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Toronto approves rules requiring side guards on heavy duty trucks under contract to city
Toronto city council has voted to make side guards mandatory on all commercial trucks operating under contract to the city to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/side-guards-commercial-trucks-under-contract-city-toronto-new-requirement-9.7206464?cmp=rss

CBC Edmonton May 14

Residents asked to prepare for evacuation as out-of-control wildfire burns in central Alberta
A wildfire advisory is in effect for southwest Clearwater County, located about 145 kilometres west of Red Deer, Alta. Although residents in the area have been asked to prepare for a potential evacuation, no mandatory orders have been issued as of 4 p.m. Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/clearwater-county-alberta-wildfire-alert-advisory-9.7200287?cmp=rss

CBC Calgary May 14

Residents asked to prepare for evacuation as out-of-control wildfire burns in central Alberta
A wildfire advisory is in effect for southwest Clearwater County, located about 145 kilometres west of Red Deer, Alta. Although residents in the area have been asked to prepare for a potential evacuation, no mandatory orders have been issued as of 4 p.m. Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/clearwater-county-alberta-wildfire-alert-advisory-9.7200287?cmp=rss

Global News Kingston May 13

Ontario will inspect all private truck schools after scathing audit found major gaps
A scathing report from auditor general Shelley Spence found a series of issues with how colleges were teaching drivers, including some students not completing mandatory training.
#Canada #Politics #auditorgeneral #Fordgovernment
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847510/ontario-trucking-inspections-nolan-quinn/

Richard Michael Blaber May 7

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/germany-pupils-strike-rearmament-policy-protest-boycott. "The #protest reflects unrest felt in #homes & #classrooms across #Germany... since Friedrich Merz’s government brought in hotly contested changes to #military #service #policy, arguing the country needed to boost its #defences amid growing #threats from #Russia after its full-scale #invasion of #Ukraine... #mandatory #questionnaires are being sent to all 18-year-olds to assess their willingness & suitability for military service." In other words - #conscription!

More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy

Organisers of nationwide protest say its aim is to stop the government turning young Germans into ‘cannon fodder’

The Guardian

Bob Apr 30

Durham received life without parole for second-degree murder.

Read the full article: Should Felony Murder Involve Life Without Parole?
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#Mandatory #Pennsylvania #FelonyMurder

CBC Calgary Apr 29

Council approves new water efficiency plan, including mandatory outdoor watering schedule
City council greenlit a plan Tuesday to improve water efficiency across the city, introducing changes to indoor and outdoor water-use bylaws, including a mandatory outdoor watering schedule.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-water-efficiency-plan-outdoor-watering-schedule-9.7181169?cmp=rss

CBC Edmonton Apr 29

Life-jackets required: Edmonton bylaw ready to fine people who don’t follow rules on North Saskatchewan River
City of Edmonton peace officers may be handing out tickets this season to people found not wearing life-jackets while in a recreational vessel on the North Saskatchewan River — one year after the city made the rule mandatory under its public spaces bylaw.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/lifejacket-bylaw-edmonton-river-9.7180606?cmp=rss

Global News Toronto Apr 22

Ontario students will soon need to pass financial literacy test to graduate
Instead of adding financial literacy to the Grade 10 math curriculum, it will remain in the Grade 10 career studies curriculum and will come with a mandatory test.
#Canada #Finance #FinancialLiteracy
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812423/ontario-financial-literacy-test-graduation/

aproitz Apr 16

#Inclusion, #Diversity and #Rights for #disabled and #queer People are #Mandatory !!!
I answer the #MAGA- #Goons with a #JohnLennon-Song:
"One Thing you can't hide, is when you're crippled inside".
And read the fucking #Kant (Immanuel) ( #Cathegorical #Imperative) !

MAGA Rages Over Stevie Being Queer In 'Malcolm' Revival - Comic Sands
https://www.comicsands.com/malcolm-revival-stevie-queer

MAGA Rages Over Stevie Being Queer In 'Malcolm' Revival

Imagine getting triggered by a sitcom storyline...

Comic Sands