ICYMI this week ...

A weekly round-up of headlines from the Daily News podcast

My latest feature is out! It’s in Canada’s History Magazine and it’s about the decade when fascism hit its peak in Canada (so far…). Originally, I was asked about linking past movements to where things are today, but as I started to write it, it became clear that there was way too much to talk about from our past, so we decided to have it focus on the past alone. This makes sense, given the reason that the magazine exists!

I have been thinking a lot about what the 1930s tell us about fascism today, and I hope to write about it very soon. One month left until my manuscript is due, so it might have to wait until then…

Please share this article and if you live somewhere that has a magazine stand, buy a copy! I checked with my local mag supplier and while the issue of the Walrus that I’m in this month is still on the stands, the last time they received Canada’s History Magazine, it was 2023. Ah well!

Here are the headlines from this past week’s Daily News podcast:

Alberta

SCOOP: Elections Alberta investigating separatists for accessing electors list

Woman airlifted for gallbladder surgery after tool sterilization issues at northern Alberta hospital

Nova Scotia

Company wins rights to explore oil and gas offshore Nova Scotia after $210M bid

Ontario

Charges laid in Innisfil Islamic Centre vandalism incident

RCMP charge former CEO of Toronto mining company for allegedly inflating gold resources

Anti-Doug Ford rallies take place across Ontario to protest OSAP, FOI changes

No criminal charges for North Bay mayor in expenses scandal, OPP says

Saskatchewan

Vandal leaves anti-AI message on RM of Sherwood office after data centre vote

Manitoba

87-year-old dementia patient with head injury spends days in ER hallway

Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth, premier says

Québec

Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice officially quits NDP to run provincially for Québec Solidaire

National

Carney government proposes $6B to hire 100,000 new skilled trades workers

Rogers’ voluntary buyouts could signal further industry cuts to come: analyst

More than one in 10 Canadians below the poverty line as incomes slip: StatCan

International

Trial begins for 4 Indonesian service members charged over acid attack on activist

Libya says 17 migrants perish at sea, nine missing feared dead

Madagascar detains French ex-serviceman over alleged destabilisation plot

The UAE has quit OPEC. What does it mean for the future of oil?

Bosnia signs up to Trump-linked pipeline to reduce Russian gas dependence

Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves 21 dead amid pre-election violence

Thousands held by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s el-Fasher: NGO

Tokyo workers encouraged to wear shorts to cut energy costs and keep cool

Mali defence minister killed as country hit by wave of rebel attacks