Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program welcomes McDonald's Canada as a Platinum Partner

McDonald’s Canada has become the very first Platinum Partner of the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program. 

McDonald’s has been a Foundation Partner since 2017 and their support of the program exceeds their financial contributions. 

Their support has ranged from participating as mentors to CYL  participants, collaborating on workshops and tours, and helping with the judging process for selecting program participants.

Verse of the Day: December 14, 2023

Luke 1:26-28

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

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AI-generated hoaxes pose a 'persistent threat' to public safety: intel analysis

Violent extremists who lack the means to carry out an attack in Canada could compensate by perpetrating hoaxes with the help of artificial intelligence, says a newly released analysis.

The May report by the federal Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, obtained through the Access to Information Act, warns that such visual trickery, known as a deepfake, poses "a persistent threat to public safety."

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Canada's Environment Minister announcing a draft protocol focusing on reducing enteric methane emissions from beef cattle


This week during the COP 28 meetings Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the publication of its fourth draft protocol on reducing enteric methane emissions (REME) from beef cattle operations.

Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a press release outlining the basics of the REME Protocol encouraging producers to make changes that would reduce the methane released when cattle burp.

The protocol suggests producers could look at improving animal diets, management, and other strategies that support more efficient animal growth. 

Senate passes sunset clause shortening the time for Bill C-234


Another change to Bill C-234  passed through the Senate this week. 

A previous amendment removed barns and greenhouses from the exemption.

The second amendment was introduced by Senator Yen Pau Woo late last week.

The amendment would shorten the sunset clause on the carbon price exemption in Bill C 234 from eight years to three years saying it would align with the deadline for the Liberal's carbon price exemption on heating oil.

Voting on that amendment took place earlier this week with Senators voting 44 - 40 in favor of the change.

Upcoming lunar mission highlights busy stretch for Canadian astronauts, space agency

Less than a year away from a historic trip around the moon, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says humankind's upcoming missions to further explore deep space will inspire future generations, just as NASA's Apollo expeditions sparked his passion.

Hansen will be on board Artemis II, slated to launch in November 2024, the first crewed voyage to lunar space since the final Apollo mission more than half a century ago.

Kenneth Law facing 14 charges of 2nd-degree murder in addition to previous charges

An Ontario man accused of sending lethal substances to people who later took their own lives has been charged with 14 counts of second-degree murder in addition to his previous 14 charges of counselling and aiding suicide, police said Tuesday.

Police said all 28 charges against Kenneth Law relate to the same 14 alleged victims, who were between the ages of 16 and 36 and died in communities across Ontario, as far north as Thunder Bay and as far southwest as London, Ont. More than one victim was under the age of 18, they said.

Verse of the Day: December 13, 2023

Matthew 2:4-6

When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

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