Cannery ‘Festival of Trees’ will open with new online voting option

Cannery ‘Festival of Trees’ will open with new online voting option

Cannery ‘Festival of Trees’ will open with new online voting option Read full article November 28, 2020, 4:03 p.m. · 1 min read
For the first time, people can vote in this year’s Festival of Trees online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, festive trees are decorated by local merchants and organizations and displayed inside Steveston’s Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site. In addition to the new online voting option, the cannery will also be open for in-person viewing and voting, starting Tuesday (Dec. 1) with additional protocols in place.
There will be 15 trees decorated this year, says marketing and visitor services manager Mimi Horita. She adds that, as expected, some groups have cancelled due to different circumstances during this unusual year.
“We did not hold a ‘decorating party’ this year, and scheduled the decorating times over a one-week period to ensure safe distancing,” Horita says of the changes to this year’s planning.
While advance tickets are not required, capacity will be reduced to allow for physical distancing. In keeping with new public health restrictions, all visitors must wear a face mask while visiting the display. Staff and volunteers at the cannery also wear masks at all times.
The Festival of Trees will be open daily from Dec. 1 to 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Dec. 24 it will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Regular admission is $11.90 for adults and $10.20 for seniors, with youth under age 17 and society members able to enter for free. Admission will be by donation on Sundays: Dec. 6, 13 and 20. For more information, call 604-664-9009.
Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Richmond Sentinel TRENDING 1. Ex-Trump campaign aide sues over Russia probe surveillance WASHINGTON — A former Trump campaign associate who was the target of a secret surveillance warrant during the FBI’s Russia investigation says in a federal lawsuit that he was the victim of “unlawful spying.”The suit from Carter Page alleges a series of omissions and errors made by FBI and Justice Department officials in applications they submitted in 2016 and 2017 to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to eavesdrop on Page on suspicion that he was an agent of Russia.“Since not a single proven fact ever established complicity with Russia involving Dr. Page, there never was probable cause to seek or obtain the FISA Warrants targeting him on this basis,” the lawsuit says, using the acronym for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.Page has received death and kidnapping threats and has suffered economic losses and “irreparable damage to his reputation,” according to the lawsuit, which was filed Friday in federal court in Washington.The lawsuit to some extent echoes the conclusions of a Justice Department inspector general report that found significant problems with the four applications. Former FBI and Justice Department leaders who were involved in signing off on the surveillance have since testified they wouldn’t have done so had they known of the extent of the issues, and the FBI has initiated more than 40 corrective steps aimed at improving the accuracy and thoroughness of applications.In the complaint, Page accuses the FBI of relying excessively for information on Christopher Steele, a former British spy whose research during the 2016 campaign into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia was funded by Democrats. It says the FBI failed to tell the surveillance court that Steele’s primary source had contradicted information that Steele had attributed to him, or that Page had denied to an informant for the FBI having “any involvement with Russia on behalf of the Trump campaign.”The complaint also accuses the FBI of having misled the surveillance court about his relationship with the CIA, for whom Page had been an operational contact between 2008 and 2013. A former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, pleaded guilty in August to altering an email to say that Page had not been a source for the CIA.The suit names as defendants the FBI and the Justice Department, as well as former FBI Director James Comey, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and additional officials who were involved in the Russia investigation.Despite the problems with the warrant applications, the scrutiny of Page, who was never charged with any wrongdoing, accounted for only a narrow portion of the overall investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.The same inspector general report that detailed problems in the applications also concluded that the FBI had a legitimate basis for opening the Russia investigation, and did not find evidence that any of its actions were influenced by political bias.____Follow Eric Tucker on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/etuckerAPEric Tucker, The Associated Press 21 hours ago Winnipeg boy under 10 dies from COVID-19, province’s youngest death linked to illness A Winnipeg boy under the age of 10 has died from COVID-19, becoming the youngest person in Manitoba to lose their life to the illness.The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus continued its steady climb on Saturday, reaching a record high of 327 — up from 322 on Friday, the province said in a news release. Of those, 44 people are in intensive care.The grim updates come as Manitoba announces 487 new cases of the illness, its third-highest single-day increase to date.Of the nine other deaths announced Saturday, five are connected to known outbreaks in Manitoba.They include a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s linked to the Gilbert Plains Personal Care Home; a man in his 80s with ties to Fairview Home in Brandon; a woman in her 80s connected to Heritage Lodge Long Term Care Home in Winnipeg; and a man in his 90s linked to Park Manor Care in Winnipeg.The remaining deaths announced Saturday are two women (in their 60s and 