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Apr 27 2024

Military judges. Saskatchewan Mickey. Whale free: The Roundup

Apr 27, 2024
David Akin's Roundup
Clippings of #cdnpoli, #media, and #tech content aimed at those with an interest in Canadian politics and policy. And sometimes Canadian postage stamps.
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Canada
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a soldier's right to judicial independence is not compromised by appearing in front of a military judge. [Global News]
Air Canada is apologizing after an incident this week involving the mishandling of a headdress belonging to Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. [Global]
A global treaty to end plastic waste can be ambitious and successful without firm caps on plastic production, which are hard to design and harder to get agreement, Canada's environment minister said. [CP]
U.S. troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new Norad commander says, a strategy that fits 'hand-in-glove' with Canada's renewed focus on Arctic defence. [Global]
Most Canadians plan on keeping their tax refund available for spending instead of investing, the poll released Friday found. [Global]
From the Provinces

Police say they are investigating the conduct of one of their officers after a video shows an officer sharing security information about the prime minister with protesters. [Global]
As Alberta wrestles with moral panic over 4L jugs of vodka, 19-litre jugs of the hard liquor enjoy immense popularity in Saskatchewan. [National Post]
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Elsewhere

In arguments on Thursday, the justices appeared to signal two ways they could help Donald Trump as he fights charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election. [NYT]
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Media

The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. [CP]
Avani Dias said that she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on the Sikh separatist movement. Indian officials disputed her account. [NYT]
Google blocked news links for some California web users as it protests a bill that would force it to make payments to news publishers. Canadians have seen this movie before ... [WaPo]
Science and Tech

A killer whale calf made her own bid for freedom Friday for a potential reunion with extended family in the nearby ocean, swimming under a bridge at high tide and out of a remote Vancouver Island lagoon where she had been trapped for more than a month. [CP]

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