The Catch-all: ICYMI September 30-October 6
The news I've been consuming this week
Hello all, hope your week has been going well. I’m in a haughty scramble to get school work done before the holiday weekend and my university’s reading week. Not to mention where I’m based, there was a heatwave for most of the week. It wasn’t really characterized as such, but 29 degrees in the humidity in the first week of October is not a good sign.
Also, for some reason, I read very important stories from before Sept. 30 this week. So I included them. Please don’t sue me for false advertising.
In addition, Palestine has launched a counteroffensive against Israel in response to their raids of the Al-Aqsa mosques. This happened earlier today, but I’m including a link because it’s important.
Anyway, without further ado, here’s what you may have missed in the news this week.
News Round-up
Ontario
Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital ERs declare Code Orange due to patient volumes, Dylan Dyson, CTV News (Sept. 28)
Nearly 500 tenants from 5 apartment buildings in Toronto are now on rent strike, Abby O’Brien, CP24 (Oct. 1)
Ontario government had targeted more Greenbelt sites without public’s notice, documents show, Karen Howlett, The Globe & Mail (Oct. 2) [PAY-WALLED]
Bonnie Crombie defends near $1M in donations, some from Ontario developers: email, Aisling Murphy, CP24 (Oct. 2)
Far-Right ‘Save the Children Convoy’ Gathering at Rural Base Camp Outside Ottawa, Luke Lebrun, PressProgress (Oct. 3)
Canada
Couple and dog killed by bear at Banff National Park, CTV News Calgary, (Sept. 30)
B.C. Tory leader defends post that appeared to liken teaching of sexuality and gender to residential schools, Moira Wyton, CBC News (Oct. 1)
Half of millennials and Gen Z living paycheque-to-paycheque in Canada while stressing about climate crisis: survey, Alexandra Mae Jones, CTV News (Oct. 1)
Solid NDP win cements Kinew as 1st First Nations premier in Manitoba history, Bryce Hoye, CBC News (Oct. 3)
Trudeau 'looking carefully' at releasing names of ex-Nazis in Canada, John Paul Tasker, CBC News (Oct. 4)
Pierre Poilievre's inner circle divided over how to tackle gender issues, sources say, Christina Noel, CBC News (Oct. 5)
Canadian Forces worker sexually assaulted at NATO base told she should have realized such risks existed: documents, David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen (Oct. 5)
‘Save the Children Convoy’ Leaders Plotted to Capture Police and MPs at Secret Meetings, Participants Allege, Luke LeBrun, PressProgress (Oct. 5)
World
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress, Stephanie Nolen/Malin Fezehai, The New York Times (Sept. 29)
Venezuelan Amazon Reforestation Plan Begins, Telesur (Sept. 29)
(Vietnam) Former health minister charged for receiving $2.25M bribes in Covid test kit scandal , Pham Du, vnExpress (Sept. 30)
NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?, Indlieb Farazi Saber, Al Jazeera (Oct. 2)
Elon Musk sued for defamation for falsely identifying man as neo-Nazi protestor, Makena Kelly, The Verge (Oct. 2)
How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet, Megan Gray, Wired (Oct. 2)
Florence bans new short-term rentals in historic centre, Reuters (Oct. 3)
Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They're even riding the trains and a ferry., Elaine Cobbe, CBS News (Oct. 3)
Ukraine war: Western allies say they are running out of ammunition, James Landale, BBC News (Oct. 3)
Building collapse in Havana's old town kills three, Vanessa Buschschlüter, BBC News (Oct. 5)
COVID
Researchers are still untangling the risks of catching COVID over and over, Lauren Pelley, CBC News (Sept. 30)
AV Corner:
Podcast: Toronto is the raccoon’s city. We just live in it- This Matters
Video: The Rise (and Fall) of Patreon- Tom Nicholas
New Music: Heat Comes Down- John R. Miller