Ottawa Observations: Thursday/Friday, June 22-23, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Thursday/Friday, June 22-23,  2023

Canadian Wildfires 

Highway 4 on Vanvouver Island closed again after wildfire threat

Foreign firefighters  fight flames, fatigue and get 'eaten alive' by mosquitoes 

Canada, United States expand agreement to help each other fight wildfires 

Canada, US sign deal to better coordinate fight against wildfires 

Raging wildfires prompt new evacuation orders in Northern Quebec 

Foreign firefighters battling blazes, fatigues and mosquitoes in Canada 

Vancouver Island's critical Highway 4 closed hours after re-opening 

Ukraine/Russia War

Russia accuses Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin of threatening coup as FSB opens criminal probe 

Ukraine says its forces have advanced in south, halted Russian offensive in east

Wagner boss says his mercenaries ready to go 'all the way' after Moscow accuses him of mutiny

Is the first use of nuclear weapons ever justified?  A top adviser to Vladimir Putin now says yes

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

Infighting among Vladimir Putin's lieutenants hurts Russia's war footing, if not his hold on power  

Wagner leader calls for rebellion against Russian defence chief; Kremlin orders his arrest 

Wagner mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling against Russian and some have left Ukraine 

Wagner boss calls for Russian Military rebellions, Kremlin orders his arrest 

Globe and Mail

Canada and US launch separate investigations into Titan submersible disaster 

Military releases names of Air Force Captains killed in Chinook helicopter crash

Trudeau left with few options to replace Russell Brown on Supreme Court

Calls for New Brunswick premier to resign grow louder as another minister resigns 

Dip in inflation may not be enough to stop Bank of Canada from raising rates next month

The CBC loses two CanLit influencers 

Why John Tory and Doug Ford were wrong to intervene in Toronto Mayoral by-election

Off-duty Air Canada pilot helped land plane after first officer fell ill

Air Canada pilots to seek bi wage gains in contract talks  

Facebook will let US, other countries access Canadian news after it blocks Canada  

Launch of Canada Disability Benefit about a year and a half away, Qualtrough says 

A look at Parliament's Centre Block renovations, Canada's largest ever heritage project 

Ottawa clamps down on cruise liners dumping sewage, outlines big fines

Federal Court upholds lobbying watchdog's  ruling that cleared two former Freeland aides 

Federal budget bill passes Senate, becoming law despite Conservative opposition 

Facebook to pull news access in Canada as Bill C-18 becomes law 

Government benefits helped lower-income households afford rising cost of living, PBO repot says

CBC

TSB launching investigation in to Polar Prince, support vessel for Titan submersible

Air Force identifies 2 members killed in military helicopter crash

New law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news draws praise, criticism

Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says

New rules on price fixing, wage suppression and employee poaching kick in today  

Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey killing

House of Commons passed some key bills before breaking for the summer

Bill to create watchdog for border agency still in limbo as travel season picks up

The source behind foreign interference leaks 'will be found' and punished, PM's security adviser says

Corrections commissioner never mentioned Bernardo transfer over months of conversations: Mendicino  

Bell Media asks regulators to remove its obligations to local TV News 

MPs break for summer amid negotiations on inquiry into foreign interference

Toronto/Vancouver Star

BC warns of summer drought, asks people to conserve water 

BC public schools move away from letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9

Fears of foreign role in BC Sikh temple killing prompt meeting with minister: MP

BC Vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output by up to 56%: growers 

Lytton sues CN, CP Rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village 

David Eby calls banners over BC highway 'hateful' and 'reprehensible' 

Sex assault charge dropped attains former Kelowna mayor Colin Basran 

BC youth representative calls for better governance

NDP expected to win BC by-elections in safe ridings, but eyes on second place 

BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion

Indian education agent arrested, charged in fake-admission letter scandal in Canada 

Bell wants local news requirements waived. Here's what that could mean 

Titanic submersible: 'Catastrophic implosion' doomed Titan - and the US Navy likely heard it Sunday

John Tory finally backs a candidate in Toronto Mayoral election 

Olivia Chow has John Tory and Doug Ford grasping for power 

Judicial oversight bill passes, creating new process for punishing judges 

'Mentor to everyone': Captain killed in Chinook crash was loyal husband, dad, friend 

