The Catch-All: ICYMI January 13-19
The news I've been consuming this week
This week was flush with news. It was mostly horrible news, but news. The Ford government's ServiceOntario situation has the potential to blow up in his face a la Greenbelt, but we'll see. Tech news was particularly heavy this week, as layoffs, arrogant CEO comments and the consequences of AI become a little clearer. Check out 404 Media for tech news that consistently challenges the industry. I like The Verge but they split their efforts between industry coverage and gadget coverage.
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News Round-up:
Ontario
3 arrested at Avenue Road bridge following ban on demonstration, Alex Arsenych, CTV News (Jan. 13)
Police say a man waved a terror group's flag. Here's why it may be difficult to prosecute as a hate crime, Mark Gollom, CBC News (Jan. 13)
Arguments begin in proposed class action against 304 long-term care homes, Jack Hauen, The Trillium (Jan. 15)
Ontario launches 10-person long-term care investigations unit, The Canadian Press (Jan. 15)
Ford government to use taxpayer funds to retrofit 2 Walmart stores to also host ServiceOntario kiosks, Richard Southern CityNews (Jan. 15)
Province to pay rent for a privately-owned ServiceOntario in downtown Toronto, Richard Southern, CityNews (Jan. 16)
Ford government begins work to license new clinics under controversial health-care bill, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Jan. 17)
CSIS Investigating Southwestern Ontario Conservative Nomination Vote, Conservative Sources Say, Rumneek Johal, PressProgress (Jan. 19)
Canada
Heather Stefanson stepping down as Manitoba PC Party leader, Ian Froese, CBC News (Jan. 13)
Delays, falls, errors led to deaths, worsening care for patients in Manitoba hospitals, report says, Nathan Liewicki, CBC News (Jan. 14)
Canada led efforts to weaken original UN Indigenous rights declaration, Brett Forester, CBC News (Jan. 15)
Palestine Solidarity Protesters Mark 100th Day Of Israel’s War On Gaza, Nur Dogan, The Maple (Jan. 16)
Liberal, NDP MPs head to Jordan, West Bank to ask Palestinians how to advance peace, Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (Jan. 15)
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.'s record wildfire season, Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press (Jan. 16)
Rachel Notley to step down as Alberta NDP leader, Janet French, CBC News (Jan. 16)
Police spending has ‘no consistent correlation’ with lower crime rates, new Canadian study says, Emily Fagan, Toronto Star (Jan. 16)
After days of confusion, Trudeau government says it will abide by ICJ on genocide case against Israel, Evan Dyer, CBC News (Jan. 16)
RCMP officers mocked people being arrested at Wet'suwet'en blockade as 'orcs' and 'ogre', Jackie McKay, CBC News (Jan. 17)
Most frostbite amputation hospital visits in Edmonton last year were for homeless patients, Taylor Lambert, CBC News (Jan. 18)
Loblaw backs away from plan to end 50% discount on food nearing best-before date, Anjuli Patil, CBC News (Jan. 19)
US
Newsroom Meddling, Money Woes: How A Billionaire Owner Lost His Star Editor at the Los Angeles Times, Sharon Waxman and Alexei Barrionuevo, The Wrap (Jan. 16)
New Baltimore Sun owner insults staff in meeting, says paper should mimic Fox45, Cody Boteler, Lee O. Sanderlin and Giacomo Bologna, The Baltimore Banner (Jan. 16)
The ‘Sleeping Giant’ Case that Could Upend Jack Smith’s Prosecution of Trump, Kimberly Wehle, Politico (Jan. 17)
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused, Zane McNeill, Truthout (Jan. 17)
Fetterman’s ‘maverick’ rebrand passes off banal corruption as truth-telling conviction, Adam Johnson, The Real News Network (Jan. 17)
Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds, Tom Perkins, The Guardian (Jan. 19)
Sports Illustrated's Publisher Guts Staff. Future Unclear, A.J Perez, Front Office Sports (Jan. 19)
Entire Town’s Newspapers Stolen On Day It Runs Story About Rape At Police Chief’s Home, Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost (Jan. 19)
New Oklahoma bill would force journalists to be licensed by the state, Walter Einenkel, Daily Kos (Jan. 19)
World
World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer, Rupert Neate, The Guardian (Jan. 15)
Guatemala: Arevalo Was Sworn in as President After Coup Failure, TeleSur (Jan. 15)
South African lawyers preparing lawsuit against US, UK for complicity in Israel's war crimes in Gaza, Tufan Aktas, Anadolu Ajansi (Jan. 15)
A month of Milei, José Pablo Criales and Constanza Lambertucci, El País (Jan. 15)
Switzerland hosts President Zelenskyy and offers to host a peace summit for Ukraine, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press (Jan. 15)
Iran strikes inside Pakistan following IRGC missile attacks in Iraq, Syria, Adam Lucente, Al-Monitor (Jan. 16)
At least 17 people killed in explosion at Thai fireworks factory, Al Jazeera (Jan. 17)
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000, Noel Sichalwe, Associated Press (Jan. 17)
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals, Damian Carrington, The Guardian (Jan. 17)
Israel-Palestine
Silence in Egypt over killing of Palestinian journalist in Gaza for Cairo-based Al-Ghad TV, Thaer Mansour, The New Arab (Jan. 15)
Qatar announces Israel-Hamas deal for medicine and aid to enter Gaza, Al Jazeera (Jan. 16)
Mr. President Biden, I hold you responsible for killing my mother, Hassan El-Nabih, Mondoweiss (Jan. 17)
12 hours with no end, Israel continues raid in Tulkram as drone strike kills 9, Qassam Muaddi, The New Arab (Jan. 17)
AFP journalists rally for blocked Gaza colleagues, Agence France-Presse via Al-Monitor (Jan. 17)
UN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press (Jan. 18)
Netanyahu says he told the US that he opposes a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario, Najib Jobain, Josef Federman and Jack Jefferey, Associated Press (Jan. 19)
COVID
Oakland schools allow COVID-positive students to attend class, Amy Larson, KRON4 (Jan. 15)
RSV, flu and COVID: demystifying the triple epidemic of respiratory viruses, Nathalie Grandvaux, The Conversation (Jan. 15)
New COVID variants learn old tricks to stay ahead of immune defenses, University College London via Medical Xpress (Jan. 16)
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life., by Alice Wong, Teen Vogue (Jan. 17)
Tech
Want to Avoid Fake News? Step Away From Google, F.D. Flam, Bloomber (Jan. 13)
Here’s OpenAI’s big plan to combat election misinformation, Alex Cranz, The Verge (Jan. 15)
Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off, Wesley Yin-Poole, IGN (Jan. 16)
Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU, Jess Weatherbed, The Verge (Jan. 17)
Pitchfork Is Being Folded Into GQ, as Condé Nast Seeks ‘Best Path Forward’ for Music Publication, Todd Spangler, Variety (Jan. 17)
Each Facebook User is Monitored by Thousands of Companies, Kon Keegan, The Markup (Jan. 17)
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles, Joseph Cox, 404 Media (Jan. 18)
Meta documents show 100,000 children sexually harassed daily on its platforms, Katie McQue, The Guardian (Jan.18)
AV Corner
Podcast: Why Canada's infrastructure planning phase never ends- The Big Story
Video: Are We The Baddies?- Second Thought
Music: Self-titled- Teen Mortgage
Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 10, 2017
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