- An independent review headed by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has concluded that there is no evidence connecting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA) to terrorism, despite claims to the contrary by the Israelis.
- Apparently Trump is not happy at the small number of protesters outside the courthouse where he is on trial. He's trying to convince anyone who will listen that the poor turnout for the protests is in itself further evidence of a plot against him.
- Among the numerous bad things the Tories did during their time in office, it seems they might have done something good as well, if only by accident. Legislation passed in 2022 that imposes strict restrictions on the purchase of catalytic converters has apparently reduced the theft of converters to near zero.
- A Canadian Pacific train experienced an en-route fire late Sunday night in several boxcars full of old railway ties. The train was brought to a stop in a residential neighbourhood of London, but fortunately the fire was contained and nobody was hurt.
- When a buyback program was announced for firearm types banned following the Portapique mass shooting in Nova Scotia, the plan was for the guns to be shipped via Canada Post. However, the corporation does not want to be involved out of fear that it will bring their staff into conflict with gun enthusiasts.
- The City of Winnipeg's Executive Policy Committee has voted to spend up to $170,000 to develop a program for the removal of garbage from homeless encampments, in cooperation with the Main Street Project, Siloam Mission, and the Downtown Community Safety Partnership. More important, they're trying to make more housing available in cooperation with the province. Some folks aren't satisfied with this, though; they want the city to crack down on those damned poors. Because property values, dammit!
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