Hate crime charge against BLM Calgary president dropped
The Crown has dropped a hate crime charge against Calgary Black Lives Matter president Adora Nwofor, less than two weeks after she was arrested by police.
Prosecutor Will Tran told Justice Indra Maharaj the Crown would not be proceeding with the allegation Nwofor committed a hate-based mischief by interfering with people’s access to St. Thomas Aquinas School.
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The Crown has dropped a hate crime charge against Calgary Black Lives Matter president Adora Nwofor, less than two weeks after she was arrested by police.
Prosecutor Will Tran told Justice Indra Maharaj the Crown would not be proceeding with the allegation Nwofor committed a hate-based mischief by interfering with people’s access to St. Thomas Aquinas School.
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President of Calgary's Black Lives Matter movement charged with hate crime
The head of the Black Lives Matter movement in Calgary has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly impeding access to a Catholic school.
Court records show Adora Nwofor was…
The head of the Black Lives Matter movement in Calgary has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly impeding access to a Catholic school.
Court records show Adora Nwofor was…
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Alberta extending fuel tax relief program until end of the year, premier says
Alberta's United Conservative Party government says it's sticking to its campaign promise to extend the fuel tax relief program until the end of the year.
Premier Danielle Smith says the program, which saves Albertans 13 cents per litre at the pumps, was set to expire at the end of this month.
Finance Minister Nate Horner says extending the program is to cost $520 million, but the government is cautiously optimistic about Alberta's economy.
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Alberta's United Conservative Party government says it's sticking to its campaign promise to extend the fuel tax relief program until the end of the year.
Premier Danielle Smith says the program, which saves Albertans 13 cents per litre at the pumps, was set to expire at the end of this month.
Finance Minister Nate Horner says extending the program is to cost $520 million, but the government is cautiously optimistic about Alberta's economy.
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Illicit drug toxicity now leading cause of death for B.C. residents between 10 and 59
The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year.
A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May pushed the toll to 1,018 people who have overdosed due to unregulated drugs.
The service says illicit drug toxicity is now the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between the ages of 10 to 59, surpassing homicides, suicides, accidents and natural diseases combined.
Fentanyl was present in almost nine of 10 tests, nearly double the rate of methamphetamine and cocaine.
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The death toll for illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia has surpassed 1,000 people just five months into the year.
A statement from the BC Coroners Service says the 176 deaths in May pushed the toll to 1,018 people who have overdosed due to unregulated drugs.
The service says illicit drug toxicity is now the leading cause of death in B.C. for people between the ages of 10 to 59, surpassing homicides, suicides, accidents and natural diseases combined.
Fentanyl was present in almost nine of 10 tests, nearly double the rate of methamphetamine and cocaine.
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Quebec police arrest 45, seize 440 weapons in Canada-wide raids targeting 3D-printed guns
A Quebec-based anti-gun unit says 45 people have been arrested and 440 guns have been seized in raids targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns across eight provinces.
Police carried out 64 raids and seized 440 guns, including 3D-printed handguns, long guns and silencers, as well as other guns and 3D printers.
Authorities say they're increasingly concerned about untraceable ghost guns, which are assembled at home or 3D-printed without serial numbers.
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A Quebec-based anti-gun unit says 45 people have been arrested and 440 guns have been seized in raids targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or "ghost" guns across eight provinces.
Police carried out 64 raids and seized 440 guns, including 3D-printed handguns, long guns and silencers, as well as other guns and 3D printers.
Authorities say they're increasingly concerned about untraceable ghost guns, which are assembled at home or 3D-printed without serial numbers.
#Quebec
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Only 40% of Canadians trust legacy media
The University of Oxford’s annual report on global media has found that a vast majority of Canadians don’t trust legacy news media.
The study surveyed trust in legacy media outlets including CBC, Global News, CTV News, CP24, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and others.
Trust has declined by 15% since 2016 when 55% of Canadians indicated overall trust in the news.
