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  1. The Winnipeg Thread

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    2 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

    Gotta be honest. Not many indigenous "celebrate" Canada day. Not that we don't respect the country, or love it, just that it isn't a day that was particularly great for our people. It's a day to reflect, and to remember what was lost, and what needs to be accomplished for the future of our children and grand-children. Canada Day, for us, brings hope for reconciliation and rejuvenation in the spirit of cooperation and peace.

    That being said, I completely agree that a Canada Day celebration in Winnipeg most definitely NEEDS to include indigenous culture and practices as a sign of reconciliation and to show respect to the original stewards of this nation.

    That is exactly why changes were made at The Forks regarding Canada Day celebrations: https://www.theforks.com/blog/360/finding-our-north-star-on-canada-day-at-the-forks-2023

    The changes were necessary and, quite honestly, long overdue.

  3. World Politics

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/harper-orban-ties-1.6898904

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    Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he wants closer ties between right-leaning political parties — including the Conservative Party of Canada — and the Hungarian government, which has been accused of democratic backsliding.

    Harper chairs the International Democrat Union, a global alliance of right-leaning political parties that includes Canada's Conservatives as well as the Fidesz Party led by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

    Human Rights Watch says Orban's government has delivered sustained "attacks on rule of law and public institutions," such as surveillance of journalists and actions undermining judicial independence.

    The European Court of Justice has repeatedly ruled that Orban is violating EU migration laws with policies hostile to asylum claimants — whom he has referred to at various points as "a poison" and "Muslim invaders."

    Harper also met this week in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who leads a bloc of conservative European parties.

    Also Thursday, Harper tweeted that he discussed "the IDU's strong support for Ukraine." Orban has opposed multiple moves by the European Union to punish Russia over its invasion.

     

    Orban has called on Ukraine to offer concessions to Russia, claiming Kyiv cannot win against Moscow. He recently said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's handling of a mutiny last month showed his strength as a leader.

    Harper faced criticism from international relations experts and the Liberal government in 2018 when he congratulated Orban for his re-election.

    Mask off.

  4. The Environment Thread

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sinomine-tanco-expansion-manitoba-1.6897808

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    The Chinese owner of the Tanco mine in eastern Manitoba has revived talk of partly draining a lake in order to extract more cesium from one of the world's few deposits of the critical mineral.

    Sinomine Resource Group is musing about a long-term redevelopment of its mine it purchased in 2019 along the shore of Bernic Lake, a small Canadian Shield body of water located between Whiteshell and Nopiming provincial parks.

    The goal is to reach cesium that can not be mined right now because it's embedded in vertical columns that hold up the roof of the underground mine.

    The Beijing-based company's preferred option for the Manitoba mine, however, would be to partly drain Bernic Lake in order to reach cesium from the surface, Sinomine's Frank Wang told the Globe in a story published June 17.

    "The final goal definitely is we want to have open-pit mining," Wang told the Toronto-based newspaper.

    No plans have been forwarded to the provincial government, said Manitoba Environment and Climate Minister Kevin Klein, adding he was unaware of the company's desire to drain part of Bernic Lake until Wednesday.

    Tanco's previous owner approached the province with a plan to partly drain the lake a decade ago but did not obtain approval.

  5. Manitoba Politics

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/crime-initiatives-downtown-winnipeg-1.6898723

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    More police, more surveillance cameras and lights, and new all-purpose vehicles for police are part of a $10-million package announced Thursday that the premier says will make downtown Winnipeg safer.

    Citing unacceptable escalating rates of violent crime in the city's core, Premier Heather Stefanson said 24 new officers dedicated to downtown safety measures will put "more boots on the ground."

    That will allow police to double the number of foot patrols downtown, said Chief Danny Smyth. The officers will cover areas including The Forks and the Exchange District.

    There will also be more eyes in the sky, with the addition of 75 closed-circuit cameras, bringing the downtown total to 100.

    "Manitobans have the right to safely live, work and play in our downtown communities. Whether it's for concerts, sports games or to visit a local shop, residents and visitors to our city should be able to enjoy all that Winnipeg has to offer," Stefanson said during an announcement at the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street.

