What's hot in real world news? - Thread 11.0

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Capitol riot: 6 Jan Committee to seek 3 charges for Trump - reports:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64009203

nypost.com/2022/12/17/Gall out in the ‘open’ at the US border:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/gall-out-in-the-open-at-the-us-border/

Slightly old article:
torontosun.com/news/weird/CREEPY OR CUTE? President Joe Biden's selfies with 2 kids [girls] get mixed reviews:

https://torontosun.com/news/weird/creepy-or-cute-president-joe-bidens-selfies-with-kids-get-mixed-reviews

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Trudeau Liberals' online-streaming bill threatens freedom of expression:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-trudeau-liberals-online-streaming-bill-threatens-freedom-of-expression

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ctvnews.ca/sports/As it happened: Argentina beats holders France on penalties to win 2022 World Cup:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/as-it-happened-argentina-beats-holders-france-on-penalties-to-win-2022-world-cup-1.6199791

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thepostmillennial.com/US Federal court declares it’s fair for biological males to compete in women’s sports:

https://thepostmillennial.com/federal-court-declares-its-fair-for-biological-males-to-compete-in-womens-sports

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theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/18/russia-ukraine-war-power-restored-to-6-million-ukrainians-after-strikes-says-zelenskiy-live; Ukraine scrambles to restore power, water after Russian attacks; fragile morale among Russian soldiers says UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/18/russia-ukraine-war-power-restored-to-6-million-ukrainians-after-strikes-says-zelenskiy-live

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/Our weapons are computers - Ukrainian coders aim to gain battlefield edge:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/our-weapons-are-computers-ukrainian-coders-aim-to-gain-battlefield-edge

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/18/The 10 biggest science stories of 2022, chosen by scientists:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/18/the-10-biggest-science-stories-of-2022-chosen-by-scientists

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atlantic.ctvnews.ca/Drinking water deemed unsafe aboard new Arctic patrol ships:

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/drinking-water-deemed-unsafe-aboard-new-arctic-patrol-ships-1.6198516

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abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/India parades a ballistic missile dubbed the 'China killer' just days after the two countries clash at a contested border. What's going on?:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-18/india-china-tensions-rise-after-border-clashes-himalayas/101778260

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reuters.com/markets/asia/Taiwan central bank signals end to rate hikes next year - 2022-12-15:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/taiwan-central-bank-eases-up-tightening-with-growth-seen-slowing-2022-12-15/

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worldometers.info/coronavirus/18dec2022/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

bbc.com/news/world-asia-china/China Covid: Health expert predicts three winter waves:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64018467

publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/M/2022/Mpox in Ontario: May 1, 2022 to December 13, 2022 [There are 691 confirmed cases of mpox in Ontario (0 new confirmed case since the last report)]:

https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/M/2022/monkeypox-episummary.pdf?sc_lang=en

voanews.com/a/Uganda Lifts Lockdown in Ebola Epicenter:

https://www.voanews.com/a/uganda-lifts-lockdown-in-ebola-epicenter-/6881234.html

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cbc.ca/news/world/Jan. 6 committee formally recommends criminal charges [4] against Trump, including aiding insurrection [While a criminal referral is mostly symbolic, with the Justice Department ultimately deciding whether to prosecute Trump or others, it is a decisive end to a probe that had an almost singular focus from the start.]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan6-final-committee-hearing-1.6690691

cnn.com/polling/CNN Poll of Polls: Biden approval rating [currently 42% approve, 52% disapprove]:

https://www.cnn.com/polling/approval-rating-poll-of-polls

ctvnews.ca/business/Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/elon-musk-twitter-poll-ends-with-users-seeking-his-departure-1.6200432

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: Weak conflict of interest law isn’t deterring unethical politicians [Justin Trudeau has been among the most frequent offenders of the act and given his cavalier approach, it’s unsurprising Liberal cabinet ministers and MPs follow his lead.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-weak-conflict-of-interest-law-isnt-deterring-unethical-politicians

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Taxes are only rising under Trudeau in new year:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-taxes-are-only-rising-under-trudeau-in-new-year

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/KINSELLA: Trudeau Liberals' ban on hunting rifles amounts to political suicide:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-liberals-ban-on-hunting-rifles-amounts-to-political-suicide

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/special/WATCH: Rex Murphy talks to Danielle Smith about Trudeau’s attacks on Alberta: Full Comment podcast [How she's fighting back]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/special-rex-murphy-in-discussion-with-premier-danielle-smith-full-comment-podcast

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/news/world/Putin arrives in ally Belarus after Russian drones hit Kyiv [Belarus allowed its territory to be used as a launchpad for Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, but has not joined the fighting directly.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-heads-belarus-russian-drones-target-ukrainian-capital-rcna62334

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/19/russia-ukraine-live-news-serious-damage-after-attack-on-kyiv; Russia-Ukraine updates: Moldova fears new Moscow offensive coming:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/19/russia-ukraine-live-news-serious-damage-after-attack-on-kyiv

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/technology/Taiwan investigates TikTok for suspected illegal operations - 2022-12-19:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/taiwan-probes-tiktok-suspected-illegal-operations-2022-12-19/

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/specials/world/Coronavirus: Latest news on the Covid-19 global pandemic:

https://www.cnn.com/specials/world/coronavirus-outbreak-intl-hnk

[Kevin Pacey]

canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/16dec2022/Monkeypox [Mpox] data:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/monkeypox.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/africa/Uganda president lifts all Ebola-related movement restrictions - 2022-12-17:

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-president-lifts-all-ebola-related-movement-restrictions-2022-12-17/

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bbc.com/news:

https://www.bbc.com/news

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bbc.com/news/world:

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

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thehill.com/policy/finance/After years of fighting for it, Democrats may release Trump tax return information:

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3781178-after-years-of-fighting-for-them-democrats-may-release-trump-tax-return-information/

reuters.com/world/americas/Biden meets Ecuador's president as immigration crisis grows - 2022-12-19:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/biden-meet-ecuadors-president-amid-growing-immigration-controversy-2022-12-19/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Bell just promoted Michael Melling, the man who fired Lisa LaFlamme at CTV National:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-bell-just-promoted-michael-melling-the-man-who-fired-lisa-laflamme

[Kevin Pacey]

Somewhat old articles, currently:
nypost.com/tag/justin-trudeau:

https://nypost.com/tag/justin-trudeau/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Deadly California earthquake leaves thousands without power:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64046462

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/news/politics/John Ivison: Canada has the capacity to do more to arm Ukraine, so why hasn't it? ['Relatively speaking, we have sent almost nothing and there is no discernible plan to send more,' says retired general Andrew Leslie]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/ivison-canada-arm-ukraine

theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/20/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-says-situation-in-illegally-annexed-parts-of-ukraine-extremely-difficult; Zelenzky visits city of Bakhmut in the east:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/20/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-says-situation-in-illegally-annexed-parts-of-ukraine-extremely-difficult

cnbc.com/2022/12/20/Ukraine war live updates: Explosion rocks Russian gas pipeline supplying Europe; Zelenskyy visits frontline city amid hostilities:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/20/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/'We were allowed to be slaughtered' - calls by Russian forces intercepted:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/we-were-allowed-to-be-slaughtered-calls-by-russian-forces-intercepted

[Kevin Pacey]

nature.com/articles/The science events to watch for in 2023:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04444-3

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reuters.com/markets/asia/Taiwan Nov export orders plunge, China's COVID surge clouds outlook - 2022-12-20:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/taiwan-nov-export-orders-plunge-chinas-covid-surge-clouds-outlook-2022-12-20/

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/world-news/China Lifting Covid Lockdown Could Kill Up To 2.1 Million People: Report [The global health intelligence company had said China's zero-COVID strategy also means the population has almost no naturally acquired immunity through the previous infection.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-lifting-covid-lockdown-could-kill-upto-2-1-million-people-report-3624419

ndtv.com/india-news/India's Latest Move To Track Virus Variants Amid China's New Covid Horror [The Health Ministry has written to all states to increase genome sequencing of positive cases to track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network]:

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/centre-wants-states-to-increase-genome-sequencing-amid-global-covid-spike-3623596

montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-reports-28-new-deaths-in-its-latest-covid-19-report; Quebec reports 28 new deaths related to COVID-19 in its latest update on Tuesday, while hospitalizations are up:

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-reports-28-new-deaths-in-its-latest-covid-19-report-1.6202394

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/18dec2022/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

forbes.com/sites/zengernews/2022/12/20/Uganda Appears To Have Defeated The World’s Latest Outbreak Of Ebola:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zengernews/2022/12/20/uganda-appears-to-have-defeated-the-worlds-latest-outbreak-of-ebola/?sh=3914685b21c4

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/21/Trump left 'shockingly gracious' letter to Biden upon leaving office - book:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/21/trump-shockingly-gracious-letter-biden-leaving-office-book-whipple

thehill.com/homenews/administration/How Democrats face a conundrum when it comes to Joe Biden:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3778307-how-democrats-face-a-conundrum-when-it-comes-to-biden/

[Kevin Pacey]

financialpost.com/Diane Francis: Trudeau's foolhardy immigration targets [The lesson is simple: good immigration is good a for a country, but poorly executed and excessive immigration is not]:

https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/trudeau-foolhardy-immigration-targets

nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/Should Canada produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Trudeau isn't sure:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/should-canada-should-produce-more-medicine-amid-ongoing-shortages-trudeau-isnt-sure