80s) from the Winnipeg health region; a man in his 60s from the Interlake-Eastern Health region; and a woman in her 80s from the Southern Health region, the province’s news release says.The latest deaths bring Manitoba’s number of coronavirus-linked fatalities to 290.The province has declared COVID-19 outbreaks in the GD4 unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg and at the Manitoba Developmental Centre in Portage la Prairie — a long-term care facility for residents with intellectual disabilities. Both sites have been moved to the critical red level on the province’s pandemic response system, the release says.Meanwhile, outbreaks previously declared at Arborgate School in La Broquerie and Reston School are now over.The chief provincial public health officer warned again on Friday that Manitoba’s health-care capacity is being stretched to its limits, with record numbers of COVID-19 patients in hospital and dozens in intensive care.”We’re not going to be able to have enough capacity to maintain these numbers for much longer,” Dr. Brent Roussin said at a news conference.Manitoba’s five-day test positivity rate — a rolling average of the COVID-19 tests that come back positive — is down slightly again to 14.2 per cent. In Winnipeg, that rate is now 13.9 per cent, the province says.There have now been 16,118 cases of COVID-19 identified in Manitoba, 6,804 of which are considered recovered.Another 9,024 cases are still considered active, though Roussin has previously said that number is inflated because of a data entry backlog.Nearly two-thirds of the new cases announced on Saturday (307) are in the Winnipeg health region, while another one-fifth (104) are in the Southern Health region.The remaining cases are spread out across the Northern Health region (38), the Interlake-Eastern health region (23) and the Prairie Mountain Health region (15).On Friday, 2,640 more COVID-19 tests were done in Manitoba, the news release says, bringing the total completed in the province since early February to 348,768.WATCH | Dr. Brent Roussin speaks about recent COVID-19-related deaths: a day ago 7 sent to hospital for overdoses after emergency call at downtown Vancouver party Vancouver police say seven people were sent to hospital after taking cocaine and MDMA at a downtown party early Saturday morning. In a written statement, Const. Jason Doucette said Vancouver police don’t typically attend overdose calls, but the B.C. Ambulance Service requested their help because of the large number of people in distress. “This is another clear example of the dangers involved in illicit drug use,” Doucette said.”The local supply chain is clearly contaminated, and we are reminding everyone, including recreational users, to exercise extreme caution when deciding to consume street drugs.”Doucette said B.C. Ambulance notified police at around 12:20 a.m. Saturday.When first responders arrived at the apartment on Jervis Street near Davie Street, they found five people in “serious medical distress” along with more people outside the suite asking for medical help. In total, seven people aged 25 to 42 were transported to hospital after police and paramedics administered naloxone. 22 hours ago New Hindu COVID-19 Task Force aims to make public health messaging more accessible in Peel A group of doctors has formed what is called the Hindu COVID-19 Task Force to ensure Peel Region communities understand public health messaging about the novel coronavirus.The task force, which comes under the umbrella of the Canadian South Asian COVID-19 Task Force, was established on Nov. 17. Its founders say the group is a non-partisan, grassroots organization committed to community health and well-being and to bringing COVID-19 transmission down.Dr. Anju Anand, a physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, said medical professionals came together to try to understand the socio-economic barriers facing communities around COVID-19 and to develop and disseminate “culturally sensitive and culturally appropriate” information for people not able to access existing public health messaging.Anand, a founder of the task force, said it is also trying to find out why South Asian communities are so hard hit by COVID-19 and to address challenges through education.Barriers include working in essential services, speaking English as a second language, difficulty navigating online booking systems, accessing testing at assessment centres and the challenge of isolating effectively when living in a multi-generational home.”We’re really just hoping to get our message out to the community in a way and in many different languages that they understand,” Anand told CBC Toronto on Saturday.”There’s definitely communication that’s not been accessible for people with English as a second language. With Canada and Peel and Toronto being so culturally diverse, we also do have to look at making resources that are more culturally diverse,” she said.Anand said she is hoping that the task force will make a difference.”If we can save some lives at the end of the day and get some appropriate messaging across to promote public health messaging — it is the same message, the issue is that there are different barriers — if we can work with everyone just to make sure that people understand and overcome these, then I will be elated,” she said.The Canadian South Asian COVID-19 Task Force also includes the Sikh and Muslim COVID-19 Task Forces. The task forces are divided by faith but are not faith based and have a joint website, she said.On Saturday, the Ontario government reported that Peel Region had 516 new cases of COVID-19 out of a provincial total of 1,822.Dr. Priya Shah, a physician at North York General Hospital, said the task force was formed after the doctors saw a “huge need” in populations who speak English as a second language in Peel Region and that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected South Asians in particular. “We know that with COVID-19 there are specific ethno-cultural factors that are driving transmission, whether that’s language, or multi-generational households, being an essential worker. There’s just so many factors across all communities,” Shah said.”Basically we formed this task force as a way to distill information, take public health guidance and put it into a more language specific manner so our community could understand,” she said. Shah said the task force is using Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and posting videos to improve communication. The idea is to reduce fear and anxiety around COVID-19.”Our idea is to get the messaging across so we can get covid-19 transmission down,” she added.Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the city communicates in 10 different languages because it knows the city is a “mosaic of faiths, cultures and languages.” Peel Public Health, as well, has a translation widget that allows users to translate its documents into 10 languages. Brown said he supports the task forces.”These are helpful efforts by the community,” Brown said. “It’s a beautiful thing to see in the community when you have medical professionals stepping up on their own time to look at how they can give back to support the community, understanding their own cultural ancestry.”But he said the Ontario government still has a responsibility to provide paid sick days for marginalized essential workers and Brampton still needs an isolation centre in its northeast corner that has been extremely hard hit by COVID-19.The South Asian community makes up a third of the population in the Peel Region, but currently represents almost half of all new positive COVID-19 cases reported, according to the Canadian South Asian COVID-19 Task Force. 21 hours ago Theatres reopen as province reverses COVID-19 restriction on consuming concessions in auditoriums Estevan– Less than 48 hours after public health orders decreed that movie theatres could still sell food and drink, but it couldn’t be consumed in the auditoriums, theatre operators received word from the provincial Business Response Team that particular order had been reversed. Patrons will be able to purchase food and beverages and take them to their seats. Physical distancing between household groups must be maintained and masks must be worn unless eating or drinking. The limit of 30 patrons per theatre remains in effect. This is a reduction from the previous restriction of 30 per cent capacity. On Nov. 25, the province had announced that concession sales could take place, but “no food or drink may be in the activity area,” which, for theatres, meant within the auditorium itself. Instead, patrons would have had to consume their concessions within the lobby. A wave of theatre closures had been announced earlier on Nov. 27, as theatres across the province realized that it was untenable to stay open without concession sales which allowed consumption in the auditoriums. Since movie distributors get a little over half of ticket sales, theatres rely heavily on concession sales for a substantial portion of their revenue. As word got out to various theatres, they reversed their closure announcements and preparations. Magic Lantern Theatres president Tom Hutchinson said by email Friday night, “I found out mid-afternoon from one of our cinemas, who had been contacted by their local health officer. I had spoken to a government representative in Regina earlier in the day, but didn’t get his name. He did not tell me that a reversal was being contemplated.” Magic Lantern has theatres in North Battleford, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon and Regina. Bill Walker, CEO of Landmark Cinemas, said by email late Friday night, “Our local managers were advised by another independent from Saskatchewan. “We will remain open, continue to employee more of our staff and providing an enjoyable and safe movie experience.” Landmark has theatres in Regina, Saskatoon and Yorkton, but Yorkton’s has remained closed, and will remain closed, since March. Jocelyn Dougherty owns and operates Estevan’s Orpheum Theatre with her husband Al. She said the afternoon of Nov. 28 that they were not going to open that night, but planned on additional screenings at 1, 3:30, and 7 p.m. for Sunday, Nov. 29. And since there was no school on Monday in Estevan, they would do additional 1 and 3:30 p.m. screenings on Monday as well. The feature is one of the few new movies to come out in recent months, The Croods 2: A New Age. Initially she has not heard confirmation, but by mid-afternoon on Saturday, she had received a phone call from the Business Response Team, confirming this reversal. “It’s been such a roller coaster,” she said. Dougherty added that movies are a stress reliever which “takes away your problems for two hours,” something needed during the time of COVID-19. Hutchinson said, “We are happy that the government reversed its position, but we had advertised our cinemas were closed, and it is taking the managers a lot of work to reverse the situation. We are happy to be open because we think we contribute more to our communities by being open than by being closed. If it is necessary for us to close, we are quite prepared to do that. We need clear leadership from the province, so we can communicate clearly with our customers. Hutchinson added, “I am sure the province is doing the best it can, and we support their efforts. In this case, the regulation was badly conceived and didn’t make sense and actually worked against COVID safety, so I am glad it was reversed. It would have been nice if we had been consulted to begin, with because we could have contributed ideas that would have saved everyone a lot of worry. But we all are doing the best we can, government, business, and individuals, to limit the spread and hold on until this pandemic is over. We all make mistakes and we just have to work through them.” Walker said, “We are pleased with the provinces decisions to review this restriction and we will continue to operate with the same focus on health and safety.”Brian Zinchuk, Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Estevan Mercury 21 hours ago Alberta to host telephone town halls in advance of 2021 budget The province has invited