How Columbia’s campus was torn apart over Gaza
(via the New Yorker)
The university asked the N.Y.P.D. to arrest pro-Palestine student protesters. Was it a necessary step to protect Jewish students, or a dangerous encroachment on academic freedom?
Developer apologizes for social housing delays at Little Mountain site
(via Vancouver Is Awesome)
Joo Kim Tiah: “If it makes it any better, I would apologize for how it’s taken so long. It was never the intention.”
Canada refused to repatriate woman from ISIS camp because she can’t be arrested: internal memo
(via Global News)
The last Canadian woman trying to return from a detention camp in Syria is a national security risk because police lack evidence to arrest her, according to internal documents.
MPP Sarah Jama asked to leave Ontario legislature for wearing keffiyeh
(via CTV News)
MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment that is banned at Queen’s Park.
Volunteers work in shifts to protect Emerson the elephant seal from gawkers
(via Times Colonist)
Volunteers are trying to protect the elephant seal from everything from selfie-seekers to dogs and even tour buses.
Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care
(via Policy Options)
Ableism and its “better dead than disabled” bias makes assisted dying a terrifying threat for too many people. They deserve safety from it.
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals
(via the Guardian)
MSF calls for transparency after its bill for a trial of TB treatment came to a fraction of the billions claimed by pharmaceutical companies.
McKinsey reportedly under US criminal investigation over opioid industry work
(via the Guardian)
Federal prosecutors looking at relationship with Purdue Pharma and other drug manufacturers, and its role in US opioid crisis.
Wildfire prompts ‘tactical evacuation’ southwest of Chetwynd, BC
(via Global News)
The BC Wildfire Service said the fire was estimated at 40 hectares in size, and burning near Highway 97 south of Chetwynd, and remains listed as “out of control.”
Federal Green Party deputy leader gets jail time for Fairy Creek protests
(via CBC)
Angela Davidson, known as Rainbow Eyes, received a sentence of 60 days in jail for her actions during the 2021 Fairy Creek protests. She was convicted earlier this year of criminal contempt of court.
