‘Absolute chaos’ as thousands of Moroccan migrants breach Spain’s Ceuta border
(via CBC)
Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory.
Congo says death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500
(via CBC)
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, official data released on Thursday showed, marking a 50 per cent increase in around a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts.
Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators
(via the Breach)
Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence.
Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn
(via the Guardian)
Biologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes.
Canadian defence attaché met with Azov Brigade’s fundraising arm
(via the Maple)
Canada’s embassy in Kyiv hosted a meeting with representatives of the far-right military formation last year.
Ontario rethinking support for federal government’s Alto high-speed rail after Billy Bishop expansion blocked
(via CTV News)
The Doug Ford government is now rethinking its support for a high-speed rail project after the federal government ruled out expanding Billy Bishop Airport, a source has told CTV News.
Ontario billionaire under fire for arguing poor people shouldn’t be able to vote
(via BlogTO)
Controversial German-Canadian billionaire Tobias “Tobi” Lütke is under fire once again for online comments suggesting that people who don’t earn an income should not be eligible to vote in elections, and that high earners should have more electoral power than middle- and low-income voters.
Legacy of service remembered following the death of Squamish’s Michael Coyle
(via North Shore News)
Tributes are flooding in from across the province for Michael Coyle, a Sovereign’s Medal recipient and co-founder of the BC Silver Alert system, who died on Saturday.
Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term ‘First Nations’
(via North Shore News)
Leaked guidance from Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s office encourages some MLAs to use “Indian” instead.
AI companies are buying antique books, ingesting their contents to train models, and then destroying them at incredible scale, even if almost no copies remain
(via Futurism)
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them — even if they’re exceedingly rare.
