What's hot in real world news? - Thread 3.0

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's a link to What's hot in real world news? - Thread 2.0

http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?5213-What-s-hot-in-real-world-news-Thread-2-0

Here's a link to What's hot in real world news? - Thread 4.0, followed by a fresh news item:

http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/showthread.php?5388-What-s-hot-in-real-world-news-Thread-4-0

wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/03/Re: claim: climate crisis to eradicate world's beaches by 2100:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/03/climate-crisis-to-eradicate-worlds-beaches-by-2100/

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnist Lorne Gunter: Alberta NDP's stance against UCP's anti-blockade law doesn't make sense:

https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-ndps-stance-against-ucps-anti-blockade-law-doesnt-make-sense

[Kevin Pacey]

More thrills brought to us by the federal Trudeau Liberal government:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: 50,000 jobs turn into zero, but what about Bieber's stach?:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-50k-jobs-turn-into-zero-but-what-about-biebers-stach

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Pretending to be Prime Minister not as easy as Trudeau thought:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-pretending-to-be-pm-not-as-easy-as-trudeau-thought

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Warren Buffett walks from Canada as Justin Trudeau fiddles:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-warren-buffett-walks-from-canada-as-justin-trudeau-fiddles

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ontario teachers' unions can't say yes to a good deal:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-teachers-unions-cant-say-yes-to-a-good-deal

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/A tribute to Kathleen Wynne's greatest hits as a Liberal Ontario premier:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/a-tribute-to-kathleen-wynnes-greatest-hits-as-premier

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Story of bureaucrats foiling couples effort to adopt young girl makes you mad as hell:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-story-of-bureaucrats-foiling-couples-effort-to-adopt-young-girl-makes-you-mad-as-hell

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: Bloomberg insulted the entire United States - he deserved to lose:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-bloomberg-insulted-the-entire-united-states-he-deserved-to-lose

[Kevin Pacey]

Inside the slow-rolling disaster of Ottawa's $9 Billion LRT project:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/blood-on-the-tracks-why-ottawas-flagship-project-crashed

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Adam: What if Ottawa's light-rail trains are actually unfixable?:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/adam-what-if-ottawas-light-rail-trains-are-actually-unfixable

[Kevin Pacey]

businessinsider.com/gristedes: Billionaire Catsimatidis used Clearview AI facial-recognition to spy on daughter's boyfriend:

https://www.businessinsider.com/gristedes-billionaire-catsimatidis-clearview-ai-facial-recognition-daughter-2020-3

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/article/US-Syria-security-Turkey-ceasefire/Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey's Erdogan:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-ceasefire/ceasefire-in-syrias-idlib-comes-at-a-cost-for-turkeys-erdogan-idUSKBN20T2DJ

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6635071/Supreme Court will not hear challenges from BC groups to Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6635071/trans-mountain-pipeline-supreme-court-bc-challenges/

[Kevin Pacey]

An oldie but goodie:
Feds look for pest control contractors across Ontario after bedbugs found in 31 office buildings:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bed-bugs-federal-buildings-ontario-1.5455964

11 March 2020/ottawasun.com/news/local-news/Bedbug activity detected at federal gov't building, at Terrasses de la Chaudiere, PSPC confirms:

https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/bedbug-activity-detected-at-terrasses-de-la-chaudiere-pspc-confirms/wcm/3845c27c-f115-4552-88fc-bf39c88870ef

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/07/Saudi Arabia detains three royal family members in latest crackdown:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/saudi-arabia-detains-three-royal-family-members-in-latest-crackdown

[Kevin Pacey]

Israel seeks way to avoid yet a 4th election amid latest deadlock:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/world/middleeast/israel-election-netanyahu.html

[Kevin Pacey]

A bit of an oldie, but still relevant:
Now that Brexit's a Go, how about a Canada-UK trade deal?:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brexit-canada-saturday-1.5396420

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: As world acts on coronavirus, Trudeau appoints a committee:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-as-world-acts-on-coronavirus-trudeau-appoints-a-committee

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/07/Coronavirus - 9 reasons to be reassured:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/07/coronavirus-reasons-to-be-reassured

[Kevin Pacey]

ipolitics.ca/2020/03/05/Evening brief: Scarce support among mayors for Trudeau's municipalities-led gun control plan:

https://ipolitics.ca/2020/03/05/evening-brief-scarce-support-among-mayors-for-trudeaus-municipalities-led-gun-control-plan/

[Kevin Pacey]

Ottawa Sun/Candice Malcolm: Docs show asylum-claimant health access expanded to 20 years:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200308/281887300364560

[Kevin Pacey]

Ottawa Sun/Letters to the editor: [features include:] Height of hypocrisy re: Canada's Senate's Liberal green queen loves to fly; bills $17,000 for travel amid climate glamour, Feb. 29:

https://ottawasun.com/opinion/letters/you-said-it-can-we-even-things-up

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/Gas prices in freefall due to coronavirus epidemic:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/gas-prices-in-freefall-due-to-coronavirus-epidemic-1.4843975

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/article: Oil futures fall more than 20 per-cent after Saudi Arabia slashes prices upon OPEC deal collapse:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/article-oil-futures-fall-more-than-20-per-cent-after-saudi-arabia-slashes/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: With Buffett's exit, those behind the real energy blockade can claim success:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-with-buffetts-exit-those-behind-the-real-energy-blockade-can-claim-success

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonjournal.com/business/local-business/Forget out-of-date 'dirty oil' smear - Alberta moving to be world's cleanest oil industry:

https://edmontonjournal.com/business/local-business/forget-out-of-date-dirty-oil-smear-alberta-moving-to-be-worlds-cleanest-oil-industry

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: Trudeau's indigenous rights law will cause 'chaos' says study:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-trudeaus-indigenous-rights-law-will-cause-chaos-says-study

ottawasun.com/Lorrie Goldstein: Trudeau's tactics mean more railway blockades:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200312/281805695994443

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Freeland is Trudeau's go-to for everything:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-freeland-the-pms-go-to-for-everything

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Government budgets shot as coronavirus blasts markets:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-government-budgets-shot-as-coronavirus-blasts-markets

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/business/Trump offers budget with big funds for border wall, Space Force:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/trump-offers-budget-with-funds-for-border-wall-space-force-1.4329296

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/2020/03/10/Central bankers should stay out of the climate debate:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/10/central-bankers-should-stay-out-of-the-climate-debate/

[Kevin Pacey]

An oldie but goodie, even for those who believe in manmade global warming:
science20.com/Robert Walker/No scientific cliff edge of 12 years to save planet (or 18 months) - can IPCC challenge deadlines that make headlines?:

https://www.science20.com/robert_walker/no_scientific_cliff_edge_of_12_years_to_save_plane t_or_18_months_can_ipcc_challenge_deadlines_make_h eadlines

[Kevin Pacey]

notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/Arctic 'meltdown' - latest:

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/arctic-meltdown-latest/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawasun.com/news/local-news/Absolutely troubling: Ottawa city councillors don't understand why only liberal mayor Jim Watson received secret info on SNC-Lavalin bid (namely their test score failure) before contract vote on LRT was made:

https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/absolutely-troubling-councillors-dont-understand-why-only-mayor-received-secret-info-on-snc-lavalin-bid-before-contract-vote/wcm/07447b26-e756-400f-b8d5-71d98f0164ec

[Kevin Pacey]

On the lighter side(??):
nationalpost.com/opinion/John Robson: Math is hard, at least for some liberal journalists:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-math-is-hard-at-least-for-some-liberal-journalists

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/10/Exit polls show Joe Biden's 3/6 [minimum] primary wins on Super Tuesday II fueled by women & African American voters:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/10/exit-polls-show-joe-biden-primary-wins-fueled-by-women-african-american-voters/

ottawasun.com/Tarek Fatah: Sanders and the end of Sharia-Bolshevism [plus Biden's cussing]:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200312/281822875863627

[Kevin Pacey]

thestar.com/calgary/2019/10/30/'Trudeau's mayor' - why the UCP is facing off with Calgary's long-time left wing mayor Naheed Nenshi [why did Calgarians not vote him out long ago, like the provincial NDP??]:

https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2019/10/30/trudeaus-mayor-why-the-ucp-is-facing-off-with-calgarys-naheed-nenshi.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion: The link between oilsands development and first-nations prosperity:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-the-link-between-oilsands-development-and-first-nations-prosperity

