ICYMI
A round-up of news from this past week's daily news headlines
With budgets being released in most provinces across the country this past week, an election in PEI and a visit from Joe Robinette Biden, I tried to look for the news that you may have missed because it was crowded out by all the government goings on of the past week.
Enjoy and remember: the folks who disrupt Drag Reading Hour at your local library are probably folks with a history of violence, as we learned this week with one fellow facing hate crime charges.
New Brunswick
Property tax assessment for Irving paper mill in Saint John among lowest in Canada
British Columbia
'Absolutely disgusting': B.C. councillor speaks out after Sikh international student swarmed, beaten
Ontario
Thunder Bay Police Service appoints new chief as it grapples with major challenges
Toronto saw more than 3 homeless deaths per week on average in 2022, city data shows
Alberta
Largest recorded Alberta earthquake not natural, from oilsands wastewater: study
‘We are probably going to be the first oil sands environmental refugees’
Calgary pastor accused of hate-motivated crimes at drag storytime has history of violence
PEI
As King defends record on trans rights, Pride P.E.I. says politicians won't be welcome at parade
Saskatchewan
Experience Regina apologizes after criticism over new slogans 'sexualizing' the city
Quebec
Une nouvelle histoire d’inconduite sexuelle rapportée à la LHJMQ
Incendie dans le Vieux-Montréal : l’inaction des autorités contre Airbnb montrée du doigt
National
Twitter is Censoring Canadian News Outlets and Politicians Tweeting About Civil Liberties in India
International
Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality
In World Cup Run-Up, Qatar Pressed U.N. Agency Not to Investigate Abuses
Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
South Africa's EFF marches to demand Ramaphosa's resignation
Kenya protests: Raila Odinga's convoy tear-gassed in Nairobi