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Mark Carney says Canada could be asked to help a NATO ally in escalating Middle East conflict Drawing a distinction between Gulf states and NATO members, the prime minister said no country in the alliance has yet been hit by an Iranian attack.

Carney says Canada could be asked to help a NATO ally in escalating Middle East conflict
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-says-canada-could-be-asked-to-help-a-nato-ally-in-escalating-middle/article_22739abe-5cc2-44ba-a3c2-08357a7a3e36.html

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Alberta, Ottawa agree on deal that would see province front its own major project reviews https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ottawa-danielle-smith-mark-carney-project-assessment-9.7117659

Open Streets are Business Incubators, Yet Another Report Shows - Streetsblog New York City Want jobs? Keep out the cars.

> job growth is more robust on most of the city's [car-free] streets, with more than 74 percent of the non-school locations adding retail and restaurant jobs.

Cars suck the life out of cities.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/open-streets-are-business-incubators-yet-another-report-shows

Iranian Kurd leader in Iraq says ground operation into Iran ‘highly likely’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/7/iranian-kurd-leader-in-iraq-says-ground-operation-into-iran-highly-likely

Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds Earth is not infinite. Pollution beyond certain levels threatens the climate and ecosystems. To prevent this, scientists have proposed planetary boundaries, defining the safe operating limits of the Earth system. A KAIST research team recalculated climate change and nitrogen pollution using the same standard and found that current carbon emissions already exceed the planet's sustainable limit by more than double.

"Earth is not infinite. Pollution beyond certain levels threatens the climate and ecosystems."

Seditious heresy!

Carbon emissions now more than double the planetary boundary, analysis finds https://phys.org/news/2026-03-carbon-emissions-planetary-boundary-analysis.html

"The most dramatic drops happened in cities on the country’s two coasts. On the West Coast, Victoria had the country’s lowest fertility rate, at 0.82. (Unlike birth rates, fertility rates account for the age structure of a population – in the case of Victoria, taking into account the older […]

Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney While there should be “debate” in Canada about a social media ban for children, Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not made up his own mind on the issue yet.

Social media ban for kids under consideration in online harms bill: Carney https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/social-media-ban-for-kids-under-consideration-in-online-harms-bill-carney/

The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data The harm caused by wind turbines isn't nearly as bad as you think.

The Myth That Wind Farms Are a Guillotine for Birds Is Being Debunked by Hard Data https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/technology-articles/sustainability/renewable-energy/birds-and-wind-turbines/

Friends of Medicare warns of ‘American-style’ healthcare coming to Alberta An advocacy group in Alberta is speaking out about changes to the provincial healthcare system. Chris Galloway...

Friends of Medicare warns of ‘American-style’ healthcare coming to Alberta https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/03/06/friends-of-medicare-warns-of-american-style-healthcare-coming-to-alberta/

Analysis: As Trump takes out world leaders, democracy takes a back seat | CNN Politics In his national security strategy and his removal of leaders in Venezuela and Iran, the president has made clear democracy isn’t a priority.

As Trump takes out world leaders, democracy takes a back seat https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/trump-democracy-iran-venezuela-analysis

The russian Paralympics team includes criminals, who were injured fighting against Ukraine. Some of them have served in units linked to war crimes and all of them volunteered to invade Ukraine. IPC President Andrew Parsons needs to be indicted and the entire IPC needs to be dissolved for this crime!

Alberta regulator nixes power plant proposal for Canada’s largest AI data centre complex https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/olds-alberta-data-centre-complex-9.7117983

"Strikingly, he warned most against the power of money in nudging journalism away from its basic calling of keeping democratic citizens accurately informed, so they can best participate in public life. By 1947, French media was concentrating in a few hands, with fact-based and critical reportage […]

'Apple Inc. (AAPL) has closed all of its retail stores in the United Arab Emirates following the strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel that began on February 28, 2026."

Apple closes all stores in fast-growing market https://www.thestreet.com/retail/apple-closes-all-stores-in-uae

"Already this year, nine people have died in collisions on Highway 11 and Highway 17. In a recent tragedy in February, three family members were killed while heading back from a funeral in a collision between an SUV and a commercial vehicle."

#MotonormativeParadise

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Google suffers setback in fight against Canada's competition watchdog Google has suffered a setback in its fight against the country's competition watchdog.

Google suffers setback in fight against Canada's competition watchdog https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/google-suffers-setback-fight-against-165257190.html

Checking your ex’s socials or overusing Find My Friends? Welcome to the age of interpersonal surveillance | Tatum Hunter Invasive behaviour that would have shocked us a decade ago now barely registers. And that includes the way we digitally track and monitor each other, says technology journalist Tatum Hunter

Checking your ex’s socials or overusing Find My Friends? Welcome to the age of interpersonal surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/surveillance-age-technology-digital-track-monitor

Moscow sees significant rise in demand for Russian oil, gas amid Iran war International Energy Agency warns against politically and economically wrong return to reliance on Russian energy.

Moscow sees significant rise in demand for Russian oil, gas amid Iran war https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/moscow-sees-significant-rise-in-demand-for-russian-oil-gas-amid-iran-war

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/mar/05/michael-pollan-book-a-world-appears-consciousness-hygiene

Some Yukoners say this winter has been unusually cold and snowy — here's what the data says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/some-yukoners-say-this-winter-has-been-unusually-cold-and-snowy-here-s-what-the-data-says-9.7116329

Advocates push back on Danielle Smith's comment that people are moving to Alberta for social programs https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-aish-relocation-9.7118325

How Ontario's solar boom and bust put more solar in Africa https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-solar-ontario-africa-9.7115512

Lede: Lack of public consultation means a project that would have consumed as much power as the city of Edmonton won’t go ahead — for now

Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-centre-denied/

Edmonton using property tax to fill photo radar cash gap for road safety Mayor Andrew Knack says there's a need to "re-engage" the conversation on the controversial traffic safety tactic

City using property tax to fill photo radar cash gap for road safety
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-using-property-tax-to-fill-photo-radar-cash-gap-for-road-safety

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Elon Musk’s new AI data center has turned a formerly quiet Mississippi town into a noisy nightmare.
The $20 billion facility, run by Musk’s AI firm xAI, is powered by ⚠️27 methane gas turbines that run day and night,
belching fumes and emitting a constant noise like jet engines, NBC News reports […]

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality https://theconversation.com/measuring-poverty-on-a-spectrum-instead-of-an-arbitrary-line-conveys-a-more-accurate-picture-of-inequality-271912

Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/trump-interview-iran-cuba-dana-bash

Meme showing Don Corleone with a Ukrainian flag on him saying: "You asking me to teach you how to shoot down Shaheds. But you don't ask with respect."

"The American system is is even more expensive, and, in reality, more inefficient because competition between private insurers does not lead to a reduction in the cost of services – as is often the case in a market economy – it results in inflation in insurance premiums. Backed firmly by their […]

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Calgary mayor considers plebiscite on whether city is getting fair deal from Alberta government https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/plebiscite-fair-deal-property-tax-9.7116063