"In addition, another significant issue is that to get the bill passed, Quebec’s government had used the 'notwithstanding clause', a unique provision in Canadian law that allows it to override fundamental rights and freedoms. No other constitutional democracy in the world has a similar blanket […]

Blazing hot: 1,000+ records fall in brutal March heat wave https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/1000-march-heat-records-fall-amid-historic-united-states-heat-wave

Blazing hot: 1,000+ records fall in brutal March heat wave - The Weather Network

The U.S. broke its all-time March temperature record by several degrees on Friday

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Original Sin of Capitalism At what point do our things start owning us? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-capitalism-clutter-space/ https://archive.is/mb327

Opinion: At what point do our things start owning us?

Each new thing we acquire demands our attention, taking up space both in our homes and in our heads while pulling us away from our real selves

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Israel destroys main bridge in south Lebanon, orders demolition of homes near border https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-lebanon-displacement-9.7137934

California scientists 'FlyTrap attack' on DJI drones demonstrated — patterned umbrellas lure autonomous drones close enough to be captured or even induced to crash […]

Trump has sentenced over 3,000 civilians to death in Cuba; this is the number of innocent people expected to die in the following weeks as a result of US illegal siege and starvation campaign on the Island.

Trump lauds Viktor Orbán as Europe’s far-right leaders gather in Budapest https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/trump-lauds-viktor-orban-far-right-leaders-gather-budapest

Secret tunnel in Leatherhead to reopen after being hidden for 50 years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd8w1dpg0wo

Secret tunnel in Leatherhead to reopen after being hidden for 50 years

The grand Horsley Towers was once lived in by prominent 19th century mathematician Ada Lovelace.

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‘They want to colonise us’: Brazil’s Lula warns of foreign interference https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/21/they-want-to-colonise-us-brazils-lula-warns-of-foreign-interference

‘They want to colonise us’: Brazil’s Lula warns of foreign interference

The left-wing Brazilian president is critical of US actions throughout Latin America, though he does not name Trump.

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Canadian government letting him fly through our airspace certainly seems to indicate success. Netanyahu hopes destroying Iranian ‘axis of evil’ will rehabilitate his image https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/netanyahu-hopes-destroying-iranian-axis-of-evil-will-rehabilitate-his-image

Netanyahu hopes destroying Iranian ‘axis of evil’ will rehabilitate his image

With a 7 October inquiry looming, the Israeli PM’s political career, legacy and personal freedom may all be on the line

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Lede: The reduction is a part of the federal government’s spending review, and impacts 17 organizations. BioCanRX president Dr. Stéphanie Michaud says the cut is ‘inconsistent’ with the government’s messaging on the importance of funding science. ISED cuts $20-million from Strategic Science […]

"But that way of managing can have profound effects, mainly that an organization's best employees could become overburdened and overly stressed, she said." Motivated employees get more out-of-role work, even when it costs bonuses https://phys.org/news/2026-03-employees-role-bonuses.html

N.B. vet privatization: Farmers outraged https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/farmers-outraged-as-nb-moves-to-privatize-large-animal-vet-service/

Farmers outraged as N.B. moves to privatize large-animal vet service

Facing a $1.4 billion deficit shortfall, the provincial government says its large-animal vet service will be privatized over the next three years.

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[Axios, American debt crisis] Washington ignores America's fiscal cliff https://www.axios.com/2026/03/22/washington-ignores-americas-fiscal-cliff

Japan Says Not Considering Unilateral Talks With Iran on Hormuz https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-22/japan-says-not-considering-unilateral-talks-with-iran-on-hormuz https://archive.is/d0YOu

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/mexico-cartel-la-union-tepito/686453/ https://archive.ph/I2nwP

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different game?

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Elevates boot-licking into a fine art! NATO leader says he expects Europe will come together on Iran https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/22/nato-leader-europe-trump-iran-00839428 https://archive.ph/w7Bs0

At 90, David Suzuki says he has done everything he could to protect the Earth, but fears he has fallen short https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/david-suzuki-memoir-life-birthday-climate-change-9.7136044

Canadian immigration appears less evil to me but also a heck lot more incompetent and confusing to deal with (I’ve actually never figured out how to get a work visa to Canada and I’ve figured it out for most countries.) […]

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information

GrapheneOS, the privacy-focused Android fork, said in a post on X on Friday that it will not comply with emerging laws requiring operating systems to collect user age data at setup.

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So, everyone still deathly afraid of the left "spending us into the poorhouse?" Yes? Okay then, the "affordability crisis" is truly locked-in. If the one-two salvo of the Epstein files and Iran war don't make the sham obvious, NOTHING will. Get ready for even more billionaires to be minted […]

Spiking gas prices tied to Iran war are set to eat up tax refunds touted by Trump | AP News https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-refunds-gas-prices-859494e746561a3343dcd57836c3dc83

'Predators that just run in and grab, stab and kill': The deep cave bacteria resistant to modern medicine https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260318-the-deep-cave-bacteria-resistant-to-modern-medicine

'Predators that just run in and grab, stab and kill': The deep cave bacteria resistant to modern medicine

In the brutal world of deep caves, bacteria live in a miniature world of terror. The weapons they have evolved can defeat antibiotics – but now they are inspiring powerful new drugs.

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Northern aviation deserves same de-icing resources as the south, says pilot https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/northern-aviation-deserves-same-de-icing-resources-as-the-south-says-pilot-9.7135627

Commence breath-holding Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/22/starmer-adviser-richard-walker-profits-cap-energy-petrol-firms

Starmer adviser urges ministers to look at profits cap for energy and petrol firms

PM’s ‘cost of living champion’ calls for consideration of temporary measure to prevent profiteering from Iran war

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"When I told a friend about how surprisingly popular the notebook on the bench was, she said it sounded like an analogue version of the community-watch app Nextdoor. When she described the kinds of messages that were left on such an app – complaints about parking, about kids playing – I thought […]

A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians’ rights against government powers https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-supreme-court-bill-21-notwithstanding-clause-charter-rights/ https://archive.ph/juFkN

A Supreme constitutional clash: Canadians’ rights against government powers

Landmark Supreme Court hearing on Bill 21 could bring nonwithstanding clause – and Canada – into uncharted territory

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Yeah, shocker. Fire at infill property in Garneau suspicious: Edmonton police https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/fire-at-infill-property-under-construction-suspicious-edmonton-police/

Fire at infill property under construction suspicious: Edmonton police

The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says a fire at an infill construction site in Garneau on is considered suspicious.

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Battle of the rail barons: How a merger is setting the industry on a collision course https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/battle-of-the-rail-barons-how-a-merger-is-setting-the-industry-on-a-collision-course/

Battle of the rail barons: How a merger is setting the industry on a collision course

A proposed merger between two big American railways will hurt competition and drive up consumer costs across the continent.

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