- The City of Winnipeg's budget is expected to be tabled before council's Executive Policy Committee this afternoon. Mayor Scott Gillingham has already vowed that taxes will not increase by more than 3.5%, but given the city's known and expected costs many fear that this will necessitate service cuts.
- Several remote First Nations in northeastern Manitoba have declared a state of emergency because the mild winter has prevented winter roads from being put into operation, leading to shortages of essential supplies.
- Solar and wind produced 27% of all electricity in the European Union last year. Good news for everyone except the fossil fuel fans, though much more is needed to meet emissions targets.
- NDP MP Charlie Angus has introduced a private member's bill that would restrict advertising by the fossil fuel industry in a similar way to what was done with tobacco ads in the 1990s. Given that the two industries have very similar relationships with the truth, this seems like fair game, but no doubt the oil barons will do some extra rabble rousing among the "freedumb" sheeple if this bill looks like it might pass.
- Say what you will about Joe Biden, he's taken a very promising stand against the fossil fuel industry by announcing a halt to new permits for liquefied natural gas export terminals. He's also vowing to veto any Israel aid bill that doesn't also include aid for Ukraine and for the border. These might be signs that he's kinda, sorta developing a backbone, which is sorely needed if he's to move past his mediocre position in the polls.
- Water pollution with nitrogen compounds that cause potentially toxic algal blooms threatens the drinking water of 3 billion people worldwide.
- A California legislator has introduced a bill that would require all new vehicles sold in the state to be equipped with a governor that would use GPS information to determine the speed limit and prevent the car from exceeding the limit by more than 10 mph. Expect a lot of Rams and F-150s to suffer dents to the firewall under the accelerator pedal if this passes.
- Far-right American "journalist" Tucker Carlson conducted an interview with Vladimir Putin; Carlson may face sanctions from the European Union as a result.
- A man has been charged with handing out free samples of cocaine, with a business card attached, to casino patrons in Calgary. The name on the card was fake, and presumably the phone number was a burner, but he was caught anyway.
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