Weekly News Recap: October 25, 2024

Weekly News Recap: October 25, 2024

Amy Reiswig holds the newspaper clipping that led her to James Tribon, a former navy diver who helped save her father’s life in 1962. The two met on June 4 at Vancouver’s Tsawwassen Mills mall. (Marie Nelson)

Real heroes don't wear capes. Real superheroes wear uniforms and badges and stethoscopes! Real superheroes are members of our military, law enforcement, and first responders. Pretend superheroes wear capes! -- Dean Cain

SOME GOOD NEWS

  • This dog sat in a road until a car stopped, then led man into woods to save injured human (USA Today) Dogs really are our best friends. "Keith Johnson, 84, could not move after he fell and broke his hip. But his faithful dog Gita sat in the road until a car stopped and she led a deputy deep in the woods to help her injured human."

  • Female Mountain Bikers Backflip Their Way to Equality (New York Times) The photography is stunning. "Traditionally, only men were invited to the scariest and most lucrative event in mountain biking. This year, women shared equally in the adrenaline and the prizes."

  • He found her old trophies at Goodwill. Millions followed his search for her. (MSN) Great detective story. "Unbeknownst to Wickham, Kong had woken up that morning in her Brooklyn apartment, initially dismissing as probable spam the handful of Instagram messages she had received overnight. Then she noticed one from someone she trusted and checked it to learn that without her knowing it, she had become internet famous. Although it amused her, Kong at first did nothing. But as the day progressed, the views on Wickham’s video increased, the comments piled up and the mystery grew. Kong felt she needed to give them answers."

  • VIDEO: Cabel Sasser, Panic - XOXO Festival (2024) (YouTube) This video is 19 minutes long and it is worth every minute. Don't stop too early. #Twist.

  • In 1962, a stranger helped save my dad's life. Meeting him made me more grateful for my own (CBC) BRITISH COLUMBIA STORY This is beautiful heroic story. "I first encountered Jim Tribon in a newspaper photo tucked into a scrapbook I'd found among my father's belongings. The picture was taken through a porthole of the decompression chamber at a San Francisco naval shipyard in 1962. It showed my father, lying unconscious, and a U.S. navy diver holding a resuscitator over his face."

  • How a sick silver fox stole the hearts of a caring P.E.I. couple (CBC) PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND STORY So cute! "An eastern P.E.I. couple have developed a special bond with a silver fox they helped nurture back to health. Little Miracle, as he has been named, was first spotted on Linda and Brian Stewart's property last New Year's Day. One of his eyes was swollen shut, patches of fur were missing and he was cold and shivering."

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. VIDEO: Lands guardian from Poplar River First Nation works to help protect World Heritage Site (CBC) CANADIAN STORY #LandGuardian "Owen Bear is learning to love the land, designated as Canada's first mixed cultural and natural World Heritage Site, which surrounds his home community of Poplar River First Nation. The area is known as Pimachiowin Aki, which in Anishinaabemowin translates to 'the land that gives life.' It was given the designation by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee in 2018."

  2. Cardiac catheterization lab coming to Red Deer hospital sooner than expected (Red Deer Advocate) RED DEER STORY Nice work everyone! "A cardiac catheterization lab wasn't expected to come to Red Deer until 2031 through the hospital redevelopment project. But the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation and the Government of Alberta are teaming up to bring a lab to the hospital about five years ahead of schedule. 'This new cath lab will be in a retrofitted space within our current hospital and will provide life-saving cardiac care much sooner than anticipated,' said Manon Therriault, the foundation's CEO."

  3. The A.I. climate dilemma (New York Times) #UnintendedConsequences "So until recently, eliminating planet-warming emissions in the tech sector was expected to be relatively straightforward. Tech companies positioned themselves as climate leaders and boasted of their eco-friendly bona fides. But the sudden emergence of artificial intelligence is casting doubt on those assumptions. Big tech companies’ bets on a new generation of power-hungry computer chips and data centers are forcing them to significantly increase their power usage. Microsoft, Google and Amazon are investing in nuclear power. Energy demand, including from Google and Meta, is helping to keep a coal plant in Nebraska running. Natural gas providers are hatching ambitious expansion plans as they prepare to meet the new demand from the tech sector."

  4. NAIT welcomes Daryl Silzer as Vice-President, External Relations and Chief Development Officer (NAIT) EDMONTON STORY Congrats Daryl! "NAIT is pleased to welcome Daryl Silzer as the polytechnic’s new Vice-President External Relations and Chief Development Officer. Reporting to the President and CEO, he will lead a broad portfolio including fundraising and alumni relations, marketing, communications, digital and web strategy, conference and events."

