The Catch-all: ICYMI November 30-December 6

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The Catch-all: ICYMI November 30-December 6

Hello all! As you read this I am working. The miraculous power of technology! In case you missed it, I had Dave Gray-Donald of The Grind on The North State to break down the biggest news media stories in Canada. RSS Feed here. Link below. On with the news!


News Round-up

Ontario

Doug Ford’s chief of staff ‘missing’ months of government texts after phone was ‘reset’, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Dec. 2)

Bombshell AG report says Ontario Place redevelopment ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’, Isaac Callan and Colin D'Mello, Global News (Dec. 3)

Wolfe Islanders stranded for hours after new ferry damaged, adding to frustration, safety fears, Dan Taekema, CBC News (Dec. 5)

Legal experts concerned about promised encampment legislation, Shelby Knox, CTV News (Dec. 6)

Canada

Justin Trudeau promises Trump that Canada will increase border surveillance, Reuters via The Guardian (Dec. 1)

Victims of Communism memorial delayed over Nazi link controversy to open, David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen (Dec. 3)

U of A security called pro-Palestine encampment "extremely peaceful" a day before police tore it down, Jeremy Appel, The Orchard (Dec. 6)

Liberal government adds hundreds of firearm models to list of banned weapons, Louis Blouin and Darren Major, CBC News (Dec. 5)

US

"Delay" and "Deny" written on bullets found at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder. Here's what they may mean, Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News (Dec. 5)

World

South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after lawmakers defy him, Jack Kim and Ju-min Park, Reuters (Dec. 3)

China finds world’s largest gold deposit worth over £63 billion, Vishwam Sankaran, Independent (Dec. 3)

Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo, Dorcas Wangira, BBC News (Dec. 4)

French government felled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis, Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose, Reuters (Dec. 4)

Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate, Stephen McGrath, Associated Press (Dec. 6)

Local rebels take most of key southern Syrian region - reports, Babara Plett-Usher and Kathryn Armstrong, BBC News (Dec. 6)

Israel-Palestine

Israeli soldiers have been sexually assaulting Palestinian women for decades. Now they're speaking out, Dania Akkad, Middle East Eye (Dec. 3)

Israel continues to pound Gaza, issue new evacuation threats, Al Jazeera (Dec. 3)

Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says, Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss (Dec. 5)

Israel has violated Lebanon ceasefire on 129 occasions, Middle East Monitor (Dec. 5)

COVID

Almost a third of preteens, teens with long COVID still not recovered at 2 years, study shows, Stephanie Soucheray, CIDRAP at University of Minnesota (Dec. 4)

Tech

Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Assassination, Samantha Cole, 404 Media (Dec. 6)

TikTok on verge of ban after losing in court, Lauren Feiner, The Verge (Dec. 6)

AV Corner

Podcast: Punishing kids for adult failures - Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny
Music: Western Stars & The Apocalypse - Spiritworld
Video: When Your Hero Is A Monster - The Leftist Cooks