The Catch-all: ICYMI September 16-22

The news I've been consuming this week

Good morning all, hope you had a good week. I attended two separate “1 Million Man March” events against trans people and will have a report from that some point soon. Whether it’s through The Catch or another outlet, I’ll keep you posted. TLDR: First one had overwhelming trans-support, second was more 1:1.

A reminder that I do a weekly stream covering news things of the day on my YouTube if that’s your thing. Anyway, let’s get into it.

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News Round-up

Ontario

Olivia Chow, Doug Ford announce 'new deal' working group amid Toronto's financial woes, Lane Harrison, CBC News (Sept. 18)

Police defend use of Taser on 12-year-old who allegedly assaulted Oshawa school staff member, Katherine DeClerq, CP24 (Sept. 19)

Minister, Premier's aide got massages with Ontario Greenbelt developer in Vegas: hotel employees, Jon Woodward, CTV News (Sept. 19)

Anti-trans rallies met with counter-protests across Ontario, Jacquelyn LeBel, Global News (Sept. 20)

Kaleed Rasheed, cabinet member in Ford's government, resigns after Greenbelt probe, Allison Jones and Liam Casey, The Canadian Press (Sept. 20)

Ford apologizes for 'wrong' Greenbelt decision, vows to reverse land swap, CBC News (Sept. 21)

Doug Ford top minister quits politics, cabinet shuffle expected in the coming days, Robert Benzie, Kristin Rushowy and Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star (Sept. 22)

Canada

‘Crisis’: Manitoba Environment staff cut 70% since Progressive Conservatives took power, Julia-Simone Rutgers, The Narwhal (Sept. 16)

RCMP, other employers exploiting human rights 'loophole' to stall complaints, lawyer claims, Catharine Tunney, CBC News (Sept. 17)

DND increasingly claims records requested by public don’t exist, but critics have their doubts, David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen (Sept. 19)

Find Out If Your Provincial Rep Is Invested In Real Estate, Davide Mastracci, The Maple (Sept. 19)

The Rise of the Toxic Menace Called E. Coli O157, Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee (Sept. 21)

World

Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, Jennifer Rigby, Reuters (Sept. 18)

Cuban President Stresses Need to Change Current Int'l Order, Telesur (Sept. 19)

Israel kills six Palestinians in occupied West Bank, Gaza, Al Jazeera (Sept. 19)

A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press (Sept. 22)

COVID

Alberta COVID hospitalizations up 73% since July: health minister, Adam Toy, Global News (Sept. 18)

Home tests still work to detect Covid-19, but here’s why your test may not pick up an infection, Brenda Goodman, CNN, (Sept. 18)

Quebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths: lawsuit, Jacob Serebin, The Canadian Press (Sept. 18)

Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers have experienced long COVID: study, The Canadian Press (Sept. 21)

Long Covid: MRI scans reveal new clues to symptoms, Dominic Hughes, BBC (Sept. 22)

A/V Corner

Podcast: Effective Altruism is Terrible w/ John Duncan- What’s Left of Philosophy?

Video: Why The Government Has Infinite Money- Second Thought

New Music: Witness Marks by Flat Worms (Sept 22)