In 2023, Canadians reported an all-time low trust level of 40%. Additionally, trust in English speaking Canada was much lower (37%) than in French Canada (49%).
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The University of Oxford’s annual report on global media has found that a vast majority of Canadians don’t trust legacy news media.
The study surveyed trust in legacy media outlets including CBC, Global News, CTV News, CP24, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail and others.
Trust has declined by 15% since 2016 when 55% of Canadians indicated overall trust in the news.
In 2023, Canadians reported an all-time low trust level of 40%. Additionally, trust in English speaking Canada was much lower (37%) than in French Canada (49%).
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More than 100,000 B.C. households at risk of homelessness due to rental crisis
The average rent in B.C. increased 30 per cent from 2016 to 2021 — the largest increase of any province — making B.C. one of the country’s most unaffordable place for renters to live, according to a new analysis.
The latest findings from the Canadian Rental Housing Index, a national database of rental housing data, revealed a “staggering increase” in rental costs across the country, with B.C. and Ontario leading the country with the highest proportion of renters spending more than half of their gross income on rent and utilities.
In B.C., there are more than 660,000 renter households, according to the 2021 census. Of those, more than 105,000 households — about the size of the city of Nanaimo — pay more than 50 per cent of their gross income on rent and utilities, a crisis level that puts people at increased risk of homelessness.
#BritishColumbia #housing
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The average rent in B.C. increased 30 per cent from 2016 to 2021 — the largest increase of any province — making B.C. one of the country’s most unaffordable place for renters to live, according to a new analysis.
The latest findings from the Canadian Rental Housing Index, a national database of rental housing data, revealed a “staggering increase” in rental costs across the country, with B.C. and Ontario leading the country with the highest proportion of renters spending more than half of their gross income on rent and utilities.
In B.C., there are more than 660,000 renter households, according to the 2021 census. Of those, more than 105,000 households — about the size of the city of Nanaimo — pay more than 50 per cent of their gross income on rent and utilities, a crisis level that puts people at increased risk of homelessness.
#BritishColumbia #housing
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Only 20% of Canadians say Trudeau’s Liberals deserve to be re-elected
A new poll has found that only 20% of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party deserve to be re-elected.
The poll also reveals that 81% of Canadians want a change of government, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are making gains.
According to Abacus Data’s latest national survey, out of the 81% who want change, 50% say there is a good alternative to Trudeau, while 31% said there is not. 56% of those who want change and think there’s a good alternative would vote Conservative, while 25% would vote NDP.
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A new poll has found that only 20% of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party deserve to be re-elected.
The poll also reveals that 81% of Canadians want a change of government, and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are making gains.
According to Abacus Data’s latest national survey, out of the 81% who want change, 50% say there is a good alternative to Trudeau, while 31% said there is not. 56% of those who want change and think there’s a good alternative would vote Conservative, while 25% would vote NDP.
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🇨🇦 Birth tourism on the rise in Canada
🔹Canada attracts tourists not only with its nature and culture but also with one particular thing: the country grants automatic citizenship based on birthplace.
The topic of birth tourism makes headlines from time to time, and it seems that this trend is on the rise. However, there is no nationwide data to reflect the scope of this trend. Figures vary: from 2,500 suspected foreign births in a 2017 report to 4,400 births estimated by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2019. But one thing is clear: the numbers have grown significantly since the early 2010s, when only around 800 foreign births were recorded on average.
Birth tourism isn’t illegal in Canada, and many foreigners use this as an opportunity to give their children a possibly better future. In most cases, birth tourists are patients who have access to quality health care in their home countries but opt for Canada instead.
🔹Turists are willing to pay from $6,000 to $10,000 (for an uninsured non-resident) to give birth at a Canadian hospital to secure citizenship. However, as the study shows, not all bills end up being paid. In 2019–2022, health services across Alberta had $694,000 in unpaid hospital fees. These debts add to the strain on the health care system.
