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Aug 5 2025

The Roundup: Aid drop. Ford's tunnel. Global shakedown.

TUE AUG 5 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Aid drop. Ford's tunnel. Global shakedown.
Canada
Canadian Armed Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza
The Canadian Armed Forces deployed a Hercules aircraft to airdrop nearly 10,000 kilograms of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the second airdrop of aid in the past five days. [Global]

Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his visit to British Columbia on Monday as he toured the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility on Vancouver Island. [Squamish Chief]
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union shot down the Canada Post's latest proposal, which would've seen wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal. [CP]
The Provinces

The Ford government studied tunneling under Highway 401 to relieve congestion but quietly shelved the unreleased work in 2021, years before Premier Doug Ford announced his controversial plan for the mega-project in 2024. [CBC]

Le premier ministre François Legault réunira ses députés pour un caucus à Québec le 14 août prochain, une démarche inhabituelle en plein été. [TVA]

Moe's likeness, including his voice, has been used in online video ads for cryptocurrency schemes that he says he would never endorse. [Global]
Aurora
Elsewhere
“This is no doubt a global shakedown of sorts,” said Scott Lincicome, the vice president of general economics at the right-leaning Cato Institute. “The fact is that Trump is using U.S. tariff policy to effectively force these terms upon less-than-willing participants.” [NYT] (🎁 link)

The Ukrainian president visited front-line troops in the Kharkiv region on Monday, hearing reports from his “warriors” that fighters from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries were on board with Russia. [Al Jazeera]
Media
New York Post to launch California Post newspaper in LA
It's a ripe market, and one in which NYPMG — home to the New York Post, Page Six and Decider — already has a leg up. [Axios]
Science and Technology
ChatGPT Adds Break Reminders, Will Soon Improve Mental Distress Detection
ChatGPT will now nudge you to take breaks during long sessions. Additionally, OpenAI will soon improve the chatbot's behavior towards personal questions and signs of emotional distress. [PCMag]

With the spot, Google is shaming Apple for the misstep, suggesting Apple users should purchase a Pixel 10 smartphone instead. [MacRumors]
The Calendar
  • 1300 ET - West Kelowna, BC - PM Carney tours a wood product manufacturing facilities, makes an announcement and takes reporters' questions. 
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