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Monday is Canada's Thanksgiving day and this is a long weekend for many.

We don't do big family dinners this weekend it is hockey tournament weekend. I don't miss all the food prep anymore it is a relax food time for us.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie GrΓ©goire Trudeau, have decided to separate, according to statements posted online by both of them.

"As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build," Trudeau and GrΓ©goire Trudeau wrote in identical messages. "For the well-being of our children, we ask that you respect our and their privacy."

cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-g

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today dropped seven ministers and named new ministers of defence and public safety β€” an almost complete overhaul of his cabinet at a time of heightened tension overseas and domestic scandals at home.

Trudeau unveiled a new cabinet team with a renewed focus on economic priorities, such as housing, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. The shuffle brings in several new faces and tasks more than a dozen ministers with new roles

cbc.ca/news/politics/cabinet-s



Canada plays the USA on Sunday in the Women's World Hockey final!


Floods

Boat-riding cowboy wrangles horses to safety through B.C. floodwaters

Henry Chillihitzia has wrangled his fair share of farm animals β€” but he usually does it on horseback.

That changed Monday when the machine loader-operator and former bull rider sprang into action, using a motorboat to herd 29 horses to safety through freezing cold and fast-moving floodwaters in Merritt, B.C.
cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it


Living a hockey tournament with a grandson this weekend Expecting to be cold til Monday. The things we do for love!πŸ’“



Fuelled by wins over Mexico and Costa Rica, Canada has risen eight places to No. 40 in the latest FIFA world rankings, matching its highest-ever position. We started ranked as #72.
cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canada-me


Sajeev John, a professor and scientist who developed a way to confine and control light, similar to the way electrons are controlled in electronics, has been awarded Canada's top science prize.
"Thanks to his discoveries, it may be possible to process information optically rather than electronically, enabling a supercomputing technology more stable and scalable than quantum computers," said a statement from NSERC.
cbc.ca/news/science/sajeev-joh


Canada (ranked 50th of 100) beats Mexico (ranked 10th) to go undefeated through their round. Go Canada Go!πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦



Canada wins mens soccer/futbol world cup qualifier against Costa Rica. 1 to 0 and remains undefeated! Half way thru the qualifiers.


Canada men's team play Costa Rica tonight in the Fifa World Cup qualifying rounds. They play in Edmonton, Alberta luckily the weather looks like no snow thou Costa Rica may be a tad chilly. Go Canada Go


Weather was warm today a good 5 km walk outside in the sun restored my soul

Back from a nice 5.1 km = 3.16 mi
walk outside a tad chilly and windy.

Amazon Web Services to Open Second Infrastructure Region in Canada
Published: Nov. 8, 2021 at 11:53 a.m. ET
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By Stephen Nakrosis

Amazon Web Services Inc. said Monday it will be opening a second infrastructure region in Alberta, Canada.

The new region will launch in late 2023 or early 2024, the company said, joining the existing AWS Canada Region in Montreal.

marketwatch.com/story/amazon-w

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Warming up after spending 2 hours in hockey rinks watching our grandsons play.πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Defence Minister Anita Anand will move the investigation and prosecution of sexual misconduct cases in the Canadian military into the civilian justice system. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

In one of her first acts as Canada's new defence minister, Anita Anand announced today she's transferring the investigation and prosecution of sexual misconduct cases within the Canadian Forces into the civilian justice system.

cbc.ca/news/politics/anita-ana

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