Last month Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, in the provincial legislature. If passed into law, the bill will give the Alberta government power to vet any agreements between the federal government and post-secondary institutions, and other “provincial entities.”...
More than 6,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., headed south to safety as a large, out-of-control wildfire drew closer to their community. Other areas in Fort McMurray remain on evacuation alert and residents need to be ready to leave on short notice.
More than two decades after her body was found at the side of a road, the RCMP has agreed to apologize to an Indigenous woman's family for failing to properly investigate her death....
The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the DNA of four Indigenous women inside the home of their self-confessed killer, a court heard Thursday, along with the DNA profiles of an additional 12 women....
If it had been reported that it was 12 Caucasian women … it would have made headline news and reported round the clock for a week.
It would likely have caused entire policy changes. In this case it's 'he turned himself in, nothing more to see here.' We also will get to experience weeks/months of people trying to downplay the fact these were hate crimes. They'll focus on everything else.
tl;dr - Black man driving his dad's BMW is detained for being suspicious because he doesn't look like the sort of person who drives that car. He is subject to a rough arrest as his mother watches. Gatineau police insist there was no racial profiling.
Citing privacy concerns, police declined to provide any further information about the incident, including the specific kinds of force they used and how Fagan-Pierre is alleged to have resisted.
Hahaha, Jesus, 'Citing how bad it would look, we don't include information on the illegal force usage.'
Executives at major food companies say they haven't seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month.
“Rex Murphy was a Rhodes scholar who could match wits with any intellectual, but he always seemed more comfortable and far happier being around regular Canadians.”
Are we thinking of the same Rex Murphy? Wasn't he happiest speaking to rich people at posh events he was paid to speak at?
But the Cons also received money. How are they acting as the party of the working class? The NDP got us pharmacare added to healthcare while in 3rd place.
I agree, but honestly, their supporters don't have to believe. They vote for the C even when they don't bother to put up platform, and I mean that literally. Their supporters support the C, they don't care what the people actually do.
I get journalists hate Xbox, but Xbox needs to exist as a consumer option.
I don't understand, is this a thing? "All journalists hate Xbox" I mean. I've never heard this before. Like there's a mandate that journalists have to hate the Xbox?
EDIT: I'll eat the downvotes, I just want to understand what the fuck they're talking about
Yeah the comment felt like bizarre astroturfing -- Why would 'gaming journalists' specifically not want Xbox to succeed, but want Playstation to? Like somehow a Sony monopoly is great for... journalists? A very strange take.
XBOX has been underwhelming for a while and journalists will report on that, and they will focus on those bad parts and certainly also sometimes make it sound worse than it really is, because it brings in clicks.
I worked at Microsoft and I can assure you, they deserve every bit of hate they get. And it really is that bad. There was a point with the Xbox One where Sony was beating 'us' in every single market we were actively tracking except specific parts of the US. Yet we had directive after directive for clearly nonsensical ideas like targeting Japan for console sales.
I also worked (third party) with Sony and they aren't much better, but they at least understand how to get their consoles bought. Microsoft hasn't known how to do that since the 360.
I don't think big companies know how to make a good FPS campaign anymore, let alone hone in on classic deathmatch multiplayer. The last FPS I bought was Half-Life: Alyx four years ago, and the first one to come along and interest me since then was Phantom Fury, but I'm letting that one iron out bugs for a few weeks before I...
As someone with an avatar of the Q from Quake 1, I can avidly say that writing was not better in the past.
Just off the top of my head from the last decade:
-Baldurs gate 3
-Firewatch
-Return of the Obra Dinn
-Disco Elysium
-Tyranny
-Shadowrun Dragonfall
-Red Dead Redemption 2
-Witcher 3
-Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice
-Life is Strange
-Prey (2017)
-The Red Strings Club
Seriously, go check the story to Perfect Dark. Hilarious? Yes. A "good story"? No.
