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Weekly News Recap: September 20, 2024

Vincent Duckworth

Weekly News Recap: September 20, 2024

The King Eddy in downtown Calgary. (Facebook/King Eddy)

I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. -- W.C. Fields

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • VIDEO: Onstage marriage proposal thrills sold-out Toronto crowd at metal show (CBC) TORONTO STORY #ThisWasLovely "Rising British metal stars Green Lung thrilled a sold-out audience in Toronto [...] for the band's first-ever show in the city — but on this night, the crowd's biggest round of applause might not have been for the band at all [...]. Buffalo resident Jacob Marsh might have stolen the show when he got on one knee on stage at The Velvet Underground mid-set and proposed to his longtime partner, Jared Pease, causing the crowd to absolutely erupt."

  • IN PHOTOS | Meet Moo Deng, social media's favourite baby hippo (CBC) #SoCute (for now) "Baby hippo Moo Deng has millions of fans on social media following her young life, including trying to nibble her handler despite a lack of teeth."

  • VIDEO: Gaza man's 'soul returned to life' upon getting new prosthetic leg (CBC) "When Rizk Tafesh lost his left leg in an Israeli airstrike [...] he thought he'd never be able to stand on both legs again. That changed [...] when he was fitted for a prosthetic leg [...] 'I lost my leg, I lost my hopes and my life. Everything went away when I lost my leg,' Tafesh told CBC News."

  • American becomes fastest woman to cycle globe (BBC) #CrazyCool "A US 'ultra-endurance' cyclist has claimed a new world record for fastest woman to circumnavigate the globe by bike. Lael Wilcox took 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes to cycle 29,169km (18,125 miles), starting and ending in Chicago. She beat the 2018 record held by Jenny Graham, from Scotland, whose journey took 124 days 11 hours."

  • Lady Gaga Confronts College Facebook Group That Said She’d ‘Never Be Famous’: You ‘Gotta Keep Going’ When ‘People Doubt You’ (Variety) #Ha "Lady Gaga took a look back at her humble roots [...] acknowledging a now-deleted Facebook group created by some of her classmates at New York University titled, 'Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous.' Screenshots of the community, which calls Gaga out by her birth name, have circulated online among fans for several years now."

  • VIDEO: Jon Bon Jovi helped persuade a woman to come off the ledge of a Nashville bridge, police say (CNN) #Hero "Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge [...]. According to a statement posted to the Nashville Metro Police Department’s X page, the musician 'helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.' 'It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,' Nashville Police Chief John Drake added."

  • She couldn't go to her daughter's graduation, so the hospital brought it to her (NPR) An older story but worth sharing. #UnsungHeroes. "In 2013, Janet Kahn-Scolaro's sister, Susan Kahn, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. About a year later, she was admitted to a hospital in Bronxville, New York. Kahn had been hoping to attend the high school graduation ceremony for her daughter, Ruth Ferree. But it quickly became clear to everyone that Kahn’s condition was getting worse."

  • VIDEO: This Program Is Teaching Incarcerated People Fine Dining Techniques and Hospitality — and That They’re Human (Food & Wine) #ServiceSavesLives "For some people, a job is a job. For chef Brandon Chrostowski, it’s a way of life. He grew up with a lot of energy and not a lot of direction, going in and out of jail — not prison — as a teenager. But all that changed once he found the right restaurant."

  • Grandfather-grandson duo excited to take same university class (CBC) KELOWNA STORY I would have loved to have taken a university course with my grandfather. "When Sam Cooper showed up to his first university philosophy course last week, he was certain there would be at least one familiar face in the lecture hall. Just a week earlier, he and his grandfather, 71-year-old Doug Manning, learned they'd be in the same class at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in Kelowna, B.C."

  • VIDEO: Surprise ceremony honours 90-year-old hockey player who formed 60+ Saskatoon league (CBC) SASKATOON STORY #RecLeaguesRock "Stan Halliwell, a co-founder of Saskatoon's 60+ hockey league, was honoured after a game this week with a surprise 90th birthday celebration and a ceremony recognizing his work as a league pioneer."

  • VIDEO: Sask. fruit carver pays tribute to Terry Fox (CBC) REGINA STORY #ILoveThis and, it really did need to be a watermelon in Regina (#GoRiders). "A Regina-based fruit artist has carved a tribute to Terry Fox on a watermelon for Terry Fox Day and in memory of her sister who also died from cancer."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. VIDEO: Calgary zoo conference prioritizes pivot from entertainment to conservation (CTV) CALGARY STORY I am very glad to see this shift. "A major focus heard during the conference [...] was around the need for facilities to pivot their efforts away from what brings zoos the most criticism – animals in captivity and animal entertainment – to conservation. 'People are less enamoured with zoos for entertainment-only. We need to flip that narrative. We need to be seen as conservation centres,' said Jessica Steiner with the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo during a seminar."

