ICYMI this week ...
A weekly round-up of the Daily News podcast
Whew! It’s been good to be back. Never mind that after a six-week strike we had a snow day last week, or that something like 80 cms is has fallen on us since Wednesday. Never mind that — it’s a welcomed change to the barren, snowless start we had to 2024. I’ve been on my skis!
I had help this week with the script writing. It’s been hard. I didn’t realize how personalized I’ve been making the news but I hope you haven’t noticed a difference. It does cost us money so if you’re a fan of Sandy and Nora and you want us to expand our ability to hire people to help us out, please consider kicking over a few bucks to www.patreon.com/sandyandnora. And big thanks to Mary Newman for her help!
Here’s the headlines that we covered this week. You can listen to any episode at http://www.sandyandnora.com/daily-news.
Nova Scotia
Why Canada has ordered lobster pounds to kill all egg-bearing female lobsters
RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry
Alberta
Police show off Edmonton encampment weapons as officers deliver evictions at 8th 'high-risk' site
Alberta drugs bought from Turkey posed serious risks to newborns, documents show
Newfoundland and Labrador
The rising cost of living means this mom of 3 goes hungry so her kids can eat
British Columbia
Prescribing safer alternatives to potentially deadly street drugs saved lives: B.C. study
Manitoba
Parents call for reforms after Winnipeg police fatally shot 19-year-old son
Quebec
Quebec, public sector unions reach agreement in principle on wages, working conditions
'Cutting the heck' out of Canada's boreal forest has put caribou at risk
Ontario
Toronto police ban protests at Avenue Road bridge
Why ‘completely untenable’ juror pay means Ontarians rarely get a jury of their peers
Four of 11 accused in Indigo vandalism case make first court appearance
National
Canada destroyed 3.7 million pounds of unsold, unpackaged cannabis since 2018
Families of PS752 victims push for government action against Iran on anniversary of deadly crash
Honda considering $18.4B electric vehicle and battery plant in Canada: media report
International
British lawyer will represent Israel at UN court against genocide claims
Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM Modi
215 bodies found in Jackson, Mississippi exposed
Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts in jet inspections
Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon