Friday, 29 August, 2014 -( 65˚F / 18˚C & a few clouds over Ithaca @ 9:45 am ET )-
{ & again, these are not links. If you want to read these stories, listen to sound clips, or see any video -if there is any video- go to CBC dot CA/news. —Thanks. ———djo——— }
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{ I’ve been doing this because I believe that the CBC may be more honest and more respectable than Media here in the U.S.A., AND not a lot of people in the U.S. may know that or have access to anyone who might point them toward the CBC & their web site. }
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{ *** BBC RADIO- British Prime Minister, David Cameron, reports that the British are raising their Security Levels to ‘Severe’ because of news from Iraq and Syria. They are saying that Islamic Terrorists are more likely to attack Britain than ever before. – Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that Ukrainian action in Eastern Ukraine is reminiscent of Nazi actions during World War II. Ukrainians say the same things about Russian actions near their borders. NATO is saying that, if Ukraine asks to join NATO, they will almost certainly accept. *** Lots of alarms are going off in my head —djo— }
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Photo of an Icelandic Volcano Eruption – from April of 2010
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Lead Articles
Calgary brothers join ranks of Canadians fighting for ISIS { }
Tour bus with 56 on board crashes near Merritt, B.C. { }
Canada’s economy grows at 3.1% in Q2: Stats Can { }
Number of Syrian refugees up to 3M, up by 1M [from] a year ago: UN { }
Bouchard, Raonic advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open { }
-Updated- Pro-Russian rebels in control of key Ukrainian coastal town { * When the love of my life saw footage of Russian tanks entering Ukraine on television news last night, along with a headline scrawling across the bottom of the screen, “1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine, 20,000 more near border.” She said, “I knew this was coming, but I don’t want to watch this.” ———Jim W——— }
-Updated- Iceland aviation warning raised to ‘red’ after small volcanic eruption { * They’ve been trying to brace us for this for at least a week. I think I’d want to have somebody I can trust beyond a doubt tell me whether there actually is anything going on in Iceland. It’s not good when you can’t trust that the news you’re being fed isn’t pure b.s. being flashed in front of your eyes so the bad guys can herd you around like sheep being led to the slaughter. —djo— }
Is it time for higher speed limits? { }
-New- Telecom giants to exclude seniors, veterans from paper bills fees { * So yesterday’s numbers about the high cost of paper billing was step one and this is step two? —djo— }
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“Offbeat”
Canada’s premiers pose like it’s 1864 in Charlottetown { }
Calgary man fights off coyote in living room with vacuum { * I’ve seen our reporter, Jim W, scare his oversized Labrador Retriever into running for cover with his tail between his legs just by turning on his vacuum cleaner- —djo— }
Hello Kitty is not a cat, according to Sanrio { }
Canada’s NATO delegation mocks Russia on Twitter with cheeky ‘geography lesson’ { * Since when is acting like a junior high school bully “offbeat news”? —djo— }
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“Most Viewed”
{ The top three articles in this category are already listed above —djo— }
B.C. tour bus crashes on Coquihalla Highway: 43 injured, 5 critically { }
Sunwing Flight 656: Why passengers are unlikely to win damages due to unruly fliers { }
Joan Rivers ‘resting comfortably’ says comedian’s daughter { Joan Rivers’ heart was restarted after it stopped during a medical procedure. —djo— }
2 men fighting for their lives after 2 overnight stabbings { These stabbings took place outside of two different bars in Ottawa. —djo— }
Canada’s provincial premiers and historic re-enactors walk to their morning meeting during the Council of the Federation summit in Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Premiers’ meeting: When the premiers gather, it’s all family dynamics { * Calling the Prime Minister of Canada a ‘Father Figure’ might be a stretch- but the provincial premiers are not happy that Stephen Harper is off in the north enjoying photo ops and not coming to their table. “Why isn’t the Parent coming to the table to talk to us? The Parent owes us money. He’s not the boss of me!” <—-<< That’s a quote, but they don’t give anyone credit for it. —djo— }
-Photo slide show- 11 photos- Hurricane Marie brings big surf to Pacific coast { }
-Blog- B.C. hospital’s breastfeeding plan troubles CBC readers { }
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Other
Household spending drives Canada’s economic growth in 2nd quarter { }
How to reset kids’ sleep schedules for back-to-school { }
Researchers aim to solve ‘mystery’ of Canada’s starving gannets { Gannets are seabirds. Along the coast of Southern Newfoundland, many chicks are starving to death while their parents struggle to find food. Scientists are worried. —djo— }
-Analysis- Beijing’s warning to Hong Kong’s democracy movement: Patrick Brown { }
Canada sends plane to rescue Ebola scientists from Sierra Leone { }
Malaysia Airlines cuts 30% of workforce after 2 air disasters { }
