Joan Weeks

Retired CBC Reporter

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

@PhonseJessome Hey Phonse. Sorry to hear you are going through this. I hope you are not alone.

[John George McCracken @BigJMcC]

@KingOnesock See Jean LaRoche’s latest piece on this? Interview with @skimber.

#TwoOldCodgers
https://t.co/lmvYakLYMg

[Acadiensis @Acadiensis]

Hot off the presses - a new book on _Cape Breton in the Long Twentieth Century_, edited by Lachlan MacKinnon and Andrew Parnaby and featuring a who's who of contributors. Check it out: https://t.co/GfIr8luqM3

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

@TimHoustonNS Maybe time for a female Justice Minister?

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

@KyleMooreCB We were away for a bit, so I was happy to wake up this morning and hear you on my radio!

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

@KyleMooreCB Was so sorry to hear this news Kyle but I can assure you, there is a life after lay off. Often better!

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

Information being provided by @InfoMorningCB today is critical in times of emergency. But I think we need to ask whether CBC NS should have done this over the weekend when the storm was in progress?

[CBC News @CBCNews]

The average litre of bottled water has nearly a quarter million pieces of ever-so-tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. https://t.co/Jumd3PM4BV.

[CBRM @CBRMGov]

IMPORTANT NOTICE to Transit users: Buses are not running.
Transit Cape Breton and Handi-Trans is currently not operating due to labour stoppage by CUPE 759 union.
More information to follow.

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

@mikekelloway Aw. I feel bad for the guy.

[CBU @cbuniversity]

We are excited to partner with Joneljim Construction to build a new on-campus residence with 12 apartment units, responding to student preferences for in-unit cooking options.
Read more: https://t.co/2w6UhFlERV

[CBU @cbuniversity]

As we gear up for Fall 2023 intake, we want to remind all our returning and new incoming students that securing housing and registering in courses plays a vital role in your student journey.

To learn more and secure accommodations, visit https://t.co/Q2FlVjm0g2

[Tim Bousquet @Tim_Bousquet]

Will Waterville sexual assaults’ investigation be a watershed… or another Shelburne? https://t.co/ytvu00HdEw by @skimber

[Acadiensis @Acadiensis]

Everyone at Acadiensis was deeply saddened to learn that Mi'kmaw elder and historian Daniel Paul died today at the age of 84. John Reid offers his reflections on the importance of Paul's book We Were Not the Savages. https://t.co/UgiBGFUmVS

[Parker Donham @kempthead]

Nova Scotia's last two premiers, @TimHoustonNS and @StephenMcNeil, campaigned on promises to fix our province's dysfunctional Freedom of Information system. Both reneged once elected.

@robyndoolittle and @tom_cardoso report for the @globeandmail:

https://t.co/50f0QFb4u8

[Tom Ayers @tomayers2262]

AG finds more than $1M mismanaged by defunct Cape Breton employment agency | CBC News
https://t.co/Egitx1ofdp

[Joan Weeks @joanweeks]

It might be a good day to revisit this story by @CBSpectator on Island Employment. If you don't subscribe, here's one reason you should.
The Strange Case of Island Employment https://t.co/uycKzp4Qpb via @CBSpectator

[Christina Lamey @ChristinaLamey]

Woke up to hazy orange sky in Sydney this morning. Checked https://t.co/2HKFSZDuE4

Fire smoke risks:
https://t.co/HTY1U5wzNi

[Canadian Dimension @CDN_Dimension]

Cuba desperately needs food and medical aid now. It also deserves an end to the longest-standing embargo in modern times.

Canada can play a major role in promoting both outcomes. @skimber

https://t.co/XkNdM5Lxys