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CTV News
21-07-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Union stops in Espanola, Ont., to warn of ‘Trojan horse' of private heath care
A a symbol from Greek mythology was used Friday in Espanola as part of a campaign about the perils of privatization in health care. The union that represents hospital workers across the province is used a symbol from Greek mythology Friday in Espanola to drive home its campaign about the perils of privatization in health care. Despite inclement weather, the 15-foot wooden Trojan horse still carried its message outside the Espanola Hospital. Espanola Trojan horse Despite inclement weather, the 15-foot wooden Trojan horse still carried its message warning of private care outside the Espanola Hospital. (Photo from video) 'Doug Ford has said privatization will be a gift to alleviate the crisis that we're having in the health care system and we're really saying it's destroying the health care system,' said Kevin Cook of CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. 'It's not going to help.' The province-wide campaign uses the Trojan horse symbol to warn about what it calls a false promise from the government. The governing Conservatives have said privatized surgeries is a solution to long wait times. But the union said privatization redirects money and staff from public health care, and wait times get longer due to staffing shortages. NDP Health Critic France Gelinas said it's a reality she sees all too often and she said it's one of the factors behind recent service closures. 'This has been trialed in many, many countries,' Gelinas said. 'Australia tried it, the UK tried it. It's always the same: the rich gain fantastic access. The rest of us will all suffer because the number of nurses, the number of surgeons, the number of specialists are limited.' In a statement to CTV News, a spokesperson for the minister of health had this to say: 'Ontario is proud to have one of the largest publicly funded health-care systems in the world, and under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government has made record investments in our publicly funded health-care system to connect more people to the care they need when they need it. 'The actions our government is taking have led Ontario to achieve some of the shortest wait times in Canada.' The union's Trojan horse and its message will be stopping in five northern communities next week. The campaign will continue until the end of November.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Free dump day is Saturday in Shawnee County
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Shawnee County Commissioner Kevin Cook joined the 27 News morning on Friday to provide updates on local road construction, Gage Park's Playland, Spirit of Kansas 2025 and free dump day. Shawnee County Solid Waste's free dump day is a once-a-year event that will occur rain or shine. Saturday, June 14. 7:00 a.m. to noon. Location: Rolling Meadows Landfill at 7351 NW Highway 75. Shawnee County provided us with what is accepted and what is not. 'Castle on the Kaw' for sale at $888,000 in Topeka What's accepted: Non-hazardous household waste. Items such as furniture, bagged trash, small appliances and yard debris. What's not accepted Hazardous materials (e.g., paints, chemicals, batteries). Tires, electronics, or items with freon (e.g., refrigerators). Commercial or industrial waste. If you want to hear more about what Cook had to say, you can watch the interview above. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
‘Debris presents risks': Debris piles remain from Hurricane Milton at Lakeland retirement community
LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time in two months, and at the start of a new hurricane season, the city of Lakeland picked up debris from Hurricane Milton at The Estates at Carpenters. What caused the delay and what will happen in the future are still unclear. 'With the population that we serve, debris presents risk,' said Brian Robare, CEO and executive director at The Estates of Carpenters. 'Depending on the strength of the storm, it also can have projectiles and damage to buildings and cars, and most of all, people.' The Estates at Carpenters is a continuing care retirement community in Lakeland that houses over 400 senior citizens, most over the age of 85. Robare said not a meeting goes by without residents expressing concerns about the piles of debris that remain from Hurricane Milton. One of the residents contacted 8 On Your Side with concerns about safety. 'I am never surprised with what our residents do. It's a large enough concern, and they know from this standpoint it's not us,' said Robare. Robare said the city of Lakeland has, since at least Hurricane Charley in 2004, picked up hurricane debris from a designated spot inside the community. Records from the city show nine debris pickups at The Estates at Carpenters between February 3rd and April 1st, with 184 cubic yards collected. But as of June 3rd, piles of debris remain. The city's communications director, Kevin Cook, said FEMA regulations require debris pickup on public right of way, not on private property. 'Have you been told that?' asked 8 On Your Side reporter Staci DaSilva. 'No, we have not. That would be wonderful information to have whenever we first filed the form with the city,' said Robare. After calls from 8 On Your Side, Robare said the city picked up at least two loads of debris Tuesday afternoon. 'Not only would we like this issue addressed, we'd like to know what the city would like us to do in future storms,' said Robare. Confusion remains over whether debris collection from the City of Lakeland on private property is a paid-for service and where the debris should be left. 'If you look at the way the road in front of our campus, which is Carpenters Way, runs, there would be no place to put the amount of debris that we had after this or any other hurricane,' said Robare. Kevin Cook said he would 'get to the bottom of the issue.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Why export restrictions aren't the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia's earnings
