Ottawa Observations: Thursday-Friday, August 18 & 19, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday-Friday, August 18 & 19, 2022

Ukraine/Russia War

 

Russia, Ukraine spar over fighting near nuclear facility

Globe and Mail

Trudeau appoints Ontario judge Michelle O'Bansawin as first Indigenous person to sit on Supreme Court of Canada

MPs, Senators should consider the consequences of Taiwan visit, Trudeau says

This Australian billionaire wants to be the world's green hydrogen baron. He's pushing Canada to join him

Canada, Germany to set targets and timelines for hydrogen development and exports 

Reaction to Lisa LaFlamme's dismissal prompts CTV newsroom review by Bell Media

Canadian-Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13 years in prison after secret trial in Shanghai 

Nova Scotia LNG contract no longer a focal point for Germany's Uniper

Shoppers start to cut back on spending as inflation, interest rates hit purchasing power

Ottawa to probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project

One reason this inflation might be easier to tame than inflations past: the 30 years of low inflation that preceded it

CBC

Only 190 tickets issued for 'ArriveCAN non compliance': public health agency

A federal regulatory blunder could affect an unknown number of drug cases

Health Canada approves COVID-19 booster dose for kids 5 to 11

Canada's interim ban on handgun imports now in effect

Michelle O'Bonsawin becomes 1st Indigenous person nominated to Supreme Court of Canada

Judge rejects Michigan's latest argument against Enbridge Line 5 pipeline

Ottawa to probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project

Consequences of possible Taiwan trip by parliamentarians will be considered: Trudeau

Offshore patrol vessel HMCS DeWolf returning to Halifax after generator failure

Top US Republican urges Canada to scrap ArriveCAN app

Toronto/Vancouver Star

Greater Vancouver Zoo's mission wolf Tempest is found safe, returned to pack

BC Liquor Stores start rationing alcohol sales due to BCGEU strike

Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood

BC Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after "Celebrate CO2" tweet

Labour shortages are the 'root cause' of delays at Canadian airports, transport minister says

CTV News holds town hall after Lisa LaFlamme exit. Here's what employees heard

'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers 

The Cold War revival makes War on Terror and afterthought

This might be the most consequential election you paid no attention to

Want to retain nurses and encourage more to enter the profession in Ontario? The key is decent wages

How to fix the woeful state of household financial health in Canada

Doug Ford hasn't revealed a plan to dismantle public health care - or one to fix it

Mayor Diane Therrien's F-word tweet makes her the Profane Princess of Peterborough

Toronto Sun

Alghabra denies federal government's role in border bottlenecks

Toronto vaccinates almost 8,000 under-fives against COVID-19

Do Trudeau Liberals even know what racism is anymore?

Bell's handling of LaFlamme a case study in what not to do

New 'proof' should clear Canadian flight crew trapped in Dominican

Canadian Television lurches into 21st century

Poor government policies exacerbate expensive housing problem

Open letter to my fellow members of the Conservative Party of Canada

Ford government will look to outside clinics to clear surgery backlog 

Energy Security vs political opportunism

Why we can't ship natural gas to Germany

National Post

Feds probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project

How Ottawa exploited our fear to limit our liberties

Liberals only consult with Indigenous people who agree with them

Proposed new federal election map in Ontario would cut ridings in Toronto, north 

MPs will have to consider all possible consequences of trade trip to Taiwan: Trudeau

'No evidence whatsoever' that ArriveCAN app causes problems, transport minister tells MPs

'The lifeboat is full': Canada's health care system is failing. There is no easy solution

Broken generator forces Canadian warship to quit Arctic mission: Navy

Catholic Church deserves same scrutiny as Hockey Canada

Macleans                           

Inside UBC's Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

 

Global          

'Ignored and neglected': BC father speaks out after five year old critically injured in crash

BC firefighter finds decommissioned field hospital, sends it to Ukraine

BC to offer COVID-19 booster to kids aged five to eleven next week

BC parents urged not to stockpile or panic buy amid kids' painkiller shortage

BC to ration liquor amid ongoing strike, says industry group

Wolf missing from Greater Vancouver Zoo found safe, ending 72 hour search

Police probe possible links between trio of random Vancouver attacks

Harbour Air's electric seaplane makes first test flight from BC mainland to Vancouver Island

New wildfire in North Okanagan, 8 km southeast of Vernon

Cannabis shop in Nanaimo 'held hostage' by BCGEU strike, says manager

BC salmon, shellfish may soon become luxury of the rich, experts warn

It's been six years since Vancouver approved a 'fentanyl tax'. Is it helping?

Pressure mounts on BC government as public sector strike drags on

BC NDP, Liberals trade by-election barbs over new Surrey Hospital

BC Liberals boot MLA John Rustad from caucus after questioning climate change science

Ottawa orders 'full and thorough' probe into veteran assisted dying discussion

NATO chief to visit Canada for meetings with Trudeau on Ukraine, Arctic defence

Will Canadian MPs visit Taiwan? 'Significant reflections' going on: Trudeau

Canada's Supreme Court yo get first Indigenous justice with O'Bonsawin nomination

MPs, Senators to review how security agencies use spyware during investigations

Leader of People's Party of Canada, Maxime Bernier, touring BC

Miscellaneous            

BC Grammy winner Alex Cuba to be celebrated in Smithers with mural and street party

Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in just over two hours in Fairview neighbourhood 

Baldrey vs Appadurai - he's baffled by her aggressively progressive NDP leadership campaign

BC Liberals expel John Rustad from caucus

TransLink brings back PNE Fair bus to boost service 

Swapping his suit and tie for a guitar, Joe Keithley hosts a Green Party fundraiser this Saturday in Burnaby

Why David Suzuki won't back Elizabeth May's Leadership bid

The US endangered Orcas with Overfishing, Court finds

Hype or Hope? Can the Blue economy transform coastal communities?

'We're human too' Inside the crisis on East Hastings

The latest COVID wave may have peaked. But risks remain high

Anjali Appadurai: 'A total reframing is needed'

When media erase places of colour