The Catch-All: ICYMI January 20-26
The news I've been consuming this week
Hello all. It's not as heavy on the news as last week, but a lot of big things happening. The ICJ is moving forward with the genocide trial of Israel, lots of layoffs in tech, and the emergency act usage against the fascist 2022 convoy was found unreasonable. Didn't read as much international news, unfortunately as I've been pretty busy lately. Regardless, the news marches on.
News Round-up:
Ontario
Internal email suggests Doug Ford's office knew Greenbelt land swap details earlier than claimed, Robert Benzie, Toronto Star (Jan. 22)
Ford says move of 11 ServiceOntario locations to Staples, Walmart kiosks due to ‘convenience’, Meredith Bond and Richard Southern, CityNews (Jan. 22)
Baby born in Hamilton encampment shows extent of 'desperate' housing crisis, councillor says, Samantha Beattie, CBC News (Jan. 24)
Ontario civil servants win almost 10% pay hike in Bill 124 battle, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Jan. 25)
Canada
'An indictment of what the program became.' Canada sets new limits on work permits for international students, spouses, Nicholas Keung, Kristin Rushowy and Alex Ballingall, Toronto Star (Jan. 22)
Far-Right Convoy Groups Plan to Occupy Canadian Police Stations Until Government Officials are Arrested, Luke LeBrun, PressProgress (Jan,.23)
Ottawa's use of Emergencies Act against convoy protests was unreasonable, violated Charter, court rules, Catharine Tunney, CBC News (Jan.23)
Canadian firm under fire for supplying equipment for Alabama execution, Leyland Cecco, The Guardian (Jan. 24)
Five 2018 World Juniors players told to surrender to police: report, Aaron D'Andrea and Nathaniel Dove, Global News (Jan. 24)
Experts urge vigilance in wake of ‘supermassive leak’ of digital data, Touria Izri, Global News (Jan. 24)
Trudeau Government Accused Of Sowing Confusion Over Israel Military Exports, Alex Cosh, The Maple (Jan. 25)
U.K. walks away from trade talks with Canada, Janyce McGregor and John Paul Tasker, CBC News (Jan. 25)
Canada’s op-ed pages offer one-sided support for Israel, study shows, Jeremy Appel, The Breach (Jan. 25)
US
Food Not Bombs trial rescheduled after too many jurors objected to $500 fine for feeding homeless, R.A. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle (Jan. 19)
As Houthis vow to fight on, U.S. prepares for sustained campaign, Missy Ryan, John Hudson and Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post (Jan. 20)
Small-town Colorado newspaper theft was to protect victim, not police chief, Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket (Jan. 22)
L.A. Times to lay off at least 115 people in the newsroom, Meg James, Los Angeles Times (Jan. 23)
Will Ferrell’s Road Trip Movie With His Trans Best Friend Will Save Lives, Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast (Jan. 23)
Top GOP School Official Appoints Woman Behind 'Libs Of TikTok' To Key Position, Nathalie Baptiste, HuffPost (Jan. 23)
US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia, Tony Diver, The Telegraph (Jan. 26)
Fight over border intensifies as Texas governor pledges more razor wire, Erum Salam, The Guardian (Jan. 26
City of St. Louis accused of threatening to condemn building Bar: PM occupies which police crashed into, Sean Malone, KMOX (Jan. 26)
World
'Murderer!': Peru president faces fierce backlash in slain protesters' hometown, Reuters (Jan. 20)
‘Everyone, together, against fascism’: protests sweep Germany after exposé of AfD party’s deportation ‘masterplan’, Philip Oltermann and Kate Connoly, The Guardian (Jan. 21)
Israel-Palestine
How Israel has repeatedly rejected Hamas truce offers, Zena Al Tahhan, Al Jazeera (Jan. 22)
The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists, Jack Mirkinson, The Nation (Jan. 23)
Columbia University Apartheid Divest coalition statement on chemical skunk attack, Columbia University Apartheid Divest Coalition, Mondoweiss (Jan. 23)
Khan Younis describe how they escaped death and face an uncertain future, Sally Ibrahim, The New Arab (Jan. 24)
ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in aid, Alex MacDonald and Rayhan Uddin, Middle East Eye (Jan. 26)
Canada suspends cash for UN agency serving Palestinians, amid probe into Hamas attack, Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press via CTV News (Jan. 26)
COVID
For millions of Canadians with long COVID, getting treatment is still a struggle, Amina Zafar, CBC News (Jan. 19)
The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus, Hayley Gleeson, A(ustralian)BC News (Jan. 20)
Canadian study finds COVID measures were effective in reducing cases, hospitalizations, mortality rate, The Canadian Press via Global News (Jan. 21)
New study finds high number of Long COVID cases in Alabama, Andrea Tinker, Alabama Public Radio (Jan. 22)
Senate hearing highlights Long Covid crisis — but not Covid-19 prevention — while advocacy groups bring their demands to DC, Betsy Ladyzhets, The Sick Times (Jan. 23)
Class action targeting CHSLDs that had major COVID outbreaks gets green light, Katelyn Thomas, The Montreal Gazetta (Jan. 23)
New long COVID study uncovers high inflammation in patients as Senate calls for more research on 'crisis', Ashley Riegle, ABC News (Jan. 24)
Covid, Year Four, Gregg Gonsalves, The Nation (Jan. 25)
3 children among the 10 new COVID deaths reported in Alberta since last week, Robson Fletcher, CBC News (Jan. 26)
Tech
Netflix Pays $5 Billion for ‘Raw’ in Bet on Live Events, Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg (Jan. 23)
Tencent’s Riot Games lays off 11% of staff globally, Michelle Toh, CNN News (Jan. 23)
eBay will lay off 1,000 employees — 9 percent of the company, Sean Hollister, The Verge (Jan. 23)
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, Tom Warren, The Verge (Jan. 25)
AV Corner
Podcast: The 'clean, green' face of colonialism (ep 339)- Media Indigena
Video: Understanding Fascism in India - Hindutva is not Hinduism- Rohan Davis
Music: Critterland- Willi Carlisle
Neil Rickmond
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