Liberals to propose corporate stock buyback tax in fall economic statement: source
Liberals to propose corporate stock buyback tax in fall economic statement: sourceOTTAWA — A senior government official says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement will propose to tax corporate stock buybacks in a bid to encourage companies to invest in their domestic operations and workers. Thursday's fiscal update is widely expected to include Canada's response to U.S. President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which also included a one-per-cent tax on corporate stock buybacks. The fall economic statement is also expected to focus on driving investment to Canada's clean energy industries in response to new American tax incentives. Federal party leaders have used the upcoming fall economic statement as an opportunity to push for their priorities. In a press release about the fall economic statement, the National Council of Unemployed Workers is calling on the federal government to include EI reforms in the update.
Source:CBC News
November 03, 2022 00:05 UTC
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Flyover of Second World War planes to highlight Remembrance Day ceremonies in Niagara
A B25 Mitchell Bomber and D-Day veteran C47 Dakota from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton will fly over Remembrance Day ceremonies across Niagara, weather permitting, on Nov. 11. In Welland, a ceremony will honour those people who died, as well as those who served in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Afghanistan and United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world. It starts at 10:45 a.m. at Welland-Crowland War Memorial, created by Canadian Elizabeth Wyn Wood and unveiled in 1939, in Chippawa Park. In Port Colborne, two Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held. The first is at the cenotaph at H.H.
Source:CBC News
November 03, 2022 00:04 UTC
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe for Your Health?
artificial sweeteners? The researchers also found associations between the consumption of artificial sweeteners to cancer. He said that while findings reveal cardiovascular health risks, there are also “signals” for possible long-term health effects. David Ma said, “I would say that, you know, the sky is not going to fall because we have artificial sweeteners in our diet. But certainly, we need to have an eye out for everything in our diet, including artificial sweeteners, in terms of the short-term and the longer-term effects.”On a positive note, the French researcher, Touvier, said that infrequent consumption of artificial sweeteners poses low health risks.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 23:48 UTC
Celebrated architect Jack Diamond, who shaped some of Toronto's most notable spaces, has died
Celebrated Toronto architect Jack Diamond has died, his firm announced Tuesday. (Diamond Schmitt - image credit)Celebrated Toronto architect Jack Diamond, whose vision shaped some of Toronto's most notable spaces, has died just shy of his 90th birthday, his firm announced Tuesday. Diamond, whose projects included the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Museum Station, Corus Quay, Richmond Hill Central Library, and the Holy Blossom Temple, died Sunday afternoon, the firm Diamond Schmitt said in a statement. Born in South Africa, Diamond studied architecture, before going to Oxford University, where he studied politics and philosophy and economics. LISTEN | Remembering Jack Diamond and his contribution:Diamond, it says, led Toronto's implementation of infill housing to help strengthen neighbourhoods at risk.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 23:12 UTC
Windsor police considering creating a new unit to deal with large protests: internal document
Police walk the line to remove all truckers and supporters who had blocked the access leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. The Ambassador Bridge blockade began on Feb. 7 as a protest against vaccination mandates. However, the Ambassador Bridge protest was dispersed by police on Feb.13, a day before Ottawa invoked the act to declare a public order emergency. "A process needs to be in place to deal with mass arrests," the report read. "A large number of arrests at the same time caused significant delay in booking each individual in cells.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 22:54 UTC
Justice Researcher Comments on Criminal Law to CBC
Dr. Kate PuddisterDr. Kate Puddister, a criminal justice researcher in the College of Social and Applied Social Sciences, lent her thoughts to CBC News on why sentencing laws passed by the Stephen Harper government are being overturned. Puddister commented that the mandatory minimum sentences the Harper government imposed aligned with their tough-on-crime messaging. A professor in the Department of Political Science, Puddister researches law and politics, criminal justice and criminal justice policy.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 22:39 UTC
Maria Ressa urges action against online disinformation at Beatty Lecture
Ressa delivered the 68th annual Beatty Lecture at McGill University on October 20. Established in 1952, the Beatty Lecture is McGill’s most distinguished lectureship, and one of Canada’s longest running lecture series. Threat to democracyRessa believes the proliferation of disinformation through social media is threatening our democratic way of life. It was during her on-going online abuse that Ressa developed a strategy in her native Philippines to oppose online disinformation, she explained to the Beatty audience. And then, the crazy thing we found is inspiration spreads as fast.”In conversation with Max Bell studentsRessa’s Beatty Lecture appearance capped a two-day event with experts fighting online disinformation as well as hate and harmful speech.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 21:18 UTC
Opinion: Full Face Shields in Junior A Hockey Are Good
Full face shields are expected to be mandatory in Junior A leagues by mid-December. This is something to keep in mind when you hear news such as this breaking information about full face shields being mandated for players in Junior A hockey leagues. As of the 2020-21 campaign, full face shields were made mandatory below the Junior A level, but this new step is another step toward making the game safer. It affects organizations including the Canadian Junior Hockey League, which governs leagues such as the Alberta Junior League and Saskatchewan Junior League. If full face shields help curb those remaining stupid fights, so be it.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 21:17 UTC