[Kevin Pacey]

climatedepot.com/2020/03/10/UK environment agency blames floods on 'climate emergency' - reality check: claims are a damning verdict on the agency's incompetence:

https://www.climatedepot.com/2020/03/10/uk-environment-agency-blame-floods-on-climate-emergency-reality-check-is-claims-are-a-damning-verdict-on-the-agencys-incompetence/

[Kevin Pacey]

Israeli court rejects delaying Netanyahu's corruption trial:

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/10/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-netanyahu.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Killing of US troops threatens to re-ignite tension with Iran:

https://www.ft.com/content/3b5b6ef2-63e5-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawasun.com/news/local-news/Ottawa councillor wants the details of LRT-1's winter test results:

https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/councillor-wants-the-details-of-lrts-winter-test-results/wcm/0b98627e-9166-42f3-ba1f-48cc300711c7

[Kevin Pacey]

Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak [should we throw them a party when they come back? - then again, I'm not against a 2-tier public/private health care system]:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/disease-dodging-worried-wealthy-jet-off-to-disaster-bunkers

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Does Trudeau and his liberal cabinet know the covid-19 pandemic is an emergency?:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-does-trudeau-know-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-an-emergency

nationalpost.com/news/Canada/Coronavirus could infect 35 to 70 per-cent of Canadian population, experts say:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/coronavirus-could-infect-35-to-70-per-cent-of-canadian-population-experts-say

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Mao wasn't so bad if you discount the murdered millions:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-mao-wasnt-so-bad-if-you-discount-the-murdered-millions

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/We need a democratic revolt against the climate extremists:

https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/we-need-a-democratic-revolt-against-the-climate-extremists/

[Kevin Pacey]

wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/09/FAO: Early indications point to a near-record wheat production in 2020 [in spite of Global warming alarmism]:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/09/fao-early-indications-point-to-a-near-record-wheat-production-in-2020/

[Kevin Pacey]

wattsupwiththat.com/2020/02/08/Breaking down the so-called 'last decade of climate change' into 7 charts:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/02/08/breaking-down-the-last-decade-of-climate-change-in-7-charts/

[Kevin Pacey]

sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/Chance discovery brings quantum computing using standard microchips a step closer:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/chance-discovery-brings-quantum-computing-using-standard-microchips-step-closer

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/Over 50,000 immigrants ordered deported still living in Canada:

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/over-50000-immigrants-ordered-deported-still-living-in-canada/

[Kevin Pacey]

huffingtonpost.ca/news/Conspiracy theories [Canada]:

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/conspiracy-theories/

politico.com/news/Conspiracy theories [US]:

https://www.politico.com/news/conspiracy-theories

[Kevin Pacey]

politico.com/news/Human rights: Top stories, latest news and analysis:

https://www.politico.com/news/human-rights

huffingtonpost.ca/news/human rights:

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/human-rights/

[Kevin Pacey]

8 ways technology can actually reduce stress:

https://www.healthcompare.com/articles/advice-and-articles/technology-to-reduce-stress

[Kevin Pacey]

Canadian government info re: telemarketers:

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/phone/telemarketing/ysk.htm

[Kevin Pacey]

For those who think Trump's luck is up, here's some support:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/were-watching-trumps-probable-election-demise-in-real-time.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Killing of US troops threatens to re-ignite tension with Iran:

https://www.ft.com/content/3b5b6ef2-63e5-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5

Iraq base attack: US in retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed fighters:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51865489

[Kevin Pacey]

Israel’s Coronavirus Crisis Lets Netanyahu Seize the Initiative [with proposal of an emergency government]:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/world/middleeast/israel-coronavirus-netanyahu.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/13/Canadian scientists believe they've made a huge breakthrough in coronavirus vaccine effort:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/13/canadian-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-coronavirus-vaccine-effort/

[Kevin Pacey]

6 months in, Ottawa's LRT has had more bad days than good ones:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lrt-schedule-problems-1.5492363

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Adam: Ottawa liberal mayor Jim Watson's reputation takes a beating over light-rail:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/adam-jim-watsons-reputation-takes-a-beating-over-light-rail

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: Even in the midst of a health crisis, climate fanatics never miss an opportunity:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-even-in-the-midst-of-a-health-crisis-climate-fanatics-never-miss-an-opportunity

[Kevin Pacey]

Canada will fall into recession amid coronavirus impacts - RBC:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6671676/coronavirus-canada-recession-rbc/

[Kevin Pacey]

space.com/139 newly discovered minor planets beyond Neptune [could lead to discovery of so-called Planet 9]:

https://www.space.com/minor-planets-beyond-neptune-dark-energy-survey.html

sciencealert.com/There's now thought another way Uranus could have ended up tipped on its side:

https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-another-way-uranus-could-have-ended-up-tipped-on-its-side

[Kevin Pacey]

sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/Quarantine the cat? Disinfect the dog? - latest advice about coronavirus and your pets:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/quarantine-cat-disinfect-dog-latest-advice-about-coronavirus-and-your-pets

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Does Trudeau and his liberal cabinet know the covid-19 pandemic is an emergency?:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-does-trudeau-know-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-an-emergency

nationalpost.com/news/Canada/Coronavirus could infect 35 to 70 per-cent of Canadian population, experts say:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/coronavirus-could-infect-35-to-70-per-cent-of-canadian-population-experts-say

ottawasun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau government sends mixed signals on the border [re: coronavirus crisis]:

https://ottawasun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-sends-mixed-signals-on-the-border/wcm/6b070a78-ee5c-4361-92e7-3529f14d9d76

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Saltzman: Cybercriminals looking to profit from pandemic fears:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/saltzman-cybercriminals-looking-to-profit-from-pandemic-fears/wcm/33175de7-ba5d-4e02-83d2-d0ec1ae1e2db

[Kevin Pacey]

wattsupwiththat.com/2019/10/21/The incredible collapsing #Exxonknew climate change lie:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/10/21/the-incredible-collapsing-exxonknew-climate-change-lie/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/article/US-USA-trade-USMCA-Canada/Canadian parliament rushes through ratification of USMCA trade pact:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-usmca-canada/canadian-parliament-rushes-through-ratification-of-usmca-trade-pact-idUSKBN2102I5

[Kevin Pacey]

An oldie but goodie, followed by another:
wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/Re: claim: animals and plants flee 0.7 degree temperature rise in last century:

https://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/animals-and-plants-flee-0-7%C2%B0c-temperature-rise-in-last-century/

wattsupwiththat.com/Gore and Bill Nye fail at doing a simple co2 experiment [includes topic of so-called backscattering]:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/gore-and-bill-nye-fail-at-doing-a-simple-co2-experiment/

[Kevin Pacey]

Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak [should we throw them a party when they come back? - then again, I'm not against a 2-tier public/private health care system]:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/disease-dodging-worried-wealthy-jet-off-to-disaster-bunkers

ottawasun/twitter/Candice Malcolm: Are some getting access to testing more than others?:

"Why have so many famous people been diagnosed with coronavirus? First we learned that actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for COVID-19, the technical name for the coronavirus disease that originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. The couple is in Australia, on location filming Hanks's latest film. Next, news broke that the NBA was suspending its season after Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell tested positive along with his teammate Rudy Gobert. Just hours before his diagnoses, Gobert was making light of the disease and jokingly rubbed his hands all over a set of microphones in response to reporters concerned questions. He later apologized for his 'careless' actions.

Late Thursday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that his wife Sophie also tested positive for the Wuhan virus. The Trudeau family put themselves into 'self-isolation' after Sophie showed symptoms following an international trip to the UK. Add these to the growing list of famous people with COVID-19, including top Italian soccer player Daniele Rugani, Spanish soccer coach Mikel Arteta, UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (There are conflicting reports about Bolsonaro.) Other world leaders, including several top-ranking officials in the Islamic Republic of Iran, have also tested positive. Does the disease disproportionately affect the rich and famous? They do attend more events, travel more and interact with crowds far more than the rest of us. Or, perhaps it's that the privileged global elite have special access to testing that is being denied to the public.

