Roundup: Evacuation alerts starting early

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Fort McMurray spent the weekend under evacuation alert because of forest fires in the area, and we’re still not even at Victoria Day yet.

Of course, the brain-rotted conspiracy crew are all up in the replies accusing the federal government of paying people to start those fires because reasons, but climate change is serious business, and it amazes me that certain parties remain steadfastly opposed to making necessary changes, or pretending that one day magical technology will do the job without any effort.

Ukraine Dispatch:

Russian forces claim to have captured five villages on the border of the Kharkiv region as they make their way toward the city, forcing more than 1700 civilians to flee the area. (I wonder how all those Republicans who held up aid for seven months feel about this).

https://twitter.com/ukraine_world/status/1789670737596272953

Good reads:

  • The government has backed away from potential changes to real estate investment trusts (REITs), after threats for the past two years.
  • A fourth suspect has been arrested in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
  • RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme wants Parliament to draft new laws to reduce the threshold for uttering threats when it applies to politicians.
  • Nearly 200 Palestinians in Gaza trying to get to Canada are trapped now that the Rafah border has bene closed by the Israeli campaign.
  • Historians and First Nations leaders are questioning the plans for a new museum on the history of the “Québécois Nation,” and how selective its narratives are.
  • As expected, the latest Alberta NDP leadership debate became a purity test for Naheed Nenshi.
  • Kevin Carmichael hears from some of the economic doomsayers and tries to put things into better perspective.
  • Susan Delacourt and Matt Gurney debate just how much they believe to actually be true about Poilievre claiming he won’t take meetings from lobbyists.

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