[Kevin Pacey]

foxnews.com/us/War on Christmas: From a thrown tree to a split parade, battles public and private raged on in 2022 [The 2022 war on Christmas includes a Satanist display and an uncanceled Christmas tree]:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/war-christmas-thrown-tree-split-parade-battles-public-private-raged-2022

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/business/Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64037261

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news/Russia's war in Ukraine [US military aircraft involved in bringing Zelensky to Washington Wednesday] - 12-21-22:

https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-21-22/index.html

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/21/Russia-Ukraine live news: Putin vows to fulfill military goals [Russian President Vladimir Putin vows to fulfil the goals of Russia's “special military operation” in an end-of-year meeting with his defence chiefs.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/21/russia-ukraine-live-zelenskyy-expected-to-visit-washington

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reuters.com/world/Taiwan seeks quick progress on long-stalled EU investment deal - 2022-12-20:

https://www.reuters.com/world/taiwan-seeks-quick-progress-long-stalled-eu-investment-deal-2022-12-20/

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/21/Beijing expects COVID surge as mutation risks concern experts [Hospitals should expand ICU beds as a priority, with COVID peak expected to last until end of January, respiratory expert says.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/21/beijing-expects-surge-in-covid-19-as-mutation-concerns-experts

channelnewsasia.com/asia/Hong Kong to drop COVID-19 test requirements for bars, entertainment venues [Cinemas and performing venues in Hong Kong will also be allowed to operate at full capacity.]:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/hong-kong-covid-19-drop-test-bars-entertainment-venues-cinema-full-capacity-dec-22-3156971

english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/FEATURE: Return to maskless world still only in realm of fantasy in Japan:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/12/e93b5f5e1270-feature-return-to-maskless-world-still-only-in-realm-of-fantasy-in-japan.html

[Kevin Pacey]

ourworldindata.org/monkeypox/17dec2022/Graph of cases globally over time:

https://ourworldindata.org/monkeypox

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bbc.com/news:

https://www.bbc.com/news

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aljazeera.com/homepage [including recent news that Taliban have banned women from attending universities] :

https://www.aljazeera.com/

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dw.com/en/Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu forms new [right wing, religious] government:

https://www.dw.com/en/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-forms-new-government/a-64181443

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thehill.com/policy/finance/How Trump paid $0 in income tax in 2020:

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3784189-how-trump-paid-0-in-income-tax-in-2020/

nypost.com/2022/12/20/Year in Biden lies: How well do you know the falsehoods of our fibber-in-chief?:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/20/year-in-joe-biden-lies/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: ‘Ghost of Christmas Waste’ tops this year’s naughty list of political spending by Trudeau liberals:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-ghost-of-christmas-waste-tops-this-years-naughty-list-of-political-spending

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: What ‘sucks’ is Trudeau repeatedly violating the ethics law:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-what-sucks-is-trudeau-repeatedly-violating-the-ethics-law

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Trudeau says Canada isn't broken but then claims it is for political gain [Poilievre has pointed to real problems in this country]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-says-canada-isnt-broken-but-then-claims-it-is-for-political-gain

nationalpost.com/news/canada/Canada funded this assisted suicide 'activity book' for children [Medical Assistance in Dying is defined in the booklet as the use of medicines to stop a 'person’s body from working' - I'm beginning to wonder if Butts and Trudeau belong to the radical voluntary {human} extinction eco movement]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-funded-this-assisted-suicide-activity-book-for-children

[Kevin Pacey]

A headline for those who believe a lot of snow must come with MGW:
nationalpost.com/news/canada/Chaos in Canadian airports as holiday travellers worry about missing Christmas [Airline passengers are venting about delays and lost bags, while other Canadians plead for cross-country rides or cars to borrow to get home for the holidays]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-weather-travel-chaos

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/22/Tesla crash - car was in full-self-driving mode - San Francisco:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/22/tesla-crash-full-self-driving-mode-san-francisco

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/22/Science of why women clean and men don't notice they've done it:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/22/science-of-why-women-clean-and-men-dont-notice-theyve-done-it

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/videos/world/2022/12/22/'A lot of it's bluster': Retired general reacts to Putin's latest threat [Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) says that Vladimir Putin's latest threat that Russia will be increasing troop deployments is "probably a lot of bluster" and says Russian soldiers in the field have lost confidence in their leadership.]:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/12/22/hertling-russia-putin-bluster-sot-ctn-vpx.cnn

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reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Taiwan scrambles jets to warn away Chinese air force incursion - 2022-12-22:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-scrambles-jets-warn-away-chinese-air-force-incursion-2022-12-22/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/news/politics/Ivison: 2022 - the year of living with a COVID hangover [Cheers and jeers from the panel for a year of protests, war and health crises. Plus, an election in 2023?]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/ivison-2022-year-covid-hangover

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worldometers.info/coronavirus/23dec2022/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/22dec2022/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Analysis: Iran’s clerical leaders will likely struggle with deepening dissent in 2023:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9367032/iran-protests-2023-analysis/

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theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/23/Trump should be barred from holding office again, January 6 panel says:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/23/trump-should-be-barred-from-holding-office-again-january-6-panel-says

youtube.com/watch - Joe Biden ‘annoyed’ with ‘work in progress’ V-P Kamala Harris, book reveals | New York Post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-jlw9AT5fU

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torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Trudeau's list of banned guns becoming the Butt Master of jokes:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-list-of-banned-guns-becoming-the-butt-master-of-jokes

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rahim Mohamed: Team Trudeau gaslighting Canadians on health transfers [The terms set out by Trudeau and his health minister are not serious]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rahim-mohamed-team-trudeau-gaslighting-canadians-on-health-transfers

nationalpost.com/opinion/Sabrina Maddeaux: Thanks to nepo [nepotism] baby Trudeau, Canada is now a nepo nation [More than just Hollywood gossip, the recent focus on nepo babies is a prime example of how pop culture trends are nearly always political]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/thanks-to-nepo-baby-trudeau-canada-is-now-a-nepo-nation

msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/Rex Murphy: On the first day of Christmas, Trudeau shrugged off yet another ethics scandal:

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/rex-murphy-on-the-first-day-of-christmas-trudeau-shrugged-off-yet-another-ethics-scandal/ar-AA15xixj?li=AAggNb9

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/US man uses 'intuition' to win lottery six times:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64042271

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theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-north-korea-denies-supplying-russias-wagner-group-with-weapons-air-raid-sirens-sound-in-mykolaiv; Russia accused of demolishing Mariupol theater to hide war crimes:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-north-korea-denies-supplying-russias-wagner-group-with-weapons-air-raid-sirens-sound-in-mykolaiv

cnn.com/2022/12/21/europe/russia-arctic-military-intl/Russia’s militarization of the Arctic shows no sign of slowing down:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/21/europe/russia-arctic-military-intl/index.html

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ctvnews.ca/world/New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, rival turn her hot-mic vulgarity into charity's win:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-rival-turn-her-hot-mic-vulgarity-into-charity-s-win-1.6205270

[Kevin Pacey]

Another dose of widespread cold and snow to mix in with your MGW controversy, and Xmas:
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/Arctic blast to bring 'life-threatening' cold to parts of the U.S. as snow is expected to cause holiday travel headaches [A strong arctic high-pressure system extending from western Canada to the northern Plains is likely to bring “very cold air” across the region, the National Weather Service said.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arctic-blast-life-threatening-cold-snow-travel-chaos-rcna62518

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/23/Taiwan may restrict Panadol [medical supply] sales to thwart bulk-buying for China:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/23/taiwan-may-restrict-panadol-sales-to-thwart-bulk-buying-for-china

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/23/One-day tally of COVID cases in China hits 37 million: Report:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/23/china-could-be-experiencing-37-million-daily-covid-19-infections

bbc.com/news/world-asia-china/Coronavirus: China's hospitals seem to be filling up - WHO:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64056549

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bbc.com/news:

https://www.bbc.com/news

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cnbc.com/2022/12/23/McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/23/mcconnell-calls-out-diminished-trump-vows-not-to-bow-to-his-candidates-in-2024.html

torontosun.com/tag/joe-biden:

https://torontosun.com/tag/joe-biden/

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nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: Trudeau has ensured 'there is no business case' for oil and gas:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/trudeau-has-ensured-there-is-no-business-case-for-oil-and-gas

nationalpost.com/news/politics/John Ivison: Why Trudeau Liberals will have to backtrack on 'aggressive' push to bump electric vehicle sales [Regulations requiring one-fifth of all cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada to run on electricity by 2026 will face opposition from inside and outside cabinet]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-electric-vehicle-sales-regulations

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businessinsider.com/Russian lawmaker accuses Putin of breaking his own law with reference to Ukraine 'war,' asks prosecutors to investigate:

https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-lawmaker-accuses-putin-of-breaking-his-own-law-with-ukraine-war-comment-2022-12