In addition, tourists take up hospital beds and physician hours meant for residents, which results in longer wait times or in need to travel to another hospital.
It is also quite difficult to estimate which countries travelers were predominantly from. The data available for Alberta shows that 77% of mothers were from Nigeria. Smaller portions came from the Middle East, China, India, and Mexico. But overall, birth tourists preferred to go where they had friends or family.
🔹A more radical way of preventing tourism would be to eliminate birthright citizenship. However, this could create a number of problems for refugees and other temporary residents who plan to continue living in Canada and who want to raise their children as Canadians.
Therefore, it seems more realistic to make exceptions that would nullify instant citizenship if a baby was born to a parent temporarily visiting Canada on a tourist visa.
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🔹Canada attracts tourists not only with its nature and culture but also with one particular thing: the country grants automatic citizenship based on birthplace.
The topic of birth tourism makes headlines from time to time, and it seems that this trend is on the rise. However, there is no nationwide data to reflect the scope of this trend. Figures vary: from 2,500 suspected foreign births in a 2017 report to 4,400 births estimated by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2019. But one thing is clear: the numbers have grown significantly since the early 2010s, when only around 800 foreign births were recorded on average.
Birth tourism isn’t illegal in Canada, and many foreigners use this as an opportunity to give their children a possibly better future. In most cases, birth tourists are patients who have access to quality health care in their home countries but opt for Canada instead.
🔹Turists are willing to pay from $6,000 to $10,000 (for an uninsured non-resident) to give birth at a Canadian hospital to secure citizenship. However, as the study shows, not all bills end up being paid. In 2019–2022, health services across Alberta had $694,000 in unpaid hospital fees. These debts add to the strain on the health care system.
In addition, tourists take up hospital beds and physician hours meant for residents, which results in longer wait times or in need to travel to another hospital.
It is also quite difficult to estimate which countries travelers were predominantly from. The data available for Alberta shows that 77% of mothers were from Nigeria. Smaller portions came from the Middle East, China, India, and Mexico. But overall, birth tourists preferred to go where they had friends or family.
🔹A more radical way of preventing tourism would be to eliminate birthright citizenship. However, this could create a number of problems for refugees and other temporary residents who plan to continue living in Canada and who want to raise their children as Canadians.
Therefore, it seems more realistic to make exceptions that would nullify instant citizenship if a baby was born to a parent temporarily visiting Canada on a tourist visa.
#healthcare
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Calgary has been named one of the most expensive cities in Canada
The recent cost of living survey released by Mercer shows that Calgary is in the top five for most expensive cities to live in Canada.
Calgary trails the usual suspects of Toronto and Vancouver, along with Montreal and Ottawa on the global rankings. This is the second straight year that Toronto finished as the most expensive Canadian city with Vancouver coming in second.
The survey says Canada is on the low end of the list for North America with 19 American cities ahead of Toronto.
Mercer says its cost of living survey measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment.
Compared to Canadian cities, the cost of living has increased more year-over-year in the US, with all American cities surveyed having gone up in the rankings since last year and all Canadian cities going down.
#Ontario #BritishColumbia #Alberta
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The recent cost of living survey released by Mercer shows that Calgary is in the top five for most expensive cities to live in Canada.
Calgary trails the usual suspects of Toronto and Vancouver, along with Montreal and Ottawa on the global rankings. This is the second straight year that Toronto finished as the most expensive Canadian city with Vancouver coming in second.
The survey says Canada is on the low end of the list for North America with 19 American cities ahead of Toronto.
Mercer says its cost of living survey measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment.
Compared to Canadian cities, the cost of living has increased more year-over-year in the US, with all American cities surveyed having gone up in the rankings since last year and all Canadian cities going down.
#Ontario #BritishColumbia #Alberta
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Average hourly salary vs. minimum wage: Here's what Canadians are earning
According to Statistics Canada, people across the country are earning well above minimum wage.
British Columbia:
This past May, British Columbians made about $34.21 per hour. BC even had the highest year-over-year increase (7%).