Albertans to participate in three upcoming telephone town halls as the government prepares its 2021 budget.All three town halls are scheduled next week from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., by region: * Nov. 30 – communities north of Edmonton. * Dec. 2 – communities in the central region such as Edmonton, Red Deer and those north of Calgary. * Dec. 3 – Calgary and communities in southern Alberta.An ongoing budget survey, which asks respondents to choose if government should cut spending, increase revenue or both, will close Dec. 4.Finance Minister Travis Toews, who will participate in the telephone town halls, tabled the province’s second-quarter fiscal update last Tuesday and said he saw some hopeful signs moving forward.”I can’t say definitively that our toughest days are behind us but what I can say is we are starting to see signs of some economic recovery, so that is positive,” Toews said Tuesday.WATCH | Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews gives a run down on the province’s financesIn a release, the NDP Opposition called that fiscal update “an overly optimistic picture” of Alberta’s economy as it continues to get hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19.”This update ignores the fiscal and economic realities facing our province,” said Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips, the NDP Opposition finance critic, in the release.”It should show us what this government’s done to keep us safe and the economy moving. We don’t see any of that in these documents.” Alberta now forecasts a deficit of $21.3 billion at the end of the fiscal year, up from the $24.2-billion deficit reported at the end of the first quarter. Alberta’s 2021 budget will be released February 2021. 22 hours ago The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):6 p.m.Alberta is reporting 1,731 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths — a record for the province.There are 14,931 active cases in Alberta with 415 people in hospital, 88 of whom are in intensive care.—3:55 p.m.Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 case count continues to rise as officials are reporting 14 new cases today. Health officials say 12 cases are in the province’s Central Zone, while the western and northern zones reported one case a piece. The new diagnoses bring the total number of active cases in the province to 125. Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 3,644 tests as of Friday. —3:50 p.m.Nunavut is reporting five new cases of COVID-19, all of which have been identified in the community of Arviat. They bring the local total of active cases to 106, and the territory’s active case count to 131. A news release from the Nunavut government says all current COVID-19 patients are recovering and in isolation with mild to moderate symptoms. Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, says the territory is “on the right path to break transmission and contain the spread of the virus.” —3:15 p.m.Saskatchewan is reporting 197 new COVID-19 cases and one new relateddeath — a person in their 80s in the province’s North West zone. The province’s health authority notes in its daily pandemic update that a recent outbreak on a teenage hockey team resulted in nine players and a coach testing positive. It also says multiple teams are now self-isolating. Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan government ordered the suspension of all team sports across amateur and recreational leagues, including hockey, curling and dance. The added measures took effect yesterday and are to last until at least Dec. 17.—3:05 p.m.Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19, doubling the number of active cases in the province. Health officials say both patients are male between the ages of 10 and 19. One case is a student at Charlottetown Rural High School, while the second involves a person who recently travelled to P.E.I. from outside of Atlantic Canada and has been self-isolating since he arrived. A spokeswoman for the Health and Wellness Department says there are four active cases in the province.—2:00 p.m.Officials in Manitoba say a young boy is among the ten new COVID-19-related deaths recorded in the province today.No other details about the child were released, other than that he was under the age of ten and was in the Winnipeg region. Since the government’s last update on Friday, 487 new infections have been identified. Chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin says in a tweet that the weekend “will bring temptations to get together with others and to run errands.” He urged residents to resist that temptation, put off optional outings and refrain from going shopping out of province.—12:55 p.m.Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are asking passengers who travelled on a recent Air Canada flight to be tested for COVID-19 after announcing a new travel-related case of the virus. They say the case is among two new COVID-19 diagnoses confirmed in the province today.The travel-related patient is described as a man who recently returned to the province from the United States. They say the man in his 50s located in the Eastern Health region travelled on Air Canada Flight 7480 from Montreal to St. John’s on Nov. 25. The province is asking anyone who travelled on the flight to call 811 to arrange a COVID-19 test. —11:40 a.m.New Brunswick is reporting four new cases of COVID-19 as new diagnoses continue to mount on the East Coast. The province says all four of the cases announced Saturday are in the Fredericton region, with three of those infected between the ages of 20 and 29 and one under the age of 19. All four patients are self-isolating as officials investigate the source of their infections.The latest figures bring the province’s total number of confirmed cases to 481, with 363 considered recovered.—11:15 a.m.Quebec has surpassed the 7,000 COVID-19 death plateau, reporting 37 further deaths linked to the novel coronavirus as well as 1,480 new infections.The Health Department says 10 of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours.Hospitalizations and intensive care cases are also up today.The province has now reported 139,643 COVID-19 cases and 7,021 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.