Compare Sophie Trudeau's situation to my own. Last weekend, I flew from San Jose, Calif., to Toronto, landing at Pearson International Airport after spending some time in Silicon Valley. Santa Clara County is experiencing a coronavirus outbreak, with 48 cases reported so far. The broader San Francisco Bay Area has seen 142 confirmed cases and 4 deaths. Part of the problems with coronavirus is that young and healthy people are often asymptomatic carriers of the disease. But, like Sophie Trudeau, I began to develop some mild symptoms consistent with the coronavirus - a low-grade fever, dry throat, but no sneezing or runny nose. When I reached out to health authorities, both with Health Ontario and Toronto Health Services, I learned that I don't 'qualify' for coronavirus testing. After waiting two hours on hold, an agent from Toronto Health Services assured me that I do not have coronavirus and there is 'no point' in administering a test. She advised that I stay home and self-quarantine - a decision my family and I made several days earlier.

I was explicitly told that 1) I was already screened at the airport, which is untrue - there was no screening, or Health Canada presence at International Arrivals the day I returned - and 2) the only people in Canada being tested were those who were both showing symptoms and who had recently visited Italy, Iran or Wuhan, China. So why was Sophie Trudeau tested? She didn't go to those places. There have been 596 reported cases in the UK, where Sophie visited, compared to more than 1,600 cases in the US, where I visited. This week, Toronto reported its first case of community transmission - meaning you don't even need to leave the country to catch the deadly disease. Why aren't more Canadians being tested? The truth of the matter is that the reason infection rates are so low is because testing rates are so low. Canada simply doesn't have the capacity to test everyone who potentially has the disease, thus keeping statistics artificially low. This is likely true all over the world. When it comes to one of the deadliest diseases in our lifetime, Canada has a two-tier health-care system. One for the political elite and another for the rest of us."

[Kevin Pacey]

Stop your panic buying (and hoarding), Ontario government urges! [re: coronavirus crisis]:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200315/281500753321961

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/15/Israel's opposition head Benny Gantz wins support to form government:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/israels-opposition-head-benny-gantz-wins-support-to-form-government

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/15/Tennessee stops hoarding bros from selling almost 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer [re: coronavirus crisis]:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/15/tennessee-stops-hoarding-bros-from-selling-almost-18k-bottles-of-hand-sanitizer/

[Kevin Pacey]

wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/11/It's easy to be fooled by a climate alarmist:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/11/its-easy-to-be-fooled-by-a-climate-alarmist/

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's the wiki re: Shangri-La:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangri-La

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/Rideau Transit Group (RTG) blasts City of Ottawa for releasing letter with 'erroneous allegations' during public health crisis:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/rtg-blasts-city-for-releasing-letter-with-erroneous-allegations-during-public-health-crisis

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: So what if Trudeau's in self-isolation - the economy keeps on tanking:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-so-what-if-trudeaus-in-self-isolation-the-economy-keeps-on-tanking

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Liberal federal government learning that speed is more important than perfection in fighting COVID-19:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-liberal-government-learning-that-speed-is-more-important-than-perfection-in-fighting-covid-19

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau: shuts our borders too late:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-shuts-our-borders-too-late

torontosun.com/news/national/Bonokoski: Are there enough hospital beds (or body bags)?:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/bonokoski-are-there-enough-hospital-beds-or-body-bags

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's the wiki re: the Spanish flu:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu

Here's the wiki re: SARS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome

Here's the wiki re: 2009 (Swine) flu pandemic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic

Fwiw, here's the wiki re: 2019-20 Coronavirus pandemic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic

[Kevin Pacey]

Joe Biden wins all 3 Super Tuesday III States:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/us/politics/march-17-democratic-primary.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Robson: You can't 'stimulate' your way out of a pandemic-driven recession:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-you-cant-stimulate-your-way-out-of-a-pandemic-driven-recession

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau's border closure doesn't stop illegal crossers:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-border-closure-doesnt-stop-illegal-crossers

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/2020/03/17/The myth of climate change refugees [article not necessarily based against the belief in manmade global warming]:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/17/the-myth-of-climate-change-refugees/

[Kevin Pacey]

wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/16/Greta preaches many of the first Earth Day's failed predictions:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/03/16/greta-preaches-many-of-the-first-earth-days-failed-predictions/

[Kevin Pacey]

Pope Francis has recovered from a bad cold; plus, what lies ahead for him:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/13/what-lies-ahead-pope-francis-he-enters-eighth-year-his-pontificate

[Kevin Pacey]

For the sake of nostalgia alone, here's a wiki re: a 1951 classic sci-fi movie about a very public flying saucer landing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still

Here's a wiki re: a 2nd sci-fi movie with the same lead actor (Michael Rennie); perhaps it's a bit under-rated (& now closer to sci-reality plotwise?!):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_2087

Re: last link, here's a wiki re: Brainwashing (or mind control), followed by a wiki re: Cyborg, and then a wiki re: Time Travel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwashing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel

[Kevin Pacey]

forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/COVID-19 coronavirus did not come from a lab - study shows natural origins:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/covid-19-coronavirus-did-not-come-from-a-lab-study-shows-natural-origins/#46e643953728

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/18/Spring breakers grind and party on booze cruise despite coronavirus pandemic:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/18/spring-breakers-grind-and-party-on-booze-cruise-despite-coronavirus-pandemic/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Denley: What's more damaging, COVID-19 or the panic over it?:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/denley-whats-more-damaging-covid-19-or-the-panic-over-it

torontosun.com/news/national/Lilley: Border closure threatens farmers and food supply [some say]:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/lilley-border-closure-threatens-farmers-and-food-supply

nationalpost.com/opinion/Chris Selley: Politicians need to stop insulting our intelligence if we're going to survive:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-politicians-need-to-stop-insulting-our-intelligence-if-were-going-to-survive

globalnews.ca/news/6694877/You can still date online during COVID-19 outbreak:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6694877/coronavirus-online-dating-relationships/

nypost.com/2020/03/19/Ford [automobile company] hoards cash amid coronavirus concerns:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/19/ford-hoards-cash-amid-coronavirus-concerns/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: The case to ban Huawei from Canada's 5G is more compelling than ever:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/the-case-to-ban-huawei-from-canadas-5g-is-more-compelling-than-ever

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: Pandemic or not, Trudeau must deny the 'Eavesdropping Dragon':

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-pandemic-or-not-trudeau-must-deny-the-eavesdropping-dragon

[Kevin Pacey]

snopes.com/fact-check/Could 2020 US Presidential election be postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak?:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/presidential-election-postponed/

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/middleeast/Israel convoy protests Netanyahu's anti-democratic moves in wake of COVID-19 outbreak [meanwhile, Arab-Israeli parties just recommended Gantz to be Israeli Prime Minister]:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/middleeast/israel-convoy-protest-netanyahu.html

[Kevin Pacey]

space.com/Stunning image of Jupiter from NASA:

https://www.space.com/stunning-image-of-jupiter-from-nasa-juno.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Israeli court rejects delaying Netanyahu's corruption trial:

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/10/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-netanyahu.html

haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium: Netanyahu corruption trial postponed by two months after justice minister freezes it due to coronavirus:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-netanyahu-trial-postponed-by-two-months-1.8675477

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/middleeast/Israel convoy protests Netanyahu's anti-democratic moves in wake of COVID-19 outbreak [meanwhile, Arab-Israeli parties just recommended Gantz to be Israeli Prime Minister]:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/middleeast/israel-convoy-protest-netanyahu.html

timesofisrael.com/Why Arab-Israeli parties backing Gantz for prime minister is historic twist:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-arab-israeli-parties-backing-gantz-for-prime-minister-is-historic-twist/

[Kevin Pacey]

Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Integratron [may far from do justice to the topic, as inventor's mysterious death and then intense US government interest/looting of his plans (as in the case of Tesla) not mentioned here, as far as I've noticed]:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integratron

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/US to Iran: Coronavirus won't save you from sanctions:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/u-s-to-iran-coronavirus-wont-save-you-from-sanctions

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc/Toilet roll alternatives blocking sewers:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-51980820

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/20/Coronavirus killing more than a person an hour in NY City:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-killing-more-than-a-person-an-hour-in-nyc/

nytimes/Trump's embrace of unproven drugs to treat coronavirus defies science:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-chloroquine-trump.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Chris Selley: First we beat covid-19, then let's finally fix CBC television:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-first-we-beat-covid-19-then-lets-finally-fix-cbc-television

globalnews.ca/news/6706985/Coronavirus: Firearms and ammo sales spike across Canada amid covid-19, gun law fears:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6706985/coronavirus-firearms-and-ammo-sales-spike-across-canada-amid-covid-19-gun-law-fears/

