today at Court of Appeal in MontrealFor the latest in news, please visit the News section.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 16:39 UTC
Barking up just the right tree in this week's photo gallery
Tilly the dog sporting a seasonal scarf during a walk around Quidi Vidi Lake (Submitted by Ashley Maher - image credit)Submitted by Ashley MaherThis week's gallery is full of people (and critters) getting out and enjoying the gorgeous, mild-weathered fall the province has been having. There may not be a lot of dogberries, but there are a lot of happy, happy dogs. If you'd like to send in a photo for next week's gallery, scroll to the bottom to learn how. It's a dedicated address just for photo submissions from across Newfoundland and Labrador. Because of the volume of submissions we receive, we cannot respond to everyone.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 16:30 UTC
Biden calls midterm elections ‘inflection point’ in U.S. democracy
CBC News published this video item, entitled “Biden calls midterm elections ‘inflection point’ in U.S. democracy” – below is their description. On the final weekend of campaigning before the U.S. midterm elections, President Joe Biden campaigned in five states to emphasize their importance. Former president Donald Trump campaigned for Republicans in Florida. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 15:52 UTC
OSC settles first cannabis fraud case on lesser charges with separate quasi-criminal trial just weeks away
cannabis-fraud-gs1107The Ontario Securities Commission has accepted a settlement on lesser charges in the first fraud case enforcement staff pursued in the fledgling Canadian cannabis business. They also “vastly overstated” a figure for sales in the first month of business for Growlite, according to the OSC panel. As part of the settlement agreement, Ward said he did not personally receive any of the money Canada Cannabis advanced to Growlite, and had had no prior relationship, experience or association with Growlite. “While we note that there is no agreement for payment of any administrative monetary penalty … the significant non-monetary sanctions, in the context of the entire settlement agreement, place the agreement within the reasonable range,” the panel said. According to the OSC settlement, Cronos improperly recognized $7.6 million in revenue in interim statements of its first three quarters of 2019 in connection with three wholesale cannabis transactions.
Source:National Post
November 07, 2022 15:13 UTC
iGan Partners Pitch to Heal Competition awarding $600k to leading Canadian healthcare start-up
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2022 /CNW/ - iGan Partners is hosting their leading MedTech showcase Pitch to Heal contest this week. "It's been 3 years since our last Pitch to Heal event and we are excited to be back. We were inundated with applications from startups which speaks to the amount of innovation happening here in the healthcare ecosystem. About iGan Partners:iGan Partners is the largest medtech VC investor in Canadian companies. We empower visionary founders with capital and true resources required to grow extraordinary, high-impact companies in Healthcare Technology, Medical Devices, and Digital Health.
Source:CBC News
November 07, 2022 14:54 UTC
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‘We have our bargaining rights back’: School boards plan to reopen Tuesday, as CUPE and government set to get back to bargaining table
KEY FACTS Several Ontario school boards will reopen for in-person learning Tuesday. The latest Ontario schools news and the school strike from the GTA on Monday. 3:20 p.m. (updated) These Ontario school boards are opening schools for in-person learning Tuesday:Toronto public (TDSB) and Catholic schools boards (TCDSB)York Region public (YRDSB) and Catholic school boards (YCDSB)Peel public (PDSB) and Catholic school boards (DPCDSB)Halton public (HCDSB) and Catholic school boards (HCDSB)Durham public (DDSB) and Catholic school boards (DCDSB)Hamilton-Wentworth public (HWDSB) and Catholic school boards (HWCDSB)Conseil scolaire catholique Mon Avenir, the French Catholic school board. 2:34 p.m. York Catholic District (YCDSB,) Durham District (DDSB,) and Hamilton-Wentworth District school boards (HWDSB) announced in-person learning will resume at all schools Tuesday. Here’s the latest update on what is expected to happen at major school boards in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area next week.