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telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/23/Saudi Arabia 'plans to use Christmas as cover for mass executions' [The Government warned Riyadh will ‘commit atrocities’ while the West is distracted by the festive period]:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/23/saudi-arabia-plan-use-christmas-cover-mass-executions/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Taliban orders NGOs to ban female staff, putting humanitarian efforts at risk - 2022-12-24:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-orders-ngos-ban-female-employees-coming-work-2022-12-24/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley - parents threaten lawsuit, call for Ontario Education Minister Lecce to act on Oakville teacher with large fake breasts:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-parents-threaten-lawsuit-call-for-lecce-to-act-on-oakville-teacher-with-large-fake-breasts

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/China angered, Taiwan cheered by new U.S. defence act - 2022-12-24:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-expresses-resolute-opposition-us-defense-act-statement-2022-12-24/

[Kevin Pacey]

cnbc.com/2022/12/24/Hong Kong announces planned border re-opening with China as omicron surges at Christmas:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/24/hong-kong-announces-border-re-opening-with-china-as-omicron-surges.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/12/23/King Charles bans Prince Andrew from Buckingham Palace: report:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/23/king-charles-kicks-prince-andrew-out-of-buckingham-palace/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news:

https://www.bbc.com/news

aljazeera.com/news:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/

wattsupwiththat.com/2022/12/13/Re: Claim: Global Warming Induced Colder Winters Could Cause More Heart Attacks:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/12/13/claim-global-warming-induced-colder-winters-could-cause-more-heart-attacks/

[Kevin Pacey]

thehill.com/opinion/white-house/Is Trump now forced to run third-party?:

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3782985-is-trump-now-forced-to-run-third-party/

nypost.com/tag/joe-biden:

https://nypost.com/tag/joe-biden/

[Kevin Pacey]

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ John Robson - Everything I don't want for Christmas [... I also don’t want a huge enticing box labelled “economic stimulus” that just contains another bloated deficit. Again, we have an attic full of them that I strongly suspect are starting to leak down into the rest of the house. No more. Please...]:

[url]https://nationalpost.com/opinion/everything-i-dont-want-for-christmas

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/25/russia-ukraine-war-live/Zelenskiy says Ukrainians are creating their own miracle, in Christmas eve address:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/dec/25/russia-ukraine-war-live-zelenskiy-says-ukrainians-are-creating-their-own-miracle-in-christmas-eve-address

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2022/12/21/Wisconsin ‘UFO sightings’ may have been local Christmas lights show:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/wisconsin-ufo-sightings-may-have-been-local-christmas-lights-show/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/uk/King Charles' first Christmas speech reflects cost-of-living crisis:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64053758

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/25/China defends Ukraine war stance, aims to deepen ties with Russia [Foreign Minister Wang Yi defends Chinese position in the war in Ukraine, hails ‘historic’ improvement in ties with Arab countries.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/25/china-defends-ukraine-stance-to-deepen-ties-with-russia

[Kevin Pacey]

voanews.com/a/Hong Kong Drops More COVID-19 Restrictions but Caution Remains:

https://www.voanews.com/a/hong-kong-drops-more-covid-19-restrictions-but-caution-remains/6890312.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, after Biden signs security bill - 2022-12-25:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-stages-drills-citing-us-taiwan-provocation-2022-12-25/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/Omicron subvariant XBB jumps to 18% of U.S. COVID cases, CDC says - 2022-12-23:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-variant-xbb-accounts-more-than-18-us-cases-2022-12-23/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/homepage:

https://www.bbc.com/

aljazeera.com/homepage:

https://www.aljazeera.com/

[Kevin Pacey]

thehill.com/homenews/DeSantis-Trump differences come into view:

https://thehill.com/homenews/3782626-desantis-trump-differences-come-into-view/

realclearpolitics.com/2022/12/26/Lying Biden Entirely To Blame for Border Crisis:

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2022/12/26/lying_biden_entirely_to_blame_for_border_crisis_58 7737.html

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Majority of Canadians want Trudeau to step down in 2023:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-majority-of-canadians-want-trudeau-to-step-down-in-2023

nationalpost.com/opinion/Letters: Mary Ng and Canada's self-entitled Liberals [Readers discuss the Mary Ng scandal, assisted suicide and antisemitism]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/mary-ng-and-canadas-self-entitled-liberals

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/As recession fears grow for 2023, Trudeau warns: ‘It’s going to be a tough year’:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9361369/justin-trudeau-year-ender-recession-2023/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-europe/Ukraine war: Drone attack on Russian bomber base deep inside Russia leaves three dead:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64092183

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/26/Russia-Ukraine updates: Kyiv aims for ‘peace summit’ in February:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/26/russia-ukraine-live-drone-raid-kills-three-on-russian-airbase

[Kevin Pacey]

msn.com/en-us/news/other/This Alleged UFO Over Las Vegas Shocked a Crowd of Onlookers:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/this-alleged-ufo-over-las-vegas-shocked-a-crowd-of-onlookers/ar-AA15G7Mo?li=BBnbfcL

[Kevin Pacey]

Somemore fuel for MGW controversy, elsewhere on the globe:
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland/Official white Christmas but more snow to come:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-64095537

[Kevin Pacey]

scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospitals, clinics battle surge in Covid and flu cases as Panadol shortages frustrate residents:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3204619/coronavirus-hong-kong-hospitals-clinics-battle-surge-covid-and-flu-cases-panadol-shortages-frustrate

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/China sends warplanes, ships, drones towards Taiwan in major incursion:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9373512/china-taiwan-air-zone-incursion/

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/health/The virus behind COVID-19 is mutating and immune-evasive. Here's what that means [COVID-19 cases in Canada could increase in the New Year, health officials say]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-mutating-immunity-1.6691372

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/21dec2022/us-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/tag/donald-trump:

https://nypost.com/tag/donald-trump/

nypost.com/tag/joe-biden:

https://nypost.com/tag/joe-biden/

thepostmillennial.com/Biden goes on Caribbean vacation as US border crisis intensifies:

https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-goes-on-caribbean-vacation-as-us-border-crisis-intensifies

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Twitter Files on COVID show governments' attempts to silence dissent:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-twitter-files-on-covid-show-government-attempts-to-silence-dissent

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that impose price cap:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9374378/putin-russian-oil-export-ban/

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63987113

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/Ukraine says its forces are close to recapturing key eastern city of Kreminna:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/ukraine-says-its-forces-are-close-to-recapturing-key-eastern-city-of-kreminna

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/James Webb Space telescope's amazing images [of 2022] show the Universe unlike anything before:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/james-webb-space-telescope-s-amazing-images-show-the-universe-unlike-anything-before-1.6209158

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/feature/India's Cuisine Ranked Fifth In The List Of Best Cuisines Of The World [The ranking is based on audience votes for ingredients, dishes, and beverages. Italy's food came in first place followed by Greece and Spain.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/feature/indias-cuisine-ranked-fifth-in-the-list-of-best-cuisines-of-the-world-3636735

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Japan's recent heavy snow has caused 13 deaths, many injuries - 2022-12-24:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-recent-heavy-snow-has-caused-13-deaths-many-injuries-2022-12-24/

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/world-news/China Reopens Borders To World In Removing Last Covid Zero Curbs [People arriving in China will only be required to obtain negative Covid test results within 48 hours of departure, according to a statement from the National Health Commission Monday]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-zero-covid-china-covid-surge-china-to-end-quarantines-for-inbound-travellers-as-covid-zero-dismantled-3640867

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-asia/Taiwan extends mandatory military service to one year:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64100577

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/health/The COVID-19 virus keeps evolving. These 'disease detectives' are on the case [Researchers look for mutations in the virus's genetic code that might offer a growth advantage]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/variant-trackers-1.6694900

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/23dec2022/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/Trump news – live: Jan 6 probe shows ex-president wanted ‘blanket pardons’ for rioters as taxes release loom [Former president’s tax returns expected to be released by House Ways and Means Committee on Friday]:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jan-6-latest-news-today-b2252368.html

aljazeera.com/tag/joe-biden:

https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/joe-biden/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Trudeau’s tax increases are coming:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-trudeaus-tax-increases-are-coming

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/Lilley - Ovechkin's support for murderous Putin reason not to celebrate no. 8 [former world chess champion Bobby Fischer's name was at least once booed when announced at a US tournament, after his commentary on the event of 9/11 - still, at least most people sensed Fischer had 'issues']:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ovechkins-support-for-murderous-putin-reason-not-to-celebrate-no-8

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/Skip the doctor, see a pharmacist: 13 conditions you can have treated at an Ontario pharmacy in 2023 [Starting Jan. 1, pharmacies can prescribe medication for these conditions at no cost to patients]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-pharmacies-prescriptions-1.6698703

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/business/Tesla stock on pace for worst year ever [Shares in the electric vehicle maker are down nearly 70% since the start of the year]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tesla-stocks-worst-year-1.6698888

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/mobile/climate-and-environment/Bats plunge to ground in cold in US winter; saved by incubators, fluids:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/climate-and-environment/bats-plunge-to-ground-in-cold-saved-by-incubators-fluids-1.6210817

nypost.com/2022/12/27/Niagara Falls transforms into partially frozen winter wonderland:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/27/niagara-falls-transforms-into-winter-wonderland-photos/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/Russia steps up artillery attacks on liberated Kherson and eastern Ukraine:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/russia-steps-up-artillery-attacks-on-liberated-kherson-and-eastern-ukraine

