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Shields attacks deficiencies in Online News Act, defends rural newspapers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

By Ian CroftSouthern Alberta NewspapersLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterOn June 20 the House of Commons was discussing the Online News Act which will regulate online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada.During this discussion Pablo Rodriguez, MP for Honoré-Mercier, QC asked why the Conservatives were fighting this bill.“I really do not understand why the Conservatives from all those small communities are fighting this bill, which is there to help local media in their own communities,” said Rodriguez. “How can they do that? Why are they doing that? Only they can answer that. We can only look at the pattern of how often they only side with tech giants, repeating their points, to understand part of the question. They are not there to support local media. They absolutely do not care, which is a shame. Therefore, we will stand up for them.”In response to this Martin Shields, MP for Bow River, rose in the House to clarify his position.“We have ...

Farming Smarter field school hears from crop cover expert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

By Erika MathieuSunny South NewsDr. Maryse Bourgault shared her expertise on the subject of cover crops during Farming Smarter’s Field School on June 15.Cover crops are traditionally fast-growing plants that offer benefits to farms through enhanced soil health, and as a strategy to improve biodiversity, control pests, and prevent or mitigate erosion. They differ from a farm’s cash crops insofar as cover crops are a strategy in farm management used to increase the conditions for more profitable cash crops.Dr. Maryse Bourgault is an assistant professor and WGRF Chair in Integrated Agronomy at the University of Saskatchewan’s department of Plant Soil and Science. She also previously worked for Montana State University before relocating to Saskatoon in 2020 where she now focuses much of her efforts into researching cover crops in Western Canada. Currently Bourgault is one of the leading researchers on a multi-site cover crop experiment in collaboration with Dr. Yvonne Lawley at the Univ...

Who's serving up at Glens Falls Take a Bite 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - On Wednesday, it begins. Restaurants will set up tables outside of their establishments on Glen, Maple, Ridge and other streets in downtown Glens Falls for the first weekly Take a Bite food festival of 2023. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Over a dozen restaurants are coming out to serve small-plate fare starting on July 5. Other local businesses will have booths on downtown streets and in City Park.Food & DrinkGlen StreetAlif CafeThe Bullpen Tavern & Suite 216Downtown SocialGo Play With Your FoodJuicin' JarMean Max BrewingMikadoRaul's Mexican GrillMaple StreetFenimore's Pub (The Queensbury Hotel)Park 26 (The Queensbury Hotel)Bay StreetLaurella's RestaurantRidge Street[farmacy] restobarMorgan & Co. RestaurantRadici Kitchen & BarSouth StreetFlight Wine Bar & RestaurantHudson AvenueSeasoned by SUNY AdirondackCity ParkBomb PiggityBucci's BBQCooley's Ice CreamDickinson's Delights...

New Vietnamese restaurant opens in Rotterdam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Pho Van's Vietnamese Restaurant is set to have its grand opening in Rotterdam on Wednesday. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The restaurant serves Pho, a Vietnamese soup dish of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, as well as a variety of appetizers. The restaurant's beer and wine license is pending. Pho Van's is the second restaurant for the owner, who also owns Van's Vietnamese Restaurant at 307 Central Avenue in Albany. Pho Van's is located at 2675 Hamburg Street in Rotterdam.

MPD: Mechanicville man threatens Lukoil clerk in July 4 robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Mechanicville man was arrested on Tuesday around 9:50 p.m. after threatening a man with what looked like a gun and robbing a local Lukoil, according to Mechanicville Police. Justin Franz, 43, faces multiple charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Around 9:50 p.m., Tuesday night, police responded to the Lukoil at the intersection of William Street and North Main Street for reports of a robbery in progress. When police arrived, they say they found a victim with head and body injuries from being physically attacked by a male suspect. Police say during the attack, the suspect, later identified as Franz, allegedly displayed an object resembling a handgun, pressed it up against the attendant, and threatened his life while demanding money. Franz then stole property and fled the store on foot, per Mechanicville Police. Troy K9 stabbed 12 times, officer breaks foot responding to burglary Police ...