    Making downtown safe and attractive will make it thrive, and that helps drive the economic engine, she said.

    "We're here today to support law enforcement officers who are working diligently to make our streets safer. Enough is enough. Let's defend our police officers, not defund them," Stefanson said.

    Address the root causes? Nah.

    What a moron.

  6. The Environment Thread

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    19 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    Yeah, we know Trudeau is a true world "leader" & never points fingers at any other country. BTW, the words Trudeau & world leader is an oxymoron. 

    Also see: you and critical thinker.

    2 hours ago, JCon said:

    I'm glad you've kept this on topic and not pulled it down like the Canadian Politics thread. 

    You sure about that? It seems like the same garbled commentary with no basis in reality.

    Canada's been burning for weeks now and the usual suspects attempt to derail yet another thread with conspiracy theories and falsehoods related to climate change.

  9. The Winnipeg Thread

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    15 hours ago, Brandon said:

    Its a day that we are to celebrate being in Canada.   It's sad that the City can't do the same. 

    https://www.theforks.com/events/signature-events-attractions-tours/signature-events/canada-day-at-the-forks

    You're just making **** up in some lame attempt at pearl clutching.

    8 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

    Wait what? 

    There were festivities and all that stuff. There was much celebration and jubilation.

    I am not sure what you are talking about.

    drone show = sad man and no celebration

  11. The Environment Thread

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    38 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

    Most Canadians are not willing to make the sacrifices to lifestyle this action requires, so I guess our children will get what they deserve. 

    Until irresponsible corporate interests in key industries around the world* decide to make changes for better and sacrifice their profits, it doesn't really matter what the average person does. They're the biggest contributors and won't look beyond their own disgusting avarice.

    Of course there are things we can do each and every day to reduce our impact on the environment, but it's a relative drop in the bucket individually compared to those hundred or so entities that just want to maintain the status quo of generating wealth for a select few on this planet.

    * Canada included (we're amongst the worst per capita)

  12. The Winnipeg Thread

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/vulcan-iron-works-building-fire-history-1.6896881

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    At one time, it was bustling with hundreds of workers who would help spark the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.

    But as the storied Vulcan Iron Works building burned on Tuesday — sending plumes of dark smoke up over Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood in a blaze that covered an area as long as a football field — historians said the story of the industrial complex is more complicated than that.

    A black-and-white photo shows old industrial buildings.

    Really fascinating read about this building. It's often easy to forget how much history this city has.

  13. The Environment Thread

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    And then yesterday was even hotter (17.18 C): https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/global-heat-record-1.6897445

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    The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human record-keeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project.

    For two straight days, the global average temperature spiked into uncharted territory. After scientists talked about Monday's dramatic heat, Tuesday soared 0.17 C even hotter, which is a huge temperature jump in terms of global averages and records.

    The same University of Maine climate calculator — based on satellite data and computer simulations — forecasts a similar temperature for Wednesday that would be in record territory, with an Antarctica average that is a whopping 4.5  C warmer than the 1979-2000 average.

    High temperature records were surpassed July 3 and 4 in Quebec and northwestern Canada and Peru. Cities across the U.S. from Medford, Oregon to Tampa have been hovering at all-time highs, said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the U.S. National Weather Service. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 35 C.

    We're ******.

  14. The Airline Thread

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-day-weekend-delays-cancellations-1.6896988

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    Air Canada delayed or cancelled nearly 2,000 flights over the Canada Day long weekend, potentially foreshadowing more trouble ahead for passengers.

    Roughly half of all trips by the country's biggest airline — including its lower-cost Air Canada Rouge and regional partner Jazz Aviation — were disrupted Saturday through Monday, according to figures from tracking service FlightAware.

    The 1,965 flight delays and cancellations — affecting more than 52 per cent of scheduled flights — stand in contrast to numbers from other Canadian carriers including WestJet, Air Transat and Flair Airlines, which registered lower flight disruption levels.

    ...Air Canada is fully staffed, with more employees than in the summer of 2019, despite running fewer flights.

