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Andy Kim lines up Metric, the Sadies, Broken Social Scene for Christmas fundraiser
TORONTO - Canadian rock band Metric, the Sadies and Broken Social Scene will ring in the holidays at this year’s Andy Kim Christmas charity concert. The show takes place at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Dec. 7 with tickets going on sale Friday through Ticketmaster. Kim says he’s also invited newcomers High Flyer, co-fronted by Lyle Herbert-Robertson, the 23-year-old son of Barenaked Ladies frontman Ed Robertson. The “Rock Me Gently” singer says he’salso planning to announce a second wave of artists joining the bill in the coming weeks. The Sadies appearance comes as the band wraps up its first countrywide tour since the death of frontman Dallas Good in February.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 15:03 UTC
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Brenda Lucki discussed how to ‘calm’ ministers, said government was losing faith in Ottawa police to end ‘Freedom Convoy,’ inquiry hears
The exchange from Feb. 5 shows Lucki told Carrique that “between you and I,” the Government of Canada was “losing/lost confidence” in the Ottawa Police Service. Carrique’s witness statement, filed at the inquiry Thursday, said the OPP didn’t use the federal emergency powers to create restricted areas. In her texts to Carrique, Lucki said on Feb. 5 that she was speaking to unnamed cabinet ministers and “trying to calm them down. Carrique told the inquiry on Thursday that, though there were discussions of military involvement, he never recommended nor called for the armed forces to play any role in the protest response. “I felt that we were at that point where I ought to be offering that assistance” to take over command, Carrique told the inquiry.
Source:thestar
October 27, 2022 15:01 UTC
'We've never been in better shape': CP Rail boosts profit and outlook ahead of 'top five all-time' grain crops
The grain crop in Western Canada is expected to reach 75.2 million tonnes this year, according to Statistics Canada. That would be about seven per cent above the five-year average, CP Rail said, and well above last year’s drought-stricken crop that was down 36 per cent. CP Rail’s fill rate was worse than the average, with 39 per cent of orders unfilled. CP Rail chief executive Keith Creel told financial analysts on Oct. 26 that the railway has hired 1,500 conductors since the beginning of the year and reached an “all-time” record for moving grain cars this fall, hitting 6,900 grain cars weekly on two separate weeks. CP Rail also expects to complete a four-year project in the fourth quarter to add 5,900 high-capacity grain cars to its fleet.
Source:National Post
October 27, 2022 14:48 UTC
Making Sense of the Indifference to Bill C-18’s Cutting Out Small Media Outlets While Giving Hundreds of Millions to Bell, Rogers and the CBC
Bill C-18, the Online News Act, appeared to be headed to clause-by-clause review this week. Indeed, as many small media outlets have noted, eligibility requirements to have QCJO status or regularly employ at least two journalists means that many small weeklies or digital startups will fall outside the system. The corporate media lobby perspective is easier to understand given that most of the Bill C-18 money would go to those lobby groups. Much the same dynamic is now playing out with Bill C-18. As for the big payouts for Bell, Rogers and the CBC and the exclusion of small media outlets, he suggests that the small outlets aren’t much interested in the bill.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 13:31 UTC
Thousands march to Mahsa Amini’s grave marking 40 days since her death
In This Story: IranIran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. The Iranian Revolution established the current Islamic Republic in 1979. Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves. The country’s rich cultural legacy is reflected in part by its 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 13:17 UTC
Shell 3Q earnings double, stir debate on energy profit tax
Shell 3Q earnings double, stir debate on energy profit taxLONDON (AP) — Shell’s earnings more than doubled in the third quarter, fueling the debate over taxes on energy producers’ windfall profits as they have benefited from high oil and natural gas prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Brent crude, a benchmark for European oil prices, averaged $100.84 a barrel in the third quarter, 37% higher than a year earlier. Wholesale natural gas prices in Europe more than tripled in the same period. Opposition parties are pressuring Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who took office this week, to increase the windfall profits tax as he rushes to stabilize Britain’s finances with new tax and spending plans. Despite “booming oil profits,” the government still refuses to impose a “proper windfall tax on energy producers,” she tweeted after Shell reported earnings.
