Canada
Labour board orders rail workers back on the job as Teamsters vow to appeal
The decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board imposes binding arbitration on all involved parties following an unprecedented dual work stoppage at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City that halted freight shipments and snarled commutes across the country.
“Dangerous precedent”: Teamsters union reacts to labour board ordering rail employees back to work
The Teamsters union, which represents workers for both the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railways, said in a statement that it will comply with the boards' decision — but it will appeal the ruling. “This decision by the CIRB sets a dangerous precedent,” said Paul Boucher, president of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. “The rights of Canadian workers have been significantly diminished today.”
Feds to take steps on housing promises ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax
Housing Minister Sean Fraser is expected to unveil details on a Liberal promise to lease federal land to developers to build affordable housing on Sunday just before the full federal cabinet kicks off a three-day retreat in Halifax.
Russia Weaponization of Canada's far Right and far Left to Undermine Support for Ukraine
The vast majority of the influential Canadian accounts were far right or far left in orientation. These networks were among Canada's most prolific and influential political communities online. We determined this by comparing these networks’ potential influence to the online community engaging with Canada's 338 members of Parliament on X and a sample of twenty influential X accounts in Canada. The sophistication and proliferation of Canada-tailored narratives suggest a highly organized and well-funded effort to target Canadian support for Ukraine.
The Provinces
2 polls paint different pictures of voter plans ahead of election
Two recent polls of New Brunswick voters paint very different pictures of which way they’re leaning ahead of a provincial election scheduled for this fall.
Anti-LGBTQ lobbyist sets sights on N.B. election
About 160,000 New Brunswick households are expected to receive an anti-gender ideology postcard through Canada Post over the next few days, and there will be more mailouts once the writ is dropped, according to Jack Fonseca, director of political operations for Campaign Life Coalition, a political lobbyist which opposes abortion, same-sex marriage and gender ideology.
Legault v. The Anglos
Anglophones in Quebec say Premier François Legault’s fight to protect French is leaving them “increasingly worried” that they are being “targeted” by their government and feeling “almost like pariahs” in their home province.
Saskatchewan United threat a problem of Moe's own making
The byline on this piece was missing when I read it Saturday but the author bio at the bottom says it’s by Erik Carey who used to work for federal Conservative MP Luc Berthold
Elsewhere
Zelenskyy says war has ‘returned’ to Russia in independence day address
Ukraine’s president pledges ‘retribution’ and calls Russian President Vladimir Putin a ‘sick old man from Red Square’.
Russia prepares disinformation campaigns targeting Ukrainian refugees in Europe, military intelligence says
The goal of Russia's new operations is to convince people who left Ukraine because of the war not to return, according to Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR).
Media
Building a new environmentalism: News media access and framing in Canada's environmental movement
This study provides a content and frame analysis of the news media advocacy of prominent environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) in Canada. We find that these organizations have an important voice in shaping how climate change is framed in news media, but that ecological modernization frames and narratives, which avoid issues of power, conflict, and social-transformative change, are dominant.
Is it possible to build a local radio station powered by AI? This tech CEO says so
Can AI reproduce the traditional local radio experience with local news, interviews, weather, traffic and music? This is the promise of a new tool by tech company Futuri Media, which we feature in the final episode of our series on AI and the Future of Audio. Our journalist Gretel Kahn spoke with Futuri Media's CEO Daniel Anstandig, who discussed their value proposition and the role he thinks AI will play in the near future.
Airchecks: Format Switches, Final and First Days
Recordings made by fans and followers of radio stations when those radio stations switch formats or owners. The last day of broadcast or the first day of the new format is often included. More proof you can find anything on the Internet
Science and tech
NASA says astronauts stuck in space will return on SpaceX capsule — not Boeing Starliner
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two astronauts stuck in space, will have to stay on the International Space Station (ISS) until next February. NASA says the pair will return on a SpaceX craft, rather than the Boeing Starliner that took them into space, because of a faulty propulsion system that is just too risky. As Jayme Doll reports on Global National, what was meant to be an eight-day trip is turning into an eight-month misadventure.