During that month, the lowest-paid workers in BC were earning a minimum wage of $15.65.
Alberta:
In Alberta, the average hourly salary in May was $34.63. The last time Alberta raised its minimum wage was in June 2019 to $15 an hour. This is a 2.9% year-over-year change, the country’s lowest increase.
Ontario:
Ontario and Canada had the same average hourly wage year-over-year increase. There was a 5.1% increase in Ontario as the hourly wage raised from $32.60 to $34.27 on average. The last time Ontario raised the minimum wage was in October 2022 to $15.50 an hour.
Canada wide:
Across the country, the average hourly wage among Canadian employees in May 2023 was $33.25. This year, federally regulated private-sector employees received a one-dollar pay increase ($15.55 to $16.65 per hour). The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) said this increase was to keep pace with inflation, which rose by 6.8% in 2022.
#Ontario #Alberta #BritishColumbia
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According to Statistics Canada, people across the country are earning well above minimum wage.
British Columbia:
This past May, British Columbians made about $34.21 per hour. BC even had the highest year-over-year increase (7%).
During that month, the lowest-paid workers in BC were earning a minimum wage of $15.65.
Alberta:
In Alberta, the average hourly salary in May was $34.63. The last time Alberta raised its minimum wage was in June 2019 to $15 an hour. This is a 2.9% year-over-year change, the country’s lowest increase.
Ontario:
Ontario and Canada had the same average hourly wage year-over-year increase. There was a 5.1% increase in Ontario as the hourly wage raised from $32.60 to $34.27 on average. The last time Ontario raised the minimum wage was in October 2022 to $15.50 an hour.
Canada wide:
Across the country, the average hourly wage among Canadian employees in May 2023 was $33.25. This year, federally regulated private-sector employees received a one-dollar pay increase ($15.55 to $16.65 per hour). The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) said this increase was to keep pace with inflation, which rose by 6.8% in 2022.
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🇨🇦🇬🇧 Canadians will be charged to visit the UK starting next year
The UK government recently announced that it would be implementing its new visa waiver system called the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) worldwide in 2024.
It was created to strengthen security at the UK border by “ensuring robust security checks are conducted on every visitor pre-travel.”
According to the British government, anyone coming from a country that does not need a visa to enter the UK will be required to get an ETA. This includes Canadians.
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The UK government recently announced that it would be implementing its new visa waiver system called the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) worldwide in 2024.
It was created to strengthen security at the UK border by “ensuring robust security checks are conducted on every visitor pre-travel.”
According to the British government, anyone coming from a country that does not need a visa to enter the UK will be required to get an ETA. This includes Canadians.
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British Columbia saw an alarming 24% rise to 2,515 euthanasia deaths last year
British Columbia saw 24 percent more people getting assisted suicides last year — what campaigners call an 'alarming' sign of unraveling safeguards on euthanasia in the Canadian province.
Some 2,515 people received medical assistance in dying, more than the 2,030 who did so in 2021, BC Ministry of Health figures show.
The data come amid concerns that BC and Canada as a whole are headed toward a euthanasia free-for-all, as federal officials weigh whether to extend the procedures to the mentally ill and even children.
Last year, some 5.5 percent of all fatalities in BC were assisted suicides, making it one of the top causes of death in the province after cancer, heart disease, and dementia, and roughly on par with drug overdoses.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
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British Columbia saw 24 percent more people getting assisted suicides last year — what campaigners call an 'alarming' sign of unraveling safeguards on euthanasia in the Canadian province.
Some 2,515 people received medical assistance in dying, more than the 2,030 who did so in 2021, BC Ministry of Health figures show.
The data come amid concerns that BC and Canada as a whole are headed toward a euthanasia free-for-all, as federal officials weigh whether to extend the procedures to the mentally ill and even children.
Last year, some 5.5 percent of all fatalities in BC were assisted suicides, making it one of the top causes of death in the province after cancer, heart disease, and dementia, and roughly on par with drug overdoses.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
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Canadian government funds project to fight 'disinformation'
The Canadian government is providing a C$5.5 million investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network.
