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- Sport
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'Just throw it up': Roughriders' Dohnte Meyers already enjoying career year
Article content Article content Whether it's Meyers or one of his teammates, what you see on game day is a product of what happens during the week of practice. Article content 'It starts with the game plan that (offensive coordinator Marc) Mueller sets for the top of the week,' said Meyers. 'And on the execution on details from Trevor Harris that he preaches. Article content 'Him being a veteran quarterback and me still learning the ropes in the league, you just try to soak up all the game and listen to them when it's game time, because they're proven to have success.' Article content Case in point on Saturday where Meyers caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Harris on Saskatchewan's first offensive series of the game before the second-year receiver caught a 30-yard bomb from Harris to open the second half. Article content 'The double move they hit, it was a thing of beauty,' said Roughriders head coach Corey Mace. 'You see it in real time, and you've seen it in practice, it was just incredible. Article content 'We're happy as ever that Trevor Harris is our quarterback and Dohnte and the rest of receiving corps are with us.' Article content Article content Article content And the depth of that receiving corps has been on display this season with Harris having a different 100-yard receiver in his first four starts this season. Article content In Week 1, Samuel Emilus went for 133 yards and a touchdown before KeeSean Johnson put up 124 yards and a score in Week 2. In Week 3, Meyers had his 124-yard, two touchdown performance against the Argonauts before Joe Robustelli led the way with 191 yards and a touchdown in Week 6. Article content Last week, it was Meyers' turn once again with 132 yards and two touchdowns. Article content 'What you love about Trevor Harris is he's not going to get too locked in onto one receiver,' said Mace. 'He's going to find who's open and we feel so confident in the entire group.' Article content
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- Health
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Over 260,000 pools sold across Canada under recall after reports of 9 deaths in U.S.
Health Canada has issued a recall notice for more than 260,000 above-ground swimming pools sold in Canada since the early 2000s after nine kids drowned in the United States. Article content Another five million pools are under a recall advisory in the U.S. Article content The notices cover a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools sold by major retailers as far back as 2002. Article content Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission say the pools have compression straps running along the outside of the product that 'may create a foothold' for small children and allow them to access the water unattended. Article content Article content That can pose a serious drowning risk, the regulators warn, and they're asking consumers to contact the companies for a repair. Article content Article content To date, the CPSC believes nine children across the U.S. have drowned after gaining access to these now-recalled pools in this way. Article content Those deaths occurred between 2007 and 2022, involving children between the ages of 22 months and three years old. Article content Health Canada said in its recall that the pool companies have not received any reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. Consumers in possession of these pools are urged to immediately contact Bestway, Intex and/or Polygroup to receive the free repair kit — which will consist of a rope to replace the compression strap. Article content Owners of these pools should otherwise ensure that small children cannot access the pool without supervision, regulators note — and could alternatively drain the pool until the repair is made. Article content All of the pools being recalled are 48 inches or taller — and can be identified by brand and model names listed on both the CPSC and Health Canada's recall notices. Article content Article content Sales of the pools ranged by model and location, but date as far back to 2002 and as recently as 2025. Article content Article content
National Post
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- Business
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FINCA Canada Partners with Government of Canada to Support Youth Employment in East Africa
Article content DODOMA, Tanzania — Today, the Secretary of State for International Development, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, visited Dodoma, Tanzania, to announce a new five million dollar, five-year partnership between the Government of Canada and FINCA Canada. The initiative aims to expand economic opportunities for youth – those aged 30 and under – in East Africa through financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. Article content The project, 'Increasing Economic Opportunities for Youth in Uganda and Tanzania', is focused on strengthening the socio-economic inclusion of young people, especially marginalized and vulnerable young women. By refining skills, enhancing financial inclusion and improving employability, the project aims to support long-term economic growth and reduce poverty in the region. Article content 'Canada has proudly partnered with FINCA Canada for more than eight years. Now, we are working together to support marginalized youth in Uganda and Tanzania,' said Hon. Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development of Canada. 