Senator Victor Oh says Chinese Canadians need to fundraise to sue 'messy reporters' 

Centre Block on pace to reopen in 2032, include new public area under Parliament Hill 

NDP confident inquiry into interference will come, but details still bing negotiated 

Meta to ends news sharing on Facebook and Instagram for all Canadians

The Titanic submersible's story has been written before 

Next Toronto mayor needs to show up for communities facing crisis

Toronto Sun

Senator Victor Oh says Chinese Canadians need to fundraise to sue 'messy reporters'

Trudeau government wants to punish leaker more than China

Frustrated judge calls out the revolving door of justice 

Military releases names of RCAF captains killed in Chinook helicopter crash

Re-victimized by an uncaring system 

Revolutionary ideas may help save Canada

Mark Saunders will have your back 

Trudeau government has something to hide, Canadians deserve to know what

Public outrage should be baked into ongoing saga of bread price fixing 

Chow's housing plan won't get people the homes they need 

What will happen in the next federal election?

National Post

Chinese Exclusion Act should be a warning to avoid with new influence registry, senator says 

Senator Victor Oh says Chinese Canadians need to fundraise to sue 'messy reporters' 

A malicious smear job - What does Mein Kampf have to do with Canadian media?

Canadian military identifies two pilots killed in Chinook helicopter crash near Petawawa 

Olivia Chow - a regressive politician who will oversee Toronto's downfall

A remedy for Ottawa's closed-by-default culture that is certain to be ignored

Federal government says it's in talks with both Meta, Google over news-blocking 

Air Canada pilot becomes 'incapacitated' mid-flight from Pearson Airport  

Everyone's already toeing the line on residential schools - no gag law required 

Canada skipping NATO's largest ever training drill an embarrassment   

Canada should follow Nordic way of being pro-oil, pro-defence

The House has risen. Did the Liberal government actually accomplish anything?

Five things to know about Canada's new law against wage-fixing 

Why Conservatives unanimously supported the Liberals child-care bill after vehemently opposing it 

Go Fund Me for Bernardo victims' families taken down after mistake over government seeking court costs  

Meta says it's blocking news on Facebook, Instagram after government passes online news bill 

Global          

CEO shocked to learn BC Hydro explosion that razed his coffee shop 'was not an accident'

'Kind of unbelievable': Violent robbery 2 blocks from VPD headquarter caught on camera 

'Prisoner in my own home': Nanaimo residents hold another anti-crime rally 

BC warns of summer drought, calls for water conservation 

Naramata group working to reopen historic Agra Tunnel

No more A, B or C: Public schools in BC moving from letter grades to 'proficiency scale'

BC Police Chief conference wraps up in Penticton

Titan sub implosion as quick as 'turning on the light switch' What happened

Canada opens investigation into Titan implosion and Polar Prince Role

Military identifies 2 RCAF captains killed in helicopter crash near Ottawa  

Indian man charged for alleged role in international student admissions scam

New process for punishing judges accused of misconduct becomes federal law 

Atlantic premiers call for meeting with Trudeau over new carbon tax 

Another New Brunswick, cabinet minister resigns from Blaine Riggs government

Canada's new wage-fixing rules kick in. How does the law work?

Parliament's Centre Block is getting a massive overhaul. Here's what's changing

No update on interference inquiry talks, but NDP says 'we will get there'

Feds won't support civil society team offering to repatriate Canadians from Syria 

Most Canadian ignorant of Air India bombings, nation's deadliest terror attack: Poll 

We're Number 1! Canada claims the most Top 10 liveable cities in the world 

Miscellaneous            

One of the last Herring roe harvests on the coast

News erased by Google and Facebook? They Vow to do it

How should I dress for the public pool?

On Kelowna and Transphobia, from a Queer Grandpa's heart

What will Preston Manning's Pandemic panel tell Alberta? 

Building traditional ecological knowledge through song 

How First Nations are asserting sovereignty over their lands and waters 

For medically complex kids, a call for better care 

Here's how BC Should protect gig workers 

Inside the dense, intense history of plate tectonics