In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that older adult drivers with ADHD are at a significantly elevated crash risk compared with their counterparts...
The memo dated April 2023 was provided to the media by the official opposition on Wednesday. NDP Leader Marit Stiles said it was provided to them by “somebody inside the government.”...
What Canada needs is socially progressive leadership that is not corrupt, that makes corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share (not everything, not a lot more, but their fair share), that reaoects workers and parents and everyone’s rights, and that is fiscally responsible (not cutting revenue by cutting taxes on the wealthy and cutting programs that we have already paid for for everyone else to pay for it but trying to run the country/province within our means as much as possible while still truly caring for the ALL of the people, not just the wealthy.)
You’d have to go back to the 50’s/60’s to find a party that lived and breathed those ethics. Think Tommy Douglas, the CCF and early NDP.
I’m hoping Waub can keep his promises to try and fix/help our healthcare. Hell, I’d even be good with an increase to our prov sales tax to get it restarted.
On the same Friday afternoon last November that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plan to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefited developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton....
Warning: this story contains distressing details and images. Saskatoon police are refusing to release their policy on how police service dogs are used when arresting suspects.
A quick reminder that Saskatoon police conducted starlight tours for years, where they would pick up First Nations men and drop them off outside the city in the middle of winter.
The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch, and was made despite the opposition of Biden administration officials who warn that such a requirement could snarl fast-moving terrorism and espionage...
From 2015-16 on, the provincial government slashed the amount of money allotted to modernizing and improving Manitoba Housing buildings — dropping from $120 million to just $37 million in 2021-22.
The Pallister/Conservative legacy … slash and burn healthcare, housing and education budgets and give the extra to big business as tax rebates.
Hours after the operators of the province’s power grid warned that new federal electricity regulations could lead to blackouts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is preparing for the possibility of enacting her signature legislation in an effort to push back against Ottawa’s planned emissions reductions....
A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Premier Scott Moe says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it....
In a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to “an affront to human dignity” in visits in April and May....
Just because there are worse places in no way means that America is not a shithole as well … specifically because it promises hope and freedom and but gives murdering cops and killer capitalism instead.
ICE releases gay mom from custody in Louisiana after 6 years: Immigrant from El Salvador was twice granted asylum in U.S. (lailluminator.com)
‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat (www.theguardian.com)
The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say...
Research Shows Strong Link Between ADHD and Car Crashes in Older Adult Drivers (www.publichealth.columbia.edu)
In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that older adult drivers with ADHD are at a significantly elevated crash risk compared with their counterparts...
Memo leaked by NDP shows Ontario government knew urban boundary changes were contentious (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
The memo dated April 2023 was provided to the media by the official opposition on Wednesday. NDP Leader Marit Stiles said it was provided to them by “somebody inside the government.”...
Manitoba NDP win majority, CBC News projects (www.cbc.ca)
Woo!...
Probe into Sustainable Development Technology Canada uncovers conflicts of interest, lax governance (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Greenbelt 2.0? Why Doug Ford's boundary changes in Ottawa and Hamilton could make developers rich (www.cbc.ca)
On the same Friday afternoon last November that Premier Doug Ford’s government announced its plan to take certain developers’ land out of the Greenbelt, it also made moves that benefited developers who own rural land on the outskirts of Ottawa and Hamilton....
Saskatoon police refuse to release policy on how they use dogs after violent arrest (www.cbc.ca)
Warning: this story contains distressing details and images. Saskatoon police are refusing to release their policy on how police service dogs are used when arresting suspects.
Shooting at Florida auto shop wounds at least 2 people, including suspect, police say (apnews.com)
The OK Corral moved to Florida...
Police oversight is an especially bad joke in Louisiana (12ft.io)
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/louisiana-officer-in-fatal-shooting-permanently-banned/article_894d01b6-5e46-11ee-9d40-3f62a9f386a4.html...
A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says (apnews.com)
The recommendation came in a report from a three-member Democratic majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch, and was made despite the opposition of Biden administration officials who warn that such a requirement could snarl fast-moving terrorism and espionage...
Gilgo Beach killings suspect wants his hundreds of seized guns back so he can sell them | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Housing in ruins (www.cbc.ca)
The state of public housing in Manitoba is crumbling, tenants and advocates say...
Premier Smith says Alberta preparing Sovereignty Act motion over federal emissions plans (www.cbc.ca)
Hours after the operators of the province’s power grid warned that new federal electricity regulations could lead to blackouts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is preparing for the possibility of enacting her signature legislation in an effort to push back against Ottawa’s planned emissions reductions....
Sask. premier to use notwithstanding clause to veto judge ruling on school pronoun policy (www.cbc.ca)
A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Premier Scott Moe says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it....
US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity,' UN experts say (www.reuters.com)
In a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to “an affront to human dignity” in visits in April and May....