[Kevin Pacey]

haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium: Gantz surrenders unconditionally to Netanyahu's continued rule due to covid-19 emergency:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-gantz-surrenders-unconditionally-to-netanyahu-s-continued-rule-1.8694153

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's the wiki re: the late eccentric American billionaire (and germaphobe) Howard Hughes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

Here's the wiki re: Ignaz Semmelweis, pioneer of antiseptic & hand-washing procedures:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis

As an aside, fwiw here's the sub-wiki re: Operation Lightfoot during WWII - the name is a well-known sick joke by the commander, Montgomery:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein#Operation_Lightfoot

Wiki re: Sick jokes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_joke

Also as an aside, fwiw here's the sub-wiki re: some future dates predicted for apocalyptic events in the 21st century (all three are in 2020's), followed by a wiki for the Prophecy of the Popes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events#21s t_century_2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

[Kevin Pacey]

abc.net.au/news/health/2020-03-20/How coronavirus (covid-19) compares to the flu:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-03-20/how-coronavirus-covid-19-compares-to-flu/12073696

lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/Snobelen: Extreme social distancing can't hold for long:

https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/snobelen-extreme-social-distancing-cant-hold-for-long/wcm/71025200-6adc-40d6-a213-9ec571d479aa

[Kevin Pacey]

news-herald.com/opinion/Coronavirus is just more fodder for Chinese propaganda campaign: Jonah/article:

https://www.news-herald.com/opinion/coronavirus-is-just-more-fodder-for-chinese-propaganda-campaign-jonah/article_fb57ec1a-6ab8-11ea-9b10-cf0af139751c.html

ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/France is now using helicopters and drones to enforce virus restrictions:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/france-is-now-using-helicopters-and-drones-to-enforce-virus-restrictions-1.4863076

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawa.ctvnews.ca/Ottawa's 'Sunshine List' [$100,000+ earnings/year] includes 400 bus operators:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-s-sunshine-list-includes-400-bus-operators-1.4862046

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/Full Ottawa LRT-1 line start delay happened due to early power issue:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/full-lrt-line-start-delayed-due-to-early-power-issue

ottawa.ctvnews.ca/OC-Transpo blocks front door of Confederation line (LRT-1) trains due to covid-19 concerns [similar story for buses, which are free to ride, at least a couple I took late last week]:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/oc-transpo-blocks-front-door-of-confederation-line-trains-due-to-covid-19-1.4861320

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Trudeau navigating between two monster problems - covid-19, and Canada's economy:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeau-navigating-between-two-monster-problems-covid-19-and-canadas-economy

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorne Gunter: The modern-day belief that this couldn't happen to us:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-the-modern-day-belief-that-this-couldnt-happen-to-us

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: 'Doomsday' survey shows Canadians not 'prepped' for worst:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-doomsday-survey-shows-canadians-not-prepped-for-worst

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: COVID-19 plus labour dispute leave no easy path to reopening Ontario schools:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-covid-19-labour-dispute-leave-no-easy-path-to-reopening-ontario-schools

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's something especially for those who believe in climate change:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: We gambled on the wrong threat - climate change:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-we-gambled-on-the-wrong-threat-climate-change

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau's border closure doesn't stop illegal crossers:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-border-closure-doesnt-stop-illegal-crossers

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Candice Malcolm: [Yet more] mixed messaging about our borders:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-mixed-messaging-about-our-borders

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ontario PC Premier Doug Ford calls out to industry, and industry answers the call:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ford-calls-out-to-industry-and-industry-answers-the-call

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/2020/03/20/Our liberty must not be a casualty of covid-19:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/20/our-liberty-must-not-be-a-casualty-of-covid-19/

UK death toll rises to 233, as public urged to stop 'selfishly shopping':

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-news-live-cases-deaths-latest-symptoms-map-job-update-latest-a9415696.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes.com/Syria/Coronavirus: 'Wash our hands? We can't wash our kids for a week':

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/world/middleeast/syria-coronavirus-idlib-tents.html

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawasun/22Mar2020/Bonokoski: Wrong for Trump to blame China? That's where the virus started, after all [reminds of current politically correct movement on Wikipedia to re-name Spanish flu wiki]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-pandemic-devolves-into-u-s-versus-china-blame-game

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Ontario stockpiled 55 million N95 masks after SARS, officials checking them for usability:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6715814/coronavirus-n95-masks-ontario/

[Kevin Pacey]

business.financialpost.com/legal-post/Looking to temporarily lay-off staff during the coronavirus crisis? Wait, that's illegal:

https://business.financialpost.com/legal-post/looking-to-temporarily-lay-off-staff-during-the-coronavirus-crisis-wait-thats-illegal

business.financialpost.com/news/Nearly half of Canadians say they can't afford to miss work, as coronavirus cases escalate:

https://business.financialpost.com/news/nearly-half-of-canadians-say-they-cant-afford-to-miss-work-as-coronavirus-cases-escalate

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/Iran's Khamenei says US offer to help Iran fight coronavirus is strange, rejects it, vows to defeat covid-19:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-iran/khamenei-says-u-s-offer-to-help-iran-fight-coronavirus-is-strange-idUSKBN21909Y

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/22/UK could face Italy-style lockdown warns Boris Johnson:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/uk-could-face-italy-style-lockdown-warns-boris-johnson

[edit: Boris Johnson now announces strict lockdown across UK:]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/mar/23/uk-coronavirus-live-news-latest-boris-johnson-minister-condemns-people-ignoring-two-metre-distance-rule-in-parks-as-very-selfish

[Kevin Pacey]

Want to stabilize Canada's economy? Stop taxing it:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200323/281848645688527

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: We can't shred the constitution to fight the virus:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-we-cant-shred-the-constitution-to-fight-the-virus

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/Accelerating down the slippery slope [re: uncertain value of drastic measures vs. covid-19]:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/accelerating-down-the-slippery-slope/

spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/Standing on the shoulders of the masses [including re: nations' leaders' reactions to covid-19]:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-the-masses/

spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/When a virus strikes Africa, we barely notice:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/23/when-a-virus-strikes-africa-we-barely-notice/

[Kevin Pacey]

haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium: Gantz surrenders unconditionally to Netanyahu's continued rule due to covid-19 emergency:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-gantz-surrenders-unconditionally-to-netanyahu-s-continued-rule-1.8694153

Not so fast, maybe...:
dw.com/en/Israel: Gantz holds out on power-sharing deal with Netanyahu:

https://www.dw.com/en/israel-gantz-holds-out-on-power-sharing-deal-with-netanyahu/a-52879928

[Kevin Pacey]

washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/23/US combats martial-law conspiracy theories as national guard assists coronavirus response:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/23/us-combats-martial-law-conspiracy-theories-national-guard-assists-coronavirus-response/

[Kevin Pacey]

usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-20/Coronavirus pandemic overshadows a deadly flu season:

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-03-20/coronavirus-pandemic-overshadows-a-deadly-flu-season

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/23/Can a face mask fully protect me from coronavirus? - COVID-19 myths busted:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/can-a-face-mask-protect-me-from-coronavirus-covid-19-myths-busted

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2020/Mar/24/Nearly 20% of global population under coronavirus lockdown:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/nearly-20-of-global-population-under-coronavirus-lockdown

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: We can't shred the constitution to fight the virus:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-we-cant-shred-the-constitution-to-fight-the-virus

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Robson on covid-19: We revert to type in a crisis - Trudeau reverted to authoritarian:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-on-covid-19-we-revert-to-type-in-a-crisis-trudeau-reverted-to-authoritarian

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau pushes for power over aid for Canadians:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-pushes-for-power-over-aid-for-canadians

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Liberals can't help being opportunistic with their covid-19 aid bill:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-liberals-cant-help-being-opportunistic-with-their-covid-19-aid-bill

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: In this time of crisis we need more decision-makers, not less:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-in-this-time-of-crisis-we-need-more-decision-makers-not-less

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: The panicky legislative power grab at liberal crisis central isn't reassuring:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-the-panicky-legislative-power-grab-at-liberal-crisis-central-isnt/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: Fossil fuel energy helps us fight covid-19:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-fossil-fuel-energy-helps-us-fight-covid-19

Why are men thought worse at being sick than women?:

https://time.com/4683864/men-sick-cold-flu/

ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/National survey indicates men less concerned about covid-19 than women:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/national-survey-indicates-men-less-concerned-about-covid-19-than-women-1.4867023