  5. VIDEO: Station Eleven is set in a post-pandemic world. It gained popularity during COVID-19 (CBC) CANADIAN STORY I can't wait to read this. "One of the most memorable lines from Emily St. John Mandel's novel Station Eleven actually came from a 1999 episode of Star Trek: Voyager. The line, 'survival is insufficient,' lingered in St. John Mandel's head long after her teenage years watching Star Trek on television while growing up on Demnan Island, B.C. It gained a new life in Station Eleven, which follows survivors as they navigate a new world after the collapse of civilization and try to make sense of their interconnected pasts."

  6. Calgary's new cancer care facility to open at end of the month (CBC) CALGARY STORY Congrats to all. ViTreo is proud to have worked alongside the Alberta Cancer Foundation on this project. "The province cut the ribbon [...] on Calgary's new cancer care centre, one that Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange tout as a world-class treatment and research facility. The Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre is adjacent to the Foothills Medical Centre in northwest Calgary."

  7. Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims (New York Times) #Ugh "The settlement is the highest single payout by an archdiocese, experts said, and brings Los Angeles’s cumulative payout in sex abuse lawsuits to more than $1.5 billion."

  8. Billy Joel Is Selling the Mansion He First Saw While Dredging Oysters (New York Times) But...he did. "A teenager, then known as William Martin Joel, lived in the working-class suburb of Hicksville — his family so limited that they didn’t own a TV. He took a tiring minimum wage job dredging oysters. The dredge crisscrossed the waters of Long Island Sound, including a bay that curves like a comma and faces some of the most expensive real estate in the United States. From the boat, he could see a stately brick mansion. 'Rich bastards,' he thought to himself. 'I’ll never live in a house like that.'"

  9. Melinda French Gates, Pivotal Ventures launch $250 million open call (Philanthropy News Digest) "Melinda French Gates has announced a $250 million open call for nonprofits to apply for funding through her philanthropic vehicle Pivotal Ventures in support of women’s health around the world."

  10. VIDEO: Province unveils compensation plan to hire, train and keep doctors in Alberta (CTV) ALBERTA STORY Good! "Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced a new tentative compensation agreement for resident physicians [...] as part of a push to recruit, train and keep more physicians in the province. The new four-year agreement was made in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS), the University of Calgary and the Professional Association of Resident Physicians of Alberta (PARA)."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. How the Design of Dishware Influences Your Dining Experience (Rooted) The first thing my wife does when we dine at a fancy place is look at the dishware. Turns out, she is onto something.

  2. 5 Questions To Ask Your Managers Every Month To Help Them Grow as a Leader (Code Like A Girl) Great questions for leaders to ask their managers.

  3. Learning a Language When Your Goal Is Fluency (Language Lab) I can't get enough of tips on how to learn another language. Now, if I could just buckle down and learn one...

  4. Eurofighter Typhoon Beats F-35 in Dogfight Over Germany! (Wes O'Donnell) If you are an aircraft enthusiast, this is a cool article.

  5. Leadership Shifts That Make Introverts Better Leaders (Publicizes) Many of the best leaders I have known are actually introverts (and I am not).

  6. Languages, Dialects and Accents: What’s the Difference? (Language Lab) Language is amazing.

  7. How to create a gorgeous gothic display in your home this Halloween (CBC) Just in time for Halloween. You're welcome.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. $20 Million Donation to Cornell Health Promises Expanded Mental Healthcare Services for Students (The Cornell Daily Sun) "For years, Cornell students have expressed their frustrations with the University’s mental healthcare services, including struggling to book appointments with counselors at Cornell Health and feeling like the counseling team was gravely understaffed. Now, a $20 million donation to Cornell Health promises to expand mental health care on campus, including by hiring therapists to be directly embedded in Cornell’s undergraduate and graduate schools. The donation — made by Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale — will fund the recruitment of seven new therapists to be placed within Cornell’s schools, according to Julie Edwards, assistant vice president for student health and wellbeing. Cornell Health’s building on Ho Plaza will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health in recognition of the gift."

  2. Red Deer family donates $2.3 million to hospital, church, hospice and seniors (Red Deer Advocate) RED DEER STORY #PlannedGivingRocks "The family of a Red Deer couple have donated nearly $2.3 million in their memory as a lasting legacy to their community commitment. A presentation was held at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, whose foundation will receive $869,139 from the estate of Donald and Alice Beamish. Gaetz Memorial United Church will get the same amount, Red Deer Hospice Society is to receive $369,953 and Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre $182,976."

  3. Million pound donation from Bristol legend to help disabled children (Bristol Post) "The dream of creating Britain’s first fully accessible exercise and play facility for disabled children and young people has received a massive boost - in the form of a single donation of £1 million. The donation, from the John James Bristol Foundation, now means Bristol-based charity Gympanzees are almost halfway towards their ambitious campaign to raise £8 million to convert the old motorway services next to the Severn Bridge at Aust into a unique facility in the country."

LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

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