Megaconstellations of satellites are burning up in our atmosphere. That could have consequences (www.cbc.ca)
There are an estimated 11,500 tonnes of space objects orbiting Earth, which would include even the smallest pieces around one millimetre in size (likely satellite collisions). But there are far larger objects in space, including spent rocket stages and upwards of 9,000 functioning satellites. More than half of them are SpaceX...
With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety (www.cbc.ca)
The polls are not good for the Liberals — in fact, they’re struggling to overcome the 15 to 20-point gap that separates them from the Conservatives. But those close to the prime minister like to point out that their leader is used to being underestimated and performs well under pressure....
Lawyer couple accused of stealing millions from homebuyers while law society stalled (www.cbc.ca)
A husband-and-wife law firm in Toronto has been shut down, lenders have moved to seize their family homes, and they’re facing 15 lawsuits and a police investigation after millions of dollars in client money went missing from the firm’s trust accounts....
Pharmacare should be in place by April 2025, health minister says (www.cbc.ca)
Truck with anti-Muslim messaging registered to Rebel News Network (www.cbc.ca)
Quebec's housing crisis goes beyond supply and demand, says new report (www.cbc.ca)
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Toronto police investigate ad truck with anti-Muslim messaging (www.cbc.ca)
Bad math and missing millions: Why the Toronto airport gold heist is far from solved (www.cbc.ca)
The capital gains debate has turned dramatic and mysterious (www.cbc.ca)
Given his political leanings, it probably shouldn’t be surprising that Poilievre has chosen to oppose the Liberal tax changes. Back in 2004, the Conservative leader seems to have been in favour of eliminating capital gains taxes entirely (the Conservative party platform that year called for a “reduction”)....
Feds delay closure of B.C.'s open-net salmon farms until 2029 - Fish farms a flashpoint between industry, First Nations, environmentalists (www.cbc.ca)
'They follow us everywhere': Canadian citizens accuse Algeria of spying, intimidation at home (www.cbc.ca)
Kamal Sehaki thought he could finally live freely when he moved to Canada in 2018....
This HMP inmate says a rat gave birth in his pants — but it was no surprise (www.cbc.ca)
Her Majesty’s Penitentiary inmate Devon Fitzpatrick says early one morning in mid-May he woke up and felt something moving in the crotch of his pants. When he reached in, he discovered a rat had given birth there....
She was sexually assaulted at work. It took 6 years for a human rights tribunal to schedule a hearing (www.cbc.ca)
Patricia Sayers was always thinking about the women she left behind....
Health-care system is 'broken,' Niagara woman says after dad dies suddenly in emergency room (www.cbc.ca)
The (Ontario Health) coalition, which advocates for improvements to the public health care system, is documenting experiences like Zammit’s at hearings around rural Ontario this month. With input from opposition critics, the network of over 400 grassroot organizations wants to draft recommendations on how to improve local...
Wildfire threatens Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., as evacuation continues (www.cbc.ca)
A wildfire continues to threaten homes in the community of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T....
For Ukrainians in Canada, new conscription rules increase pressure to fight (www.cbc.ca)
Ukraine has recently dropped the conscription age from 27 to 25, increased fines for draft dodgers to half the average monthly wage and ordered embassies to stop renewing passports for Ukrainian men living abroad. All of this is part of an effort to get them to return home — and bolster the military’s ranks as the war enters...
For Ukrainians in Canada, new conscription rules increase pressure to fight (www.cbc.ca)
Ukraine has recently dropped the conscription age from 27 to 25, increased fines for draft dodgers to half the average monthly wage and ordered embassies to stop renewing passports for Ukrainian men living abroad. All of this is part of an effort to get them to return home — and bolster the military’s ranks as the war enters...
Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba (www.cbc.ca)
The Royal Canadian Navy now finds itself in the unusual position of both shadowing Russian warships as a threat in the Caribbean and sharing an anchorage with them as a guest in the port of Havana — because Canada accepted an invitation to send a patrol ship to Cuba while the Russian navy is in town....
B.C. coal mining company fined for more than 400 violations (www.cbc.ca)
A B.C. coal mining company in northeastern B.C. has been fined more than $45,000 for repeated violations of the province’s environmental protection rules, including the failure to monitor mine waste into fish-bearing water and failure to limit particulate being put into the air....
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River under 2 months before Olympics (www.cbc.ca)
Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday....
Repairs to Calgary's water main could take another three to five weeks, city says (www.cbc.ca)
City officials said at a press conference Friday afternoon that five further locations require repair along a water feeder main that’s drastically affected water service in the city. That means repairs could take another three to five weeks....
Decision day for Greg Fertuck, charged with 1st-degree murder of wife Sheree in 2015 (www.cbc.ca)
Accused killer Greg Fertuck is set to learn Friday morning whether a Saskatoon judge believes his claim that he made up a detailed confession he gave undercover police officers about killing his wife....
Ontario landlords who owe investors $144M 'misappropriated' funds for 'extravagant' expenses: court report (www.cbc.ca)
As their real estate business was failing, a group of Ontario landlords spent millions of dollars of investors’ money on “extravagant” expenses, ranging from renting a luxury vacation home in Hawaii, to footing a $5,000 Miami strip club bill to flying on private jets....