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/av/world-US-Canada-52029518/coronavirus: Reopening the US by Easter 'a beautiful timeline' - Trump:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-52029518/coronavirus-reopening-the-us-by-easter-a-beautiful-timeline

reuters.com/article/US-health-coronavirus-WHO-USA/United States could become next coronavirus epicenter - World Health Organization (WHO):

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-usa/united-states-could-become-coronavirus-epicenter-who-idUSKBN21B1FT

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6635071/Supreme Court will not hear challenges from BC groups to Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6635071/trans-mountain-pipeline-supreme-court-bc-challenges/

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: Assembly of first nations declares state of emergency over coronavirus, Ottawa has sent funds already:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-assembly-of-first-nations-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus/

[Kevin Pacey]

spiked-online.com/2020/03/24/How Islamists are exploiting covid-19:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/24/how-islamists-are-exploiting-covid-19/

[Kevin Pacey]

climatedepot.com/2020/03/24/Latest Antarctic meltdown scare debunked - we are not all going to drown:

https://www.climatedepot.com/2020/03/24/latest-antarctic-meltdown-scare-debunked-we-are-not-all-going-to-drown/

[Kevin Pacey]

voanews.com/USA/US-politics/US poll: Biden holds slight edge over Trump in 2020 presidential race:

https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/us-poll-biden-holds-slight-edge-over-trump-2020-presidential-race

[Kevin Pacey]

Fwiw, here's a link to 12 tips on making sense of the world:

https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/twelve-tips-for-making-sense-of-the-world-43348077cf80

[Kevin Pacey]

breakingdefense.com/2020/03/Indications of a possible coming strike by Iran in middle east rise for Israeli, US forces:

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/03/iran-strike-indications-rise-for-israel-us-forces-in-middle-east/

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/25/Watch out for the chicken-littles gleefully pushing panic and doom [re: covid-19]:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/25/watch-out-for-the-chicken-littles-gleefully-pushing-panic-and-doom/

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus-stricken US companies pop so-called poison pills to try to foil hostile takeover attempts:

https://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCAKBN21C344

[Kevin Pacey]

National Emergency Response System link [your eyes may glaze over; these guys are paid on our behalf]:

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ntnl-rspns-sstm/index-en.aspx

[Kevin Pacey]

Shoppers defy orders to stay home in Toronto Chinatown [re: covid-19 crisis]:

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-business-as-usual-in-chinatown-despite-state-of-emergency

torontosun.com/news/provincial/'Disgusting' - Doug Ford denounces price gouging (notably pricey Lysol wipes) at Toronto grocery store:

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/disgusting-doug-ford-denounces-price-gouging-at-toronto-grocery-store

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: More than 50,000 face shields sent to China could have been used here:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-more-than-50000-face-shields-sent-to-china-could-have-been-used-here

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/article/US-HongKong protests-poll/Exclusive: Support for Hong Kong protesters' demands rises, even as coronavirus halts rallies - poll:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-poll/exclusive-support-for-hong-kong-protesters-demands-rises-even-as-coronavirus-halts-rallies-poll-idUSKBN21E11L

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawa.ctvnews.ca/Chateau Laurier makes history as doors close for first time [meanwhile, no word of the court fight over the ugly proposed addition to the Chateau]:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/chateau-laurier-makes-history-as-doors-close-for-first-time-1.4862839

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: Trump orders 'time-wasting' General Motors to make ventilators:

https://www.bbc.com/news/52071611

Twitter mocks Trump's plan to move troops to US-Canadian border:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6740372/no-canadian-twitter-us-canadian-border/

usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/27/Joe Biden leads Trump by nine points in latest Fox news poll:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/27/joe-biden-leads-trump-nine-points-latest-fox-news-poll/2931501001/

[Kevin Pacey]

US now leads the world in confirmed covid-19 cases:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/coronavirus-news.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: The financial impact of covid-19 is enough to make Canadians sick with worry:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-the-financial-impact-of-covid-19-is-enough-to-make-canadians-sick-with-worry

nationalpost.com/opinion/Conrad Black on covid-19: The world succumbed to a pandemic of hysteria more than a virus:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-on-covid-19-the-world-succumbed-to-a-pandemic-of-hysteria-more-than-a-virus

nationalpost.com/opinion/Raymond J de Souza: When the going got tough due to covid-19, Justin Trudeau [not Trump] showed his true authoritarian colours:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/raymond-j-de-souza-when-the-going-got-tough-due-to-covid-19-justin-trudeau-showed-his-true-authoritarian-colours

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Ontario's $17 billion covid-19 fund is a substantial plan, but will it be enough?:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ontarios-17b-covid-fund-is-a-substantial-plan-but-will-it-be-enough

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins Prince Charles et al by testing positive:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52060791

[Kevin Pacey]

Here's something that may satisfy, regardless of one's position on global warming:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: Global elites a bunch of greenhouse gasbags/hypocrites [note how during covid-19 crisis, jet-setting greenie politicians finally want to try online meetings]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-rich-hypocrites-are-the-real-climate-deniers

[Kevin Pacey]

Not so fast, maybe...:
dw.com/en/Israel: Gantz holds out on power-sharing deal with Netanyahu:

https://www.dw.com/en/israel-gantz-holds-out-on-power-sharing-deal-with-netanyahu/a-52879928

Netanyahu rival Gantz agrees to covid-19 emergency government:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52057177

[Kevin Pacey]

space.com/139 newly discovered minor planets beyond Neptune [could lead to discovery of so-called Planet 9]:

https://www.space.com/minor-planets-beyond-neptune-dark-energy-survey.html

sciencealert.com/There's now thought another way Uranus could have ended up tipped on its side:

https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-another-way-uranus-could-have-ended-up-tipped-on-its-side

popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a31958857/Uranus, no joke, is leaking gas:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a31958857/uranus-is-leaking-gas/

[Kevin Pacey]

forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/COVID-19 coronavirus did not come from a lab - study shows natural origins:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/covid-19-coronavirus-did-not-come-from-a-lab-study-shows-natural-origins/#46e643953728

Again, study concludes covid-19 was not concocted in a lab:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/conspiracy-theorists-study-concludes-covid-19-laboratory-construct/story?id=69827832

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: Staffing issues and logistics made June 27 Conservative leadership vote impossible - official:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-staffing-issues-and-logistics-made-june-27-conservative-leadership/

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/world/article: Violence erupts in China as people try to leave coronavirus-stricken Hubei province:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-violence-erupts-in-china-as-people-try-to-leave-coronavirus-stricken/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Candice Malcolm: It's time to double-check the experts' covid-19 work [they might have overstated the threat]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-its-time-to-double-check-the-experts-covid-19-work

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau does to domestic flights what he refused to do to international ones [namely covid-19 screening]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-does-to-domestic-flights-what-he-refused-to-do-to-international-ones

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Ford government announces new measures as cases in Ontario spike:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ford-government-announces-new-measures-as-cases-spike

cbc/COVID-19 a wake-up call for Canada's pharmaceutical drug supply:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-drug-supply-1.5511659

[Kevin Pacey]

6 months in, Ottawa's LRT has had more bad days than good ones:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lrt-schedule-problems-1.5492363

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Adam: Ottawa liberal mayor Jim Watson's reputation takes a beating over light-rail:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/adam-jim-watsons-reputation-takes-a-beating-over-light-rail

Here's something that, at least taken at face value, would seem to me to be nothing short of a total farce:
railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/Ottawa LRT-1 earns national recognition award:

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/light-rail/ottawa-lr-earns-national-recognition-award/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: The Conservatives were right about covid-19 [that is, to fight Trudeau's attempted power grab]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-the-conservatives-were-right-about-covid-19

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Trudeau blows his rising PR rating by sinking to new low [re: his attempted power grab]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-trudeau-blows-his-rising-pr-rating-by-sinking-to-new-low

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Under cover of the pandemic, scammers go to work:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-under-cover-of-the-pandemic-scammers-go-to-work

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion: The link between oilsands development and first-nations prosperity:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-the-link-between-oilsands-development-and-first-nations-prosperity

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski: Not all First nations are battening down the covid-19 hatches:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-not-all-first-nations-are-battening-down-the-covid-19-hatches

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Economic models look dire [re: covid-19]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-economic-models-look-dire

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes/9-1-1 system overwhelmed in NY region due to covid-19:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html

