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Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops - Halifax Examiner Board also presented updates on defund police report, community safety projects.

Most speakers at Halifax police board meeting against budget increases for cops

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"Canada’s economy is entering a new era of transformation."
The Business Development Bank of Canada, BDC, is the Canadian government's bank with the sole purpose of helping Canadian businesses.
The Liberals are creating new opportunities & helping businesses to benefit.
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A Universal Basic Income would go a long way to alleviate this

Saskatchewan nurses union hits back at province on overcrowding in hospital hallways SASKATOON - The head of Saskatchewan's nurses union fired back at the provincial health authority Monday, saying there's nothing seasonal about patient overcrowding in a hallway inside the province's ...

The head of Saskatchewan's nurses union fired back at the provincial health authority Monday, saying there's nothing seasonal about patient overcrowding in a hallway inside the province's largest hospital. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/saska... #skpoli

Met with Dr. David Martell 🩺, CAO of the Mental Health & Addictions Unit at Fishermen’s Memorial Hospital. We discussed care challenges in rural 🇨🇦. Grateful for his team’s work 💙

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Well, there's a jarring sequence of words to read.

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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Ontario drafts special economic zone rules around minister's opinion | The Narwhal The Doug Ford government’s draft rules for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight

ICYMI: Here's how the Doug Ford government plans to establish areas of Ontario where development can move ahead without abiding by provincial or municipal laws: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

Exactly!

Golf course developer tees up another bid for West Mabou Crown land | CBC News The company behind the Cabot Links and Cliffs golf courses is taking a third swing at a potential development that would include part of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. That land is protected by law...

Cabot’s third attempt to co-opt land that’s supposed to be protected is both unwelcome and unwarranted, prompted by nothing but unmitigated gall and greed.

We need the provincial government to have the wisdom and integrity to shut this nonsense down, before this terrible trilogy goes any further.

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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Halifax’s Emera Oval closing this weekend for the season Despite the warm weather this week, Halifax’s Emera Oval will soon close for the summer season.

Halifax’s Emera Oval closing this weekend for the season #Halifax #NovaScotia

Residents have until Sunday to enjoy roller skating, biking, skateboarding, in-line skating and other activities at the venue.

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He will also advance Canada’s trade diversification agenda by meeting with international partners in South Africa to discuss trade priorities and promote Canadian businesses and innovation on the global stage.

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"This project does not effectuate the Department of Energy's priorities of ensuring affordable, reliable, and abundant energy to meet growing demand and/or addresses the national emergency declared pursuant to Executive Order 14156. The Department has reviewed your financial assistance agreement in accordance with this policy and determined that this project is not consistent with this Administration's goals, policies and priorities."

A bit anti-climactic, but we finally got the termination notice for our Department of Energy, Solar Energy Technology Office grant.

Interesting Read👇
#ClimateChange
#EyeHealth

Off to physio this a.m. for a review of my strength and conditioning exercises. Anything to keep me from falling.
My positive thoughts are with our P.M. and our Team in Washington today.Reminded that I was a student at University of Maryland when President Kennedy was assassinated.

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A glimmer of hope from CBC's Peter Armstrong for today's meeting.

ANALYSIS | The pressure is on both Carney and Trump ahead of White House meeting | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Washington, under enormous pressure to make a deal. But as the trade war eats into American corporate profits and more industries clamour for bailouts, there's ...

Trump is destroying the US.

Pressure is building on Donald Trump as tariffs bite deeper into American manufacturing

How growing pressure from American industries may push Trump to make a deal

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Construction workers overwhelmed after new work permits issued by Immigration | CBC News Raddy Adams Manicadao, Jafferson Palabasan and Rene Logrinio were ordered off the job and told they might have to leave the country after their work permit extensions were rejected in August.

#NovaScotia

Construction workers overwhelmed after new work permits issued by Immigration

'I'm glad we made a little extra noise,' says their boss with Brycon Construction of Dartmouth

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Halifax launches new civilian mental health crisis team | CBC News Halifax has launched a new civilian team to help people in distress in the Dartmouth area as an alternative to calling police. The pilot project called CARE — Crisis Assistance and Response — began Mo...

#Halifax has launched a new civilian team to help people in distress in the Dartmouth area as an alternative to calling police.

The 2-year pilot project called CARE — Crisis Assistance & Response — began Monday
#NovaScotia

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And there's good evidence that US healthcare is ~twice as expensive per capita as it is in Canada. Paying for a top-heavy for-profit health admin sector is making healthcare unaffordable for regular people.

Comparison chart

Sigh.
This is one of the misinformation rage baiting points.
The real difference? If you make more YOU PAY MORE.

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B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images | CBC News The B.C. government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent, a crime Attorney General Niki Sharma described as a form of sexualiz...

B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images #BritishColumbia

"Sharing someone else's intimate images without consent is a crime. Whether it is done with the goal of extorting money, blackmailing someone or as a tool

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Trump will probably have them banned/fired/deported for being too “woke” about particles or something.

YouTube video by Energi Media Sorry, Poilievre, No Trade Deal Until 2026 or Later

Sorry, Pierre Poilievre, No Trade Deal Until 2026 or Later

Peter Morrow, @UofT economist, discusses the Tuesday meeting between Donald Trump and Mark Carney re. trade.

The CPC leader is barking up the wrong tree.
#cdnpoli #cusma
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YouTube video by Energi Media Cheap Solar Proves Trump Doesn’t Matter

Cheap Solar Proves Trump Doesn’t Matter

Jorge Vargas, CEO of Aspen Power, explains why distributed solar + batteries is booming in the USA.
#solarenergy #Solar
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YouTube video by Energi Media Trump's Invading Democrat-run Cities. Should Canada be Worried?

Trump's Invading Democrat-run Cities. Should Canada be Worried?

Trump's bending and breaking constitutional norms left and right. Including sending National Guard troops from one state to another to combat "antifa."🙄

Should Canada worry?
@StewartPrest
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