- The National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA) has cited the infamous Dred Scott case as an argument for keeping Kamala Harris off the presidential ballot. Of course the ruling hasn't had legal standing since the Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1865, but evidently the Republican base isn't fully on board with that fact.
- Donald Trump gave a limited defense of abortion rights in a recent interview with NBC News, presumably in the hope of winning some urban and suburban votes. Predictably, though, his base is apoplectic; the whole thing paints a picture of a candidate who is desperately flailing in the hope of winning in the fall.
- The Alberta government has severely limited municipalities' abilty to use photo radar to enforce speed limits and other traffic laws. 88% of fatal traffic accidents in Alberta in the last year have occurred on roads impacted by the new rule, but the UCP has to please the truck folks I guess.
- A new Angus Reid poll has the BC NDP and Conservative parties in a statistical tie as the fall election looms, following the merger between the Conservatives and BC United.
- A woman was hit by a police car and killed in Winnipeg's Fort Rouge Park. The park is the site of a large homeless encampment, and the involved officers were apparently driving someone back to the encampment when the accident occurred. In tangentially related news, protesters blocked the Harry Lazarenko Bridge on Friday, following an incident earlier last month when a woman named Doris Porter was fatally run over while lying on the bridge; imagery associated with MMIWG2S was used in the protest. From an outsider's point of view it seems a bit odd to link this case with actual murders, but it's inevitable that a community that undeniably has legitimate grievances in the big picture will try to pigeonhole marginal or dubious cases. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
- A robotic window washer is being tested in New York City. This has the potential to eliminate one of the more dangerous jobs out there; while the current model still has to be operated remotely (which is presumably the best of both worlds from a safety and employment point of view) the manufacturer has plans to develop an autonomous version in the future.
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