Current Events
My general thoughts on current events.
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Waukesha Christmas Parade
As I am writing this, I am watching the Christmas Parade from Waukesha, Wisconsin on their local NBC affiliate WTMJ4. Just over one year ago, on November 21, 2021, their community was visited by an evil that killed six and threatened to kill hundreds more. Hundreds of people experience physical and emotional injuries that will take the rest of their lives to overcome. After nearly a year of waiting a small part of justice has been served with the conviction & sentencing of Darrell Brooks. After watching the trial online, I realize I have never experienced such a self-centered person who has absolutely no regard for other human beings. My…
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Municipal Election 2022
Election Day: Monday, October 24, 2022 Advance voting takes place on: Friday, October 7, 2022Saturday, October 8, 2022Sunday, October 9, 2022Monday, October 10, 2022Tuesday, October 11, 2022Wednesday, October 12, 2022Thursday, October 13, 2022Friday, October 14, 2022 Candidates in Ward 5 York South-Weston Mayor Councillor Toronto District School Board Toronto Catholic District School Board Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir BLAKE ACTON FRANCES NUNZIATA ANA BARAJAS DANIEL DI GIORGIO GENEVIÈVE OGER NATHALIE DUFOUR SÉGUIN AVRAHAM ARROBAS CHIARA PADOVANI RELINA D’AMICO ELISABETH GARCIA DARREN ATKINSON GABRIEL TAKANG LANNY FERREIRA BRIAN MARCY CHLOE-MARIE BROWN LIBAN HASSAN DREW BUCKINGHAM JOANNA LIU-KAVOURINOS ELVIRA CAPUTOLAN GEORGE STEVENS KEVIN CLARKE SULEIMAN SUALIM SARAH CLIMENHAGA PHILLIP D’CRUZE CORY…
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Ontario Election 2022
June 2, 2022 – 9 AM – 9 PM (ET)York South—Weston (122)
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Federal Election 2021
Election Day: Monday, September 20 Advance voting takes place on: Friday, September 10, 2021Saturday, September 11, 2021Sunday, September 12, 2021Monday, September 13, 2021 Candidates in York South–Weston Candidate Name Party Name Office Phone Number Candidate’s Website EMail Sitara Chiu People’s Party of Canada sitara.chiu@gmail.com Ahmed Hussen Liberal Party of Canada (647) 276-2021 Website Hawa Mire New Democratic Party (647) 812-7553 Website Sajanth Mohan Conservative Party of Canada (647) 846-0403 Website info@sajanth.com Nicki Ward Green Party of Canada Website admin@nickiward.ca Official Voting Results Candidate Name Party Name Votes Percent Sitara Chiu People’s Party of Canada 1,754 4.5 % Ahmed Hussen Liberal Party of Canada 21,644 56.1 % Hawa Mire New Democratic…
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Police raid call centre suspected of extorting Canadians.
Indian police say they’ve raided a New Delhi call centre and charged a number of suspects for extorting money from people in Canada. CBC Marketplace’s David Common has details on the raid and gives tips on how not to get scammed.
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50 Years Later – What now?
July 20, 1969, a date that shall ever be remembered for when mankind took it’s first step in becoming a space faring race. The moon landing proved that great things can be accomplished when people look to the future and work together to make their dreams come true. Landing men on the Moon required a large commitment of resources ($25 billion; $153 billion in 2018 dollars)[1]. At its peak, the Apollo program employed 400,000 people and required the support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities.[2] The general public’s commitment to the space program is a fraction of what it was 50 years ago. People today are more interested on other…