—10:55 a.m.Ontario is reporting 1,822 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 29 more deaths related to the virus.The bulk of the new cases are in Toronto and Peel Region – both currently under lockdown and each reporting more than 500 new infections.Officials have said it could take at least two weeks to see some improvements after the added restrictions were imposed on Monday.The province hit a record high of 1,855 new cases yesterday.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 28, 2020.The Canadian Press 21 hours ago Evraz issues layoff notices to 50 Regina steelworkers, hundreds more expected in January Fifty Evraz steelworkers in Regina received layoff notices on Friday and hundreds more could be laid off by mid-January.”It’s been a trying year for us and our members here in Regina,” said Mike Day, president of United Steelworkers Local 5890, which is the union associated with the Regina steel plant.”COVID started in March. I think it was around that same time we had a cyberattack on the company. And then we had this,” Day said. “It’s just seems like it’s one thing after another in 2020, like many other places.”The New Year will not fare much better for many more workers. By mid-January, Evraz says the jobs of up to 500 employees will also be deemed redundant. Day said USW Local 5890 is used to seeing 30 or 40 people being laid off.”But when you’re starting to get the guys that have worked here now for 20 years, it’s been a long time since the layoff notices have come out and their names have been on it. It’s tough.”Evraz said the restructuring is necessary to help deal with the struggling state of the steel industry.Day said the pandemic is largely to blame, along with the prolonged slump in the energy sector and what he calls government inaction in promoting Canadian steel for projects across the country, including pipelines.”We’re directly related to the oil and gas sector. Our No. 1 product is this pipe. So when there’s no contracts because there’s no product or there’s no projects going on, it’s hard for us right now.”Day said the union was confident the company was going to get a contract for a northern Alberta project, but he said a foreign company is going to get the work.”When we’ve got projects that are being built in Canada and they’re not using Canadian project, Canadian labour and Canadian material … it’s very concerning to the steel industry,” Day said.The layoffs will mostly affect the tubular division of the plant, which makes pipelines for the oil and gas industry.”To put it in perspective, at this time last year we were almost at 700 members in tubular, and by the middle of January, I expect this to be just shy of 100 [workers] unless something comes up,” Day said.He doesn’t see a turnaround in the near future and doubts all the jobs will come back.”I don’t see our numbers ever climbing to that where it was a year ago.”And with a struggling economy, it will be hard for laid-off workers to find jobs.”Not a lot of places are hiring and especially hiring that are … comparable wages and benefits to what the guys get here. So it’s going to be a real financial struggle for a lot of places in the city.”Day said the union is hoping to reach out to Don Morgan, the province’s minister of labour relations.He also hopes having U.S. president-elect Joe Biden coming to the White House will mean better trade relations and more opportunities for the Canadian steel industry. a day ago Nova Scotia reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 125 HALIFAX — Nova Scotia reported 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the second wave of the pandemic continued to slowly intensify in Atlantic Canada.Health officials said 12 cases were in the province’s Central Zone, while the northern and western zones recorded one case apiece. The new diagnoses bring the total number of active cases in the province to 125.Premier Stephen McNeil said the usual migration of shoppers to the Halifax area over Black Friday weekend “must change this year.”“I want to remind all Nova Scotians that we are asking you to avoid non-essential travel in and out of western and central HRM and parts of Hants County,” he said in a statement. “If you are doing some shopping this weekend, it’s best to stay close to home and buy local. You’ll be supporting the businesspeople in your community and doing your part to slow the spread of COVID-19.”Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 3,644 tests on Nov. 27.There were also 670 tests administered at the rapid-testing pop-up site in Dartmouth and three positive results. The individuals were directed to self-isolate and have been referred for a standard test.Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, said new restrictions introduced this week in Halifax and Hants County will help slow the spread of COVID-19.“The retail sector and restaurant and bar owners have all stepped up and adapted to ensure they continue to follow all public health measures,” he said in a statement. “Now it is up to Nova Scotians to ensure they are doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19.”Under the new restrictions, Halifax-area retail stores can remain open, but they have to limit the number of shoppers and staff to 25 per cent or less of their legal capacity.Restaurants and bars are closed for in-person dining but may provide take-out or delivery.Meanwhile, P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick have all withdrawn from the Atlantic bubble. Atlantic residents can still enter Nova Scotia without having to self-isolate for 14 days but Nova Scotia residents would once again have to adhere to the isolation rules in the other Atlantic provinces. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 28, 2020. The Canadian Press 22 hours ago Vanderbilt kicker breaks barrier but Missouri dominates 41-0 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sarah Fuller made history, but her barrier-breaking kickoff was the only highlight for Vanderbilt as Missouri dominated the Commodores 41-0 on Saturday.Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power 5 conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half. Fuller delivered a low kick that bounced to the 35-yard line, where Missouri pounced on it. She never got the chance to attempt a PAT or field goal, as the Tigers (4-3) rarely allowed the Commodores (0-8) to cross midfield in the Southeastern Conference game.Larry Rountree rushed 21 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns. Connor Bazelak completed 30 of 37 passes for 318 yards. Running back Tyler Badie had seven catches for 102 yards and scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter. True freshman quarterback Brady Cook got his first snaps of the year in mop-up time and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Damon Hazelton.Vanderbilt gained just 196 total yards against a stingy Missouri defence that has held three of its last four opponents to 10 points or less. Ken Seals completed 11 of 19 passes for 79 yards. Keyon Henry-Brooks rushed 15 times for 64 yards but lost a fumble in Missouri territory to end a rare promising drive for the Commodores to open the third quarter.Fuller, a senior goalkeeper on the Vanderbilt soccer team, joined the football team this week after helping the Commodores win the Southeastern Conference Tournament last weekend. COVID-19 protocols and restrictions left Vandy football coach Derek Mason with a limited number of specialists available against Missouri. Mason reached out to soccer coach Darren Ambrose for some help, and Fuller agreed to give the sport a try.THE TAKEAWAYMissouri: Senior linebacker Nick Bolton is making a bid for All-SEC and All-American honours. Bolton finished with nine tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and a pass breakup against Vanderbilt. He has 76 tackles on the season.Vanderbilt: An otherwise forgettable game will be remembered for Fuller’s participation. No woman had appeared in an SEC football game or for any Power 5 team. Women have played college football at other levels. Liz Heaston became the first woman to score with two extra points for Willamette in NAIA on Oct. 18, 1997. Katie Hnida was the first woman to score at the Football Bowl Subdivision level with two extra points for New Mexico on Aug. 30, 2003. April Goss was the second with an extra point for Kent State in 2015. Tonya Butler was the first woman to kick a field goal in an NCAA game for Division II West Alabama on Sept. 13, 2003.UP NEXTMissouri: The Tigers are scheduled to play Arkansas at home on Saturday.Vanderbilt: The Commodores visit Georgia on Saturday.___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Joe Walljasper, The Associated Press a day ago Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions across the Middle East. After years of being in the shadows, the image of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh suddenly was to be seen everywhere in Iranian media, as his widow spoke on state television and officials publicly demanded revenge on Israel for the scientist’s slaying. Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian scientists a decade ago amid earlier tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, has yet to comment on Fakhrizadeh’s killing Friday. However, the attack bore the hallmarks of a carefully planned, military-style ambush, the likes of which Israel has been accused of conducting before. The attack has renewed fears of Iran striking back against the U.S., Israel’s closest ally in the region, as it did earlier this year when a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general. The U.S. military acknowledged moving an aircraft carrier back into the region, while an Iranian lawmaker suggested throwing out U.N. nuclear inspectors in response to the killing. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Fakhrizadeh “the country’s prominent and distinguished nuclear and defensive scientist.” Khamenei, who has the final say on all matters of state, said Iran’s first priority after the killing was the “definitive punishment of the perpetrators and those who ordered it.” He did not elaborate. Speaking earlier Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the killing. “We will respond to the assassination of Martyr Fakhrizadeh in a proper time,” Rouhani said. “The Iranian nation is smarter than falling into the trap of the Zionists. They are thinking to create chaos.” The United Nations called for restraint. “Of course we condemn any assassination or extra-judicial killing,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “We urge restraint and the need to avoid any actions that could lead to an escalation of tensions in the region.” Both Rouhani and Khamenei said Fakhrizadeh’s death would not stop the nuclear program. Iran’s civilian atomic program has continued its experiments and now enriches a growing uranium stockpile up to 4.5% purity in response to the collapse of Iran’s nuclear deal after the U.S.’ 2018 withdrawal from the accord. That’s still far below weapons-grade levels of 90%, though experts warn Iran now has enough low-enriched uranium for at least two atomic bombs if it chose to pursue them. Analysts have compared Fakhrizadeh to being on par with Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who led America’s Manhattan Project in World War II that created the atom bomb. Fakhrizadeh headed Iran’s so-called AMAD program that Israel and the West have alleged was a military operation looking at the feasibility of building a nuclear weapon. The International Atomic Energy Agency says that “structured program” ended in 2003. Iran long has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful. Fakhrizadeh’s widow appeared unnamed on state television in a black chador, saying his death would spark a thousand others to take up his work. “He wanted to get martyred and his wish came true,” she said. Hard-line Iranian media has begun circulating memorial images showing Fakhrizadeh standing alongside