Announced on Jun. 7 by Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, the CDMRN aims to “further strengthen Canadians’ information resilience by researching how quality of information, including disinformation narratives, impacts Canadians’ attitudes and behaviours and by supporting strategies for Canadians’ digital literacy.”
Suspicious when a state wants to have its own center deciding what can be labled as disinformation.
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The Canadian government is providing a C$5.5 million investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network.
Announced on Jun. 7 by Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, the CDMRN aims to “further strengthen Canadians’ information resilience by researching how quality of information, including disinformation narratives, impacts Canadians’ attitudes and behaviours and by supporting strategies for Canadians’ digital literacy.”
Suspicious when a state wants to have its own center deciding what can be labled as disinformation.
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Research raises concerns over 'looming' new retirement gap
Concerns have been raised over a "different type of retirement gap", after research revealed that many savers are underestimating their life expectancy.
The research found that people aged 50 and over on average think they will live until around age 80, whether male or female.
However, despite these expectations, according to the ONS life expectancy calculator, a male aged 50, will, on average live to age 84, while a women aged 50 will live on average to age 87.
This gap between expectation and reality could create additional pressures on retirement planning and a different type of retirement gap, especially given the choices the majority of people currently make around their plans, choosing unsecure retirement income over any type of guarantee.
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Concerns have been raised over a "different type of retirement gap", after research revealed that many savers are underestimating their life expectancy.
The research found that people aged 50 and over on average think they will live until around age 80, whether male or female.
However, despite these expectations, according to the ONS life expectancy calculator, a male aged 50, will, on average live to age 84, while a women aged 50 will live on average to age 87.
This gap between expectation and reality could create additional pressures on retirement planning and a different type of retirement gap, especially given the choices the majority of people currently make around their plans, choosing unsecure retirement income over any type of guarantee.
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Canadians are working past retirement, but not because they want to
More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. Fewer people had retired in the past year, compared to the year before, among people aged 55 to 64.
One major reason is inflation, which is rising faster than government support such as Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security payments.
Debt is another significant factor preventing seniors from retiring. According to Statistics Canada, the number of seniors with mortgage debt has almost doubled over the past few decades.
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More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. Fewer people had retired in the past year, compared to the year before, among people aged 55 to 64.
One major reason is inflation, which is rising faster than government support such as Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security payments.
Debt is another significant factor preventing seniors from retiring. According to Statistics Canada, the number of seniors with mortgage debt has almost doubled over the past few decades.
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🇨🇦🇨🇳Microsoft to move top AI experts from China to lab in B.C.
Microsoft is transferring some of its top artificial intelligence researchers from China to a new research lab in Vancouver.
The new laboratory will be organizationally aligned with its Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) headquarters in Beijing to enhance collaboration with the engineering team in Vancouver and it will be staffed by researchers from various labs worldwide, including China, according to Microsoft.
MSRA has already begun applying for visas to facilitate the relocation of its Beijing-based experts to its new institute.
#BritishColumbia #China
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Microsoft is transferring some of its top artificial intelligence researchers from China to a new research lab in Vancouver.
The new laboratory will be organizationally aligned with its Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) headquarters in Beijing to enhance collaboration with the engineering team in Vancouver and it will be staffed by researchers from various labs worldwide, including China, according to Microsoft.
MSRA has already begun applying for visas to facilitate the relocation of its Beijing-based experts to its new institute.
#BritishColumbia #China
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Olivia Chow elected as Toronto’s mayor in byelection
Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest municipality.
Chow is a former NDP MP and was a city councillor for Toronto starting in the ’90s for more than a decade, with a long history in Canadian politics as a progressive left politician.
The 66-year-old beat out other top candidates like former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, former city councillor Ana Bailao, current city councillors Josh Matlow and Brad Bradford, former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter and columnist Anthony Furey.
#Ontario
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Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest municipality.