[Kevin Pacey]

foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/26/Syria's revenge on the world will be a second wave of coronavirus [or put less mean-spiritedly, 2nd wave will come from latest Syrian refugees; still, did not previous {Harper} Cdn federal gov't want caution re: taking time to pre-entry screen for diseases, plus any criminals & spies, unlike new-liberal-voter-hungry Trudeau?]:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/26/syrias-revenge-on-the-world-will-be-a-second-wave-of-coronavirus/

Fwiw, here's a noteworthy setting of the record straight on an old story that may have cost Harper the 2015 election [courtesy of DuckDuckGo, not left-wing Google]:
Drowned Syrian boy’s family did not apply for asylum - Ottawa:

https://ipolitics.ca/2015/09/03/chris-alexander-suspends-re-election-campaign-amid-eu-refugee-crisis/

As another aside, here's an oldie but goodie story (with consequences to this day); something that the left-wing biased internet & media much blames the Cons for, as Trudeau liberals hoped/planned on:
cfjctoday.com/2017/11/28/[Forewarned federal] liberal government launched Phoenix pay system with no oversight in place - Qualtrough:

https://cfjctoday.com/2017/11/28/liberal-government-launched-phoenix-with-no-oversight-in-place-qualtrough/

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/29/Russia claims it has covid-19 under control. The facade is cracking:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/29/russia-claims-it-has-covid-19-under-control-facade-is-cracking/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/US-news/2020/Mar/29/Donald Trump & Joe Biden in near-tie - new presidential election poll:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/29/donald-trump-joe-biden-presidential-election-poll-results

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: COVID-19 crisis reveals divide over who's paid while at home:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-covid-19-crisis-reveals-divide-over-whos-paid-while-at-home

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc/Coronavirus: 'Millions' of Americans could be infected, expert warns:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52086378

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/news/national/covid-19: Trudeau remains in isolation, wife Sophie recovers [hypocritically of the liberal gov't, who ask the rest of us stay put, she & the kids get to scoot off to a Quebec cottage]:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/covid-19-trudeau-remains-in-isolation-wife-sophie-recovers/wcm/07fabd00-218d-45b2-b023-891596c30f47

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Christina Blizzard: Harry and Meghan acting like spoiled brats:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-harry-and-meghan-acting-like-spoiled-brats

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6749756/Prince Charles out of quarantine for having coronavirus, after 7 days [the UK must be very lax, at least about their royalty; my cousin's daughter was quarantined in Canada for 14 days after getting back from Spain, and she didn't even necessarily have covid-19]:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6749756/prince-charles-quarantine-coronavirus/

nypost.com/2020/03/30/Coronavirus patients could still be contagious after symptoms resolve - study:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-patients-could-still-be-contagious-after-symptoms-resolve-study/

[Kevin Pacey]

The politics of [incompetent] World Health Organization (WHO) [includes re: boot-licking China {e.g. on Taiwan}, animosity towards Israel, etc.]:

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-politics-of-the-who

acsh.org/news/2020/03/02/coronavirus: WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should resign:

https://www.acsh.org/news/2020/03/02/coronavirus-who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-should-resign-14608

[Kevin Pacey]

businessinsider.com/coronavirus: Boris Johnson's government reportedly furious with China [for giving misinformation], and believes it could have 40 times the cases it claims it does [UK gov't may go back on idea of Huawei developing UK's 5G wireless network, besides other measures after crisis]:

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-boris-johnsons-government-reportedly-furious-with-china-2020-3

reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-eu/EU pushes Britain to extend brexit talks over virus outbreak:

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-eu/eu-pushes-britain-to-extend-brexit-talks-over-virus-outbreak-idUKKBN21H1VU

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/article/US-health-coronavirus-Israel-Netanyahu/Netanyahu aide diagnosed with coronavirus, unclear if [now self-isolating] Israeli PM affected:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-netanyahu/netanyahu-aide-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-unclear-if-israeli-pm-affected-idUSKBN21H0P9

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: COVID-19 shows the terrible cost of ignoring history:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-covid-19-shows-the-terrible-cost-of-ignoring-history

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: Under Trudeau liberals, seniors have become pandemic's irrelevant:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-under-trudeau-liberals-seniors-have-become-pandemics-irrelevant

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Federal MPs take a pay raise while raising your taxes during a crisis:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-mps-take-a-pay-raise-while-raising-your-taxes-during-a-crisis

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/03/30/Amazon fires worker who organized strike over coronavirus response:

https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/amazon-fires-worker-who-organized-strike-over-coronavirus-response/

[Kevin Pacey]

The politics of [incompetent] World Health Organization (WHO) [includes re: boot-licking China {e.g. on Taiwan}, animosity towards Israel, etc.]:

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-politics-of-the-who

acsh.org/news/2020/03/02/coronavirus: WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus should resign:

https://www.acsh.org/news/2020/03/02/coronavirus-who-director-general-tedros-adhanom-ghebreyesus-should-resign-14608

nationalpost.com/opinion/Ahmed Shah: The World Health Organization (WHO) has let us all down:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ahmed-shah-the-world-health-organization-has-let-us-all-down

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/news/US spies find coronavirus spread [and political ramifications] in China, North Korea and Russia hard to chart:

https://nationalpost.com/news/u-s-spies-find-coronavirus-spread-in-china-north-korea-russia-hard-to-chart

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: Assembly of first nations declares state of emergency over coronavirus, Ottawa has sent funds already:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-assembly-of-first-nations-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus/

B.C First Nation chiefs demand halt to Coastal GasLink pipeline work amid COVID-19:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6750920/first-nation-coastal-gaslink-pipeline-coronavirus/

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus upends US election cycle as officials scramble to protect voters:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/us-election-coronavirus-primaries-voting-by-mail

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6750421/Canadian museum for human rights compiles coronavirus stories:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6750421/canadian-museum-for-human-rights-coronavirus-covid-19-stories/

[Kevin Pacey]

Astronauts could use their own urine to build moon bases one day:

https://www.space.com/astronaut-moon-base-made-from-urine.html

[Kevin Pacey]

proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/916113/Corona-crash or re-run of the Great Depression? - what history tells us about the latest market turmoil:

https://ca.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/916113/corona-crash-or-re-run-of-the-great-depression-what-history-tells-us-about-the-latest-market-turmoil-916113.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Politico/Drugs: Latest news, top stories and analysis:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/tag/drugs

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen/Quebec police's bridge blockades [between Ottawa and Gatineau] are a waste of time and resources [plus a children's birthday party busted re: fighting covid-19]:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/egan-police-blockades-busted-birthday-parties-when-the-fight-turned-nasty/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen/Keystone XL's surprise go-ahead energizes oilpatch:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20200401/282140703482559

business.financialpost.com/Diane Francis/Diane Francis: Putin's war on Canada's economy:

https://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-putins-war-on-canadas-economy

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: China lied, people died - who will hold the communist regime accountable?:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-china-lied-people-died-who-will-hold-the-regime-accountable

ottawasun/Political correctness got in the way of a swift covid-19 response:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200401/281822875902605

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: Trudeau government indifferent to China's lies on covid-19:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-indifferent-to-chinas-lies-on-covid-19

[Kevin Pacey]

Want to stabilize Canada's economy? Stop taxing it:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200323/281848645688527

Here's something that may be edifying even for those who believe in global warming:
ottawasun.com/opinion/columnists/Furey: Trudeau refuses to scrap carbon tax hike during covid-19 crisis:

https://ottawasun.com/opinion/columnists/furey-trudeau-refuses-to-scrap-carbon-tax-hike-during-covid-19-crisis/wcm/58e89482-7f1a-468e-a5cf-c6f3a4466aeb

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: It's the ordinary Joes, not the liberal elites, that are allowing society to continue to function during covid-19:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-its-the-ordinary-joes-not-the-liberal-elites-that-are-allowing-society-to-continue-to-function-during-covid-19

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes/The Apocalypse as an ‘Unveiling’: What Religion Teaches Us About the End Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-apocalypse-religion.html

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Candice Malcolm: It's time to double-check the experts' covid-19 work [they might have overstated the threat]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-its-time-to-double-check-the-experts-covid-19-work

Letter to editor: [You're right Candice, all this is] Not the answer:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-sun/20200402/282411286424595