There are myriad issues in gaming now that weren't there in the past, but good writing is (thankfully) still around.
A man has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg, but his lawyers are asking he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness....
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government's use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
I think it's pretty clear he's going to use it the moment he can. Talk may be cheap, but he straight up said:
"...we will make them constitutional, using whatever tools the Constitution allows me to use to make them constitutional,” he said. “I think you know exactly what I mean.”
A patchwork of colourful tarps covered dozens of tents at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University's downtown campus on Sunday, shielding protesters from both the heavy rain and prying eyes....
With five million square feet of available space across 47 office towers, downtown Toronto is becoming a tenant’s paradise - and an investor’s potential nightmare
When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, and many other points, the questions came quick: Are you setting up Alberta taxpayers for a multibillion-dollar boondoggle or two?...
Not to mention, the 'privilege' is given by whether or not you have a monopoly in the area. That's not decided by the person, but by whether or not our societal systems have bothered to prevent said monopoly.
"Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what's actually driving food prices higher in this country."
“Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what's actually driving food prices higher in this country.”
Food prices first soared above headline inflation starting in December 2021, rising as much as 11.4 per cent annually, according to Statistics Canada. February marked the first time since then that the price of food purchased from grocery stores (2.4 per cent increase year-over-year) fell below headline inflation (2.8 per cent.)
LOBLAW 2024 FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
Revenue was $13,581 million, an increase of $586 million, or 4.5%.
Retail segment sales were $13,290 million, an increase of $555 million, or 4.4%.
I almost worry that there won’t be any money left for the dental plan program by the time I’m even able to apply for it.
AFAIK we do have (more than) enough to cover those of us who aren't seniors.
That said, we're about to get a Con government that will dismantle this, so you are correct you won't be able to use it; not because we don't have the money, but because the Cons don't want you to have it.
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Another major issue I had was the community itself. When troubleshooting the issues I’ve had over the years, one big problem that kept popping back up was how toxic and condescending the Linux community can be. On more than a few occasions my requests for help on forums were met with passive aggressiveness and hostility because I “should have known better” or something along those lines. The most recent example I can think of was someone asking me to post a debug log to troubleshoot an issue I had and I had to ask him where to find the log. He told me the folder it would be in but not the folder path to get there. When I asked again where to find the log, he just told me that “maybe Linux isn’t for you”.
I had almost exactly this same issue years ago when I tried Mint. I was trying to get something to work (I think install games on Steam? Something like that) and it would just do nothing, no message, etc. When I asked for help, I was told "This is super obvious" and after trying their suggestions and having them all fail, was told "just go back to windows."
Ok, done?
(It also doesn't help that there is a huge difference between 'you can use the terminal' and 'you have to use the terminal.' I'm an 80's kid, I grew up with DOS, so I understand how to navigate terminals, I just don't want to constantly.)
I’d love to be eating my words here, but I think Microsoft would rather pull all the marketing tricks out the book to force everyone into Win11.
What confuses me is their weird TPM and whatever else requirements. I have a decent system, but it doesn't support Windows 11 (thank the gods), so what is their plan for people like me exactly? Like I'm going to replace my motherboard and CPU just to use windows 11? This feels like multiple parts of Microsoft fighting each other.
Unfortunately, they would rather that the image of Win11 is this really secure OS
(This is in no way an indictment of what you've said here, it is entirely directed at MS.) If that's their objective, they've done an absolutely horrific job of making that clear. I guess part of that is they claim everything they do is for security, so no-one believes them.
Not to mention, I'm pretty sure the vast, vast, vast majority of Windows users aren't concerned that if their PC gets stolen people can get into it. They're much more concerned with the lost PC itself.
Either way, they look, frankly, incompetent. The OS is maligned by users, and they've stuffed so many embarrassing things like ads in the search bar or whatever, that any illusion of its benefits are lost behind a wall of garbage.
A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a provisional injunction request that would have forced protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University's downtown campus to leave....
