Guardian: The dead hang delight: how this quick, surprisingly simple exercise can change your life
Would you like to strengthen your upper body and core muscles, while improving your flexibility and breathing? Here’s how to do it, in the time it takes to boil a kettle.
TorStar: Tiny particles linked to deaths in Toronto
Ultrafine — and unregulated — air particles from vehicle emissions and industries in Canada’s two largest cities are linked to an estimated 1,100 premature deaths each year, a new study found, with 600 of those deaths in Toronto.
In Toronto and Montreal neighbourhoods near airports or heavy traffic, nanosized particles from burning fuels such as diesel are so small they have escaped significant research and oversight, said a “first-of-its kind” study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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“Where you live determines how much of this exposure you have. And people who are more exposed to these kinds of particles die sooner from non-accidental mortality but also cardiovascular mortality, respiratory mortality and cancer mortality,” he said.
TorStar: Letters: Predictable consequences of the Online News Act
re: Canadians are encountering fewer legitimate news sources on social media, study finds, Aug. 1
When the government introduced the Online News Act, we knew Meta would stop carrying news on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms, and that this would hurt local journalism and allow misinformation to go unchallenged. A year later, this is exactly what has happened. Ottawa seems to believe that Facebook has committed an act of aggression against Canada. Can the government not accept responsibility for the direct consequences of its own law?
David Arthur, Cambridge, Ont.
Canadaland podcast 5.Aug.2024: The Astonishing Failure of Trudeau’s Media Bailout
Justin Ling has kind of had it.
While the veteran political journalist has endless patience for people in power trying to do the right thing, he can’t stand when a government refuses to see reality. So when Canada’s Heritage Minister reacted with surprise to the suggestion that, despite everything her government’s done for it, the country’s news media is still worse off than ever — well, that’s enough to radicalize a fella.
On this week’s show, Karyn and Jonathan talk to Justin about his dispiriting interview with Pascale St-Onge, why he believes the Trudeau government’s efforts to save the media have been across-the-board failures, and what it would take to actually turn things around for this industry before it finally collapses and takes Canada’s democracy down with it. [Pocket Casts]
Also has links to:
- Justin Trudeau tried to save journalism. This is why he failed — Toronto Star
- The Local News Research Project
- Old News, New Reality: A Year of Meta’s News Ban in Canada — Media Ecosystem Observatory
TorStar: Is college prof employed between terms? Immigration says no
In her submissions, John provided a letter from her employer, listing the duties she was required to perform between semesters as well as her union’s collective agreement to explain how the wage was structured and why pay stubs only covered the dates of the academic semester. She maintained continuous employment benefits, including health and dental insurance, between semesters, as proof that she was deemed employed during school breaks.
By refusing to accept that John was paid to work during school breaks, the Immigration Department is essentially suggesting that her employer “unfairly and illegally” had her perform unpaid work between semesters, said the woman’s lawyer Luke McRae.
Last Updated: 05.Aug.2024 19:48 EDT