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Brian Lilley: COVID-19 pandemic will change what we make and how we trade [or, covid-19 shows some of the folly of globalization]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-covid-pandemic-will-change-what-we-make-and-how-we-trade

nationalpost.com/opinion/Conrad Black: Canada must return to being a grown-up nation now and post-covid-19 [re: jettison liberals' insane energy policy]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-canada-must-return-to-being-a-grown-up-nation-now-and-post-covid-19

US desperate for supplies in dog-eat-dog competition for them as covid-19 crisis deepens:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6778561/coronavirus-states-supplies-market/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: A covid-19 wake-up call - Canada must stop this self-destruction [of economy]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-a-covid-19-wake-up-call-canada-must-stop-this-self-destruction

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Chris Selley: They're now outlawing walks in the park during covid-19 lockdown - this cannot stand:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-letting-people-take-a-walk-during-covid-19-lockdown-is-an-act-of-simple-compassion

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: [Ontario PC Premier Doug] Ford made right call to release Ontario covid-19 projections - much tougher decisions lie ahead:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ford-made-right-call-to-release-ontario-covid-19-projections-much-tougher-decisions-lie-ahead

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52157131/coronavirus: Russia uses facial recognition to tackle covid-19:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52157131/coronavirus-russia-uses-facial-recognition-to-tackle-covid-19

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: Assembly of first nations declares state of emergency over coronavirus, Ottawa has sent funds already:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-assembly-of-first-nations-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus/

nsnews.com/news/North Shore First Nations taking Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion to Supreme Court of Canada:

https://www.nsnews.com/news/north-shore-first-nations-taking-pipeline-expansion-to-supreme-court-of-canada-1.24112395

[Kevin Pacey]

space.com/Radiation poses major obstacle for humans bound for Mars:

https://www.space.com/mars-radiation-obstacle-crewed-human-missions.html

[Kevin Pacey]

COVID-19 vaccine candidate promising, research shows:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200402144508.htm

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: [Federal liberal Health minister] Patty Hajdu's China syndrome [or: why is she backing up China's lies?]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-patty-hajdus-china-syndrome

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawasun.com/news/Gibbons: Federal conservatives shouldn't let slip Doug Ford as a leadership option:

https://ottawasun.com/news/gibbons-federal-conservatives-shouldnt-let-slip-doug-ford-as-a-leadership-option

[Kevin Pacey]

National Emergency Response System link [your eyes may glaze over; these guys are paid on our behalf]:

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ntnl-rspns-sstm/index-en.aspx

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Public Health Canada failed to look after strategic PPE stockpile:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-public-health-canada-failed-to-look-after-strategic-stockpile

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau government owes public the truth on missing NESS stockpile:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-owes-public-the-truth-on-missing-stockpile

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Christina Blizzard: Should we rescue those who holiday during a pandemic? [or: ignorant don't deserve my tax dollars]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/blizzard-should-we-rescue-those-who-holiday-during-a-pandemic

[Kevin Pacey]

What would Joe Biden do differently than Donald Trump about COVID-19 pandemic?:

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-sun/20200406/281719796696735

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/07/coronavirus-live-news: COVID-19 stricken UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/07/coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-intensive-care-uk-donald-trump-america-us-praying-recovery-latest-updates

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/04/04/US hero Lt.-General Russell rips Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner over coronavirus stockpile:

https://nypost.com/2020/04/04/lt-gen-russell-rips-jared-kushner-over-coronavirus-stockpile/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawasun.com/news/local-news/Ottawa councillor wants the details of LRT-1's winter test results:

https://ottawasun.com/news/local-news/councillor-wants-the-details-of-lrts-winter-test-results/wcm/0b98627e-9166-42f3-ba1f-48cc300711c7

Winter testing on Ottawa's LRT vehicles conducted indoors:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/winter-lrt-testing-results-1.5524163

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Kevin Libin: Ottawa won't admit Canada's plan is based on counterfeit Chinese data [and sometimes parts]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/kevin-libin-ottawa-wont-admit-canadas-plan-is-based-on-counterfeit-chinese-data

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: Trudeau evades direct questions about 'the two Michaels' held without charge [in awful conditions] by China:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-trudeau-evades-direct-questions-about-the-two-michaels

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/news/Canada/As covid-19 triggers survival instinct, unwise decisions can result:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/as-covid-19-triggers-survival-instinct-unwise-decisions-can-result

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Gunter: Let's formulate a plan to cautiously re-open society:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-lets-formulate-a-plan-to-cautiously-re-open-society

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/world/article: How the coronavirus pandemic is making strongmen stronger:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-making-strongmen-stronger-from/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorrie Goldstein: Fossil fuel energy helps us fight covid-19:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-fossil-fuel-energy-helps-us-fight-covid-19

...

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Argument against single-use plastics just got real flimsy [in light of covid-19 pandemic]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-argument-against-single-use-plastics-just-got-real-flimsy

[Kevin Pacey]

notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/Climate at a glance: fact checks re: coral reefs [and alarmism over their bleaching at times, e.g. of Great Barrier Reef]:

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/03/21/climate-at-a-glance-factchecks-coral-reefs/

notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/Climate crisis RIP - people will be in no mood to panic after covid-19 pandemic ends:

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2020/04/02/climate-crisis-rip/

[Kevin Pacey]

space.com/Trump signs executive order for moon and asteroid mining:

https://www.space.com/trump-moon-mining-space-resources-executive-order.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Tuesday:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-canada-world-1.5524356

[Kevin Pacey]

nytimes.com/2020/04/08/US/politics/Bernie Sanders drops out of race to be nominated as 2020 Democrat presidential candidate:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/us/politics/bernie-sanders-drops-out.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Winter testing on Ottawa's LRT vehicles conducted indoors:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/winter-lrt-testing-results-1.5524163

ottawa.ctvnews.ca/Rideau transit group delivers plan to fix Confederation line (LRT-1), but no dates set to address specific issues:

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/rideau-transit-group-delivers-plan-to-fix-confederation-line-but-no-date-set-to-address-the-issues-1.4888727

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6793733/Coronavirus conspiracy theories pushed by Russia, amplified by China - experts:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6793733/coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-russia-china/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnist Lorne Gunter: The liberals need to admit China's role in all of this [re: covid-19]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-the-liberals-need-to-admit-chinas-role-in-all-of-this

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnist Lorne Gunter: Liberals [not already greenies are] being pushed [by greenies] to ignore the death of [currently life-saving] oil industry during covid-19 pandemic:

https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-liberals-being-pushed-to-ignore-the-death-of-oil-industry-during-covid-19-pandemic

[Kevin Pacey]

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/Trump administration will block Iran's $5 billion IMF loan bid, supposedly meant to help fight covid-19 there:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/trump-administration-will-block-iran-s-5-billion-imf-loan-bid

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Snobelen: The healthcrats' cure is proving worse than the disease:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/snobelen-the-healthcrats-cure-is-proving-worse-than-the-disease

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: Federal liberal government was in the dark as covid-19 spread out of control:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-feds-were-in-the-dark-as-covid-19-spread-out-of-control

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Feds' failure to learn from SARS cost Canadians:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-feds-failure-to-learn-from-sars-cost-canadians

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Malcolm: Now is the time for a national work program:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-now-is-the-time-for-a-national-work-program

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: More firing up black market joints than buying them legally:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-more-firing-up-black-market-joints-than-buying-them-legally

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/news/Canada/"That is a surprise": Doctors still waiting for feared surge of covid-19 patients in Canadian ICUs:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/that-is-a-surprise-doctors-still-waiting-for-feared-surge-of-covid-19-patients-in-canadian-icus

[Kevin Pacey]

Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson makes 'very good progress', out of intensive care:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52255465

[Kevin Pacey]

As Russia and Saudi Arabia Retreat, U.S. Oil Industry Avoids the Worst:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/business/energy-environment/russia-saudi-arabia-us-oil-coronavirus.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Netanyahu rival Gantz agrees to covid-19 emergency government:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52057177

usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-11/Netanyahu rival Gantz seeks more time to form coalition government of Israel:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-11/netanyahu-rival-gantz-seeks-more-time-to-form-coalition-government

[Kevin Pacey]

washingtonpost.com/outlook/What UFOs can tell us about life on Earth/2020/04/09:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/what-ufos-can-tell-us-about-life-on-earth/2020/04/09/40d4d6ba-324a-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

[Kevin Pacey]

