ICYMI this week ...
The news behind the Daily News podcast this week
It feels like so long ago that Brian Mulroney died. But in the week that’s passed, we’ve heard about how he singlehandedly brought down Apartheid and stopped acid rain. What’s behind the whitewashing of this former Prime Minister? Well, for some, it’s nostalgia for a time where our political leaders had gravitas — brains that made you say “huh, he sounds smart” and brains that made them do epic levels of corruption. Are our politicians even smart enough for old-school corruption?
I’m not sure. But I also forgot to mention all the corruption in this video. So, here you go — an obituary for Brian Mulroney that omits the word “Airbus”. And as usual, here are the stories I mentioned on that Daily News this week.
Ontario
Toronto police reviewing pro-Palestinian protest that prompted Trudeau team to scrap event
6 dead, including 4 children, in Ottawa mass killing
Conservative Jamil Jivani wins federal byelection in Ontario riding of Durham
Indigenous kids allegedly called ‘cash cows’ of Ontario’s child-welfare system
'I'm too far away': 5 Canadians dead in plane that crashed near downtown Nashville
Nova Scotia
Entire apartment building evicted as fixed-term leases erode stock of affordable units
Newfoundland and Labrador
NDP calls for solutions as bodies pile up in freezers outside Health Sciences Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador only province that still intends to imprison migrants
Manitoba
'Get me out of this place': Teen slain in Carman mass killing begged family, friends for help
Quebec
More than 100 weapons seized from Gatineau, Que. home: Canada Border Services Agency
Company should pay for cleanup, Council chief says
10 measles cases identified in Quebec, 7 in Montreal, public health officials say
British Columbia
Firefighters from 4 cities called to battle Coquitlam apartment building fire
National
Canada's future funding for UN relief organization in Gaza Strip still in limbo
Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source
Canadian Military Buying $43 Million Of Israeli Missiles Used In Gaza Attacks
Michael Spavor reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with Ottawa for Chinese imprisonment
Royal Canadian Navy's new Arctic ships have a severe flooding problem, say sailors
International
France makes abortion a constitutional right in historic Versailles vote
Haiti state of emergency in effect after police killings, massive prison break
Iranian singer given three years in jail for song about Mahsa Amini protests
About 170 people killed in Burkina Faso attacks, regional official says
Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says
Senegal’s government sets March 24 as the new date for the delayed presidential election
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