Source:National Post
October 27, 2022 10:28 UTC
Ontario's immigration asks still unconfirmed as federal agreement set to expire
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Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 09:46 UTC
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NASA’s team of UFO experts should include Bob Lazar
But why not bring in one more: Bob Lazar. It’s been more than 20 years since Lazar first shared his story with Las Vegas investigative reporter George Knapp. NASA has assembled an all-star team of experts tasked with trying to demystify UAPs. But if you follow the UFO files — and, sadly, I’ve been doing so since junior high — it’s hard to dismiss Bob Lazar as a nutjob. NASA, please call Bob Lazar.
Source:thestar
October 27, 2022 09:20 UTC
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Ottawa police chief ruined chance to shrink the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ inquiry told Tuesday
OTTAWA—The so-called “Freedom Convoy” occupation in the nation’s capital could have been smaller and easier to manage, if not for then-police chief Peter Sloly’s direction to not concede anything to the protesters, the Emergencies Act inquiry heard Tuesday. Questions have also been raised about how Ottawa police used specialized mediation teams during the occupation. Marcel Beaudin told the inquiry such teams could have been better used to reduce the number of protesters. Even so, Beaudin told the inquiry he saw no evidence of Sloly interfering in how these teams were working. Robert Bernier, who also testified Tuesday, gave evidence that he saw a “bizarre disconnect” between the OPP intelligence and Ottawa police preparations for the convoy protests.
Source:thestar
October 27, 2022 05:38 UTC
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In ‘Human Measure,’ multimedia artist Cassils and choreographer Jasmine Albuquerque explore the tension between trans visibility and civil rights
“Human Measure,” the new dance piece created by multimedia artist Cassils and choreographed by Jasmine Albuquerque, problematizes visibility. And so the work is very much problematizing visibility,” said Cassils, who was born in Canada but now lives in Los Angeles. While acknowledging the works’ issues, Cassils wanted to reclaim Klein’s use of bodies and reframe it through the lens of trans bodies and experiences. In their performance piece “Inextinguishable Fire,” Cassils set themselves on fire and forced audiences to confront violence and trauma on the stage as a metaphor for real-world atrocities. But of all their projects, they said “Human Measure” is unique in the way it represents trans stories onstage.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 05:01 UTC
Most fuel prices up across N.L. Thursday
Gas prices in Newfoundland and Labrador are up 1.2 cents per litre Thursday. In Labrador, diesel prices range from $2.17 to $2.76 per litre. Prices for the fuel in Newfoundland now range from $1.70 on the northeast Avalon to $1.88 in Ramea. Stove oil is up 1.33 cents per litre in Newfoundland and 3.76 cents per litre in Labrador. Propane is the only fuel to see a price decrease, down 2.2 cents per litre.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 02:55 UTC
Conservative Party fines former leadership candidate Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown was disqualified to run for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party in July. (CBC / Radio-Canada - image credit)Former federal Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown has been fined by the party for issues around financing irregularities, according to a senior party source. Instead Collins called on the Conservative party to return donations to members Brown signed up during his leadership bid. It is wrong for the party to keep these donations," Collins said in a statement. Party ejected Brown from leadership contestThe party ejected Brown from the leadership race just two months before it was set to choose its next leader.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 02:10 UTC
The RCMP is investigating Chinese 'police' stations in Canada. Here's what to know
The RCMP is investigating Chinese 'police' stations in Canada. Here's what to knowThe RCMP says it is investigating “reports of criminal activity in relation to so-called Chinese ‘police’ stations” in Canada. Safeguard Defenders alleged that there are 54 Chinese “police” stations operating worldwide, with a majority in Europe. The three Canadian stations are in the Greater Toronto Area, the group said. The report quotes Chinese claims that its police forces “persuaded” 230,000 individuals living abroad to “voluntarily” return to China to face potential criminal charges.
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 01:39 UTC
Climate Brief: Climate Change Biggest Threat to Global Health
A Lancet report yesterday concluded it is not too late to save millions of lives if we transfer rapidly to clean energy. Infectious disease, food insecurity, and heat-related illness are on the rise due to climate change brought about by our addiction to fossil fuels. The report, written by 99 health experts from the WHO and other global health agencies, summarizes:
Source:CBC News
October 27, 2022 00:04 UTC