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/28/Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Few’ left in eastern city of Bakhmut, says Zelenskyy:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2022/12/28/kherson-under-intense-russian-attack

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2022/12/27/world/2022’s extraordinary cosmic revelations and moments in space exploration:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/27/world/year-in-space-discoveries-moments-scn/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Taiwan to test arrivals from China for COVID from Jan 1 - 2022-12-28:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-test-arrivals-china-covid-jan-1-2022-12-28/

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/U.S. to require negative Covid test for travelers from China as virus spreads [The new policy comes amid a surge in Covid cases in China and the fears of a new variant emerging.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-biden-considers-china-new-covid-rules-travel-virus-spreads-rcna63435

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-asia-china/Hong Kong to scrap almost all its Covid rules:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64107851

[Kevin Pacey]

thehill.com/homenews/campaign/Trump says ‘abortion issue’ responsible for GOP underperforming expectations in midterms:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3795054-trump-says-abortion-issue-responsible-for-gop-underperforming-expectations-in-midterms/

thehill.com/homenews/house/Trump won’t say if he’s sticking by McCarthy after failed Speakership votes:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3797359-trump-wont-say-if-hes-sticking-by-mccarthy-after-failed-speakership-votes/

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Biden says U.S. not discussing nuclear exercises with South Korea - 2023-01-02:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-eye-exercises-using-nuclear-assets-yoon-says-newspaper-2023-01-02/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: Canada’s soft on crime philosophy began five decades ago [under Trudeau the father]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-canadas-soft-on-crime-philosophy-began-five-decades-ago

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Trudeau's gun buyback program doesn't exist almost three years after he announced it [Liberals use gun issues to play wedge politics to their own advantage]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeaus-gun-buyback-program-doesnt-exist-almost-three-years-after-he-announced-it

nationalpost.com/opinion/Barbara Kay: Another Israel super-critic gets funding from the Trudeau Liberals [Islam cannot be a victim of hatred. No religion or set of beliefs can]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/another-israel-super-critic-gets-funding-from-the-trudeau-liberals

nationalpost.com/opinion/Jamie Sarkonak: Trudeau Liberals are filtering out dissent to their 'anti-hate' agenda [Internal emails show a question was added to a survey to weed out those critical of the government's plans after too much negative feedback]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/trudeau-liberals-are-filtering-out-dissent-to-their-anti-hate-agenda

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Trudeau and Poilievre offer Canadians very different messages and tone heading into 2023 [After seven years in power, the Trudeau Liberals are appearing out of touch]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-trudeau-and-poilievre-offer-canadians-very-different-messages-and-tone-heading-into-2023

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/business/Canada's Competition Bureau isn't done arguing against Rogers-Shaw merger [Regulator says tribunal made a mistake in how it assessed the deal]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/competition-bureau-fighting-rogers-shaw-merger-1.6702044

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-europe/Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian soldiers killed by missile attack:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64142650

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/Ukraine - 'Every house a fortress' - Wagner leader counts cost as Russian offensive stalls in eastern city of Bakhmut:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/ukraine-wagner-leader-counts-cost-as-russian-offensive-stalls-in-bakhmut

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/china/Taiwan president offers China help to deal with COVID surge - 2023-01-01:

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-president-offers-china-help-deal-with-covid-surge-2023-01-01/

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/1/Australia, Canada impose COVID curbs on travellers from China [Australia, Canada and Morocco are the latest to impose restrictions on travellers from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/1/australia-canada-impose-covid-curbs-on-travellers-from-china

ndtv.com/world-news/Why China's Latest Covid Wave Has Sparked Global Panic [China Covid Cases: Many countries have cited concerns over potential new variants as a reason to screen Chinese arrivals for Covid.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/china-covid-why-chinas-latest-covid-wave-has-sparked-global-panic-3658848

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/Could new omicron variant XBB.1.5 fuel further covid infections?:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/could-new-omicron-variant-xbb15-fuel-further-covid-infections

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/03jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/homepage:

https://www.bbc.com/

aljazeera.com/homepage:

https://www.aljazeera.com/

reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/Brazil bids farewell to beloved soccer star Pele - 2023-01-03:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/brazils-lula-pays-respects-pele-150000-attend-stadium-wake-2023-01-03/

cbc.ca/news/world/Thousands line up to see former pope Benedict's body lying in state [95-year-old died Saturday morning in the Vatican monastery]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/benedict-lying-in-state-1.6701228

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/world/House adjourns until 8 p.m. ET as deeply divided Republicans fail to elect U.S. House speaker on 6th ballot [U.S. House plunged into further disarray as all House business stalled with lack of Speaker - Kevin McCarthy's embrace of Trump has backfired]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-republicans-speaker-dissent-1.6703090

cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/Biden and McConnell show off their bipartisan bonafides in Kentucky:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/biden-kentucky-infrastructure-wednesday/index.html

nypost.com/tag/joe-biden:

https://nypost.com/tag/joe-biden/

Unrelated:
nypost.com/2022/12/31/Elon Musk becomes first person ever to lose $200 billion:

https://nypost.com/2022/12/31/elon-musk-becomes-first-person-ever-to-lose-200-billion/

thepostmillennial.com/'Whiteness is going to have an end date' says Rutgers professor of gender and Africana studies [A 2021 video of a critical race theory scholar claiming that "white people are committed to being villains" and warning that "whiteness is going to have an end date" has resurfaced on social media sparking renewed outrage.]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/whiteness-is-going-to-have-an-end-date-says-rutgers-professor-of-gender-and-africana-studies

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Bail and parole system owes protection for Canadians - thanks to federal liberals being soft on crime:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-bail-and-parole-system-owes-protection-for-canadians

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Trudeau's pursuit of wedge politics has cost Canadians their national pride [We enter the new year more divided than ever and feeling a little 'humdudgeon']:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-trudeaus-pursuit-of-wedge-politics-has-cost-canadians-their-national-pride

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: The Trudeau Liberals are about to tell Alberta workers where to go [Will there be a 'just transition' for Canadian farmers, too?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex-murphy-the-trudeau-liberals-are-about-to-tell-alberta-workers-where-to-go

cbc.ca/news/politics/The value of one consulting firm's federal contracts has skyrocketed under the Trudeau government [The cost of McKinsey's contracts has spiked 30-fold since the Harper years; ...The consulting firm McKinsey & Company has seen the amount of money it earns from federal contracts explode since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to power — to the point where some suggest it may have a central role in shaping Canada's immigration policies.]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mckinsey-immigration-consulting-contracts-trudeau-1.6703626

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/What Canadians want in 2023: A chance to vote out Trudeau [Nearly half of Canadians want a federal election in 2023, according to a new poll {they won't get the chance, with NDP lackey Singh propping Trudeau up}]:

[url]https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/what-canadians-want-in-2023-a-chance-to-vote-out-trudeau

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Here's how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can win in 2023:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-heres-how-the-conservative-leader-pierre-poilievre-can-win-in-2023

nationalpost.com/opinion/my-critics-have-weaponized-the-college-of-psychologists-disciplinary-process-for-political-reasons/Jordan Peterson: I will risk my licence to escape social media re-education
The Ontario College of Psychologists wants to retrain me to behave properly — and this should concern everyone:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/my-critics-have-weaponized-the-college-of-psychologists-disciplinary-process-for-political-reasons

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/world/Ukraine says Russia plans new mobilization to 'delay their defeat' [Hypersonic missiles set sail aboard Russian frigate bound for Atlantic Ocean]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-mobilization-1.6703574

bbc.com/news/live/world-europe/President Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the first time as the US sends $1bn in weapons to Ukraine [I recall he called him a killer once long ago, too]:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60746557

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/4/Russia-Ukraine updates: Macron to send light tanks to Ukraine:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/4/live-russia-says-phone-use-allowed-ukraine-to-target-its-troops

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/Moscow blames its troops' use of mobile phones for Ukraine's Makiivka missile strike:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/moscow-blames-its-troops-use-of-mobile-phones-for-makiivka-missile-strike

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/business/Third of world in recession this year, IMF head warns:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64142662

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/uk/Iran's Revolutionary Guards set to be labelled as terrorist group by UK:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64156965

theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/29/Iranian chess player Sara Khadem moving to Spain after competing without headscarf:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/29/iranian-chess-player-moving-spain-competing-without-headscarf-sara-khadem

[Kevin Pacey]

ndtv.com/world-news/US Warns Israel Against Change In Status Of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque [The White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the United States stands firmly... for preservation of the status quo with respect to holy sites in Jerusalem.]:

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-warns-israel-against-change-in-status-of-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque-3661732

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: Face it, the United Nations is [collectively] anti-Semitic:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-face-it-the-united-nations-is-anti-semitic

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/04/business/Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families [$10,000 per child] to leave:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/business/japan-pay-families-relocate-tokyo-intl-hnk/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-asia/China-Taiwan: Concern at repair of Taiwanese military device in China:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64161966

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations - 2023-01-02:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-says-it-scrambled-jets-monitor-chinese-aircraft-carrier-operations-2023-01-02/

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/world/COVID-19 data from China underrepresents surge of cases and deaths, WHO says [WHO 'concerned' about surge of disease in China, urges country to disclose more data]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/world-health-organization-covid-china-1.6703123

ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/China covid-19 data shows no new omicron variant, WHO says [but...]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/china-covid-19-data-shows-no-new-omicron-variant-who-says-1.6217027

globalnews.ca/news/XBB1.5: Here’s what we know about the ‘most transmissible’ COVID strain yet:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9386623/xbb15-covid-subvariant-what-we-know/

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/Immune evasive COVID subvariant in Ottawa wastewater, part of new pandemic wave:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/immune-evasive-covid-subvariant-in-ottawa-wastewater-part-of-new-pandemic-wave

globalnews.ca/news/21 cases of XBB.1.5. COVID subvariant confirmed in Canada:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9387605/canada-xbb15-covid-subvariant-cases/

[Kevin Pacey]

ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/monkeypox-situation-update/Global update [According to the latest report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of mpox cases (67.5%) have been reported from the Region of the Americas and, overall, the number of new cases reported for the week 26 December 2022 – 1 January 2023 decreased by 45% against the preceding week.]

