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Jul 26 2023

Strike recovery. King trial. Gulf stream collapse.

Jul 26, 2023
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.
No cabinet shuffle speculation in today's newsletter. We'll know soon enough at 10 am ET. Suffice to say that the press gallery -- I and my colleagues included -- believe this is a major shakeup. Me? I'm technically on holiday this week -- though I can't help myself texting and talking to some of the players involved ...  Will be watching this morning for the latest.
Canada
B.C. port strike: CN says it needs 2 months to recover from impact
Lower consumer demand as well as disruptions caused by wildfires reduced freight service over the second quarter, especially for containers and lumber products, CN said. [Global]
William Majcher was charged last week in an RCMP foreign interference probe, accused of trying to obtain intelligence and services to benefit the People’s Republic of China. [Global]
The former communications director for two former New Brunswick premiers says revelations that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative leadership campaign had a hand in archrival Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the race smells of a potentially 'rotten and corrupt process.' Chisholm Pothier, who worked for premiers Bernard Lord and David Alward and headed Brown’s leadership campaign, is pointing to a new report as vindication of what he previously alleged. [Telegraph-Journal]
Under the project, A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft will replace the CC-150 Polaris, with the fleet being named the CC-330 Husky.  [Global]

King, an influential figure in the convoy movement that occupied the streets of downtown Ottawa for three weeks in 2022, is facing multiple charges. [Global]
From the provinces
Health Canada says a Calgary medical clinic that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would be breaching medicare laws. [CP]
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Elsewhere

The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row, which meteorologists say could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured. [AP]

A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis. [The Guardian]
Republican presidential contender Ron DeSantis is cutting far more campaign staff than previously thought as he works to reset his stumbling campaign amid unexpected financial trouble. [AP]
Media

Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. [Reuters]
Tech
Why Do Cats Land on Their Feet? Physics Explains
... how does a cat manage to land on its paws? To do this, felines exploit the physical laws of classical mechanics: by placing their front paws close to their body, they reduce their moment of inertia. [Scientific American]
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