- The northern Manitoba town of Snow Lake has issued a voluntary evacuation alert due to wildfires; those who leave now can pull trailers behind them, but if the alert is upgraded this will no longer be permitted.
- The Trump regime has banned travel to the US for residents of a dozen countries; seven more countries not facing an outright ban have been hit with new visa restrictions.
- Schools in Denmark hold annual mock elections in order to teach kids about democracy, complete with debates This year, however, the government is ordering that the Palestine question not be discussed in these debates; they justify this by saying that it is "too explosive" and could put children from some minority groups in awkward positions.
- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is replacing the people who evaluate potential risks of new features with AIs. Nothing could possibly go wrong with that, right?
- The Carney government has introduced a bill which imposes more border security measures in response to complaints and threats from the Trump regime about border security. However, the bill also makes it considerably harder to claim asylum in Canada, which alarms refugee advocates. It furthermore worries some privacy advocates, due to provisions that make it easier for warrantless access to information about people from ISPs and similar services.
- Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space (and subsequently a Liberal cabinet minister), has died at the age of 76.
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