After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia's international chip business and future guidance, not everyone thinks that is the most important piece of Nvidia's results to pay attention to. Kevin Cook, a senior equity strategist at Zacks Investment Research who has followed Nvidia for a decade, told TechCrunch he believes the company's rollout its new GB200 NVL72 hardware -- a single-rack exascale computer that started shipping in February -- is a much more important area for shareholders to focus on. These GB200 NVL72 machines include 72 GPUs and cost around $3 million. Cook said that, despite strong demand and high expectations heading into this year, the chaos around DeepSeek in late January sparked many analysts to halve their delivery estimates for the unit. Cook added that, since this is the first quarter the company has shipped the machine, there isn't yet a clear indicator of how things are going. "If Jensen [Huang] says we are going to deliver 10,000 units in Q2, the street will be very impressed," Cook said. "That's a big doable number; 10,000 is $30 billion on a $3 million product. I think they are going to do less than 5,000." Cook added that these results will start to paint a picture of enterprise appetite for the latest AI tech. Will companies upgrade their AI hardware each time a new system comes out, similar to how consumers upgrade to the latest iPhone each year? Cook isn't sure. Whether or not enterprises will adopt that behavior could have a significant impact on Nvidia down the line. There will be immediate effects on Nvidia's stock based on what the company says regarding U.S. export controls, Cook predicted. But he doesn't think it will impact Nvidia's valuation or stock price long term in the same way that demand for the GB200 NVL72 might. Nvidia's stock price has proven it can recover from short-term market reactions, he added. "We basically had a flash crash, and it's right back up," Cook said regarding Nvidia's stock price after the chip export restrictions were announced. "That's unique to Nvidia. Lots of companies are going to have hiccups, but Nvidia has the biggest moat. They have the most resilience to any of this. It's such an irony that they could have this issue with China -- whether or not they can sell -- and it basically gets shrugged off, right?" Even if chip export restrictions on China remain or become more stringent, Cook argued that Nvidia isn't struggling to find customers elsewhere. The company currently sells to all the major hyperscalers and will likely continue to see strong demand for its AI chips. He added that the recent announcements regarding Stargate's new project in the Middle East will likely be another win for the company. For Cook, his guidance really comes down to those GB200 NVL72 units. "As long as we hear that deliveries are expected to be steady to exceptional, then whatever fluctuations in this quarter's revenue, I think, are going to be put on the back burner because the wind is in their sails for the rest of the year," Cook said. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch at Sign in to access your portfolio
TechCrunch
28-05-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Why export restrictions aren't the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia's earnings
After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia's international chip business and future guidance, not everyone thinks that is the most important piece of Nvidia's results to pay attention to. Kevin Cook, a senior equity strategist at Zacks Investment Research who has followed Nvidia for a decade, told TechCrunch he believes the company's rollout its new GB200 NVL72 hardware — a single-rack exascale computer that started shipping in February — is a much more important area for shareholders to focus on. These GB200 NVL72 machines include 72 GPUs and cost around $3 million. Cook said that, despite strong demand and high expectations heading into this year, the chaos around DeepSeek in late January sparked many analysts to halve their delivery estimates for the unit. Cook added that, since this is the first quarter the company has shipped the machine, there isn't yet a clear indicator of how things are going. 'If Jensen [Huang] says we are going to deliver 10,000 units in Q2, the street will be very impressed,' Cook said. 'That's a big doable number; 10,000 is $30 billion on a $3 million product. I think they are going to do less than 5,000.' Cook added that these results will start to paint a picture of enterprise appetite for the latest AI tech. Will companies upgrade their AI hardware each time a new system comes out, similar to how consumers upgrade to the latest iPhone each year? Cook isn't sure. Whether or not enterprises will adopt that behavior could have a significant impact on Nvidia down the line. Techcrunch event Join us at TechCrunch Sessions: AI Secure your spot for our leading AI industry event with speakers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere. For a limited time, tickets are just $292 for an entire day of expert talks, workshops, and potent networking. Exhibit at TechCrunch Sessions: AI Secure your spot at TC Sessions: AI and show 1,200+ decision-makers what you've built — without the big spend. Available through May 9 or while tables last. Berkeley, CA | REGISTER NOW There will be immediate effects on Nvidia's stock based on what the company says regarding U.S. export controls, Cook predicted. But he doesn't think it will impact Nvidia's valuation or stock price long term in the same way that demand for the GB200 NVL72 might. Nvidia's stock price has proven it can recover from short-term market reactions, he added. 'We basically had a flash crash, and it's right back up,' Cook said regarding Nvidia's stock price after the chip export restrictions were announced. 'That's unique to Nvidia. Lots of companies are going to have hiccups, but Nvidia has the biggest moat. They have the most resilience to any of this. It's such an irony that they could have this issue with China — whether or not they can sell — and it basically gets shrugged off, right?' Even if chip export restrictions on China remain or become more stringent, Cook argued that Nvidia isn't struggling to find customers elsewhere. The company currently sells to all the major hyperscalers and will likely continue to see strong demand for its AI chips. He added that the recent announcements regarding Stargate's new project in the Middle East will likely be another win for the company. For Cook, his guidance really comes down to those GB200 NVL72 units. 'As long as we hear that deliveries are expected to be steady to exceptional, then whatever fluctuations in this quarter's revenue, I think, are going to be put on the back burner because the wind is in their sails for the rest of the year,' Cook said.