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/monkeypox-situation-update#:~:text=Global%20update,45%25%20against%20t he%20preceding%20week.

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/tag/donald-trump:

https://nypost.com/tag/donald-trump/

cbc.ca/news/world/U.S. House Republicans continue to choose stalemate over electing a Speaker as 9th ballot fails [Republican holdouts continue to refuse to give Kevin McCarthy the votes he needs]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congress-speaker-stalemate-mccarthy-1.6704745

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/us/Facing pressure over border crossings, Biden steps up migrant expulsions - 2023-01-05:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-lay-out-new-cuba-nicaragua-haiti-migrant-policy-border-speech-2023-01-05/

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/5/Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukraine slams Putin’s [Orthodox] Christmas ceasefire:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/5/russia-ukraine-live-nato-warns-against-underestimating-russia

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/US and Germany agree to send Ukraine tanks/ukraine-russia-war:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/germany-tanks-ukraine-russia-war

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Jordan Peterson will use Charter challenge over being disciplined for tweets about COVID and climate change:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-jordan-peterson-will-use-charter-challenge-over-being-disciplined-for-tweets-about-covid-and-climate-change

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/KINSELLA: Will Trudeau quit? Will Poilievre be a loser? Predictions for 2023:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: Canada is not broken. But its management is [Is it any wonder that so many Canadians have walked away from politics? {I've felt voters have a duty to vote for the least evil, unless the choice is completely awful (e.g. communism vs. fascism) - in which case move to a better country or planet if possible/necessary, else pray anyway}]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canada-is-not-broken-but-its-management-is

[Kevin Pacey]

financialpost.com/fp-work/Amazon to lay off more than 18,000 employees in biggest job cut in its history [The latest sign that a tech-industry slump is deepening]:

https://financialpost.com/fp-work/amazon-to-cut-18000-jobs

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Rex Murphy: Science does not need to be 'decolonized' [Does Concordia University wish to be an instrument of learning, or a funnel for wokeness?]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/science-does-not-need-to-be-decolonized

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/Randall Denley: Doug Ford is on the path to repeat the doomed green energy plans of the Liberals [As soon as any big corporation mentions the words 'electric cars' or 'batteries,' Ford reaches for your chequebook]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-doug-ford-is-on-the-path-to-repeat-the-doomed-green-energy-plans-of-the-liberals

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-europe/Turkey freezes pro-Kurdish party funds before vote:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64179858

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/5/China’s ‘zero-COVID’ U-turn leads to loss of faith in leadership [Chinese people were told they were fighting the virus together, now some are disillusioned by the abrupt policy change.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/5/chinas-zero-covid-u-turn-leads-to-loss-of-faith-in-leadership

cbc.ca/news/health/Why XBB.1.5 — the latest Omicron offshoot — could 'outcompete' other COVID-19 subvariants [Subvariant rising rapidly in U.S., identified in 29 countries including Canada]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/omicron-xbb-1-5-1.6703384

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/04jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/Former NATO boss urges countries to show China consequences if it attacks Taiwan - 2023-01-05:

https://www.reuters.com/world/former-nato-boss-urges-countries-show-china-consequences-if-it-attacks-taiwan-2023-01-05/

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/Trump accused in lawsuit of causing wrongful death of Officer Brian Sicknick in US Capitol attack:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/sicknick-lawsuit-trump-january-6/index.html

cnbc.com/2023/01/06/Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals on two-year anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol riot:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/06/biden-marks-pro-trump-jan-6-riot-anniversary-with-presidential-medals.html

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/world/Repiublican Kevin McCarthy makes big gains [15 more votes] for House speaker, but he's still short:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/kevin-mccarthy-makes-big-gains-for-house-speaker-but-he-s-still-short-1.6220038

[Kevin Pacey]

atlantic.ctvnews.ca/'A spectacular moment': Canada's World Juniors gold medal celebration continues:

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/a-spectacular-moment-canada-s-world-juniors-gold-medal-celebration-continues-1.6220903

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Trudeau's 'Just' Transition: an investment-killing enviro-appeal to green voters:

https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-trudeaus-just-transition-an-investment-killing-enviro-appeal-to-green-voters

torontosun.com/news/provincial/Read the court filing by Jordan Peterson against the College of Psychologists of Ontario [Peterson's 'transgressions' included anti-Trudeau, anti-Butts and anti-MGW comments]:

https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/read-the-court-filing-by-jordan-peterson-against-the-college-of-psychologists-of-ontario

Rex Murphy: Jordan Peterson's foes need their heads examined [The College of Psychologists of Ontario should scrutinize itself]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jordan-petersons-foes-need-their-heads-examined

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: The Phoenix problem got worse as the Trudeau liberals hired more civil servants. Now it must hire even more to fix it [Sources say Public Services and Procurement Canada has asked for an extra $500 million to 'stabilize' the problem in the face of a rising backlog]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/phoenix-payroll-civil-servants

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/BREAKING: Zelensky blasts Russian Orthodox Church call for Christmas truce as Putin orders cease-fire [The leader of the war-torn nation of Ukraine balked at the idea of peace, with Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Chief of Staff, calling the call for a truce a "cynical trap and an element of propaganda."]:

https://thepostmillennial.com/zelensky-blasts-russian-orthodox-church-call-for-christmas-truce-as-putin-orders-cease-fire

bbc.com/news/world-europe/Ukraine war: Russians accused of opening fire despite Putin’s unilateral truce:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64187704

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/markets/Turkey's current account deficit at $4.1 bln in November; $48 billion in 2022 - 2023-01-06:

https://www.reuters.com/markets/turkeys-current-account-deficit-41-bln-november-48-billion-2022-2023-01-06/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/05/Saudi Arabia jails two wikipedia staff in bid to control content:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/05/saudi-arabia-jails-two-wikipedia-staff-in-bid-to-control-content

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/06/Brexit - thousands of Britons expelled from EU since end of transition period:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/06/brexit-thousands-britons-expelled-eu

notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/Re: 2022 Was Warmest On Record In Central England:

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2023/01/03/2022-was-warmest-on-record-in-central-england/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-asia/US warship sails through Taiwan Strait:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64183405

[Kevin Pacey]

usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/06/People who haven't had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say [Variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk even if you've already been infected. As the U.S. enters year 3 of the pandemic, here's an update on the state of COVID.]:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/06/covid-update-xbb-variant-symptoms-reinfection/10995204002/

canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/monkeypox/outbreak-update/6jan2023:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/monkeypox/outbreak-update.html

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/politics/live-news/Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership [McCarthy gives Trump credit for victory: "He was all in"]:

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/house-speaker-leadership-vote-01-06-23/index.html

nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/Abortion, China, big government: Republicans gear up to flex U.S. House muscles:

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/abortion-china-big-government-republicans-gear-up-to-flex-u-s-house-muscles

cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/Biden announces new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border on Sunday:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/politics/biden-border-programs/index.html

thepostmillennial.com/Biden admin enacts illegal immigration ban on 4 Central and South American countries:

https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-admin-enacts-illegal-immigration-ban-on-4-central-and-south-american-countries

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Electric vehicles another example of cultish, evangelical thinking by environmentalists [A ministerial briefing for Trudeau's federal Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault pegs the cost to taxpayers and consumers of transitioning to a full EV fleet by 2035 at almost $100 billion. And that’s a calculation from a government that has entirely bought into the EV euphoria.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-electric-vehicles-another-example-of-cultish-evangelical-thinking-by-environmentalists

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN; Canada isn’t broken, government is [On the most important domestic file in Canada -- health care -- the federal and provincial governments can't even agree on the math]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-canada-isnt-broken-government-is

torontosun.com/news/WATCH - TRUDEAU'S TAX TALLY: See how much more you will be paying:

https://torontosun.com/news/trudeaus-tax-tally-see-how-much-more-you-will-be-paying

globalnews.ca/news/‘It’s a Canada problem’: Cold and flu medication shortage outlines supply system flaws:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9394274/cold-flu-medication-canada-drug-shortage-pharmacists/

globalnews.ca/news/Global crime rings are ‘targetting’ Canada as auto thefts rise, officials say:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9389221/canada-auto-thefts-global-crime-rings/

ctvnews.ca/business/Canadian families will pay $1,065 more for groceries in 2023, report says:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canadian-families-will-pay-1-065-more-for-groceries-in-2023-report-says-1.6180887

