Douglas Todd: It's relevant to ask about conflict of interest when so many cabinet ministers, MPs make serious money through their real estate investments. [Vancouver Sun]

Melanie Joly spoke on the government's efforts to evacuate Canadians and find a diplomatic solution as the violent conflict stretches into its second week. [Global]

Russia's censorship czar attempted to take down the Macdonald-Laurier Institute website, a report shows. [Global]

"... the Bank does not set climate policy—that’s appropriately the purview of elected governments and, ultimately, parliaments. But to fulfill the Bank’s mandates to control inflation and promote financial stability, we need to understand the implications of climate change for the Canadian economy and financial system." [Bank of Canada]

The writ drop is less than a week away and Calgary learns it is getting a new NHL arena. But here's the fine print from the UCP's own announcement:
"The UCP government’s commitments in this agreement are subject to Cabinet and Treasury Board approval by August 2023. 
"I wanted to ensure that Calgarians, in particular, knew about this commitment prior to the upcoming election as I want a mandate to get this project done as we've proposed. To be clear, a vote for the UCP is also a vote for moving full steam ahead with this arena project," added Premier Smith." [United Conservative Party]

Don Braid: United Conservative Party members are used to fundraising stunts, but they've never seen one quite like this. [Calgary Herald]

Landview Drones held courses in Peace River and Grande Prairie to show farmers how to use drones and imaging technology to help with tasks like calving, seeding and fertilizing.  [CBC]

Iranian hackers broke into to a system used by a U.S. municipal government to publish election results in 2020 but were discovered by cyber soldiers operating abroad and kicked out before an attack could be launched, according to U.S. military and cybersecurity officials. [AP]

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is set to face a new trial on extremism charges that he has described as a Kremlin-ordered effort to extend his time behind bars. An ally says the charges retroactively criminalize the activities of Navalny's anti-corruption foundation. The judge closed the hearing to the public minutes after it opened. [AP]

Silver on ABC: "They have limited rights to some models post–license term, but not the core election forecast stuff."  [Nieman Journalism Lab]

The Chevy Bolt EV and EUV, a larger version of the car, make up the vast majority of the company's electric vehicle sales to date.  [CNBC]