National Weather Service unable to see tweets from volunteer storm spotters due to Twitter limits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

National Weather Service officials who coordinate volunteer storm-spotting have announced they are unable to receive all messages sent over Twitter “due to issues with Twitter rate limits.”Weather service officials have directed storm spotters to email, phones, and other communication systems. Additional information is available at weather.gov/bou/spotters, officials said Tuesday night at 8:13 p.m. in a posting on Twitter.Storm spotters attend training workshops and help weather service meteorologists monitor extreme weather, such as storms that produce tornadoes.When spotters send large numbers of reports using Twitter — as they did Tuesday night — fees apply, weather service meteorologist Bernie Meier said Wednesday morning. “We can only read so many tweets. Then we are limited. Once we reach that limit, we are unable to see any tweets,” he said.Due to issues with Twitter rate limits, we are unable to access most tweets at this time. Send reports to our oth...

Allison Mack released from California prison; 'Smallville' actress served time in NXIVM sex slave case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty to her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website.Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars in 2021 after pleading guilty two years earlier to charges that she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for NXIVM leader Keith Raniere.Actress Allison Mack leaves U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York after a bail hearing, on April 24, 2018, in Brooklyn. (Credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Mack, 40, was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. Her release was first reported by the Albany Times-Union.Mack avoided a longer prison term by cooperating with federal authorities in their case against Raniere, who was ultimately sentenced t...

Chef Sammy Monsour Returns To L.A. With Joyce in South Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

Chef Sammy Monsour and Kassady Wiggins, the couple behind the former Preux & Proper in DTLA, have teamed up with co-owners Prince and Athena Riley to open Joyce, a modern coastal restaurant bringing reimagined Southern cuisine in South Park, just a short walk from their old stomping grounds.The elevated comfort food concept in the former Red Herring space next to the Whole Foods Market on Grand Avenue with an emphasis on sustainably sourced seafood and cocktails is expected to open by the end of this month.Courtesy Sammu Monsour“The vision for the menu is 50 percent seafood, 25 percent plant-forward, and 25 percent terrestrial protein,” Monsour tells L.A. Weekly in Riley’s new home above the Whole Foods Market. “ My inspiration is everything I’ve experienced over the last five years of my life. We’ve always been coastal people, but As I’ve gotten into more of my ocean conservation work, we’re very focused on that. It’s a small place. We want that shared table experie...

James Pack Killed in Hit-and-Run on Highway 1 [Monterey, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

Hit-and-Run Collision near Aguajito Road Kills 62-Year-Old Carmel ManMONTEREY, CA (July 5, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, a hit-and-run crash on Highway 1 claimed the life of James Pack.The collision happened around 3:40 p.m. near Aguajito Road.According to reports, a silver vehicle collided with a white 1988 Volkswagen van while traveling Highway 1. Investigators said the crash’s impact sent the van rolling over several times and leaving the driver with major injuries.Unfortunately, the Volkswagen’s driver, identified as 62-year-old James Pack of Carmel, died at the hospital a short while later.At this time, authorities are looking for the silver vehicle that collided with the van and fled the scene. Police pointed out that the suspect’s vehicle has major right front-end damage.Those who witnessed the incident or anyone who can give information about the suspect are encouraged to contact the CHP at 831-796-2160.The Sweet James team sends their warm and sincerest sym...

Generational: Arts Calendar July 6-12

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:59:37 GMT

Artists and playwrights investigate generational legacies of hope, trauma, classical experimentation and revival, the once and future avant-garde, and pioneering personalities in film, theater, music, and performance art; a proliferation of big, bouncy summer group exhibitions; dancing for joy in a gallery, institutional deconstruction in a museum, seeding nature and home-cooking as metaphors for tending the soul.Tuan Andrew Nguyen 2023 (Courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York)Thursday, July 6Artist Film Series: Tuan Andrew Nguyen at MOCA. A screening of The Unburied Sounds of a Troubled Horizon followed by a post-screening conversation between artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen and Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi. The film explores the ways in which material contains memory and holds potential for transformation, reincarnation, and healing. It was inspired by the people of Quang Tri, on the North Central Coast of Vietnam, which was one of the most heavily bombed areas in the history of modern...