'Through technical and vocational education and training, and skills development, young people, especially young women, will be empowered with competencies that meet current market demands. They will be better equipped to secure jobs, advance their careers, and expand, or start new businesses. Inclusive opportunities will lead to a brighter future for all.' Article content Youth socio-economic inclusion is vital for East Africa's sustainable development and economic growth, especially as youth comprise over 70 per cent of the population in Uganda and Tanzania, with median ages of 16 and 19, respectively. Despite their numbers, youth unemployment remains high, 17 per cent in Uganda and 11 per cent in Tanzania, far above national averages, and young women face unemployment rates 50 per cent higher than their male counterparts. Article content The project aims to support youth through vocational training, entrepreneurship and employment programs. To ensure its success and sustainability, FINCA Canada will partner with local organizations and businesses in Tanzania and Uganda. These partners will provide job skills training to help young people secure employment. Article content Through the Business Partnership Program, FINCA Canada will offer business skills development, mentorship, and connect youth with successful businesses in their communities. The project will also provide financial education, financial services and capital to young entrepreneurs to help them start or grow their businesses. Article content 'Young entrepreneurs in Africa have the ideas, determination, and ability to achieve great things when given the opportunity,' said Drew Boshell, Executive Director, FINCA Canada. ' Through this project, FINCA Canada is committed to helping young people achieve their goals and break the cycle of poverty by allowing them to access the financial skills and services they need to secure a sustainable future.' Article content Over the next five years, FINCA Canada and the Government of Canada expect to support more than 40,000 youth in Tanzania and Uganda, particularly young women and girls with vocational training, financial literacy training, business placements, and mentorship opportunities. By enabling participants to access financial products and services, either to launch new businesses or expand existing ones, the project is expected to create approximately 20,000 new jobs. Article content FINCA Canada is a member of the FINCA network, a global organization committed to creating pathways out of poverty through sustainable, scalable solutions rooted in the needs of the people it serves. Operating in some of the world's most challenging markets, FINCA provides financial and non-financial tools to help individuals and communities build resilience, generate income and invest in their children's education. FINCA's work is driven by the belief that all people should have the opportunity to leverage their wisdom, talent, and effort to determine their own destiny. FINCA aims to reach at least 40 million people by 2028 with proven solutions that spark lasting impact. Article content Article content Article content Media Contact: Article content Article content Emily Ellis Article content Article content Article content
National Post
2 hours ago
- Politics
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Michael Higgins: Locking Tamara Lich up for 7 years would be shameful retribution
It is to be hoped that the judge in the case of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, key organizers of the notorious Freedom Convoy, has more common sense and respect for justice than the prosecution which seems intent on nothing more than revenge and retribution. Article content Whatever one's view of the Freedom Convoy and its actions during a three-week period in early 2022, a prison sentence of seven years for Lich and eight years for Barber would throw the administration of justice into disrepute. Article content Article content Article content That the Crown is asking for these sentences is shameful and ignores some of the other issues in this country that is making Canadians doubt that the legal system is fair, balanced, impartial and beyond reproach. Article content Article content Most of the prosecution case has been demolished. Lich was facing six charges and Barber seven for a variety of accusations including mischief, intimidation, counselling others to break the law, obstructing police and counselling others to obstruct police. Article content At the end of a 45-day trial the organizers of the convoy were both found guilty of mischief and Barber was also found guilty of counselling others to disobey a judge's order to stop honking horns. Article content They were found not guilty of the majority of the charges and yet the Crown demands a penalty that is entirely unjustified. Article content This week they will be sentenced by Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey but at the weekend Lich tweeted that the Crown was asking for seven years imprisonment for her and eight for Barber. Article content Article content Their fate will be decided three years and five months after they were first arrested. An old adage says justice delayed is justice denied. Article content Article content But it is interesting to note that in her April 3 judgement finding the pair guilty, the judge said she accepted that Lich and Barber came to Ottawa 'with the noblest of intentions to simply protest their wish for the government and Prime Minister (at the time) Trudeau to end COVID mandate.' Article content Further, 'The Crown agrees that the accused came to Ottawa to advance a noble cause and had the right to protest against COVID mandates, but argues they crossed the line with the means used to achieve their ends.' Article content The Freedom Convoy was certainly a nuisance. It caused inconvenience and hardship for citizens for some three weeks. The honking of horns was particularly annoying until stopped by a court order. Article content The judge said in her ruling, 'Persons testified that the noise from the truck horns made it difficult for downtown residents to sleep and focus on work. Others testified that the egress from their buildings was blocked or that because of the streets being