MLA Roger Reid drops out of Livingstone-Macleod UCP nomination race, Nadine Wellwood could be acclaimed as candidate – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections
The big nomination news this week is MLA Roger Reid‘s announcement that he has dropped out of the United Conservative Party nomination contest in Livingstone-Macleod. In Service,Roger W. ReidMLA – Livingstone MacleodUnless there is another surprise candidate in the race, it looks like Nadine Wellwood could be acclaimed as the UCP candidate in the rural southwest Alberta riding. The UCP has not announced if it has accepted Wellwood’s application to seek the UCP nomination in Livingstone-Macleod. Well-known conservationist Kevin Van Tighem is expected to be chosen as the Alberta NDP candidate at a November 23 nomination meeting. Other UCP nomination updatesBrooks-Medicine Hat by-electionAdvance voting in the Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election is open until Saturday, November 5.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 21:09 UTC
Trudeau says Canadians ‘have to intervene’ somehow in Haiti, convenes incident group
Trudeau says Canadians ‘have to intervene’ somehow in Haiti, convenes incident groupOTTAWA — Haiti's ambassador to Canada faced stiff questioning Wednesday over his country's controversial request for a foreign military intervention, as the Liberals argue Ottawa must respond to a cascade of humanitarian crises. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has called for a foreign military intervention to restore order. Liberal MP Emmanuel Dubourg challenged Arthus on rampant government corruption in Haiti, and asked whether the request for foreign intervention amounts to an admission of failure. Earlier Wednesday, Trudeau told reporters he's aware that many Haitians are uncomfortable with a foreign military intervention. Trudeau also convened a meeting Wednesday of cabinet ministers known as the Incident Response Group, which meets only when something has "major implications for Canada," to discuss Haiti.
Source:National Post
November 02, 2022 20:16 UTC
N.W.T. MLAs call on government to take immediate action on suicide prevention
Legislative Assembly are calling on the government to take immediate action on suicide prevention. She told CBC News the committee is trying to remove red tape and create clear access to funds. Motion follows coroner’s reportLast month the N.W.T.’s chief coroner released early data on suicide rates in the territory, highlighting the upsurge of deaths by suicide that he said “alarmed us quite a bit.”Twenty-nine people in the N.W.T. He recognized all those lost this year to suicide and spoke to the need to be proactive rather than reactive. “It could save a life.”All nine MLAs present at Monday’s sitting addressed the motion while the six ministers and the premier abstained.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 18:53 UTC
CBC shutting down its China news bureau
© Samantha Nar/CBC CBC News is shutting down its Beijing news bureau after a more-than-40-year presence in China, saying it was forced to take the step after officials have ignored repeated requests for a journalist work visa. CBC News is shutting down its Beijing news bureau after a more-than-40-year presence in China, saying it was forced to take the step after officials have ignored repeated requests for a journalist work visa. "Closing the Beijing bureau is the last thing we want to do, but our hand has been forced." CBC has only been back to China once since, Fenlon noted, to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics and coverage was tightly restricted. The shuttering of the Beijing bureau also comes as CBC journalists continue to be barred from Russia.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 14:40 UTC
To feed or not to feed? Bird lovers are getting conflicting advice
Anyone looking for definitive advice on the safety of their feeders will be disappointed, however, with at least one bird expert calling it a "controversial topic." Bancroft said people should not feed birds this year, especially near poultry farms, because of the danger of spreading bird flu which is raging around the world. A count by the federal government says100 wild birds have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza so far this year in Nova Scotia. Still, a news release issued at the time said, "Nova Scotians should avoid feeding or handling wild birds and stop using bird feeders to prevent disease spread of avian influenza." The federal Department of the Environment and Climate Change says on its website that using bird feeders is still considered safe.
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 09:22 UTC
As SickKids surgical backlog grows, family waits 3 years for crucial procedure
The family received a January 2023 date for their son's hypospadias surgery three years after his initial diagnosis. That's left George to languish for the past three years on a waiting list for hypospadias surgery at SickKids. Kelley said SickKids has three pediatric urology surgeons capable of performing hypospadias surgery, but only one regularly performs it. Meanwhile, the waitlist for hypospadias surgery has been growing. Are you a parent whose child is part of Ontario's surgical backlog and you'd like to talk about it?
Source:CBC News
November 02, 2022 08:20 UTC
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Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau speaks about managing expectations on Meghan Markle’s podcast
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau joined Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle on her podcast this week to speak about the pressures of life in the public eye. The episode of Markle’s podcast, “Archetypes,” was released on Tuesday. Gregoire-Trudeau, actress Pamela Adlon and comedian Sam Jay spoke with Markle about managing expectations as mothers and wives. “This wasn’t our day of being the wives and moms, all perfectly coiffed with updos and pearls and demure smiles,” Markle said in the podcast. “We’ve learned to self-impose (guilt) … a little girl is not born feeling guilty for being a girl, we learn it, and that’s completely unacceptable,” Gregoire-Trudeau said in the podcast.
Source:thestar
November 02, 2022 08:00 UTC