'A really very big deal for us': 3 Mi'kmaw First Nations excited about moderate livelihood fisheries
CBC
23-05-17 09:52
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has renewed moderate livelihood agreements with three Mi'kmaw communities for the lobster fishery around Cape Breton Island. Eskasoni has joined Potlotek and We'koqma'q in the agreement, allowing up to 70 fishers to haul in traps and earn a living. The bands will share 4,600 traps in all fishing areas around the island, which is an increase in traps and fishing areas over previous years. The fishery will not harm lobster stocks, according to the DFO, because fishing licenses already exist and are not otherwise being used. The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed Indigenous people's treaty right to earn a moderate living from fisheries.
An industrial tribunal has heard that a lorry driver sacked for live-streaming offensive chanting from an Orange Hall did not foresee the behaviour of others. Andrew McDade, who was dismissed by the Norman Emerson Group after his Facebook Live video went viral in May, is currently challenging the company’s decision. The video of the singing appeared to mock Michaela McAreavey, the daughter of former Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte, who I was murdered in Mauritius in 2011.
The family of a British grandmother, Susan Hart, who disappeared in Greece in April have appealed for help. Susan Hart, 75, vanished on the island of Kalymnos while on holiday with her husband and a group of friends. Although search efforts continue, her three daughters say hope of finding her alive is diminishing and claim that while local police have failed to organise search dogs and private divers, her husband has paid for them. The family has contacted the consulates of the UK, Switzerland and Australia, where one of her daughters lives.
An 84-year-old Spanish mountaineer has injured his leg as he attempted to reach the summit of Nepal's Dhaulagiri. Carlos Soria fell on his 15th attempt on Mt Dhaulagiri and suffered leg injuries. This comes after Spain recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, leading Soria to dedicate the challenge to elderly victims of the pandemic.
At least eight people have died, several are missing and about 5,000 have been evacuated from the northern Emilia-Romagna region of Italy after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides. Authorities say that 14 rivers broke their banks, flooding 23 towns. The Emilia-Romagna F1 Grand Prix has been cancelled. The deluge was caused by Storm Minerva. The region has gone from severe drought to flooding rain, leading to its authorities declaring a state of emergency last year. Further thundery downpours are expected for Italy over the next few weeks.
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Meta, formerly Facebook, has opposed proposed changes to Australian privacy laws that would enable users to opt out of targeted advertising and put the company at risk. Selling targeted ads based on location, age and interests represents the company's leading source of revenue, and if Australian users are allowed to opt out, it could have drastic financial implications for the social media giant. Melinda Claybaugh, Meta's privacy policy director, made a case for ad targeting, stating small and medium-sized enterprises could be harmed, with fewer advertising choices and potentially higher prices among the adverse outcomes.
Eight people have died and several are missing after two regions of Italy, Marche and Emilia-Romagna, experienced devastating flooding caused by torrential rain. More than 20 towns were under water, with more than 13,000 people evacuated from their homes. The flooding has been accompanied by landslides and there are fears that the situation could worsen. The adverse weather is the second such in 30 days and climate change, causing intensification of rainfall, is being blamed. Italy’s civil protection minister, Nello Musumeci, said the country needed a national plan to deal with the problem.
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Vigilante justice in Haiti risks worsening the escalating levels of violence, according to a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Suspected Haitian gang members have been killed and lynched amid the latest vigilante justice wave, which has already led to the deaths of nearly 1,500 gang members since the beginning of the year. Schools and clinics have closed, while crops lie unharvested following the violence. Haiti’s de facto leader, Prime Minister Ariel Henry, has faced a crisis of legitimacy and UN observers have expressed concern over the ability of Haitian police to respond.
Twitter has drawn criticism for purging accounts, including those that have been inactive for years, some of which belonged to deceased individuals whose profiles served as a lasting digital legacy. Although Facebook and Instagram allow users to ask that an account be closed or memorialised, Twitter offered no such option. Social networks have struggled to formulate policies on how best to preserve the online footprints of deceased users. Elon Musk, recently appointed CEO of Twitter, announced that dormant accounts would be being deleted. Some users and experts have questioned whether archiving the deleted accounts would be sufficient, or whether that archive would be archived and appropriately curated.
