The Catch-All: ICYMI March 30-April 5
The news I've been consuming this week
Hello all, another week another round of news. Due to personal situations and the last push for school, I haven't read as much news as I would like (it seems like I'm saying that a lot lately). But there are important things to keep track of this week, namely in news outside of Canada. I also wrote a piece for The Grind about a disruption of a Vaughan town hall by pro-Palestinian activists. You can check that out here:
Scott Martin
Now, onto the news this week.
News Round-up
Ontario
‘His own gravy train’: Cost of staffing Doug Ford’s office more than double Kathleen Wynne’s, Colin D'Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News (Apr. 2)
Premier Ford says he only wants ‘Ontario students’ at medical schools, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Apr. 3)
Efforts to enforce daytime camping ban at Kingston’s Belle Park thwarted for 2nd day, Shane Gibson and Darryn Davis, Global News (Apr. 4)
Canada
Federal government commits to creation of national school food program, Christian Paas-Lang, CBC News (Apr. 1)
Parliament Vote: A Small Victory For Palestine Or Win For Status Quo?, Jeremy Appel, The Maple (Apr. 4)
India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada's elections: CSIS, Philip Ling and Raffy Boudjikanian, CBC News (Apr. 5)
US
Texas reports human case of avian flu virus, DSHS issues health alert, Abigail Jones, KXAN (Apr. 1)
Biden’s not changing Israel policy after deadly strike on aid workers, Alexander Ward, Politico (Apr. 3)
World
Forced to pay bribes at every step: How trans and intersex people say they survive in Kenya, Jackson Okata, CNN (Mar. 30)
Turkey elections 2024: Ruling AKP defeated in mayoral polls in stunning setback, Ragip Soylu, Middle East Eye (Mar. 31)
Pressure mounts against Peru’s president as lawmakers submit request to remove her from office, Associated Press (Apr. 1)
Ukraine is at great risk of its front lines collapsing, Jamie Dettmer, Politico (Apr. 3)
Israel-Palestine
US Congressman says Gaza should be nuked, not sent aid, The New Arab (Apr. 1)
Israel passes bill to ban Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor (Apr. 2)
‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza, Chris McGreal, The Guardian (Apr. 2)
Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by car', Jeff Mason, Reuters (Apr. 3)
COVID
Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone, Linda Geddes, The Guardian (Apr. 3)
Study links air quality improvements to fewer school COVID cases, Lisa Schnirring, CIDRAP at University of Minnesota (Apr. 4)
Tech
How Vice became 'a fucking clown show', Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge (Apr. 1)
Google to delete search data of millions who used 'incognito' mode, Bobby Allyn, NPR (Apr. 1)
Substack Is Setting Writers Up For A Twitter-Style Implosion, Andrea Grimes, Home With The Armadillo (Apr. 2)
AV Corner
Podcast: Photographing the Front Lines - Blueprints of Disruption
Video: The Real Reason The US Wants to Ban TikTok - Second Thought
(Old) Music: Down - The Jesus Lizard
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