Good morning! Heres our Daily NewsWatch for January 28. On the radar State of the U.S.A: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address at 9pm ET. While many ears will be tuned to hear how he defends Obamacare, he’s also expected to announce an increase to the minimum wage, and speak about the economy, the military, national security and foreign policy. It will be streamed live on CTVNews.ca. ctvnews.ca/business/obama-s-state-of-the-union-to-include-federal-minimum-wage-hike-1.1659068 Canadian war vets take stand: Veterans and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) will hold a joint news conference today in Ottawa at 10 a.m. ET, warning that closures of Veterans Affairs district offices in 9 communities will mean tougher times for aging veterans. One office in Prince George closed last year, and 8 others are due to be shut down Jan. 31. While you were asleep Ukraine scraps anti-protests laws: The country’s parliament repealed controversial anti-protest laws that set off violence between protesters and police. And in another move to appease protesters, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov offered to resign. In case you missed it last night, Canadian MPs held an emergency debate on the unrest in Ukraine, with calls from the opposition for Canada to hold “targeted sanctions” against Ukrainian leaders. Morsi in court, in a cage: The trial began for Egypt’s toppled president Mohammed Morsi over charges from his escape from prison during the country’s 2011 revolution, according to state TV. Morsi reportedly appeared in a glass-encased metal cage. A folk music legend passes: We learned that Pete Seeger, the iconic U.S. folk singer who wrote/co-wrote tunes like ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’, ‘If I Had a Hammer’, and ‘Turn, Turn, Turn!” died at the age of 94. He was also an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement and helped popularize the spiritual ‘We Shall Overcome’. Bell Lets Talk Today’s Bell Lets Talk Day, aimed at fostering better understanding of mental health. We have a page dedicated to news stories and research related to mental health. Also, Bell is donating an additional 5 cents for every tweet you send using the hashtag #BellLetsTalk. In case you missed it, our chief news anchor Lisa LaFlamme sat down with Canada’s Gov. Gen. David Johnston and his wife to speak about the impact of mental illness on different segments of Canada’s population, including aboriginals and soldiers. You might also want to see this Prescription Google glasses?: Google is adding prescription frames to its web-connected computerized glasses. Parenting in an iPhone age: It turns out toddlers these days are apparently learning how to take selfies, including 3-year-old Paisley, whose taken dozens of them. Ol Blue-Eyes: according to DNA extracted from a tooth, a hunterer-gatherer who lived in Europe about 7,000 years ago likely had blue eyes and dark skin. Comment here: ctvnews.ca/daily-newswatch-for-jan-28-what-happened-overnight-and-what-s-on-the-radar-1.1659122#ixzz2rhO5DM3S
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:19:16 +0000
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