Chow is a former NDP MP and was a city councillor for Toronto starting in the ’90s for more than a decade, with a long history in Canadian politics as a progressive left politician.
The 66-year-old beat out other top candidates like former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, former city councillor Ana Bailao, current city councillors Josh Matlow and Brad Bradford, former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter and columnist Anthony Furey.
#Ontario
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Montreal sees spike in violent crimes in 2022: police report
There has been a marked jump in the number of crimes against individuals on Montreal police territory between 2017 and last year, according to the service’s 2022 annual report.
🔹This crime category increased by nine per cent between 2021 and 2022, and by 21 per cent over the last five years.
🔹There were 41 homicides last year compared to 37 in 2021; and firearm infractions which numbered 563 in 2022 as opposed to 516 the previous year.
🔹Reported hate crimes numbered 212 in 2022 versus 194 in 2021.
🔹Property crimes also went up by 13 per cent in 2022 compared to the average for 2017 to 2021, after a dip during the pandemic lockdown.
#Quebec
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There has been a marked jump in the number of crimes against individuals on Montreal police territory between 2017 and last year, according to the service’s 2022 annual report.
🔹This crime category increased by nine per cent between 2021 and 2022, and by 21 per cent over the last five years.
🔹There were 41 homicides last year compared to 37 in 2021; and firearm infractions which numbered 563 in 2022 as opposed to 516 the previous year.
🔹Reported hate crimes numbered 212 in 2022 versus 194 in 2021.
🔹Property crimes also went up by 13 per cent in 2022 compared to the average for 2017 to 2021, after a dip during the pandemic lockdown.
#Quebec
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Alberta-made technology screens people’s speech for early signs of Alzheimer’s
Alberta researchers have found a way to catch potential early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
They’re using a machine-learning model to detect audio cues — certain speech patterns that are linked to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
▪️The technology listens for three features: pauses in speech, word length or complexity, and speech intelligibility.
“For dementia patients, because there might be a need for more recall, they tend to forget words and they need a certain amount of time to recall those words, so there will be longer pauses,” researchers explain.
Researchers used 237 English-speaking individuals and 46 Greek-speaking individuals — half were labeled as dementia patients and half were a control population.
The model was able to distinguish Alzheimer’s patients from healthy controls with 70-75 per cent accuracy.
#Alberta
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Alberta researchers have found a way to catch potential early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
They’re using a machine-learning model to detect audio cues — certain speech patterns that are linked to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
▪️The technology listens for three features: pauses in speech, word length or complexity, and speech intelligibility.
“For dementia patients, because there might be a need for more recall, they tend to forget words and they need a certain amount of time to recall those words, so there will be longer pauses,” researchers explain.
Researchers used 237 English-speaking individuals and 46 Greek-speaking individuals — half were labeled as dementia patients and half were a control population.
The model was able to distinguish Alzheimer’s patients from healthy controls with 70-75 per cent accuracy.
#Alberta
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N.S. buys 25 modular homes for residents displaced by wildfires to rent
Nova Scotia says it is purchasing 25 modular homes to be rented out to residents displaced by this season’s multiple wildfires.
The province said in a statement Tuesday that it will spend $7.4 million on two and three bedroom, furnished modular houses.
Rents will range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month and the modular home can be placed on residents’ property while they rebuild.
The wildfires in Nova Scotia that started in late May destroyed 150 houses in the Tantallon-area and about 60 homes and cottages in Shelburne County.
#NovaScotia #wildfires
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Nova Scotia says it is purchasing 25 modular homes to be rented out to residents displaced by this season’s multiple wildfires.
The province said in a statement Tuesday that it will spend $7.4 million on two and three bedroom, furnished modular houses.
Rents will range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month and the modular home can be placed on residents’ property while they rebuild.
The wildfires in Nova Scotia that started in late May destroyed 150 houses in the Tantallon-area and about 60 homes and cottages in Shelburne County.
#NovaScotia #wildfires
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