blocked that it was difficult or impossible to get to work and appointments. Generally, the central core of the city came to a standstill. Article content 'The downtown residents who testified including persons and their families who lived in the downtown core, owners and employees of small businesses and other institutions such as churches suffered significant interferences in the use and enjoyment of their property and in their daily activities because of the protest.' Article content But the Freedom Convoy was not violent. Article content The line that Lich and Barber crossed is one written in sand, shifting, defined only after the fact by the courts and only after a contest between competing rights. Article content The judge said that there is a 'delicate balance between law enforcement concerns for public safety and order and individual rights and freedoms on the other.' Article content There was 'tension' between those rights, she said. Article content Judge Perkins-McVey quoted a judge in another case who said, 'in a free and democratic society such as Canada, we welcome and encourage people to hold demonstrations if such is necessary to exercise their right of freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and their right to freedom of association as guaranteed by section two of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Article content Article content 'However, society also expects demonstrators to exercise these rights to do so without violating the rights of others to move about freely or to engage in activities which they have a perfect legal right to do so.' Article content Here is the nub of the case. The judge had to balance the tension between Lich's and Barber's perfect right to protest with the rights of people to go about enjoying their daily lives. Article content 'At the heart of the competing interests in this case lies the question to what extent does the exercise of the right to protest protects those from criminal liability when the rights of other citizens to enjoy their property have been impacted by their actions. Even Charter-protected rights are not absolute,' said the judge. Article content The defence argued the pair were 'engaged in and encouraged a lawful and constitutionally protected peaceful protest.' Article content The judge has found them guilty, but clearly from her ruling there has been, and will be going forward, much more debate and cases involving protests and citizens' rights. Article content Article content Since October 7, 2023, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and other Canadian cities, have seen constant anti-Israel protests (along with demonstrations in support of the terror group Hamas) that have blocked streets, traffic, led to emergency vehicles being diverted, and caused much annoyance, nuisance, fear and alarm to citizens. Article content Yet they are continuing and more are planned. Article content Who decides that the rights of citizens have been impacted to such an extent that the protests are unlawful? The protesters won't do it. As is the case with protests, they push boundaries until they cross lines they don't see. Article content As for the citizens of Toronto, Montreal, et al, they aren't being listened to. Article content Regularly blocking intersections and causing distress to citizens in downtown Toronto for 21 months doesn't appear to be a crime. And yet honking horns and, yes, causing annoyance to the citizens of Ottawa for three weeks, is deemed worthy by the Crown of sending people to jail for seven and eight years. Article content
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2 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Wrestling legend loses leg years after car accident
World Championship Wrestling legend Marcus 'Buff' Bagwell has had his right leg amputated. Article content Bagwell, a five-time World Tag Team champion with WCW, shared the news ahead of the surgery last week. Article content With his fiancee Stacy Brown, Bagwell said in a YouTube video that the leg had to be amputated nearly five years after an August 2020 car crash. Article content Bagwell detailed how he was inebriated at the time of the crash and hit a structure behind a mall, with part of the building collapsing on him, injuring his kneecap. Article content Article content He was in hospital for seven weeks and has since had 21 surgeries. Article content He added that he's been sober for nearly three years now after going to rehab in August 2022. Article content Article content Article content 'I thought I was going to be able to get my leg back. I thought I was going to be able again to once fix it,' Bagwell said on the video. 'I've got a relationship with Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour. I got a great relationship with Stacy — let's fix this leg. And it just… it just didn't happen.' Article content Bagwell says he has had '39 or 40 surgeries,' including 'knee replacements, flap surgeries, (and) extensor mechanism repairs.' Article content He said 'everything happens for a reason. I'm not like depressed… I fought the fight. I look down and I can say, I tried.' Article content Despite the amputation, Bagwell said he still wants to get back into the squared circle. He told former wrestler Maven Huff he wants to get back into the ring. Article content 'You don't have to give up with something like this. This is something that I am taking by the horns, man. And I'm going to show the world that you can have just as good a life with or without a leg.' Article content Bagwell's friend Steve Stasiak shared a photo of Bagwell after his operation. Article content 'I've known Buff a long time. I've seen him in the spotlight, I've seen him behind the scenes, and I've seen him fight through things most people never even hear about. This one… this is hard. For him. For everyone who knows and loves him,' Stasiak wrote. Article content View this post on Instagram A post shared by (@nodqdotcom)