-Audio- Baby giant South American river turtles talk to each other from inside eggs { }
-Must Watch- Japanese artist projects expressions on human face { }
-Must Watch- Eagle high-tails it after rescue { “With a parting swipe at her friendly jailer-doctor and without so much as a ‘by-your-leave,’ bird flies out on her hospital bill” * The part that worries me is the idea that somebody might think of charging the eagle for her medical attention. —djo— }
-Must Watch- Waves from above { * They’ve posted an aerial view of a surfer in Malibu, California taking advantage of big swells churned up by Hurricane Marie. * I don’t remember hearing about a single hurricane effecting the West Coast of the U.S. when I was growing up. Is this something that just started happening? Or did they not call them hurricanes until recently? —djo— }
Wine, spirits to move more easily between B.C., Saskatchewan { * There were a couple headlines during the past week that told us it is easier for beer, wine and whiskey to be sold in other countries than across provincial borders. —djo— }
Premiers want more funds for health, infrastructure from Ottawa { }
NB premier David Alward says Justin Trudeau is wrong about fracking { * But I’m telling you that scientists who studied fracking say there is no way to make the process safe. Alward says Justin Trudeau is ten years behind the times when he says that there should be a moratorium on fracking until a proper scientific study has been conducted. Alward says the studies have already been conducted. But he is lying to your face when he says scientists say it’s safe. “No safeguards currently tested can protect our water supplies after an area has been fracked.” —djo— }
Regulator battles telecom companies over ‘pay-to-pay’ billing fees { * So yesterday, somebody said that paper billing is a waste that costs $500M too much a year. Today there’s an article saying that telecom companies want to exclude seniors and veterans from being charged extra fees for ‘paper billing’. & ” Canada’s big telecom companies say they will keep charging customers additional fees for producing and mailing paper bills, with some exceptions. – The announcement came after executives from nearly a dozen major telecom companies — including Bell, Rogers and Telus — met with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for an all-day meeting in Gatineau, Que. – The companies said they would exempt these groups from paper billing (pay-to-pay) fees:
- Seniors.
- Individuals with disabilities.
- Military veterans.
- Customers with no internet connections.
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Rogers cable is one of the companies charging extra fees for printing and mailing bills to their customers. |
– But in a statement released after the meeting, regulators say that doesn’t go far enough. – CRTC chair Jean-Pierre Blais said “many Canadians who will not benefit from the exemptions will be disappointed with the outcome so far.”- A consumer advocacy group says Canadians are paying hundreds of millions of dollars a year in paper bills from telecom companies. This week, telecom giants said they would exclude seniors, veterans and certain other groups from such fees, but the CRTC says that’s not good enough. (CBC) – Blais also praised the four companies — Cogeco Cable, MTS Allstream, SaskTel and Shaw Communications — that have opted not to charge for paper fees, saying “Canadians should keep this in mind when they select service providers.” —djo— }
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“Local” / “New Brunswick”
Air quality problems dog Irving’s oil-by-rail terminal { * Sounds like they’re trying to promote the Energy East Pipeline by saying the current system is worse and harms the air quality around the terminal. Last night somebody tweeted and re-tweeted a poster that says Canadians will not be processing any oil sent from Alberta to Saint John, New Brunswick, but will export it in huge tankers to other countries where they will do the processing and they will see their people employed. —djo— }
3 New Brunswickers in Alaskan plane crash expected to fully recover { * And Alaskan Health Care ‘Professionals’ expect to cash in on the Canadians’ emergency health care. —djo— }
Education needed to break child poverty cycle, says Saint John mother { }
-Opinion- Doctors offer prescription for health-care reform { }
Herménégilde Chiasson: Artists must be supported { *** Herménégilde Chiasson is the province of New Brunswick’s former lieutenant governor and a prominent Acadian poet and playwright. He calls arts a ‘centre of innovation’. Meanwhile, last night on television news they covered an event in which quite a few artists donated paintings, statues and other objects d’art to an auction that is supporting a couple anti-fracking groups’ legal funds. I don’t think the sitting conservative provincial government will be very happy about that. ———Jim W—– }
-New- Cap-Pelé residents have mail stolen { “RCMP are investigating after someone stole a community mailbox in Cap-Pelé and all of the residential mail that was inside” —djo— }
Research links clam behaviour to climate change { }
Saint John police search for missing 15-year-old boy { }
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{ 12:19 pm typing done. Another super busy day ahead, I’ll post this colorized at 12:30 pm and check back later for updates ———djo——— }