Wednesday's question period was notably more subdued a day after the House of Commons erupted in a nasty war of words between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the prime minister that ultimately resulted in Poilievre's removal....
Just days before the 2006 election Stephen Harper made an extraordinary statement. Seeking to assure Canadians a potential Conservative majority government would be restrained from accruing “absolute power,” Harper submitted that his party would face “limits” because of “checks,” naming specifically courts, civil...
Abacus Data’s latest polling has the federal Conservatives out to their biggest lead in over a decade. Unless there is a drastic change over the summer, Canadians ought to prepare for a Conservative majority at some point in the next year or so....
An RCMP officer who, until recently, faced two criminal charges for alleged violence while on the job in Prince George will return to work after receiving an absolute discharge, meaning there will be no sentence or any criminal record, in a Vancouver courtroom yesterday morning....
Why Danielle Smith Is Wrong on Research Funding in Alberta ( thetyee.ca )
Last month Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act, in the provincial legislature. If passed into law, the bill will give the Alberta government power to vet any agreements between the federal government and post-secondary institutions, and other “provincial entities.”...
Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores. Retailers say organized crime is to blame ( www.cbc.ca )
Susan Dennison recently had an unsettling experience at her local grocery store, a Loblaw-owned Fortinos in Burlington, Ont....
Thousands ordered to evacuate Fort McMurray as wildfire threatens ( www.cbc.ca )
More than 6,000 residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., headed south to safety as a large, out-of-control wildfire drew closer to their community. Other areas in Fort McMurray remain on evacuation alert and residents need to be ready to leave on short notice.
U of A associate dean resigns over removal of student protesters from campus ( edmonton.ctvnews.ca )
Watchdog finds Mounties failed to properly investigate Indigenous woman's death — twice ( www.cbc.ca )
More than two decades after her body was found at the side of a road, the RCMP has agreed to apologize to an Indigenous woman's family for failing to properly investigate her death....
Students, teachers, unions and NDP united in denouncement of police raids at U of A and U of C ( www.theprogressreport.ca )
Police find DNA of another 12 women at self-confessed killer’s apartment in Winnipeg ( www.aptnnews.ca )
The Winnipeg Police Service confirmed the DNA of four Indigenous women inside the home of their self-confessed killer, a court heard Thursday, along with the DNA profiles of an additional 12 women....
Stop Killing Games Canadian Petition - Now Open For Signature ( www.ourcommons.ca )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.giftedmc.com/post/441893...
Black man who borrowed father's BMW questioned, forcibly arrested outside home ( www.cbc.ca )
tl;dr - Black man driving his dad's BMW is detained for being suspicious because he doesn't look like the sort of person who drives that car. He is subject to a rough arrest as his mother watches. Gatineau police insist there was no racial profiling.
Workers can form union at Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada ( www.cbc.ca )
Quebec's labour tribunal has given union accreditation to workers at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., a first in Canada....
Loblaws boycott isn’t hurting sales, suppliers say — in fact the grocer’s share price just hit a new high ( www.thestar.com )
Executives at major food companies say they haven't seen an impact from the boycott, with one supplier noting higher than normal sales so far this month.
Federal gov’t sparks outrage for giving newcomers free access to Canada’s parks ( torontosun.com )
While many have to pay to access any of the dozens of parks across the country, there is a group that has been granted free admission.
Rex Murphy, the sharp-witted intellectual who loved Canada, dies at 77 ( nationalpost.com )
As he battled cancer, Murphy continued to file, writing about Hamas and Christmas and interviewing Pierre Poilievre with his usual panache
Grocery giants paid for friendly Liberal, Tory policy with decades of donations ( breachmedia.ca )
What is the point of Xbox? ( www.eurogamer.net )
Perfect Dark Reboot Is Allegedly In Bad Shape ( www.gamespot.com )
I don't think big companies know how to make a good FPS campaign anymore, let alone hone in on classic deathmatch multiplayer. The last FPS I bought was Half-Life: Alyx four years ago, and the first one to come along and interest me since then was Phantom Fury, but I'm letting that one iron out bugs for a few weeks before I...