a machine-gun-cradling likeness of Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, whom the U.S. killed in the January drone strike. Soleimani’s death led to Iran retaliating with a ballistic missile barrage that injured dozens of American troops in Iraq. Tehran also has forces at its disposal all around Israel, including troops and proxies in neighbouring Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Islamic Jihad — and to a lesser extent Hamas — in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian Guard’s naval forces routinely shadow and have tense encounters with U.S. Navy forces in the Persian Gulf as well. Hours after the attack, the Pentagon announced it had brought the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier back into the Middle East, an unusual move as the carrier already spent months in the region. It cited the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq as the reason for the decision, saying “it was prudent to have additional defensive capabilities in the region to meet any contingency.” Iran has conducted attacks targeting Israeli interests abroad over the killing of its scientists, like in the case of the three Iranians recently freed in Thailand in exchange for a detained British-Australian academic. Iran also could throw out inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who have provided an unprecedented, real-time look at Iran’s nuclear program since the deal. Nasrollah Pezhmanfar, a hard-line lawmaker, said a statement calling to expel the “IAEA’s spy inspections” could be read Sunday, the parliament’s official website quoted him as saying. Friday’s attack happened in Absard, a village just east of the capital that is a retreat for the country’s elite. Iranian state television said an old truck with explosives hidden under a load of wood blew up near a sedan carrying Fakhrizadeh. As Fakhrizadeh’s sedan stopped, at least five gunmen emerged and raked the car with rapid fire, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency said. The precision of the attack led to the suspicion of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service being involved. The CIA separately declined to comment on the attack Saturday. State media has only said the attack killed Fakhrizadeh, though a statement Saturday from the European Union described the incident as killing “an Iranian government official and several civilians.” EU officials did not respond to requests for comment. In Tehran, a small group of hardline protesters burned images of Trump and President-elect Joe Biden, who has said his administration will consider reentering Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. While burning an American and Israeli flag, the hard-liners criticized Iran’s foreign minister who helped negotiate the nuclear deal, showing the challenge ahead of Tehran if officials chose to come back the accord. On Saturday night, the family of Fakhrizadeh gathered at a mosque in central Tehran for his funeral service, a website associated with Iranian state TV reported. The scientist’s body lay in a flag-draped, open coffin, his eyes closed. ___ Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Amir Vahdat And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press 23 hours ago CBC Vets want province to prohibit restocking on Sask. deer, elk farms that report chronic wasting disease The province of Saskatchewan says it’s not planning to change legislation for farms that raise animals such as deer or elk, despite a call from veterinarians to prohibit restocking on farms where chronic wasting disease cases have been reported.The Council of Chief Veterinary Officers, a federal organization, issued a statement earlier this year, calling on the federal government, and provincial governments across Canada, to prohibit restocking in those cases.The veterinary officers’ statement said chronic wasting disease, or CWD, raises concerns about animal health and wildlife population sustainability, since the disease could spread from farmed animals to wildlife. It also raises food safety and security concerns, particularly for rural Canadians, Indigenous and Métis people who hunt the animals, the council said.There have been no reported cases of the disease in humans, according to a government of Canada website. But ongoing, non-peer reviewed studies suggested macaque monkeys could contract CWD from eating the meat of animals infected with the disease, the veterinary officers’ letter said, which leads to concerns about possible human health implications. The disease affects cervids — animals like deer, moose, elk or caribou — on farms and in the wild.Symptoms of the disease in animals, according to a government of Canada website, can include lack of co-ordination, unusual behaviour or paralysis.The province says the first reported cases in Saskatchewan were in a farmed animal in 1996, and in the wild in 2000. It has since spread through the province through farmed and wild animals, and has also been found in Alberta.Environmental contamination could spread diseaseThe letter from the Council of Chief Veterinary Officers warns that animals could contract the disease from exposure to a contaminated environment, and could in turn spread it further.CWD is a disease involving prions — infectious abnormal proteins that accumulate in tissue, including the brain — and is in the same family of diseases as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, the province says.The letter from the chief veterinary officers said infected animals are likely to shed prions through fluids like blood, saliva or urine while they’re infected.Experimental research has shown prions bind to soil and remained infectious, the letter said. Lab-based research showed grass plants were capable of binding prions on exposure and taking them on through contaminated soil. “Introducing cervids into a contaminated environment will likely result in establishment of infection within a portion of that new population,” the letter said.”Translocation of live cervids incubating the disease represents a significant risk to introducing