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/6/Russia-Ukraine updates: US announces $3bn military aid for Kyiv:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/6/russia-ukraine-live-russias-christmas-truce-comes-into-force

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/Russia preparing to mobilize an extra 500,000 conscripts, claims Ukraine:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/russia-preparing-mobilise-extra-500000-conscripts-claims-ukraine

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Trudeau speaks with King Charles III about environmental issues:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9393962/justin-trudeau-king-charles-iii-environmental-issues/

[Kevin Pacey]

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Liberal Transport minister says changes coming to quell airport chaos — his job is riding on it [Omar Alghabra says he wants 'to shift the burden from passengers to airlines to make sure we create incentives for airlines to settle complaints']:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/transport-minister-changes-airlines-chaos

[Kevin Pacey]

6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom: police [how does it happen that a 6-year old gets a gun?]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/6-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-virginia-classroom-police-1.6221124

[Kevin Pacey]

apnews.com/article/Taiwan’s Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage:

https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-politics-beijing-china-tsai-ing-wen-3c06a9232bf8b0563e9dcac9aa34ec7e

[Kevin Pacey]

worldometers.info/coronavirus/07jan2023/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/05jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/homepage:

https://www.bbc.com/

aljazeera.com/homepage:

https://www.aljazeera.com/

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/08/politics/McCarthy speaker saga shows Trump is far from untouchable ahead of 2024:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/politics/donald-trump-2024-president-mccarthy-speaker/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/americas/Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border as immigration issue heats up - 2023-01-08:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/biden-visit-mexico-border-push-migrants-republicans-are-his-biggest-wall-2023-01-08/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Biden heads to Mexico, as White House ignores Canada under Trudeau:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-biden-heads-to-mexico-as-white-house-ignores-canada-under-trudeau

cbc.ca/news/politics/Ottawa must scrap polarizing term 'just transition': Alberta environment minister [‘Just transition’ suggests Ottawa wants to keep Alberta’s resources in the ground, Savage says]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-just-transition-alberta-environment-1.6704486

nationalpost.com/opinion/Letters: Sorry Erin O'Toole, but those 'f--k Trudeau' flags are giving voice to democracy [Readers discuss anti-PM paraphernalia, revolving-door justice, Canada's lacklustre support for Ukraine, and more]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/those-f-k-trudeau-flags-are-giving-voice-to-democracy

[Kevin Pacey]

I was in an Orleans bar in Ottawa's east end the other day and asked for malt vinegar with my French fries; a Baby-boomer liberal-voting bar mate looked at me and said I must be communist or something - why not have white vinegar like other North Americans? [I 'confirmed' his suspicions when I said I didn't mind flouridated water]: :)
livestrong.com/article/What are the health benefits of malt vinegar?:

https://www.livestrong.com/article/275721-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-malt-vinegar/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/middle-east/Israel's Ben-Gvir tells police to remove Palestinian flags from public space - 2023-01-08:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-ben-gvir-tells-police-remove-palestinian-flags-public-space-2023-01-08/

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/8/Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukraine denies Russian strike killed 600:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/1/8/russia-ukraine-live-news-bombing-in-eastern-ukraine-kills-one

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/08/Russia and Belarus extend military drills amid fears of a new push into Ukraine [from the north]:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/08/russia-belarus-extend-military-drills-fears-new-push-ukraine

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/7/Once in 50,000-year comet to be visible from Earth [The comet is made of ice and dust and emits a greenish aura, and is estimated to have a diameter of about a kilometre.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/7/once-in-50000-year-comet-to-be-visible-from-earth

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/5/US waged war on China’s chips; S Korea, Taiwan felt the fallout [Washington’s bid for self-sufficiency in semiconductors is complicating relations with its tech-savvy partners in Asia.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/1/5/us-bid-to-hobble-chinas-chips-spells-friend-south-korea-taiwan

[Kevin Pacey]

npr.org/sections/health-shots/RSV [Respiratory syncytial virus] recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant [XBB.1.5] shoots 'up like a rocket' [As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the "tripledemic" stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country say there's good news — and bad.]:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/06/1147372029/new-covid-omicron-subvariant-spreading-fast-data

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/04jan2023/us-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

thehill.com/homenews/administration/Differences in the Trump, Biden classified document discoveries [In both cases, the two men appear to have failed to follow the Presidential Records Act, which requires presidents and vice presidents to turn over documents to the National Archives for secure storage.]:

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3806250-differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries/

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: After wasting years, Trudeau buys the F-35 fighter jets he once denounced [This debacle never should have happened]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-after-wasting-years-trudeau-buys-the-f-35-fighter-jets-he-once-denounced

calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Braid: Trudeau trash talks Alberta climate change action, drawing hot response from Smith [Trudeau is setting Alberta up as the villain in election battles to come both in Alberta and nationally]:

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trudeau-smith-alberta-climate-change-action

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Morneau finds true flaws in his former boss Trudeau but appears blind to his own [In his new memoir's most damning quote, the ex-finance minister suggests 'policy rationales were tossed aside in favour of scoring political points']:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/bill-morneau-memoir-justin-trudeau

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/N.S. woman dies after waiting 7 hours in hospital ER, family demands answers:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9396989/allison-holthoff-er-death-cumberland-regional-health-centre-ns/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/Update: Ottawa's [bedeviled] LRT service won't be fully restored until at least Tuesday [Following more damage and immobilized trains, transit chair calls latest LRT woes {6th day thereof} 'frustrating']:

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/more-damage-one-more-immobilized-train-as-efforts-to-restore-ice-damaged-lrt-hit-new-snag

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-uss-canada/Abby Zwerner: Six-year-old who shot his teacher used mother's gun:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64210387

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/09/Ukraine reinforces eastern city of Bakhmut's defences as relentless Russian assault continues:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/09/ukraine-reinforces-bakhmut-defences-relentless-russian-assault

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/uk/Britain's groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure - 2023-01-09:

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/tiny-english-seaside-resort-counts-down-western-europes-first-satellite-launch-2023-01-09/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-latin-america/Brazil Congress: Lula vows to punish supporters of Bolsonaro after storming of Congress riot:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64204860

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/War game suggests Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/politics/taiwan-invasion-war-game-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/china/Chinese rush to renew passports as COVID border curbs lifted - 2023-01-09:

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/life-is-moving-forward-china-declares-new-covid-phase-2023-01-09/

1news.co.nz/2023/01/09/Thousands of vaccines for monkeypox ready in New Zealand, with a catch:

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/09/thousands-of-vaccines-for-monkeypox-ready-in-nz-with-a-catch/

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Iran protests: Tehran’s executions push demonstrators underground:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9400111/iran-protests-executions-impact/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/legal/government/Trump-appointed judge in Yale clerk boycott condemns 'cancel culture' at Harvard event - 2023-01-11:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-appointed-judge-yale-clerk-boycott-condemns-cancel-culture-harvard-event-2023-01-11/

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden’s private office, source tells CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/biden-classified-documents-iran-ukraine-united-kingdom-beau-funeral/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/11/Genocide investigation opened against Peru's president after protest deaths:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/11/genocide-investigation-opened-against-peru-president-after-protest-deaths

Unrelated:
sub-wiki re: List_of_conflicts_in_Africa#21st_century:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Africa#21st_century

sub-wiki re: List_of_elections_in_2023#Africa:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2023#Africa

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Trudeau blowing hot air at Alberta's carbon capture record [It is not a stretch to say Alberta has done more than any other province on carbon capture. It may even be the case that Alberta has done as much as the other nine provinces combined]:

https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-carbon-capture-is-an-impractical-solution-to-an-overblown-problem

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Justice system should favour safety of citizens [It’s time a new government changed the underlying philosophy of our justice system to one that puts Canadians’ safety first.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-justice-system-should-favour-safety-of-citizens

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Poilievre vows to close Roxham Rd. as Trudeau embraces illegal immigration:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-poilievre-promises-to-close-roxham-road-as-trudeau-embraces-illegal-immigration

nationalpost.com/news/Poilievre pushes for answers on 'what influence McKinsey' has had on Trudeau Liberals ['Everything that the government has done with the company since taking office should be made public so that we can study all of these facts and hold the government accountable']:

https://nationalpost.com/news/poilievre-pushes-for-answers-on-what-influence-mckinsey-has-had-on-trudeau-liberals

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/CBS delivers good news on 'medically unexplainable' miracle at Lourdes:

https://thepostmillennial.com/cbs-delivers-good-news-on-medically-unexplainable-miracle-at-lourdes

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/10/Hajj to return to pre-COVID numbers, Saudi Arabia officials say [During the pandemic in 2020, only about 1,000 residents were allowed to perform the Muslim pilgrimage.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/10/hajj-to-return-to-pre-covid-numbers-saudi-arabia-officials-say

[Kevin Pacey]

twitter.com/nationalpost/status/Canada buys Ukraine $400M air-defence system that Canadian Army has been waiting for since 2012:

https://twitter.com/nationalpost/status/1613018030811881472?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcam p%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

reuters.com/world/europe/UK considering giving [12] battle tanks to Ukraine - Sky News - 2023-01-09:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uk-considering-giving-battle-tanks-ukraine-sky-2023-01-09/

cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/Russian artillery fire down nearly 75%, US officials say, in latest sign of struggles for Moscow:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/russian-artillery-fire-down-75-percent-ukraine/index.html

bbc.com/news/world-europe/Ukraine war: Conflicting claims over embattled eastern town of Soledar:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64219979

cbc.ca/news/world/Inside the 'meat grinder': Russian and Ukrainian losses mount in Bakhmut [Eastern city, site of heavy fighting since August, holds symbolic value for both sides]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-bakhmut-1.6708783

