- Some info about the Georgia legislation being used to prosecute Trump and his cronies. The prosecutor is a force to be reckoned with; perhaps that's why her state recently passed legislation making it easier to investigate and remove prosecutors.
- In Alberta, the government has vowed to refuse to cooperate with federal efforts to green up the power grid.
- Their Manitoba counterparts appear to be applying the "starve the beast" model to the healthcare system.
- There's a possibility of the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries strike going to binding arbitration. Meanwhile, the disruption at Teranet, the administrator for the land titles/property registry in this province, is expanding.
- The dramatic surge in road construction in Winnipeg this year is being blamed for a perceived increase in reckless behaviour and outright road rage in construction zones. No doubt this is partly true, but I can't help but wonder if stuff like the "Freedom Convoy" has given the kind of people who refuse to accept any constraints on their behaviour the confidence to defy the rules (like, say, the rules that say you can't use a closed lane or drive at normal speeds in construction areas).
- Speaking of the freedumb crowd, a bunch of them just tried to deny people the freedom to take their kids to a story reading because of the way the storyteller was dressed again.
- There has been some controversy over the recent World Police and Fire Games held in Winnipeg recently. One issue some have raised is the inclusion of a Hong Kong police team, given that force's involvement in the recent crackdown on anti-Beijing protesters. A fair question, though if you tried to enforce the exclusion of police forces with problematic human rights record across the board, you'd be forced to rename the event "World Fire Games".
- Speaking of police, a town in Minnesota just had their entire police force resign. Meanwhile, in Kansas, a newspaper that recently investigated the police chief just had their offices raided.
- Not all police are so bad, though. Texas troopers just restrained a politician who interfered with the work of paramedics.
- Yellowknife is now under significant threat from wildfires, and evacuation plans are being made for parts of the city.
- The engineer who designed that bridge in Saskatchewan which collapsed within hours of opening in 2018 has been suspended. Seems appropriate...
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