the disease to a new geographic region.” Province doesn’t plan to change policiesSaskatchewan appointed a new chief veterinary officer in the summer, Dr. Stephanie Smith.Smith was unable to attend the meeting where the letter was drafted, a statement from her office this week said, and was unable to comment on the specifics of the meeting itself. Her office noted the government of Saskatchewan has policies in place to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease among farmed animals, and to prevent and control the spread of the disease into the wild.But the province did not commit to changing legislation or policies around farms.The provincial government allows farms where CWD was found to continue operation, but only “under strict controls,” the statement said. Any high-risk farm is repopulated under strict licensing and quarantine conditions to prevent or limit the spread of CWD, said the provincial statement.Testing for the disease is required on all cervid farms in Saskatchewan for animals that are slaughtered for food, or that are older than one year and die on-farm.”Early detection of CWD limits spread to other farmed cervids on the premises and other sites,” the statement said. All positive cases of chronic wasting disease on farms are required to be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which reports the data every month.”In October there was one herd in Saskatchewan that was reported to be infected by chronic wasting disease,” a CFIA statement said. To date, the CFIA said five farms in Saskatchewan have reported cases of CWD. Since 2011, when reporting started, 55 Canadian herds reported cases of CWD.Test harvested meat: CFIAThe CFIA said it was aware of the study on monkeys and transmission cited by the Council of Chief Veterinary Officers in its letter, and noted a Canadian scientist participated.The veterinarians’ letter noted Health Canada and other health authorities recommend testing animals harvested from areas where CWD is known to exist, and recommends against allowing meat from animals that test positive to be used for human consumption.The provincial government and CFIA’s statements noted that no cases of CWD have been found in humans, but recommended hunters test their harvested meat before eating or distributing it.Hunters were also “strongly urged” by both agencies not to eat or distribute meat to other people if it is found to be CWD-positive.As a precautionary measure, the CFIA says it has strict controls in place to prevent CWD in farmed animals from entering the food chain, citing mandatory testing policies in five provinces — including Saskatchewan — and a mandatory reporting policy. 23 hours ago B.C. linguist writes baby naming guide for Carrier people, after years of research Choosing a name for a new baby can be a tough decision, but a northern B.C. scholar has tried to make this important task easier for Indigenous parents who want to emphasize their children’s cultural roots.Last week, Prince George linguist Bill Poser published a booklet of baby names in the Carrier language — or Dakelh — with Carrier Sekani Family Services, after years of research and consultation with elders.”Fewer and fewer [Carrier] people know the language, and fewer and fewer of the names are being passed down that way,” Poser said to Matt Allen, guest host of CBC’s Daybreak North. Poser, who is originally from Vermont and holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been studying Carrier linguistics since 1992. He says his interest in the language stems from a passion for its unique sound system. The former professor at the University of Northern British Columbia says he wrote the guide because a number of his Carrier friends have been interested in naming their children in their ancestors’ language, but they didn’t know where to start looking for potential names. Poser finished writing the naming guide in 2012, but it wasn’t published until recently. Among the common Carrier names listed in the booklet are Ditnan, which means “thundering”, Whutl’at, meaning “end of the lake”; and Yak’ushun, meaning “song in the sky.”The booklet contains lists of Carrier names borrowed from English and French, and native Carrier names that have rarely been adopted by members of the First Nation since Roman Catholicism came to its territories in the mid-19th century.Poser says Carrier people may have up to three names in addition to their surname, which is often the father’s given name and, due to colonization, originates in English or French, such as Peter, William and Louie.”The first name a child got was often something having to do with the circumstances of birth,” he said.”If the mother gave birth under a spruce tree, then the child might be named something like spruce tree,” he referred to the Carrier native name Ts’oocheh, which literally means “at the base of a spruce tree.””After a while, a child might switch to another name, which for us would be a nickname that was something about the child, possibly a physical characteristic or a personality trait.”A young adult person might give himself or herself a new name based on some important experience that would often be something that happened in dream.”Poser uses the name of Soo Yinka Erickson — the daughter of Mavis Erickson, former chief of Carrier Sekani Tribal Council — as an example of a native Carrier name. He doesn’t know the story behind her name, but says she is one of the first young Carrier people to have been given a traditional name in modern times.According to his book, Soo Yinka means “beautiful world” in Dakelh.In addition to being used as a naming guide, Poser hopes his work might be of general interest to Carrier people who want to learn a bit more about their cultural heritage.”I hope [many people] will find it interesting just to find out about the old names,” he said.Tap the link below to listen to Bill Poser’s interview on Daybreak North:Subscribe to Daybreak North on CBC Listen or your favourite podcast app, and connect with CBC Northern British Columbia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 21 hours ago