Canadian Army reserve unit hopes recruits will help it return to pre-pandemic numbers
northernontario.ctvnews.ca/sudbury-s-rese…

Calgary judge rules class-action defamation lawsuit against Catholic priest can proceed stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local/c… via St Albert Gazette

US lawmakers press Austin on Rafah, Israel aid and Gaza pier plans defensenews.com/congress/2024/…

Initial construction to begin in June on new Canadian warships - 15 Canadian Surface Combatants to be built ottawacitizen.com/news/national/… via @ottawacitizen

NEW: Premier Doug Ford is facing dissent over his decision to create an Ottawa office led by a defeated PC party candidate.

An Ottawa-area MPP told the Premier's office she wouldn't attend the announcement.

globalnews.ca/news/10458659/…

#onpoli

A “Calgary” judge has declined the Catholic Church’s application to strike down a residential “school” survivor’s class action against them, allowing her defamation lawsuit to proceed.

In his decision last week, J.R. Farrington said that the basic essentials in Haida Elder

NEW: More than 250 staffers in the Obama administration and campaign workers for the Obama-Biden ticket sent a letter to their former bosses to do more to end the war in Gaza.

The U.S. is a lone pariah standing on the wrong side of history” they wrote.

huffpost.com/entry/former-s…

Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, a new investigation revealed theguardian.com/environment/20…

Want to know who four of the biggest funders are of the assault on liberal democracy? You can’t. It’s a secret: How a Few Secret Donors Are Fueling the New Right-Wing Infrastructure – Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

NOW at Columbia: Heavy presence of Strategic Response Group officers. Media being blocked. Bulldozers sighted near campus.
Student-run WKCR reports numerous *unverified* tips suggesting SWAT teams are en route to Columbia.

Facing growing backlash, Toronto’s police chief has apologized for comments he made following Umar Zameer’s not guilty verdict. Meanwhile, Premier Doug Ford still won’t apologize for comments he made when Zameer was initially granted bail. Full story: toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/04/…

A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a global powerhouse with alleged ties to China’s authoritarian regime. propub.li/4dgsTSv

Remembering Tom Casey: The love of sports and the laughs along the way ottawacitizen.com/sports/remembe… via @ottawacitizen

A look at the divestment demands by McGill University protesters kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/… via The Daily Courier

so proud of this student for calmly asking why she equates keffiyeh with terrorism. also glad CBC reported on this, it's happening everywhere
cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

We're troubled by HDSB Guidance Counselor likening a student to a terrorist for wearing a keffiyah-a cultural piece of clothing. We've alerted HDSB administration. More updates coming soon. #noroomforhate

Four executives from UnitedHealth sold a combined $101.5 MILLION in company stock after the company heard it was under investigation by the DOJ — but before the news was made public.

That's suspicious. The SEC should investigate them for insider trading.
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ICYMI — Washington state Republicans are batshit crazy.

They’re openly saying they don’t want to be a democracy, because it sounds too much like Democrat, the Party that they’re against. 🥴

Every time the word “democracy” is used favorably it serves to promote the principles

Shocking footage shows several officers at Washington University St. Louis beating a professor, slamming him, and dragging his limp body.
SIUE history professor Steve Tamari is reportedly hospitalized with broken ribs and a broken hand.
One doctor told him he's lucky to be alive.