The Catch-all: ICYMI October 21-27

The news I've been consuming this week

Oct 28, 2023

I’m slowly flowing my news feed back to Canadian issues, while still keeping an eye on the Palestinian genocide. Please don’t stop keeping up with the news. The groundswell of support on the ground must be continued. The tide is turning against Israel, and their allies are doubling down. Al Jazeera in particular is being targeted because of their coverage.

Free Palestine.

News Round-up

Ontario

Ontario NDP kicks Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama from caucus after controversial Gaza comments, Samantha Beattie and Bobby Hristova, CBC News (Oct. 23)

Chair of Ontario’s Greenbelt Council quit right after he learned of Ford’s land use plans last fall, Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal (Oct. 25)

One in four Ontarians could be without a family doctor in 3 years: survey, Alex Arsenych and Avis Favaro, CTV News (Oct. 25)

Cafe Landwer Isn’t Boycotted For Being A ‘Jewish Business,’ Davide Mastracci, The Maple (Oct 25)

Ford government copied developer's exact request into Hamilton official plan to allow controversial building, Samantha Beattie, CBC News (Oct.25)

Farmer Denies Giving ‘Save the Children Convoy’ Land to Build a ‘Permanent Community’ Outside Ottawa, Luke LeBrun, Press Progress (Oct. 27)

London, Ont., family relocated to hotel after rental infested with mice and cockroaches, Isha Bhargava, CBC News (Oct. 27)

Canada

Liberals moving ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulations: LeBlanc, Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press via CBC News (Oct. 23)

Judge who ruled for N.B. landlord in rent-reduction case owns apartment building, Robert Jones, CBC News (Oct. 23)

Montreal to ban use of propane, natural gas, heating oil in new buildings, Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette (Oct. 25)

As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to food banks, Rhianna Schmunk, CBC News (Oct. 25)

Lobby group pushes Canada to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism, Jeremy Appel, The Breach (Oct. 25)

Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation, Geoff Leo, Roxanna Woloshyn and Linda Guerriero, CBC News (Oct. 27)

World

15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could 'Collapse' This Century In Dire Climate Report, Becky Ferreira, Vice News (Oct. 24)

Internal Wix chat encouraged staff to support Israel’s ‘narrative’ in Hamas conflict, Jack Power, The Irish Times (Oct. 24)

Bandcamp Editorial Director: “Fuuuuuck Bandcamp United,” Emanuel Maiberg, 404 News (Oct. 24)

Spotify is reportedly making major changes to its royalty model, Ariel Shapiro, The Verge (Oct. 25)

Japan's Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision, Anthony Kuhn, NPR (Oct. 25)

The US invaded the island of Grenada 40 years ago. The legacy of revolution lives on, Bhaskar Sunkara, The Guardian (Oct. 25)

This Billionaire Hedge Funder Is Quietly Financing Anti-Trans Advocacy Across The U.S., Molly Redden, HuffPost (Oct. 26)

Israel-Palestine

Israeli Arabs arrested over Gaza social media posts, Sara Monetta, BBC News (Oct. 21)

Nearly two dozen journalists killed in Hamas-Israel war, Sara Fischer, Axios (Oct. 22)

Israel-Palestine war: 'Chemical weapons manual' shown by Israeli president is biography of a bomber, Alex Macdonald, Middle East Eye (Oct. 23)

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast, Aric Toler/Haley Willis/Riley Mellen/Alexander Cardia/Natalie Reneau/ Julian E. Barnes/Christoph Koettl, The New York Times (Oct. 24)

Why Israel’s ban on fuel to Gaza isn’t about stopping Hamas, Paddy Dowling, Al Jazeera (Oct. 25)

Scoop: Blinken says he asked Qatari PM to rein in Al Jazeera war coverage, per sources, Barak Ravid, Axios (Oct. 25)

Israel-Palestine: Israel kills family of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Middle East Eye (Oct. 25)

Gaza in communications blackout as Israel intensifies siege, Hibiq Farah, The Guardian (Oct. 27)

COVID

New research offers clues to what causes long COVID — fuelling hope for eventual treatments, Lauren Pelley, CBC News (Oct. 21)

Long COVID Research Is in Its ‘Most Hopeful’ Phase Yet, Jamie Ducharme, TIME (Oct. 23)

Patients, health workers say masks needed in Calgary hospitals, Jennifer Lee, CBC News (Oct. 24)

Toronto Public Health now accepting bookings for flu and COVID-19 shots, CBC News (Oct. 25)

Covid shots may slightly increase risk of stroke in older adults, particularly when administered with certain flu vaccines, Brenda Goodman, CNN (Oct. 26) “That said, the risk identified in the FDA’s study appears to be very small — roughly 3 strokes or transient ischemic attacks for every 100,000 doses given — and the study found it may be primarily driven by the high-dose or adjuvanted flu vaccines, which are specially designed to rev up the immune system so it mounts a stronger response to the shot.”

Full List of Democrats Who Voted To Ban Mask Mandates, Nick Mordowanec, Newsweek (Oct. 26)