All Purpose Politics and News Thread

The City of Calgary has a broken water main and Alberta Emergency Alert, since the water supply is critical.
https://ca.yahoo.com/news/water-main...174752485.html

TTC strike averted with tentative agreement with ATU113 late last night. Still have to wait on how the ratification vote will turn out.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...date-1.7227650

Last night on X, so many people were commenting on how they'd be affected or if they even had commuting options if the strike did happen. Genuine concern and worry.

Canadian Border Service Agency strike paused to allow mediation to continue today:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10552892/...eland-economy/

Frank Stronach has been charged in relation to a sexual assault case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...tion-1.7228988

Today I am especially, deeply saddened by the passing of the Democratic Congresswoman from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee. What a woman!! Sheila served for 30 years in Congress,
speaking out on any and all issues of discrimination or violence against women. Her determination as a successful member of the House of Representatives, she saw to it that legislation was passed. The list is long but among them were the Violence Against Women Act, she made Juneteenth a federal holiday and reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

I read that pancreatic cancer took her life at 74 years of age but her legacy is one her family and constituents will be proud of.

This clip is the one I wish to share of her being SHEILA!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0WCfgPWME

HOLY CRAP!! Joe Biden is OUT!!


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...ace-rcna159867

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@walkonby , this month has been something else for the USA. Last week former president Trump was shot. This week president Biden got COVID, which is very dangerous for 80 year olds. And today Biden is leaving and endorsing vice president Kamala Harris.

Canadian connection: Kamala Harris went to school in Canada: elementary school, high school and 1 year at Vanier College.

you heard it here first ......Kamala Harris selects Tim Walz as her VP running mate!
I was rooting for Pete Buttigieg, oh well.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbu...now-about-him/

Tim Walz is speaking right now on CNN from Philly. Not much of an accent to imitate, has a bit of an " aw shucks " manner of speaking. So...Steve Martin should really play him on the new Season of SNL!!

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This song cracked me right up!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfBZ6gMt7lY&t=310s

Might be some commuter travel interruptions on certain GO Transit lines if CPKC workers walk off the job Thursday morning:
https://www.thespec.com/business/rai...65edbc7c2.html
Anticipate retail impacts too as commodities and goods do not get shipped as well.

Air Canada pilots to vote on strike action:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...lots-1.7293270

London Health Sciences Centre lets some hospital executives go amid operational review:
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/...s-150m-deficit

Since Canada is one of the three countries hosting FIFA World Cup 2026, some news about the soccer fields: https://apnews.com/article/2026-worl...50a2a7d17c0ba9

New earthquake alert system launches in British Columbia:
https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/...5d3ee3ca3.html

Air Canada and the pilots union have a tentative deal.
https://www.insauga.com/air-canada-p...vert-a-strike/

Thanks to @wendymac posting that Montreal port workers are taking strike action on Monday:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...rike-1.7336188

Certain US ports will have longshoremen on strike on Tuesday:https://apnews.com/article/longshore...42cb6372126576

It's all about Kamala's pick of Tim Walz for U.S. VP. On Kimmel last night Jimmy held up a photo of Tim as he looked back in HS.
I immediately thought of Gus ( Tim's teenaged son ) . Clearly they are related....ha ha

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https://insidehalton.com/news/how-so...06d2ebd74.html

Chance of a postal strike this weekend before Canada reverts to Standard Time.