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Taiwan condemns China for latest combat drills near island - 2023-01-09:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-says-it-carried-out-combat-drills-around-taiwan-again-2023-01-09/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant [XBB.1.5] spreads - 2023-01-10:

https://www.reuters.com/world/whoeurope-backs-travel-checks-us-given-spread-latest-omicron-variant-2023-01-10/

[Kevin Pacey]

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/10jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

abcnews.go.com/US/Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail [Weisselberg, 75, pleaded guilty last year to 15 counts of tax fraud.]:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg-sentenced-tuesday/story?id=96321922

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location [On Monday, the White House acknowledged a "small number" of classified documents had been found in an office used by Biden.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-aides-find-second-batch-classified-documents-new-location-rcna65371

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/12/Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck [of Yardbirds fame originally] dies aged 78:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/12/legendary-rock-guitarist-jeff-beck-dies-aged-78

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/11/Webb image of star cluster more than 10bn years ago sheds light on early stages of the universe:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/11/image-of-star-cluster-more-than-10bn-years-ago-sheds-light-on-early-stages-of-tuniverse

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GOLDSTEIN: Elitism, not populism, threatens our democracy [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken at the World Economic Forum and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is a member of its board of trustees.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-elitism-not-populism-threatens-our-democracy

torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/EDITORIAL: Like father, like son, Trudeau bashes Alberta:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-like-father-like-son-trudeau-bashes-alberta

nationalpost.com/opinion/FIRST READING: All the Liberals who have bashed Justin Trudeau in public [Former finance minister Bill Morneau joins a growing club of disaffected former Trudeau loyalists]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/all-the-liberals-who-have-bashed-justin-trudeau

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/politics/In arguably biggest test of new NAFTA, Canada and Mexico defeat U.S. in auto rules dispute [Dispute over content requirements seen as a litmus test of new trade pact]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cusma-rules-origin-autos-case-1.6710190

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/Canada Girl Guides drops 'Brownies' name after it's deemed offensive:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64243976

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/world/Top Russian military officer put in charge of Ukraine action:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/top-russian-military-officer-put-in-charge-of-ukraine-action-1.6226712

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-asia/China blocks visas for S Korea and Japan over Covid restrictions:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64220149

cnn.com/2023/01/11/health/FDA vaccine advisers ‘disappointed’ and ‘angry’ that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot [the updated bivalent vaccine] wasn’t presented for review last year [...data suggested the possibility that the updated booster might not be any more effective at preventing Covid-19 infections than the original shots.]:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/11/health/moderna-bivalent-transparency/index.html

worldometers.info/11jan2023/coronavirus/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/What Happened to Mpox? Here's Why the US Shut Down Its Emergency Response to the Virus [Mpox is no longer the exploding health crisis that it appeared to be less than six months ago. So who deserves the credit for controlling the U.S. outbreak?]:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/what-happened-to-mpox-heres-why-the-us-is-shutting-down-its-emergency-response-to-the-virus/4042181/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/Taiwan officer reveals details of rare interaction with NATO - 2023-01-11:

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-officer-reveals-details-rare-interaction-with-nato-2023-01-11/

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/Biden beats Trump, marginally trails DeSantis in new GOP poll [Florida Gov. DeSantis is emerging as a bigger potential threat to President Biden than former President Trump, polls indicate.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/biden-beats-trump-marginally-trails-desantis-new-gop-poll-rcna65601

thepostmillennial.com/WATCH: Joy Behar suggests Republicans planted documents on Biden just as Dems 'were this close' to getting Trump:

https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-joy-behar-suggests-republicans-planted-documents-on-biden-just-as-dems-were-this-close-to-getting-trump

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/82-year-old B.C. resident sets Guinness World Record as oldest man to perform a headstand [Bruce Ives, 82, held the record-breaking move for 25 seconds in Haida Gwaii last August]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bruce-ives-haida-gwaii-oldest-man-headstand-guinness-world0-record-1.6711207

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Commons needs to fully investigate Trudeau's huge contracts for McKinsey:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-commons-needs-to-fully-investigate-trudeaus-huge-contracts-for-mckinsey

nationalpost.com/opinion/John Ivison: Growing spending on consultants by ballooning public service is the real scandal [Consultants a way to fulfil needs without having to hire permanent staff. Except, the Trudeau government has done that too]:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/liberal-spending-consultants-scandal

nationalpost.com/opinion/Ivison: Transport Minister Omar Alghabra defends Canada's air industry plan in wake of flight chaos [Alghabra said he plans to strengthen passenger protection rules, but laying the blame on enforcement is 'debatable']:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ivison-omar-alghabra-confident-about-airline-industrys-flight-plan

nationalpost.com/news/Quebec group launches private prosecution against Trudeau over illegal Roxham Road border crossings [Trudeau's declarations have real-life consequences such as encouraging people to cross illegally into Canada at Roxham Road, the group's head says]:

https://nationalpost.com/news/trudeau-private-prosecution-roxham-road-border

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/Cases of 'Kraken' [XBB.1.5] subvariant of COVID-19 double in one week, PHAC says:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/case-of-kraken-subvariant-of-covid-19-double-in-one-week-phac-says-1.6228582

cnbc.com/2023/01/12/Chinese hospital says half of its staff got Covid:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/12/chinese-hospital-says-half-of-its-staff-got-covid-.html

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/12jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/entertainment/Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis Presley, dead at 54 [Singer had been hospitalized earlier Thursday]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lisa-marie-presley-hospitalized-1.6712369

[Kevin Pacey]

nypost.com/2023/01/12/canadian-school-demands-dress-code-after-trans-teacher-controversy/School board orders dress code after trans teacher with giant fake breasts sparks protests:

https://nypost.com/2023/01/12/canadian-school-demands-dress-code-after-trans-teacher-controversy/

[Kevin Pacey]

ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Denley: Decades of micromanagement behind Ottawa taxi lawsuit [Limiting the number of taxi plates available never made sense. But city councillors and officials lacked the courage to fix this error.]:

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/denley-decades-of-micromanagement-behind-ottawa-taxi-lawsuit

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/12/‘Bloodbath’: Russia presses assault in Ukraine’s Soledar [According to Ukraine, more than 100 Russian troops were killed in the battle for the eastern town during the past 24 hours.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/12/russian-forces-edge-closer-to-capturing-soledar

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/10/world/Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting nearby star:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/world/nasa-tess-earth-size-exoplanet-scn/index.html

Unrelated:
wattsupwiththat.com/2023/01/07/2022-seventh-warmest-year-warming-slows-down/Good 2022 Climate News the MSM [mainstream media] didn’t tell you [including rebutting nonsense about excessive sea/artic heat]:

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/01/07/2022-seventh-warmest-year-warming-slows-down/

globalnews.ca/news/Chemical pollutant used in toilet paper found in endangered orcas, study reveals:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9406902/endangered-bc-orcas-toxic-chemicals-study/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/'Seriously doubt' imminent invasion of Taiwan by China -Pentagon chief - 2023-01-11:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seriously-doubt-imminent-invasion-taiwan-by-china-pentagon-chief-2023-01-11/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/13/Trump organization hit with maximum fine ($1.6ml) for tax fraud scheme:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/13/trump-organization-sentenced-tax-fraud-scheme

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/The problem with politicians [such as Biden and Trump] and classified files:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64256465

thepostmillennial.com/House GOP launch official probe into Biden's botched Afghanistan withdrawal:

https://thepostmillennial.com/house-gop-launch-official-probe-into-bidens-botched-afghanistan-withdrawal

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/jan/13/Novak Djokovic' Melbourne return to Australian Open tennis feels oddly normal:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/jan/13/novak-djokovic-melbourne-return-australian-open-tennis

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Japan asks for natural gas, Trudeau offers lectures on decarbonizing:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-japan-asks-for-natural-gas-trudeau-offers-lectures-on-decarbonizing

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Critics of Ford's health reform are the problem, not the solution:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-critics-of-fords-health-reform-are-the-problem-not-the-solution

[Kevin Pacey]

thepostmillennial.com/Black prof called 'anti-black' after classroom ban on 'hoodies, booty shorts, durags':

https://thepostmillennial.com/black-prof-called-anti-black-after-classroom-ban-on-hoodies-booty-shorts-durags

[Kevin Pacey]

foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/10/Turkey Is Sending Cold War-Era Cluster Bombs to Ukraine [The artillery-fired cluster munitions could be lethal to Russian troops—and Ukrainian civilians.]:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/10/turkey-cold-war-cluster-bombs-ukraine/

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/13/Vladimir Putin scolds defence industry minister Manturov on TV for 'fooling around':

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/13/vladimir-putin-scolds-defence-industry-minister-manturov-tv-fooling-around

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/Germany will not arm Taiwan, senior lawmaker says - 2023-01-11:

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/germany-will-not-arm-taiwan-senior-lawmaker-says-2023-01-11/