Source:thestar
November 07, 2022 14:00 UTC
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Why I refused to vote on MLB awards: Money got in the way
Here’s why:In March, to get top-performing young players paid more sooner, MLB and its players association agreed on a $50-million (U.S.) pool for pre-arbitration players. Pre-arb players may end up making four times more than their regular salary through awards. He’s one of those pre-arbitration players vying for bonus pool money and also a fringe candidate for the AL Cy Young. “It’s ridiculous that it hasn’t been changed, especially with the amount of money that’s at stake,” Green said. I’ll still be here to debate the awards, but my days of weighing in with an official ballot have come to an end.
Source:thestar
November 07, 2022 11:05 UTC
Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal enters health and safety protocols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Bradley Beal has entered health and safety protocols and will miss the Washington Wizards’ game at Charlotte on Sunday night. The Wizards announced Beal’s status Sunday. The team said he will return when he is cleared under current NBA guidelines. Beal is averaging 21.6 points through nine games so far this season for Washington. After their game at Memphis, the Wizards are at Charlotte on Monday night before hosting Dallas on Thursday night.
Source:thestar
November 07, 2022 08:47 UTC
How prepared is the federal government to help Canadians through a recession?
In This Story: CanadaCanada is a country in the northern part of North America. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world’s longest bi-national land border. As a highly developed country, Canada has the seventeenth-highest nominal per-capita income globally as well as the thirteenth-highest ranking in the Human Development Index. Its advanced economy is the tenth-largest in the world, relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks.
Source:CBC News
November 06, 2022 23:15 UTC
Here are the winners of the 2022 B.C. Beer Awards
© Jan Zeschky/CBC News The Gladstone Brewing Company team celebrates its Brewery of the Year Award at the B.C. The broad distribution of the individual beer awards — more than 60 breweries won at least one — spoke to the depth of quality in beer across the province. Beer Awards in Vancouver on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022. Beer Awards at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Gladstone Porter - Gladstone Brewing Co.2.
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November 06, 2022 23:14 UTC
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Trial set for re-enactor charged with leaving pipe bomb
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — A federal trial for a former Civil War re-enactor accused of planting a pipe bomb at a Virginia battlefield and threatening to disrupt other events has been set for next year. Gerald Leonard Drake, 63, had been on the docket for a jury trial in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia starting Dec. 16. A federal indictment unsealed last month accused Drake of planting a pipe bomb at Cedar Creek Battlefield, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) west of Washington, during an annual re-enactment in October 2017. His attorney, Donald Pender of Charlottesville, filed a motion last week asking that Drake be released until trial. In reality, according to the indictment, Drake was a Civil War re-enactor who regularly participated in events at Cedar Creek until he was expelled from his unit in 2014.
Source:thestar
November 06, 2022 21:54 UTC
Crossword puzzles are everywhere. But how inclusive are the bylines and clues?
© Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Millions of people start their days by solving a crossword puzzle, but how inclusive are the clues, solutions and bylines? Crossword puzzles are a common pastime for millions of people around the world, but some crossword hobbyists says diversity is often lacking in who designs the puzzles and what's represented in them. A recent documentary, Across and Down, dove into this and found that women, Indigenous, Black and queer-identifying people have been almost invisible in crossword puzzles. It aired on CBC's The Passionate Eye on Oct. 28, and highlights a movement to diversify and make crosswords a more inclusive gaming culture. Word lists largely rely on words previously been used in crosswords, and if ones in the past haven't been very inclusive, then subsequent word lists won't be either, Nediger said.
Source:CBC News
November 06, 2022 20:25 UTC
Meet the Peruvian Dessert in Greater Sudbury Pipa News
Meet the Peruvian Dessert in Greater SudburyLis-Lindsay Mendoza is a Peruvian pastry chef whose business, Sweet Lind, specializes in custom dessert orders – and Peruvian sweets. To learn more about the trade and how she ended up in Greater Sudbury, I spoke with Liss-Lindsay for this week’s edition of North Nosh. Answer4:15Northern Nosh: Sweet Lind This week, North Nosh is in Sudbury to learn about a business called Sweet Lindt. It is the brainchild of Peruvian pastry chef Lis-Lindsay Mendoza, who specializes in custom dessert orders and Peruvian sweets. For more information on Sweet Lind, visit her instagram either Facebook Page.
Source:CBC News
November 06, 2022 19:06 UTC