--Ninth NewsWatch--
---
(NS-Mass-Shooting-Trudeau)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is marking the fourth anniversary of Nova Scotia's mass shooting by remembering the 22 victims killed by a gunman disguised as a Mountie.
He says strength can be found in the spirit and resilience of the survivors, families of the victims, Nova Scotians, and all Canadians who were affected by the tragedy.
The killer was finally shot dead by two Mounties who happened to stop a gas station north of Halifax. (9)
---
(Labour-Politics)
Canadian Labour Congress president Bea Bruske (BRUH'-sk) is calling Pierre Poilievre a ``fraud'' for portraying himself as a friend of the working class.
She told union leaders meeting in Ottawa they must do everything they can to expose Poilievre before the next federal election.
Delegates are plotting strategy ahead of the vote, and will hear from both N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- but Poilievre was not invited to speak. (9)
---
(Mideast-Tensions)
The U-N Security Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow afternoon on a resolution that would give a green light for a Palestinian state to join the United Nations as a full member.
Arab nations are pressing for a vote today.
Israel says this is an attempt to sidestep the negotiating process.
The U-S has promised to veto any resolution endorsing Palestinian membership. (9)
---
(US-Trump-Hush-Money)(Audio: 056)
A juror in Donald Trump's hush money trial was dismissed this morning after she told court she wasn't sure she could be fair and impartial, and now there are concerns about another juror.
Prosecutors say they found an article from the 1990s about a man with the same name as the juror being arrested for tearing down political ads in suburban Westchester County.
On Tuesday the man told court he did not have a criminal record.
He's now been called back to the courthouse for more questioning.
Prosecutors have also asked for Trump to held in contempt and fined over a series of social media posts this week. (9)
---
(AI-Randi-Zuckerberg)
Facebook Live creator Randi Zuckerberg has told the Ontario Centre of Innovation's Discovery X conference creators should start disclosing when they've used artificial intelligence to produce work.
The media mogul says that includes news organizations noting when they have used A-I to write articles or even credit the technology in a byline.
Zuckerberg is the sister of Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. (9)
---
(US-Starbucks-New-Cups)
Starbucks is going to roll out new disposable cups that contain up to 20 per cent less plastic at its stores in Canada and the U-S later this month.
Booming sales of cold drinks have created a problem -- growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in.
Starbucks' vice president of product innovation says the new cups are part of a sustainability push that has seen it accept customer-provided cups for drive-thru and mobile orders in the U-S and Canada. (9)
---
(NewsWatch by Dawn Kelly)
The Canadian Press
