yeah buddy! super cute
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/honderich-toronto-star-obituary-1.6341387
John Honderich, former publisher of the Toronto Star, dead at 75
Canadian businessman held the role from 1994 to 2004
Known for his trademark bow ties and imposing six-foot-two presence, John Allen Honderich was an old-fashioned newspaperman with ink in his veins and a hearty lust for life.
The Canadian businessman, who was the publisher of the Toronto Star from 1994 to 2004, has died.
Honderich passed away in his Toronto home at age 75 on Saturday, Star spokesperson Bob Hepburn said.
Honderich, whose father was the late Beland Honderich, also a former Star publisher, was part of the Canadian newspaper industry from birth, and much of his working life revolved around the newspaper founded in 1892 and — until recently — partly owned by his family.
He accepted his role as a senior statesman and spokesperson for the industry, defending it and demanding support from government and rivals alike.
"Canada is facing a crisis of quality journalism," he wrote in a January 2018 editorial demanding the federal government act on recommendations in the Public Policy Forum's "The Shattered Mirror" media report released in early 2017.
"If you believe, as I do, that a vigorous, investigative press is essential for a strong democracy, we should all be very concerned."
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Many have suggested the military should be called in. I asked CAF for a statement today about whether a request had been made & this was response. “the CAF is not providing any military equipment or personnel in this situation & there are no plans for such CAF involvement”
Canada's pandemic response is rapidly shifting toward "learning to live with the virus" — where COVID-19 is eventually treated like other seasonal illnesses, surveillance is massively scaled back and public health measures are widely lifted.
But as some provinces move closer to easing restrictions after facing the deadliest month of the pandemic since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, there appears to be a dramatic divide on what living with the virus actually means — and how it will work.
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Friday Canada needs to find a more "sustainable" way to deal with the pandemic and all existing public health policies, including provincial vaccine passports, need to be "re-examined" in the coming weeks.
"What we need to do going forward, as we emerge out of this Omicron wave, is recognize this virus is not going to disappear," she said. "We do need to get back to some normalcy."
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A vigil is held in Ottawa to remember the six people killed in the Eastway Tank explosion.
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Lawyer representing class action lawsuit against Freedom Convoy protesters offers settlement: Leave Ottawa by Monday morning at 10AM and you will be released from financial damages.
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Many have asked this question. We relied on case where residents living next to new racetrack sued bc of sound levels of 80-90 decibels for 2 hours each weekend. Awarded roughly $60/day, per person. Convoy is far worse - 100-120 decibels for 12-14 hours per day. $200/day/person.
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https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/olympics/ethnicity-not-a-factor-in-selection-of-uyghur-olympic-torchbearer-ioc-says
Ethnicity not a factor in selection of Uyghur Olympic torchbearer, IOC says
The selection of Yilamujiang as one of the final two torchbearers came as many western nations diplomatically boycotted the Winter Games over China's treatment of Uyghurs and members of other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang.
Chinese torchbearer athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian (L) and Zhao Jiawen wave with the Olympic flame in the middle of a giant snowflake during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. - Dinigeer Yilamujiang is a cross-country skier and Zhao Jiawen a nordic combined athlete, and both are members of the Chinese team participating in the current Games.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-as-seen-around-the-world-1.6340157
Ottawa makes late night talk shows as protest enters 2nd week
Comedians Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah weighed in on convoy protest this week
The continuing protest in the nation's capital, which started as a call for an end to all vaccine mandates, is being watched around the world.
From news coverage in the U.K., to as far away as New Zealand, the protest, the city and police's handling of the truck convoy has drawn international attention.
But it takes a lot for the once-sleepy — or as John Oliver put it years ago, "depressing" and "frigid" city — to make the late night talk show rounds: flash back to the time Ottawa got a shout-out for one in five residents being outed as subscribers of the adulterer website Ashley Madison or the time Stephen Colbert praised then-House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers for his dramatic takedown of the Parliament Hill shooter in 2014, saying "to hell with Bruce Willis."
This time around, with this days-long protest, the nation's capital is once again attracting the attention of those talk shows.
Earlier this week, Trevor Noah joked on The Daily Show that "you can really feel these truckers' passion. I mean, you can't hear it because they're honking over everything."
Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert touched on reports of a confederate flag seen at the protest and that many Americans were taking part in the protests. "On behalf of all Americans, Canada, let me just say, sorry."
As much as the comedians might be having fun taking a jab at Ottawa, many residents aren't as jovial, after they say they've faced sleepless nights and high levels of stress as a cacophony of horns keep them up, harassment from some participants, and significant delays reaching the hospital for medical treatments.