Winnipeg man admits to killing 4 women but says he’s not criminally responsible ( globalnews.ca )
A man has admitted in court that he killed four women in Winnipeg, but his lawyers are asking he be found not criminally responsible because of mental illness....
Just how far is Pierre Poilievre willing to take the notwithstanding clause? ( www.cbc.ca )
In January, the Federal Court found that the Trudeau government's use of the Emergencies Act to respond to the protests of the self-styled freedom convoy in 2022 was not properly justified — a decision the federal government is now appealing....
Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda ( www.ign.com )
Affected devs:...
Police raid far-right German MEP’s office in China espionage probe ( www.politico.eu )
Spy investigation into the AfD’s Maximilian Krah and his assistant ramps up in Brussels....
Why the UCP Is a Threat to Democracy ( thetyee.ca )
I’m going to be blunt in this piece. As a resident of Alberta and someone trained to recognize threats to democracy, I have an obligation to be....
McGill pro-Palestinian encampment now a 'tiny city' ( www.cbc.ca )
A patchwork of colourful tarps covered dozens of tents at a pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill University's downtown campus on Sunday, shielding protesters from both the heavy rain and prying eyes....
Downtown Toronto faces a crush of rising office vacancies that could threaten building valuations ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
With five million square feet of available space across 47 office towers, downtown Toronto is becoming a tenant’s paradise - and an investor’s potential nightmare
Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan ( www.cbc.ca )
When Premier Danielle Smith put forth the ambition of building a multi-city passenger train network to link Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, and many other points, the questions came quick: Are you setting up Alberta taxpayers for a multibillion-dollar boondoggle or two?...
Is the Loblaw boycott privileged? Here's why some people aren't shopping around ( www.cbc.ca )
Galen Weston calls Loblaw boycott 'misguided criticism', says grocer not responsible for higher prices ( ca.finance.yahoo.com )
"Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what's actually driving food prices higher in this country."
Canada’s dental plan has officially kicked in. Who is eligible? - National | Globalnews.ca ( globalnews.ca )
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining ( www.neowin.net )
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Judge rejects injunction request for removal of McGill encampment protest ( www.cbc.ca )
A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a provisional injunction request that would have forced protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University's downtown campus to leave....
Poilievre subdued in question period the day after getting kicked out for 'wacko' comment ( www.cbc.ca )
Wednesday's question period was notably more subdued a day after the House of Commons erupted in a nasty war of words between Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the prime minister that ultimately resulted in Poilievre's removal....
McGill encampment ‘unfazed’ by threat of police action ( rabble.ca )
Why Isn’t This Menacing Extremist in Custody? ( thetyee.ca )
[Content warning: This article quotes graphic, hateful language and describes a violent attack.]...
What We Risk by Normalizing Poilievre’s Politics ( thetyee.ca )
Just days before the 2006 election Stephen Harper made an extraordinary statement. Seeking to assure Canadians a potential Conservative majority government would be restrained from accruing “absolute power,” Harper submitted that his party would face “limits” because of “checks,” naming specifically courts, civil...
Danielle Smith’s Big Pierre Poilievre Problem ( thetyee.ca )
Abacus Data’s latest polling has the federal Conservatives out to their biggest lead in over a decade. Unless there is a drastic change over the summer, Canadians ought to prepare for a Conservative majority at some point in the next year or so....
No Punishment for RCMP Officer Who Pleaded Guilty to Assault ( thetyee.ca )
An RCMP officer who, until recently, faced two criminal charges for alleged violence while on the job in Prince George will return to work after receiving an absolute discharge, meaning there will be no sentence or any criminal record, in a Vancouver courtroom yesterday morning....