    What a trash airline.

  15. Canadian Politics

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/online-news-act-google-facebook-meta-1.6897186

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    In a sign negotiations with tech giants Google and Meta over the government's new Online News Act may be at an impasse, the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois are expected to present a united front in support of the legislation at a news conference today.

    "Canada is standing up to the tech giants for the right reasons," Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said in a media statement. "A free and independent press is fundamental to our democracy."

    "We're going to keep standing our ground. After all, if the government can't stand up for Canadians against tech giants, who will?" Rodriguez's statement said.

     

    ...the Online News Act, also known as C-18, received royal assent after passing both the House of Commons and the Senate.

    The law compels companies like Google and Meta to pay money to a news organization each time a user accesses a web story through a link on one of their products.

    The bill has been pitched as a way to keep news outlets solvent after advertising moved en masse to digital platforms, virtually wiping out a major revenue stream for journalism.

    Good. Do the domestic media giants, grocery giants, petroleum giants, and banking giants next.

  20. The Video Game Thread

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    On 2023-06-13 at 8:02 AM, blue_gold_84 said:

    FFVXI demo for PS5 dropped yesterday. Pretty large file and your progress can be saved for when the game launches next week.

    Highly recommended! And it looks beautiful.

    Anyone else pick this up yet?

    What a fantastic game. So beautifully polished and addictive.

    If there's a reason to own a PS5, FFXVI is it.

  21. Random Jets News

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    https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/every-winnipeg-jets-draft-pick-from-2023-nhl-draft/

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    First Round

    18: Colby Barlow, LW, Owen Sound Attack
    Age: 18
    Hand: Left
    Height: Six-foot-one
    Weight: 194 pounds
    Hometown: Orillia, Ont.
    2022-23 stats: 46 goals, 33 assists in 59 games; 3 goals in 4 playoff games

    Third Round

    82: Zachary Nehring, RW, St. Mary's Prep (High School – Minnesota)
    Age: 18
    Hand: Right
    Height: Six-foot-three
    Weight: 179 pounds
    Hometown: Minot, N.D.
    2022-23 stats: 39 goals, 46 assists in 54 games

    Fifth Round

    146: Jacob Julien, C, London Knights (OHL)
    Age: 18
    Hand: Left
    Height: Six-foot-four
    Weight: 181 pounds
    Hometown: London, Ont.
    2022-23 stats: 9 goals, 7 assists in 40 games; 2 goals, 5 assists in 20 playoff games

    151: Thomas Milic, G, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
    Age: 20
    Catches: Left
    Height: Six-feet
    Weight: 179 pounds
    Hometown: New Westminster, B.C.
    2022-23 stats: 27-3-1, 33 GP, 2.08 GAA, .928 SV%, four shutouts; 16-3-0, 19 GP, 1.95 GAA, .933 SV%, one shutout in playoffs

    Seventh Round

    210: Connor Levis, C, Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
    Age: 18
    Hand: Right
    Height: Six-foot-one
    Weight: 194 pounds
    Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
    2022-23 stats: 27 goals, 40 assists in 68 games; 1 goal, 5 assists in 14 playoff games

     

  22. The Tech Thread

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    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/google-canada-online-news-1.6892879

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    Google said Thursday it will remove Canadian news content from its search, news and discover products after a new law meant to compensate media outlets comes into force.

    The move to pull news from the world's most dominant search engine could have a devastating impact on media outlets, which often depend on third-parties like Google to get content into the hands of readers.

    The decision comes after the government's contentious C-18 legislation passed Parliament last week. The bill has been criticized by tech giants like Meta and Google and some smaller media outlets and experts who say it's unfair to impose what amounts to a tax on links.

    The government and larger media outlets, including the newspaper lobby group and broadcasters like the CBC and CTV, have said social media companies should compensate news outlets for linking to their journalism.

    The bill has been pitched as a way to keep news outlets solvent after advertising moved en masse to digital platforms, virtually wiping out a major revenue stream for journalism. The government has presented the legislation as a way to prop up an industry that has seen a steady decline since the emergence of the internet.

     

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