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Jul 27 2025

The Roundup: Beijing warned. Alberta immigrants. Bathroom battle.

SUN JUL 27 2025
David Akin's Roundup
Beijing warned. Alberta immigrants. Bathroom battle.
Canada
Canada condemns Hong Kong for issuing warrants to arrest some Canadians
Hong Kong police announced rewards on Friday for information leading to the arrest of 19 overseas-based activists for their roles in what they called a subversive organization abroad, accusing them of violating a national security law imposed by Beijing. [Global]

The auditor general plans to audit hiring, retention & promotion of people with disabilities in the federal public service, with a report due in 2026. [Global]
The Provinces
Alberta immigrants say seeing an uptick in anger, rise of racist narratives
As debates unfold over Canada's immigration system, those who provide help to newcomers in Alberta say there has been an uptick of hostility toward immigrants. "I hear from people in my own communities -- women specifically who wear hijabs -- many bad things and we realize there is a need to educate people," said Akram, with Calgary's Centre for Newcomers. [CP]
Trevor Tombe: Identity, culture, or historical grievances drive many independence movements around the world. Quebec’s sovereignty movement, for instance, centres on language and cultural differences with the rest of Canada. But Alberta’s separatist impulse is different—it’s almost entirely about money. [The Hub]
Aurora
Elsewhere
What the U.S. dairy industry really wants from Canada
U.S. dairy producers insist they're not looking for Canada to dismantle its supply management system, but they do want Canada to follow the letter and spirit of the existing rules that are supposed to govern the dairy trade between the two countries. [CBC]

President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by sending stocks to record highs. [NPR]
“You get the message very quickly: This place was not really built for us,” said Rep. Lisa Willner, a Democrat from Louisville, reflecting on the photos of former lawmakers, predominantly male, that line her office. [AP]
Media

To map the desired knowledge of military journalists we conducted in-depth interviews with 30 participants, 16 experts and 14 journalists, asking them to describe in detail the actual knowledge that military reporters and commentators are expected to master. To make the challenge vibrant and tangible, we started the interview with one major question: if there were a school for military reporters and commentators, what would the desired curriculum look like? [Journalism]
Science and Technology
The Google link economy is dying and it's not coming back
AI is eating into the publishing and search industries whether Google likes it or not, and if it doesn't provide answers to the questions people search for, whether through AI or some other means, then ChatGPT or Claude or Perplexity or some Chinese AI agent will do it, and in the process they will eat Google's multibillion-dollar lunch. So it is getting rid of those blue links as quickly as it possibly can. [The Torment Nexus]
The Calendar
  • 1430 ET - Bathurst, NB - PM Carney tours a historic site.
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… in 1966. Sc 449. Atomic Research. Design: Allan L. Pollock. 

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