Weekly News Recap: October 7, 2022

Weekly News Recap: October 7, 2022

Danielle Smith is the new leader of the United Conservative Party and the next premier of Alberta. Photo: CTV

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around. -- Willie Nelson

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE, NICOLE MANN (Cool Hunting) Congratulations Commander. "On 5 October, Nicole Mann became the first Native American woman in space. As a Marine Corps pilot, astronaut and member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, Mann was aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft as a part of the Crew-5 mission, a six-month endeavor at the International Space Station to conduct 200+ experiments and spacewalks. Mann, who commanded the spacecraft, represents a major milestone for Native communities and US history."

  • Cat returned to Ukrainian refugee family relocated to Bay Area (KRON4) #Sweet "Tuesday’s Flying Tails is an international rescue story involving getting a cat out of war-torn Ukraine and bringing him to the Bay Area. That might seem like a lot of effort to get one cat, but it was also an effort to mend the heart of a sad little girl. As Russian forces swept across the border into Ukraine, 10-year-old Agnessa and her family decided to flee their hometown of Odesa."

  • A piglet left behind by its herd finds a new family with some cattle (NPR) #LuckyPiglet "A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet. Farmer Friedrich Stapel told the dpa news agency that he spotted the piglet among the herd in the central German community of Brevoerde about three weeks ago. It had likely lost its group when they crossed a nearby river."

  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes taking aim at inflation, racism in 30th season (CBC) CANADIAN STORY
    I love this show. "Season 30, which premiered in September, intends to continue its run by introducing perspectives on topics such as the cost of living, inflation and racism. To this day, Critch says he's surprised by how often newly minted Canadians approach him. 'They've told me how the show was this microwave-fast version of what's going on in the country,' he said. 'It's neat how the series can still be this kind of crash course about Canada for so many people.'"

  • Neighbours rescue great horned owl tangled in southwest Calgary soccer net (CBC) CALGARY STORY Heroes. "A group of southwest Calgary neighbours sprung into action Monday morning to rescue a great-horned owl they found tangled in a soccer net. Derek Jugnauth was walking his kids to the school bus in the community of Patterson Heights when they noticed a cluster of kids standing around the net. What he did not expect to discover upon approaching it was a large bird of prey with striking eyes, tangled up and trapped with a tightly wrapped wing that Jugnauth estimates could stretch to about 2½ ft. 'There was another lady there who I think was first on scene and tried to untangle him a bit,' Jugnauth said. 'He wasn't very happy about it though, and scratched her, and she had a small cut on her hand.'"

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. Danielle Smith wins Alberta UCP leadership, named premier-designate (CTV) ALBERTA STORY Congratulations! "Smith won on the sixth and final ballot of the night, defeating her closest challenger Travis Toews, a former minister under outgoing UCP leader and premier, Jason Kenney. She had 53.77 per cent of the votes to Toews' 46.23 per cent. Brian Jean, Rebecca Schulz, Todd Loewen, Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer were all eliminated in earlier rounds."

  2. A vision achieved: new Diwan Pavilion officially opens at Aga Khan Garden (Folio) EDMONTON STORY ViTreo is proud to have played a role in helping the University of Alberta and His Highness, the Aga Khan with the original Aga Khan Garden. "The Diwan Pavilion, a majestic new community space, was officially opened at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden this week. The elegant limestone structure, designed to foster understanding among people of different cultures, is the newest addition to the Aga Khan Garden, a cultural and architectural masterpiece and the world's northernmost Islamic-inspired garden."

  3. Edmonton named Canada’s first UNESCO Learning City (Folio) EDMONTON STORY Congratulations! "With significant contributions from the University of Alberta in its winning application, Edmonton has been selected to join UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities. The designation, announced today, means UNESCO will share local innovations and successes with other members of the network around the world while promoting a range of inclusive and accessible learning opportunities — from the essential and informal to those of higher education."

  4. Sask. Crowns renew $10M pledge to help fund STARS air ambulance (CBC) SASKATCHEWAN STORY Nice work Saskatchewan! "Five Saskatchewan Crown Corporations have committed a combined total of $10 million over a five-year period to help STARS Air Ambulance service in the province. SaskTel, SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SGI and the Crown Investments Corporation will contribute $2 million each over the next five years. It is the third time the Crowns have funded this amount toward STARS in Saskatchewan. 'It's a huge lift,' said STARS CEO Andrea Robertson. STARS has two bases in the province, in Saskatoon and Regina. Robertson said the average cost to run one base is $10 million per year."

  5. Sask. inches closer to 1.2 million people after its largest ever 3-month population jump (CBC) SASKATCHEWAN STORY Things are looking up. "Saskatchewan's population grew by 6,465 people during the second quarter of 2022, the province's largest jump in any three-month period since Statistics Canada started releasing quarterly population counts in 1971. 'It's the largest growth in numbers, but it's the second highest growth in per cent over the same period, following the third quarter of 1975,' Stacey Hallman, an analyst at Statistics Canada, said. There were 1,194,803 people living in Saskatchewan as of July 1, according to Statistics Canada. Canada's total population was estimated at 38,929,902."

