Monday, November 13th, 2023
Misunderstanding from social media spurs rise in international student food bank visits
YouTube video suggested food banks could provide a regular supply of free food instead of for emergencies A misconception about how Canadian food banks operate — combined with some misleading information on social media — has led to a sudden increase in usage among international students at London, Ont.’s food bank along with others in Canada. London Food Bank co-executive director Glen Pearson said his staff were already dealing with a 43 per cent increase in visits at the start of this school year when they began to notice a spike in food requests from post-secondaryRead more
Non-existent trail removed from Google Maps after another rescue in Vancouver’s North Shore mountains
2 hikers recently saved from steep, dangerous terrain north of Mount Fromme, North Shore Rescue says A search-and-rescue organization says it has finally been successful in getting Google to remove a non-existent trail from its Maps app, after crew members were again called to pull a stranded hiker out of dangerous terrain in the North Shore mountains near Vancouver. Both helicopter and rope teams with North Shore Rescue (NSR) were needed to save the male hiker who became stranded on the non-existent trail on the north side of Mount Fromme on Nov. 4.Read more