Canada

2020-01-28

B.C. Ford owner gets new vehicle after dealing with car repairs for 17 weeks

CA Member Business & Economics, Canada, Miscellaneous 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/6470378/ford-owner-new-vehicle-car-repairs/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

A B.C. woman who owns a Ford vehicle says she’s relieved she can put her car issues behind her, after the dealership and Ford Canada agreed to replace her SUV. “I actually almost cried with relief, I have to be honest. It’s been a weight off my shoulders,” said Sarah Timmins. In 2018, the Trail, B.C. resident bought a new 2018 Ford Escape Titanium SUV. A year later on Sept. 24, 2019, however, the vehicle, with only 14,000 kilometers on the odometer, broke down and ended up in the repair shop at the Ford dealership where Timmins had purchased it. The SUV has been under repair for 17 weeks.

2020-01-28

2 more snowmobilers pulled from Lac Saint-Jean

David McNamara Canada, Health & Living 0

Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-more-snowmobilers-pulled-from-lac-saint-jean-1.5441076

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Quebec provincial police divers have located and retrieved the bodies of two more missing snowmobilers who were lost in the Lac Saint-Jean region after they broke through the ice during an expedition on Jan. 21. A group of eight French nationals, led by a guide, were trying to cross a snow-covered channel between the towns of Saint-Henri-de-Taillon and Alma on Tuesday night when the ice gave way. On Sunday, just before noon, divers found two bodies about three kilometres away from their original search area.

2020-01-28

A girl, 14, was allegedly assaulted. Her mother says Coquitlam RCMP pressured her not to pursue charges

David McNamara Canada, Law & Crime 0

Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/a-girl-14-was-allegedly-assaulted-her-mother-says-coquitlam-rcmp-pressured-her-not-to-pursue-charges-1.5440420

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

The mother of a 14-year-old Port Coquitlam girl who was allegedly punched in the face by a 13-year-old boy says a Coquitlam RCMP officer repeatedly encouraged her not to pursue charges. And when she didn’t agree, she says he threatened to arrest her daughter, as well. The mother, who can’t be named to protect the identities of the youths involved, recorded the 33-minute meeting with the officer in her home without his knowledge. She is biologically the girl’s aunt but has been her legal guardian for the past six years and considers herself her mother. She also recorded a 45-minute meeting with the officer the following day, of which he was aware.

2020-01-28

Conservative leadership front-runners are ‘not really conversant in French.’ Does it matter?

David McNamara Canada, Politics 0

Article Link: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/01/27/conservative-leadership-front-runners-are-not-really-conversant-in-french-does-it-matter.html

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

OTTAWA–Does the next Conservative leader need to be fluent in both of Canada’s official languages? It’s the question that has defined the early days of the race to replace Andrew Scheer, with the front-runners’ fluency in French — or lack thereof — making headlines in Quebec and beyond. Peter MacKay was ridiculed in Quebec newspapers Sunday for some linguistic stumbling at his official campaign launch. His main competition, Erin O’Toole, displayed what one professor described as “token French” — rehearsed but hardly comfortable — in a video announcing his candidacy Monday.

2020-01-28

Ontario school boards try to reassure families as fears of coronavirus spread

David McNamara Canada, Education, Health & Living 0

Article Link: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/01/27/schools-try-to-reassure-parents-as-fears-of-coronavirus-spread.html

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Amid pleas from some parents urging school officials to let their children wear protective masks — and students asking campuses be shut down — educators are calling for calm. As news surfaced Monday of a second case of coronavirus in Ontario — and 19 people being monitored — parents and students circulated petitions aimed at stopping the spread, while health officials tried to reassure the public they are working closely with the education sector. “The health and well-being of Ontarians, including and especially our students and school staff, is Ontario’s top priority,” said Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health in a letter to the province’s school communities about the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China.

2020-01-28

Elementary teachers preparing to strike for two days a week

David McNamara Canada, Education 0

Article Link: https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2020/01/27/elementary-teachers-to-hold-province-wide-one-day-strikes-each-week-in-addition-to-rotating-strikes.html

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Ontario’s public elementary teachers will strike two days a week if their union and the provincial government have not reached a deal by Friday. A memo sent Monday to members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario detailed the significant step-up in job action, which will take effect next week, shutting down schools across the province and leaving parents rushing to find daycare. “ETFO locals will continue in a full withdrawal of services strike that will require members to engage in a one-day rotating strike and a one-day full provincial strike each week” if no deal is reached by Jan. 31, the memo said.

2020-01-27

Canadian coronavirus patient had symptoms on flight back from China, but was allowed to go home: officials

David McNamara Canada, Health & Living, Politics 0

Article Link: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-coronavirus-patient-showed-symptoms-on-flight-back-to-wuhan-officials-say

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

For the second time in 17 years, Canada’s largest city has become this country’s ground zero in the fight to contain an outbreak of a newly identified organism that is spreading worldwide. A Toronto man in his 50s was confirmed Sunday as Canada’s first presumed case of the rogue virus known as 2019-nCov, a coronavirus that surfaced in the Chinese city of Wuhan on New Year’s Eve. Officials are urging calm as they work to contain the illness in Canada and rapidly trace passengers who were seated within a two-metre radius of the man, who was already experiencing symptoms when he boarded his transoceanic flight home to Toronto.

2020-01-27

WARMINGTON: No medical screening for arrivals from three China flights

CA Member Canada, Health & Living, International 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-thousands-unchecked-for-coronavirus-at-pearson

Discussion posted by: JohnF44

Just like that, more than 1,000 people on three flights from China walked into Canada without medical screening. If the coronavirus happens to be incubating in any one of those passengers who arrived at Pearson International Airport’s Terminal 3 on Monday, they are now mingling with Canadian residents. “I was asked when we got to the Canada Custom’s inspection point if I had been in Wuhan in the past 14 days or if I had a fever,” said Jerry, who with his wife, travelled from Shanghai. “I said no.”That one-word answer got him through. But Canada is taking a big gamble. Those coming from China reported they did not see doctors, nurses or undergo any medical screening upon their arrival at Pearson.Their entry is, in essence, based on a wing and a prayer.

2020-01-27

John Ivison: With pledge to lower wireless prices, Liberals insist on solving problems that don’t exist

David McNamara Business & Economics, Canada, Politics 0

Article Link: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-with-pledge-to-lower-wireless-prices-liberals-insist-on-solving-problems-that-dont-exist

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

The cash-strapped Trudeau Liberals have been casting around for election campaign commitments that don’t cost much money to deliver and the pledge to reduce cell phone prices by 25 per cent fits the bill. As the House of Commons returns, wireless prices are likely to feature prominently. But while fulfilling the promise may not cost the government a penny, it could end up damaging Canada’s long-term economic health.

2020-01-27

Video shows passenger drying shoe with plane’s vent

IRWeasel Canada, Strange & Weird, Travel & Leisure 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/weird/video-shows-passenger-drying-shoe-with-planes-vent/wcm/2e4dfae9-d0fa-4e6c-b376-a3f3bd4920f0

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

A video of an airline passenger drying a shoe with a plane’s overhead air vent has grossed out many online. Footage of the unidentified passenger’s repulsive actions was posted to the Instagram account Passenger Shaming on Jan. 16, garnering more than 344,400 views as of Monday.

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