  6. New cSpace opens at historic Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Co. building (CTV) CALGARY STORY #Cool "The City of Calgary and cSpace have teamed up to open a neighbourhood hub at the historic Eau Claire and Bow River Lumber Co. building through summer 2024. The cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub launched Thursday, and will host 'arts, culture and under-served community groups without space to gather, and for creative happenings to occur.'"

  7. LILLEY: Hockey Canada hasn't just lost support of Tim Hortons, they've lost support of Canadians (Toronto Sun) CANADIAN STORY Yes, they have lost the country. "When you’ve lost Tim Hortons have you lost the country? That’s the question that Hockey Canada executives should be asking themselves as they grapple with the latest outrage over their ongoing scandals."

  8. Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter singer and country music icon, dead at 90 (CBC) #SilverThreadsandGoldenNeedles We will miss you Loretta. RIP. We will not see your like again. "Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Lynn already had four children before launching her career in the early 1960s, and her songs reflected her pride in her rural Kentucky background."

  9. Elon Musk offers to go ahead with Twitter takeover after all (CBC) #Rollercoaster "Billionaire Elon Musk has decided to stop fighting Twitter in court and go ahead with his original offer to buy the company for $44 billion. Shares in the company jumped 13 per cent before being halted when Musk filed a letter with regulators, saying he has decided to go ahead with his on-again, off-again plan to buy the social media company."

  10. A fossilized egg laid by an extinct, human-sized turtle holds a rare jackpot (Head Topics) "These turtles lived in the Cretaceous period and were wiped out with the dinosaurs. A turtle egg from the time of the dinosaurs was discovered in China with a rare treat for scientists inside—an intact embryo. This is actually the first time that [fossil] turtle eggs or a nest really could be attributed to a particular turtle, Darla Zelenitsky, a co-author of the study and a paleontologist at the University of Calgary, told. She added that the egg could have been entombed when a nearby river system overflowed during the rainy season, thus preserving it as a fossil."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. ‘Move Younger’ While Increasing Your Strength & Fitness (Aleks Salkin) Want to live longer: get flexible.

  2. Time Blocking 101: How to Actually Master your To-Do List (Better Humans) This has changed my life.

  3. The Genius of Apple’s Pricing Tables (Prototypr) Hick's Law: The time it takes to make a decision increases with the number and complexity of choices. #DontBreakTheLaw

  4. You Can’t Change People, But You Can Change Your Boundaries (The Conscience Way) What are you willing to tolerate?

  5. 10 Words and Phrases to Avoid Using During Your Presentations (Better Marketing) I hate slides with too much information.

  6. You Must Respect Candy Corn (The Atlantic) Haters gonna hate. #ILoveCandyCorn

  7. The Art of Communication: Mapping the Donor Experience (AFP Global) I love the calendar (and the rest of the article). Nice work Chad.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. The Lifelong Friendship behind Astonishing $100 Million Gift to BU’s Medical School (Boston University) This story is incredible. "Two Armenian families finding freedom in America. Two boys growing up poor a few doors apart in hardscrabble Pawtucket, R.I. Two successful men—one a renowned cardiologist and former president of Boston University, the other a celebrated clarinetist for the Boston Pops—changing the course of Boston University history. Lifelong friends Aram V. Chobanian [...] and Edward Avedisian [...] will now be connected forever as the namesakes of BU’s medical school. Thanks to a $100 million gift from Avedisian that will support scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, and cutting-edge research and teaching, the school is being renamed the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine."

  2. ACLU ANNOUNCES MULTIYEAR DONATION FROM SHERYL SANDBERG TO PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS NATIONWIDE (ACLU) Thank you Ms. Sandberg! "The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that philanthropist and business executive Sheryl Sandberg has committed $3 million to the ACLU Ruth Bader Ginsburg Liberty Center to support the ACLU’s advocacy to fight abortion bans nationwide."

  3. Nutrien announces $3 million donation for Wanuskewin Heritage Park (MBC Radio) SASKATOON STORY Nice gift Nutrien! "Wanuskewin Heritage Park’s bid to become a UNESCO World Heritige Site has received a financial boost. Over the past several years, Wanuskewin has embarked on the Thundering Ahead Campaign upgrading the park with the hopes to receive a World Heritage site designation by 2025. That campaign concluded in 2020 and the heritage park recently launched the UNESCO Ready Campaign with a goal of raising $12 million for continued upgrades at the park. [Nutrien] announced a $3 million donation toward the UNESCO Ready Campaign becoming a premier partner."

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