Since Mariupol in southern Ukraine fell to Russian control last year, steel-workers from the town have moved away to other towns; some found work in a central Ukraine steelworks in Kamianske, 168 miles away. Former Mariupol steelworkers, or the "Mariupol diaspora", connect over the loss suffered from their city and jobs. Some have saved their old work cards and hope one day to need them again. Others remember building holiday homes together when Russia invaded. A group of workers talk about one friend and former colleague who has disappeared. Managers say fewer than half the 10,500 workers at Azovstal are now accounted for. While keeping some semblance of community makes some workers feel stronger, for others it only serves to exacerbate their trauma. With there being no sign of Ukraine retaking the town, some of the steel-workers will contemplate nothing other than their current fate forwards.
Montana has become the first US state to ban video-sharing social media app TikTok. The Republican-controlled state legislature has made it illegal to download the app and imposed a fine of $10,000 per day on app stores or TikTok itself for every available download, although users won't be penalised. Opponents have called the law unconstitutional and warned that it can easily be circumvented by using a virtual private network. Montana's own measures to ban TikTok on government devices have been followed by more than half of US states and the federal government.
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US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have named a select group to help broker a deal to raise the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a default. They have appointed a team consisting of vulnerable Louisiana Republican Rep. Garret Graves, Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president and chief negotiator, Louisa Terrell, director of the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs, and Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget. Negotiators have until 1 June to beat a deadline before the Treasury Department warns US authorities could default for the first time in history. Democrat and GOP aides have met each day but there have been concerns that there are too many people in the room. These select individuals are essential to closing a deal that would keep the nation in line with its obligations.
The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party will nominate New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih as its candidate for Taiwan’s 2024 presidential elections. The party announced its choice through a closed nomination process, which was not favoured by Hou. This may have led to unresolved grudges within the KMT that could eat into voter turnout and impact Hou's support. The selection has ended speculation over whether business tycoon Terry Gou would run as an independent candidate and split the pan-Blue vote.
Hou’s moderate stance may have led to distrust among the KMT. The party fears the rise of another benshengren politician, following former party chair Lee Teng-hui, and the shift towards pan-Green sympathies. Hou has tried to position himself against both the Democratic Progressive Party’s Taiwanese independence and China’s “one country, two systems”. The KMT has also struggled to localise and shed its pro-China image, resulting in a blow-up during the party’s effort to select its legislative nominees.
Taiwan People’s Party chair, former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je, is expected to split the pan-Blue vote and result in a pan-Green victory. Vice President William Lai is the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate and is set to focus on Hou’s past as a police officer during the authoritarian period, particularly with regard to events leading to Nylon Deng’s self-immolation and death during that period.
Scott Morrison, the former prime minister of Australia, has remained in parliament as a backbencher for the Liberal Party since losing the leadership in May 2019. Rumours have suggested that Morrison has exit plans in the works, led in part by the need to create a new career to support his family. Morrison has remained a key figure in the public eye, especially for observers of Australian politics. Many in the Liberal Party have urged him to exit politics to make way for new faces, particularly after the party’s poor showing in the previous general election. Like many former prime ministers, Morrison had initially considered a career in public speaking and writing, specifically with a focus on international affairs. However, recent rumours suggest that Morrison is considering a career in the private sector, and may be offered a senior position at a prominent UK defence firm in the near future. Whatever Morrison’s next step may be, his colleagues and political observers will no doubt remain curious about his future and his place in the political world.
A man from Minnesota has been charged with stealing the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Terry Martin, 76, has been charged with theft of a major artwork. The shoes were taken from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 and were later found in a sting operation launched by the FBI's art crime team in 2018. The stolen slippers are one of only four pairs in existence. The treasured items of Hollywood memorabilia have been valued at $3.5m and were insured for $1m when they were taken nearly 18 years ago.
Public libraries in Hong Kong are removing books and documentaries about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. As a result, a movement to preserve books and documents related to the issue is emerging. Leung Kai Chi is collecting books related to Hong Kong and sending them over to Taiwan. Keywords such as “Tiananmen,” “June 4, 1989,” “revolution” and “protest” result in no records found on the library system’s online catalog. The Hong Kong government has defended the removal, citing the need to comply with the law. This move could damage the city's reputation for openness, with critics arguing that it is a tool for the mainland to suppress questioning of Beijing’s authority.
US rapper Post Malone offered money towards a deposit on the home of Glasgow-based singer Gregor Hunter Coleman during a show in the Scottish city. Coleman, 24, was chatting with Malone after a Wunderbar concert when the rapper offered to help with his savings, to which Coleman said Malone was "respectful and lovely" throughout what he described as a surreal experience. The BBC said Coleman did not reveal the amount of money involved.