Two oldies but goodies:
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Premiers unite on most things, but not pipelines [e.g. B.C., Quebec oppose Alberta]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-premiers-unite-on-most-things-but-not-pipelines

nationalpost.com/news/Canada/How Alberta pays Quebec's bills - four charts that show Alberta picks up the tab with transfer payments:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-alberta-pays-quebecs-bills-four-charts-that-show-alberta-picks-up-the-tab

...and now, Alberta rides to the rescue again:
edmonton.ctvnews.ca/Alberta to send personal protective equipment (PPE) to Ontario, Quebec and B.C. to help fight covid-19 there:

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-to-send-ppe-to-ontario-quebec-and-b-c-1.4892347

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Robson: Not everyone who dies of the pandemic will die of covid-19 [lives depend on economy too]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-robson-not-everyone-who-dies-of-the-pandemic-will-die-of-covid-19

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau's family cottage visit mocks us and the rules he sets [including on covid-19]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-cottage-visit-mocks-us-and-the-rules-he-sets

nationalpost.com/news/politics/Governments' covid-19 rules don't seem to apply to Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/governments-covid-19-rules-dont-seem-to-apply-to-andrew-scheer-and-justin-trudeau

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/news/national/Bonokoski: CBC jobs depend on kissing-up to liberals? Ask former CBC star:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/bonokoski-cbc-jobs-depend-on-kissing-up-to-liberals-ask-former-cbc-star

[Kevin Pacey]

telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The-fiddling-with-temperature-data-is-the-biggest-science-scandal-ever.html

[Kevin Pacey]

sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/How first visitor to our solar system may have formed - no alien technology required:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/how-first-visitor-our-solar-system-may-have-formed-no-alien-technology-required

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2020/04/13/China squelches science in latest coronavirus coverup:

https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/china-squelches-science-in-latest-coronavirus-coverup/

[Vladimir Drkulec]

telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/11395516/The-fiddling-with-temperature-data-is-the-biggest-science-scandal-ever.html

Well when they can't hide the decline, change the data.

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Ahmed Shah: The World Health Organization (WHO) has let us all down:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ahmed-shah-the-world-health-organization-has-let-us-all-down

globalnews.ca/news/6818210/Trump halts US funding of world health organization (WHO) due to its coronavirus response:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6818210/trump-halts-us-funding-who-coronavirus/

[Kevin Pacey]

forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/14/The Washington Post goes rogue: China lab in focus of coronavirus outbreak [includes: US helped build Wuhan virology lab]:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/14/the-washington-post-goes-rogue-china-lab-in-focus-of-coronavirus-outbreak/#2838e1d1ee1f

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: The reality about food and drug shortages due to covid-19:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-the-reality-about-food-and-drug-shortages-due-to-covid-19

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy on the covid-19 crisis: Desperately seeking a leader to inspire us:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-on-the-covid-19-crisis-desperately-seeking-a-leader-to-inspire-us

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau government refuses to call out China for its covid-19 lies:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-refuses-to-call-out-china-for-its-covid-lies

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Gunter Is Canada's soft response to WHO and China all about Trudeau wanting a UN security council seat?:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-is-canadas-soft-response-to-who-and-china-all-about-a-security-council-seat

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: Bad times worse because Trudeau liberals didn't save in the good times:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-bad-times-worse-because-pm-didnt-save-in-the-good-ones

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/news/national/Blizzard: COVID-19 will cause many to question globalization:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/blizzard-covid-19-will-cause-many-to-question-globalization

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Bonokoski: Big banks and scorpions are alike during covid-19 times:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/bonokoski-big-banks-and-scorpions-alike-during-covid-19-times

[Kevin Pacey]

climatechangedispatch.com/WHO official peddles false pandemic link to climate change:

https://climatechangedispatch.com/who-official-peddles-false-pandemic-link-to-climate-change/

[Kevin Pacey]

science20.com/news_releases/Are climate models right or wrong compared to Antarctic data? Both:

https://www.science20.com/news_releases/are_climate_models_right_or_wrong_compared_to_anta rctic_data_yes

[Kevin Pacey]

Canadian passengers from virus-stricken Zaandam cruise ship hit by federal gov't privacy breach:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/zaandam-cruise-privacy-breach-canadians-1.5531124

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6820197/Canada's GDP shrank by 9% in March amid covid-19 - StatsCan:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6820197/canada-gdp-march-covid-19-statscan/

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/canada/article: 'Human rights don't have a best before date' - covid-19 lays bare rampant ageism:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-human-rights-dont-have-a-best-before-date-covid-19-lays-bare/

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article: Canada's covid-19 response demands human rights oversight:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-covid-19-response-demands-human-rights-oversight/

[Kevin Pacey]

oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil Falls As Saudi Arabia Launches New Price War With Record Discounts:

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Oil-Falls-As-Saudi-Arabia-Launches-New-Price-War-With-Record-Discounts.html

[Kevin Pacey]

sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/Chance discovery brings quantum computing using standard microchips a step closer:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/chance-discovery-brings-quantum-computing-using-standard-microchips-step-closer

sciencenews.org/article/New quantum computers can operate at higher temperatures:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-quantum-computers-can-operate-higher-temperatures

[Kevin Pacey]

An oldie but goodie:
torontosun.com/news/national/Civil liberties group challenges draconian federal liberal 2019 election speech laws:

https://torontosun.com/news/national/civil-liberties-group-challenges-draconian-liberal-election-speech-laws

Now, here the liberals go again...
torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Furey: Feds planning laws against covid-19 misinformation is ultimate irony [as they spread covid-19 misinformation themselves]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/furey-feds-planning-laws-against-covid-19-misinformation-is-ultimate-irony

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy on covid-19: The power to censor speech and other great ideas from our liberal overlords:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-on-covid-19-the-power-to-censor-speech-and-other-great-ideas-from-our-liberal-overlords

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Fatah: Questions need to be asked of the world health organization (WHO) and China:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/fatah-questions-need-to-be-asked-of-the-who-and-china

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Goldstein: We trusted the WHO - it trusted China:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-we-trusted-the-who-it-trusted-china

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Public Health Canada failed to look after strategic PPE stockpile:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-public-health-canada-failed-to-look-after-strategic-stockpile

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau government owes public the truth on missing NESS stockpile:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-owes-public-the-truth-on-missing-stockpile

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Trudeau government decisions and funding cuts lowered pandemic preparedness:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-government-decisions-and-funding-cuts-lowered-pandemic-preparedness

[Kevin Pacey]

forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/14/The Washington Post goes rogue: China lab in focus of coronavirus outbreak [includes: US helped build Wuhan virology lab]:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2020/04/14/the-washington-post-goes-rogue-china-lab-in-focus-of-coronavirus-outbreak/#2838e1d1ee1f

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley: Did virology lab or market unleash covid-19 [turns out lab received assistance from Canadian government, too]?:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-did-virology-lab-or-market-unleash-covid-19

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Malcolm: Don't let anyone stop you from asking tough questions about China:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/malcolm-dont-let-anyone-stop-you-from-asking-tough-questions-about-china

[Kevin Pacey]

usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-11/Netanyahu rival Gantz seeks more time to form coalition government of Israel:

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-04-11/netanyahu-rival-gantz-seeks-more-time-to-form-coalition-government

Israel 'heading towards record fourth election':

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52322379

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: The federal liberal government has had free rein for five weeks - it is time it was reined in:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-the-liberal-government-has-had-free-rein-for-five-weeks-it-is-time-it-was-reined-in

[Kevin Pacey]

NASA to launch first manned mission from US in decade:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52333932

[Kevin Pacey]

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article: Military to go into Quebec long-term care homes, Trudeau says:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-to-go-into-quebec-long-term-care-homes-pm-says/

[Kevin Pacey]

economist.com/britain/2020/04/18/Why the UK government will not ask for a Brexit extension:

https://www.economist.com/britain/2020/04/18/why-the-government-will-not-ask-for-a-brexit-extension

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/6836123/Coronavirus: Kurdish-led Northeast Syria reports first case:

https://globalnews.ca/news/6836123/coronavirus-northeast-syria-first-case/

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/business/US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline from Canada:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/u-s-judge-cancels-permit-for-keystone-xl-pipeline-from-canada-1.4898467

[Kevin Pacey]

cnet.com/news/NASA discovery of planet remarkably like our own gives hope for second Earth:

https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-discovery-of-planet-remarkably-like-our-own-gives-hope-for-second-earth/

[Kevin Pacey]

sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/The archaeological record is full of dog poop:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/archaeological-record-full-dog-poop