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/12/US, Japan agree to strengthen security ties amid China worries [US and Japan say China is their ‘greatest shared strategic challenge in the Indo-Pacific and beyond’.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/12/us-japan-agree-to-strengthen-security-ties-amid-china-worries

[Kevin Pacey]

worldometers.info/coronavirus/13jan2023/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/11jan2023/us-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/us-map.html

[Kevin Pacey]

cnbc.com/2023/01/14/Iran executes British-Iranian national despite UK, U.S. pleas [Alireza Akbari was a former Iranian deputy defense minister. Arrested in 2019, he was accused of spying for Britain]:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/iran-executes-british-iranian-national-despite-uk-us-pleas.html

[Kevin Pacey]

nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on someone else, book says [In a new section of his book on Trump's presidency, The New York Times' Michael Schmidt details John Kelly’s tenure as White House chief of staff from July 2017 to January 2019.]:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-discussed-using-nuclear-weapon-north-korea-2017-blaming-someone-rcna65120

[Kevin Pacey]

usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/14/Additional classified documents found at Biden's home in Delaware:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/14/white-house-more-classified-documents-found-bidens-delaware-home/11054117002/

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/14/Ex-Russian president Medvedev suggests Japanese PM Fumio Kishida should ritually disembowel himself after his meeting with Joe Biden:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/14/ex-russian-president-suggests-japanese-pm-should-ritually-disembowel-himself-dmitry-medvedev-fumio-kishida

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Economic forum an ego stroke for the likes of Trudeau:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-economic-forum-an-ego-stroke-for-the-likes-of-trudeau

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Premiers urge Trudeau to get tough on bail for gun crimes [A letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed by the premiers of every province and territory, says enough talking, it’s time to act on bail reform.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-premiers-urge-trudeau-to-get-tough-on-bail-for-gun-crimes

torontosun.com/news/BATRA'S BURNING QUESTIONS: Canadians suffer when Trudeau lectures world leaders:

https://torontosun.com/news/batras-burning-questions-canadians-suffer-when-trudeau-lectures-world-leaders

cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/Justin Trudeau's put-up-or-shut-up moment [​If he’s lucky, the prime minister has more than two years to make a case for a fourth term. But what if voters are simply tired of him?]:

https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/justin-trudeau-election-poilievre-liberal

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/KINSELLA: Could end of Trudeau regime be hastened by price of bread? [We all know Justin Trudeau has never had to worry about a mortgage payment, or a heating bill, or a trip to the grocery store]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-could-end-of-trudeau-regime-be-hastened-by-price-of-bread

[Kevin Pacey]

cnbc.com/2023/01/13/Kyiv denies Russia’s claim of control over contested eastern salt town of Soledar; Ukraine set to receive more Western tanks [what they really want is German Leopard tanks, but so far Germany has balked]:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/13/live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain 'regional order' - 2023-01-10:

https://www.reuters.com/world/taiwan-calls-germany-help-maintain-regional-order-2023-01-10/

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/12/Haiti crisis - how did it get so bad, what is the role of gangs, and is there a way out?:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/12/haiti-crisis-jovenel-moise-gangs-water-way-out

[Kevin Pacey]

swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Puerto Rico prepares to possibly become new US state, or even to gain full independence:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/puerto-rico-on-its-way-to-become-new-us-state/48157236

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/How much should people worry about Covid’s newly-dominant XBB.1.5 variant? Our medical analyst explains:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/covid-variant-vaccine-omicron-health-wellness/index.html

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/homepage:

https://www.bbc.com/

aljazeera.com/homepage:

https://www.aljazeera.com/

Somewhat old article:
tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/2nov2022/Catastrophic collision! - new hazardous asteroid discovered:

https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/catastrophic-collision-new-hazardous-asteroid-discovered-71667305414745.html

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/middle-east/Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu's legal reforms - 2023-01-14:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/thousands-israelis-protest-against-netanyahus-legal-reforms-2023-01-14/

[Kevin Pacey]

reuters.com/world/us/Republicans want Biden home visitor logs - but not Trump's - 2023-01-15:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-want-biden-home-visitor-logs-not-trumps-2023-01-15/

[Kevin Pacey]

ctvnews.ca/business/Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says [People worldwide are more gloomy about their economic prospects than ever before and trust business far more than other institutions like governments, non-profits and the media in an increasingly divided world, according to a survey from public relations firm Edelman.]:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/business-trusted-most-in-a-more-polarized-world-report-says-1.6231996

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Freeland demands $2B to buy shares in a company that doesn't exist [A viral video of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland explaining why she needs to spend $2 billion quickly is giving Canadians an inside look at how the Trudeau government acts first and thinks later.]:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-freeland-demands-2b-to-buy-shares-in-a-company-that-doesnt-exist

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/15/NATO chief hints at more heavy weapons deliveries to Ukraine [Jens Stoltenberg says he expects more weapons deliveries to war-torn Ukraine after UK pledges Challenger 2 tanks.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/15/nato-chief-expects-more-heavy-weapons-deliveries-to-ukraine

[Kevin Pacey]

livemint.com/news/world/Japanese chip companies eye India for investment:

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/semiconductor-firms-from-japan-to-explore-india-market-11673629781267.html

[Kevin Pacey]

aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/13/UK says Hong Kong freedoms continue to erode, drawing China anger [Former colonial power in the territory says it is in China’s interests that Hong Kong maintain its distinctiveness.]:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/13/uk-says-hong-kong-freedoms-continue-to-erode-drawing-china-anger

[Kevin Pacey]

focustaiwan.tw/CNA/English News:

https://focustaiwan.tw/

[Kevin Pacey]

cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/City of Ottawa reaches grim milestone with 1,000th COVID death [Milestone comes as officials battle rising COVID and waning masking]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/covid19-ottawa-levels-spread-risk-january-2023-1.6709981

reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/U.S. FDA, CDC see early signal of possible Pfizer bivalent COVID shot link to stroke [in older adults] - 2023-01-13:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-says-pfizers-bivalent-covid-shot-may-be-linked-stroke-older-adults-2023-01-13/

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/homepage:

https://www.bbc.com/

aljazeera.com/homepage:

https://www.aljazeera.com/

Old article:
cnbc.com/2011/03/16/Eleven-Nuclear-Meltdowns-and-Disasters:

https://www.cnbc.com/2011/03/16/11-Nuclear-Meltdowns-and-Disasters.html

[Kevin Pacey]

cnbc.com/2023/01/13/Trump insults rape accuser Carroll in unsealed testimony, falsely says she indicated ‘she loved it’:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/13/trump-deposition-in-e-jean-carroll-rape-defamation-case-ordered-unsealed.html

[Kevin Pacey]

vox.com/2023/1/13/Biden worries the Secret Service may be loyal to Trump, according to a new book [The biggest revelations from Chris Whipple’s new look at the Biden administration.]:

https://www.vox.com/2023/1/13/23553350/joe-biden-chris-whipple-book

[Kevin Pacey]

edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/GUNTER: Don't believe promises of 'well-paying jobs' from Trudeau's 'Just Transition' plan:

https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/gunter-dont-believe-promises-of-well-paying-jobs-from-trudeaus-just-transition-plan

[Kevin Pacey]

torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/LILLEY: Just the gas stove? No, green zealots want your furnace, hot water tank, too:

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-forget-coming-for-your-gas-stove-green-zealots-want-your-furnace-and-hot-water-tank-too

[Kevin Pacey]

globalnews.ca/news/Should Canada send Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine? ‘Not there yet,’ says Trudeau:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9413538/ukraine-tanks-canada-leopard-trudeau/

reuters.com/world/Sweden, Finland must send up to 130 "terrorists" to Turkey for NATO bid - 2023-01-16:

https://www.reuters.com/world/sweden-finland-must-send-up-130-terrorists-turkey-nato-bid-2023-01-16/

cnbc.com/2023/01/16/Ukraine war live updates: 40 dead in Russian missile attack on apartment building; Poland [besides UK] urges Berlin to give tanks to Ukraine:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/16/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html

cbc.ca/news/world/In Ukraine, the battle for Soledar may be a life-wasting diversion for a looming, larger fight [Apparent victory in eastern salt-mining town comes at a high cost for Russia]:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-soledar-battle-analysis-1.6714292

english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/14/Kishida, Biden vow to boost Japan defense capabilities, eyeing Taiwan:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/01/ac73810d2f43-japan-us-leaders-to-confirm-importance-of-taiwan-peace.html

[Kevin Pacey]

cnn.com/2023/01/15/business/The top 1% captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world over last two years:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/business/top-1-wealth-oxfam-davos/index.html

Unrelated:
ge.com/news/reports/top-10-global-risks-for-the-decade-ahead:

https://www.ge.com/news/reports/top-10-global-risks-for-the-decade-ahead

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada/UFO reports by US troops skyrocket to over 500:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64252340

[Kevin Pacey]

bbc.com/news/world-australia/Australian woman's record-breaking run from continent's 'tip to toe':

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-64286469

[Kevin Pacey]

theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/16/Scientists steer lightning bolts with lasers for the first time [more mad science?!]:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jan/16/scientists-steer-lightning-bolts-with-lasers-for-the-first-time

[Kevin Pacey]

worldometers.info/coronavirus/16jan2023/Global data:

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/16jan2023/world-map:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/world-map.html