Hello everyone. As I’m sure you’ve seen, the Israel assault on Gaza has reached genocidal levels. I’ve been following the situation closely since it began, and have included as many pertinent updates as I can here, but obviously with an ever evolving situation, so much can’t be covered. That’s also why I haven’t necessarily been following other stories as much this week. They’re still important but, well… you know.

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

News Round-up

Ontario

Airbnb watchdog flags hundreds of Toronto condos as ‘ghost hotels,’ Aisling Murphy, CTV News (Oct. 7)

RCMP investigating Ontario government's plan to open Greenbelt land for development, Sara Jabakhanji, CBC News (Oct. 10)

Ontario launching new plan to track job-related illnesses, Mike Crawley, CBC News (Oct. 10)

Hamilton NDP MPP apologizes after comments about Israel-Hamas conflict, Samantha Beattie, CBC News, (Oct. 11

Canada

Canada rejects request to protect northern spotted owl habitat, Leyland Cecco, The Guardian (Oct. 11)

Parent calls Sask. government's new bill a 'smokescreen' over mental health, addictions crisis, CBC News (Oct. 12)

University tuition to double for out-of-province students in Quebec starting next year, Matthew Lapierre, Joe Bongiorno, CBC News (Oct. 13)

World

Michael Benz, a conservative crusader against online censorship, appears to have a secret history as an alt-right persona, Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News (Oct. 6)

Climate change could soon affect the taste of beer, new study says, Julia Jacobo, ABC News (Oct. 10)

Paraguay jail: Inmates free guards they held hostage, Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News (Oct. 12)

George Santos Has Meltdown While Holding Mystery Baby, Margaret Hartmann, New York Magazine (Oct. 13)

Israel-Gaza

Israeli lawmaker blames pogroms against Palestinians for ‘terrible’ attacks, Eliyahu Freedman, Al Jazeera (Oct. 8)

Today in Gaza, I no longer believe we’ll get out of Israel’s assault alive, Mara Humaid, Al Jazeera (Oct. 11)

Egypt moves to prevent exodus of Palestinians from besieged Gaza, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters (Oct. 11)

Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon, Human Rights Watch (Oct 12)

Israel cripples Syria’s two main airports in strikes: Syrian state media, Al Jazeera (Oct. 12)

‘Doxxing Truck’ Circles Harvard After Students Sign Pro-Palestine Letter, AJ McDougall, The Daily Beast (Oct. 12)

Egypt warned Israel of Hamas attack days earlier, senior US politician says, Dan Sabbagh, The Guardian (Oct. 12)

Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza 'De-Escalation' Talk, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost (Oct. 13)

BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police, BBC News (Oct. 13)

Reuters Journalist Killed in Israeli Airstrike, Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone (Oct. 13)

Israel orders 1.1 million people in Gaza to move south: What to know, Al Jazeera (Oct. 13)

COVID

People who’ve had Covid at least 5 times describe how the illness changed with each reinfection, Aria Bendix, NBC News (Oct. 8)

Safety Is Not Negotiable. Pandemic Preparedness - the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (Oct. 4)

The Coronavirus Still Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings, Arijit Chakravarty and Martha Lincoln, The Nation (Oct. 13)

AV Corner

Podcast: Elon Musk Unmasked: Origins of an Oligarch (Part 1)- Tech Won’t Save Us

Video: Some People Push Back in Palestine- Bad Empanada

Music: God Is Dead- Twin Temple