The Catch-All: ICYMI February 17-23

Hello all, another heavy news week. Definitely recommend you check out the Ontario and Canada sections. Not much else to update besides that. The Vice news has hit pretty hard, so expect a piece on that next week. I'll also take a rare moment in the intro to highlight a recommendation in the AV Corner and ask if you enjoy dark-comedic bluegrass and folk music then listen to Amigo the Devil's new album. I'm not sure if it's better than his last output, Born Against, but it's excellent. Anyway, on with the news.

News Round-up

Ontario

More anti-worker violence alleged on northern Ont. picket line: CUPE, Dan Bertrand, CTV News (Feb. 18)

Majority of Ontarians don't think the Ford government is 'For The People': poll, Sneh Duggal, The Trillium (Feb. 19)

Ontario health units told to prepare for ‘potential outbreaks’ of measles, Isaac Call and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Feb. 20)

What's in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's 'Get It Done Act'?, Katherine DeClerq, CTV News (Feb. 20)

Paramedics in our Ontario city were burning out. Then, the opioid crisis came to town., Carl Bowker, Maclean's (Feb. 21)

Ottawa Bylaw says police warned officers not to ticket 'Freedom Convoy' demonstrators due to 'risk of escalation', Ted Raymond, CTV News (Feb. 21)

Other big retail stores considered to host ServiceOntario locations as well as Staples, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Feb. 22)

Man who killed 4 members of Muslim family in London, Ont. given 5 life sentences in prison, CTV News (Feb. 22)

In move called ‘blatant’ patronage, ex-Doug Ford staffers appointed to committee that selects Ontario judges, Jacques Gallant, Toronto Star (Feb. 22)

Ontario repeals Bill 124, wage restraint law twice found unconstitutional, The Canadian Press via CBC News (Feb. 23)

Canada

Sexual harassment, discrimination forcing women lawyers to quit. Some say the profession needs its ‘Me Too’ movement, Robert Crib and Emma Jarratt, Investigative Journalism Bureau and Toronto Star (Feb. 18)

Could Canadians lose access to Pornhub? Depends on what happens with a Senate bill, Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press (Feb. 19)

Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Poilievre, Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press (Feb. 21)

Concern over Hunka scandal contributed to delay in unveiling Victims of Communism memorial: documents, David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen (Feb. 21)

Muslim groups say MPs won't be welcome in mosques until they call for Gaza ceasefire, Yasmine Hassan and Raffy Boudjikanian, CBC News (Feb. 22)

An online harms bill Justin Trudeau promised in 2021 is finally coming. Here's what we know about it, Raisa Patel, Toronto Star (Feb.22)

Liberals and New Democrats reach a deal on pharmacare, Aaron Wherry, CBC News (Feb. 23)

US

Libs of TikTok targeted a district, then a non-binary student was killed on campus, VPSReports, Daily Kos (Feb. 19)

Eviction was a Deadly Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nick Graetz, Peter Hepburn, Carl Gershenson, Emily Lemmerman and Matthew Desmond, Eviction Lab (Feb. 20)

Trump compares himself to Navalny, arguing legal cases against him are ‘a form of communism or fascism’, María Antonia Sánchez-Vallejo, EL PAÍS (Feb. 21)

Journalist Tim Burke Indicted For Leaking Tucker Carlson Clips That Embarrassed Fox News, Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone (Feb. 22)

World

Buried trial verdict confirms false-flag Maidan massacre in Ukraine, Ivan Katchanovski, Canadian Dimension (Feb. 20)

Cuba Demands Legal Measures Against Israel for Gaza Genocide, TeleSur (Feb. 21)

UK parliament descends into chaos over Gaza ceasefire vote, Andrew Macaskill and Kylie Maclellan, Reuters (Feb. 22)

An endgame in Ukraine may be fast approaching, Paul Robinson, Canadian Dimension (Feb. 22)

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says, Jamet Keaten, Associated Press (Feb. 23)

Israel-Palestine

How Haaretz has aided Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Jonathan Ofir, Mondoweiss (Feb. 21)

Occupied Jerusalem: ‘There is no Palestinian male that hasn’t been beaten’, Zena Al Tabban, Al Jazeera (Feb. 21)

New evidence emerges of Israel killing its own civilians, Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada (Feb. 22)

Doctors Without Borders Slams US for Ceasefire Veto in Devastating UN Address, Sharon Zhang, Truthout (Feb. 22)

At least 40 people killed in central Gaza as Israel touts post-war plan, Al Jazeera (Feb. 23)

Germany: Berlin schools asked to distribute leaflet describing the 1948 Nakba as a 'myth', Pauline Ertel, Middle East Eye (Feb. 23)

COVID

Nova Scotia Health to lift COVID-19 immunization requirement for employees, Anjuli Patil, CBC News (Feb. 22)

Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million, Natasha May, The Guardian (Feb. 22)

Persistent COVID-19 could drive virus evolution, new study suggests, Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, News Medical Life Sciences (Feb. 22)

N95 Masks vs. KN95 Masks: Which Face Coverings Should We Be Wearing Right Now?, Editors, Rolling Stone (Feb. 22)

Tech

'Facial recognition' error message on vending machine sparks concern at University of Waterloo, Colton Wiens, CTV News (FEb. 22)

Reddit is going public and inviting power users to invest, Emma Roth, Elizabeth Lopatto and Alex Heath, The Verge (Feb. 22)

Google tests removing the News tab from search results, Sarah Scire, Nieman Lab (Feb. 22)

Instagram and Facebook knowingly platform parents who sexually exploit children for profit, say reports, Jess Weatherbed, The Verge (Feb. 23)

AV Corner

Podcast: Episode 119 - Dart Squad (Ft. 1Dime)- The Deprogram

Video: "Leftist" settlers did the Nakba & founded Israel | History of "Socialist" Zionism- Bes D. Marx

Music: Yours Until the War is Over- Amigo the Devil