Saskatchewan senator fourth in country for highest travel expenses

A recently released financial review placed one Saskatchewan senator fourth in the country for highest travel expenses over the course of three months.

The quarterly review done by the Senate of Canada between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022, added up the air, bus and train travel expenses paid by each senator attending the senate sittings.

“I attended every Senate sitting week in person, unlike the rest of the Senate colleagues from Saskatchewan,” said Conservative Senator Denise Batters.

Batters spent $31,733. 42 on travel expenses, including a $4,037.04 round-trip ticket to Ottawa.

“Due to Regina’s very limited flight availability servicing, I ended up having to book at a higher fare level than usual,” Batters said. “Given the frequency of weather and mechanical delays on flights at that time of year (which I did experience on that trip), I needed to ensure I would arrive in Ottawa the night before an

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10 Japanese Brands That Have Their Very Own Specialty Museums

in the book There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job, employees bunk off in the rice cracker company’s own museum. This got us thinking: which brands actually have their own museums? As we discovered, there are quite a few.

Panasonic

Panasonic Center, Tokyo

Japanese technology company Panasonic has, unsurprisingly, a pretty hi-tech museum. The Panasonic Center’s most recent addition opened in March 2023. The Green Impact Park focuses on the impact that energy use has on the environment. Using a range of interactive exhibits, visitors are encouraged to move around and record their energy use at each point.

The second floor hosts the Eureka space, where children (and adults) can learn about technology, before heading to the third floor for a workshop. Workshops cover a variety of subjects and require advance booking.

Sapporo Beer

Sapporo Beer Museum, Sapporo

Tour the big, beautiful building of Sapporo Beer for free. Learn

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Living, the British Remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, Is Dead on Arrival

Widely considered one of Akira Kurosawa’s greatest movies, Ikiru (To Live), released in 1952, tells the story of a civil servant with terminal cancer who tries to make up for lost time and lead a life worth living in the final months of his life. The 2022 British remake of the film, living, which only premiered in Japan on March 31, 2023, tries to do the same but stumbles right out of the starting gate. Here are some of the low points of the film’s 102-minute-long journey of stylistic baffling and plot decisions.

Living in the Worst Possible Time Period

Directed by Oliver Hermanus and starring Bill Nighy, living takes place in London in 1953, so at almost the exact same time as Kurosawa’s story. It’s the worst possible setting the movie could have chosen. By taking place 70 years ago, living becomes a period piece, which Ikiru definitely was

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NS government offers to defray some travel costs for surgery patients

Starting June 1, some Nova Scotians waiting for surgery may be eligible to help from the Nova Scotia government to defray some of their travel costs.

The travel assistance program will be available to patients who have to travel within the province for certain procedures. The aid is only available to families who earn less than $35,000 a year and won’t cover all travel-related expenses.

Tanya Penney, a senior executive director at the Department of Health and Wellness, said the pilot project was designed to encourage people to choose sites with shorter waiting lists for the procedures they need.

“What we’re hearing from people around the province is that the cost of hotels and the cost of gas has actually become a barrier for people to access care a little bit further away from home than they prefer,” said Penney. “And so this is really about helping those folks, in

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Tokyo Revengers 2 Misses an Opportunity to Be the Perfect Sequel

Tokyo Revengers 2, or technically Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1, or even more technically, Tokyo Revengers 2 Chi no Halloween Hen: Unmei (Bloody Halloween: Destiny) is a sequel to a 2021 film whose title can be guessed from the first part of this sentence. Based on the manga by Ken Wakui, the 2023 film by director Tsutomu Hanabusa and writer Izumi Takahashi premiered in late April and came close to being a rare gem. Not only do you have a good live-action anime film, but a good live-action anime sequel as well. It unfortunately stumbles too many times to be called a complete success, though, despite having a lot to offer audiences.

Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1 | Courtesy of Warner Bros Japan

What You Need to Know About Tokyo Revengers

the Tokyo Revengers manga, anime and the first live-action movie all tell the story of Takemichi Hanagaki,

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Travel advisories | NAACP, Equality Florida issue travel advisory urging people to avoid Florida over Gov. Desantis Woke policies

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NAACP issues travel advisory urging people to avoid Florida

The NAACP Board of Directors issued a travel advisory Saturday for the state of Florida, urging people to avoid the state.

The advisory comes as a direct response to what the Board says is an “aggressive attempt to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Florida schools” by Governor DeSantis.

The formal notice from the group states, “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues ​​and marginalizes the contributions of and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color.”

“Under the leadership of Governor Desantis, the state of Florida has become hostile to Black Americans and in direct conflict with the democratic ideals that our union was founded upon. He should know that democracy will prevail because its defenders are

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After chaotic 2022, how is Canada’s air travel sector shaping up for summer? -National

Canadian airports and airlines are bracing for a hot summer travel season ahead as they attempt to bounce back from the chaos of long lines and delays that have been seen across the country last year.

Travelers might have a smoother ride this time around as the air travel sector rolls out a series of measures, from hiring more staff to technological advancements.

There’s also increased pressure on accountability as strengthened air passenger rights measures proposed by the federal government loom.

With COVID-19 restrictions completely lifted, improvements at airports and better staffing, “we’re in far better shape than we were before,” said one travel insurance broker in Toronto.

“If there’s any bright light that’s come out of COVID, it’s that we have changed a lot of things right from passports to air travel and compensation,” said Martin Firestone, president of Travel Secure Inc.

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Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares (NYSEARCA:OOTO) Shares Sold by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc decreased its position in shares of Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares (NYSEARCA:OOTO – Get Rating) by 76.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,350 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,520 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares were worth $109,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Separately, Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Director Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares by 95.1% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 61,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,000 after purchasing an additional 29,730 shares during the period.

Direction Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:OOTO opened at $11.65 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $12.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.94. Direxion Daily

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What Travelers Need To Know About Spain’s New Rules For Visitors

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Spain is one of Europe’s most popular vacation destinations and the second-most visited country in the world. More than 49 million foreign tourists visited Spain in 2022.

Flamenco dancers dancing on the street in Seville, Spain.

It’s easy to see why. Spain boasts year-round sunshine, a rich cultural heritage, and some of the world’s best beaches. But with so many people visiting Spain each year, locals often feel frustrated by the noise and mess they generate.

In a bid to combat this, many of the 17 autonomous communities in charge of governing Spain have introduced new rules and regulations aimed specifically at tourists.

A view overlooking a beach in La Granadella, Spain

From bans on smoking in public to strict dress codes and noise control limits, here’s everything visitors to Spain need to know:

Carry Enough Cash

Visitors to Spain from outside of the EU must be able to demonstrate that they have enough money to support themselves for the whole duration of their trip

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