  2. VIDEO: Camp Kindle celebrating groundbreaking for $8.9M expansion and accessibility project (CTV) CALGARY STORY We heart Kids Cancer Care. Congrats on the groundbreaking for Camp Kindle. "Construction is underway on an $8.9 million expansion at Camp Kindle to build play spaces and enhance accessibility at the facility that welcomes thousands of children with medical challenges each year. The project will see the installation of an accessible treehouse village and an outdoor percussion playground at the camp, located near Water Valley, Alta. The project is part of Kids Cancer Care’s mission to give children with cancer the best start in life by reconnecting them with their childhoods."

  3. VIDEO: I'm a therapist. In helping people deal with their climate anxiety, I'm learning to manage my own (CBC) SALMON ARM STORY More and more of this I expect. "I'm a psychologist and Julie is a client in my private practice in Salmon Arm, a rural community in the southern Interior of B.C. Our August meeting was the latest in several sessions since she'd reached out to me a couple of years ago for help with her climate anxiety. That anxiety ramps up each year during fire season."

  4. VIDEO: Instagram's new teen accounts add protections. Experts say it's not enough (CBC) CANADIAN CONTENT #MoreToDoHere "Meta's more restrictive Instagram accounts for teens are a good start in building a safer experience for young users, but experts say the suite of new rules also raise further questions about what more social media companies will do to protect youth."

  5. Tupperware, pioneer of food storage and sales parties, files for bankruptcy (CBC) I know, you are probably asking yourself, why is Vincent putting a story about Tupperware in the Recap? The answer, of course, is that it's Tupperware man! #IconicBrand "Tupperware Brands, the company that revolutionized food storage decades ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Tupperware, based in Orlando, Fla., plans to continue operating during the bankruptcy proceedings and will seek court approval for a [sale.]"

  6. VIDEO: CMA apologizes for harms to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples (CBC) CANADIAN STORY "The Canadian Medical Association says it is 'deeply ashamed' and 'deeply sorry' for the past and present harms the medical profession has caused to First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples. The apology was issued in a ceremony in Victoria held on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ-speaking people of Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations."

  7. VIDEO: Hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon? You'll have to run even faster (CBC) I have a bucket list wish to run this race but, eek, they keep moving the goalposts. "Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace. The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world's oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 42.195 kilometre race five minutes faster than in recent years to earn a starting number."

  8. VIDEO: Nature Trust of B.C. raises $4 million to protect Kootenay grizzly and elk habitat (CBC) BRITISH COLUMBIA STORY #LoveThis "The Nature Trust of B.C. has now purchased more than 3.5 square kilometres of land to create two protection areas near Cranbrook."

  9. Calgary’s King Eddy celebrates after being named Best Country Club at CCMAs (CTV) CALGARY STORY We love the King Eddy! Well deserved recognition and congrats to all. "There were a lot of talented Canadian country artists who won big at the Canadian Country Music Awards Saturday night, but a Calgary saloon won big Friday, when Calgary’s King Eddy was named Best Country Club. The award was presented at the CCMA Industry Gala Friday night in Edmonton."

  10. Stranded astronauts make first public statement since being left behind on ISS (CBC) Jeepers! It's like Gilligan's Island. Up for an eight-day tour and then...stranded for eight months. #Commitment "Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them [...]. They remained behind after NASA determined the problem-plagued capsule posed too much risk for them to ride back in. 'That's how it goes in this business,' said Williams, adding that 'you have to turn the page and look at the next opportunity.' "

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. Why You Should Ditch Complex Note-Taking Systems for This Centuries-Old Practice (Ev Chapman) Do you have a CommonPlace journal?

  2. There Is No Secret Formula. Effective Leaders Need To Master Mode Shifting. (Greg Satell) What I love about this article is the admission that there is no 'one-size-fits-all', there is no magic strategy that you just don't know about yet. Context is everything.

  3. How to say hello (Bunkhouse) Even me, an acknowledged extrovert, learned a lot.

  4. The Only 5 Bodyweight Exercises To Build a Strong and Functional Upper Chest (In Fitness And In Health) I love bodyweight exercises and these include some pretty cool push-ups.

  5. 142857: The Cyclic Number That Pulled Me In (Street Science) Ummm...super nerdy. A seven-minute read about one number and why it's special. You're welcome.

  6. 5 Easy High-Protein Snack Cheat Codes You Need To Hit Your Protein Goal Everyday (In Fitness And In Health) I am protein obsessed.

  7. The Right—And Wrong—Ways To Foam Roll Your Muscles (Chatelaine) Foam rolling scares me. I mean it. And I need to get over it.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. National Zoo panda program gets $10M donation from David Rubenstein (WTOP) "Billionaire D.C. philanthropist David Rubenstein has pledged a $10 million gift to the Smithsonian’s Campaign for Our Shared Future to support the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute."

  2. New hospital project receives record-breaking $15M donation (Windsor News Today) WINDSOR STORY #Wowzers "The new Windsor Essex Acute Care Hospital received a $15 million donation for paediatric equipment at the new facility. The Solcz Family Foundation announced the largest single gift ever made to the hospital [...] with Premier Doug Ford in attendance."

  3. Juilliard Receives $20M Donation (Ludwig Van) I love Juilliard and all that it stands for. "This week, the Juilliard School announced Jody and John Arnhold’s donation of $20 million USD. Their donations will benefit Juilliard’s Jazz and Creative Enterprise programs."

LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

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