ICYMI this week ...
A round-up of stories from the Daily News podcast
I’ve been back for two weeks now. You might have noticed that I only do these round-ups when I have time and this was the first time I had time since I’ve been back.
Two show announcements! Sandy and Nora will be live in Toronto on Oct. 14. You can get your tickets here. Plus, save the day — Nov. 24 it looks like we’re headed to Winnipeg!
You can check out this past week’s Daily News episodes here: https://sandyandnora.com/daily-news/
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Les avortements invisbles de la Bible-Belt de Terre-Neuve
Conception Harbour, owed hundreds of thousands in unpaid taxes, can't pick up the trash
Ontario
Pass rates at Ontario DriveTest centres reveal 'illusion of consistency,' says road safety group
Charges against Peter Nygard in Toronto sex-assault case reduced by 5
Suspect arrested in downtown Toronto murder identified as British soldier
Workers protesting Mississauga industrial bakery to demand payment of stolen wages
Manitoba
Headingley inmate said 'I can't breathe' more than 20 times while restrained by guards, video shows
Alberta
Calgary E. coli cases continue to rise as some daycare centres reopen
Saskatchewan
Drug overdoses, COVID-19 drive Sask. life expectancy to lowest level in 22 years
Montreal
Des dizaines de détenus font la grève de la faim au centre de détention pour immigrants de Laval
British Columbia
RCMP Spent Record Amount to Protect CGL Pipeline Last Year
National
Patrolling the high seas: An inside look at working, living and playing on board a Canadian warship
Top DND bureaucrat blames companies for failing to supply Ukraine munitions
Volkswagen, Stellantis subsidies will take 20 years to break even: watchdog
United States
Popular over-the-counter medicines for colds and allergies don't work, U.S. FDA panel says
US sees record number of ‘billion-dollar’ disasters so far this year
International
What we know about the Morocco earthquake
Pakistan deploys paramilitary forces to rescue abducted footballers
Dominican Republic to shut border with Haiti from Friday, president says
Nigeria hit by widespread blackout in 'total system collapse'
Libya floods: Entire neighbourhoods dragged into the sea
Niger junta accuses France of amassing forces for a military intervention after the coup in July
Mexico legislators hold hearing on existence of UFOs, shown ‘alien’ bodies
Just circling back to this one, the Toronto murder by a UK military man was of my friend, Brett Sheffield. It was both assuring and a bit triggering to hear this incident noted in Daily News. I spoke at Brett's service and urged men to look inward at the sources of violence in them, the kind that ended Brett's life so needlessly as perpetrated by his killer. His death has been deeply disruptive in the lives of those who knew him, worked with/for him, loved and were loved by him. I see news like this every day, and now understand a bit better what it's like to be on the inside of the story.