Welcome back to Posted, where we figure it never hurts to highlight good news, since there's more than enough of the other kind. Take a bow, Lorne Mansky, the Winnipeg man who spotted flames under an occupied paratransit van before anyone else knew what was happening. It turns out he may well have saved three lives with his quick actions. The world could use more Lorne Manskys.
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Ron Wadden, Posted compiler-in-chief
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More than 300 current and former Canadian Armed Forces members were seeking more than $1.3 million each in damages for having their Charter rights allegedly violated by a 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Instead, they'll collectively pay $5,040 in court costs after a federal court judge tossed out their lawsuit. Among the judge's criticisms of the plaintiffs' case was the use of "vexatious language." Kenn Oliver has the story here.
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While more critics have come forward to demand the resignation of Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault for evolving explanations of his heritage, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was happy to keep the Edmonton MP in cabinet. Among those who want him booted from cabinet are his former Liberal colleague, Jody Wilson-Raybould, and Métis NDP MP Blake Desjarlais, who accused Boissonnault of "pretendianism."
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The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Canada's tobacco industry. Alas, it's in the illicit corner of the business, and that corner is getting steadily bigger, according to a study by the Convenience Industry Council of Canada. For example, the study says contraband tobacco now accounts for 52 per cent of sales in New Brunswick.
- We mentioned yesterday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has surpassed 1,000 days, with tens of thousands of dead soldiers to show for it. Adam Zivo takes a look at the remarkable strength of Ukrainians, who find a way to live their daily lives in the midst of a war zone.
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Add another unconventional choice to Donald Trump's list of cabinet nominees. Dr. Mehmet Oz, best known as TV's Dr. Oz (but he's also a heart surgeon), is the incoming U.S. president's pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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"There is the small matter of the Liberals spending the last eight years comparing everything they don’t like — (Pierre) Poilievre, Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, black flies, overcooked eggs — to (Donald) Trump. If Trump didn’t notice that, it seems likely someone in his new cabinet will flag it for him." — Chris Selley on why Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives have more to gain by Liberal vilification of the incoming U.S. president than they did the last time.
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"I would encourage and remind all members to be careful with what they wear in the House to ensure that it would not be considered a prop." — Speaker Greg Fergus on Monday, warning the NDP's Heather McPherson, MP for Edmonton-Strathcona, that the watermelon pin she was wearing was a potential violation of House rules. McPherson replied that she was "deeply concerned" by this characterization before pretty much confirming it was an accurate one. Tristin Hopper can explain what watermelon pins symbolize and what she compared it to.
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Bomb cyclone: With the excess of military conflicts going on worldwide right now, it's almost a relief that this term does not apply to war, though less comforting to the tens of thousands of B.C. residents who lost power due to the weather event that hit the coast overnight. The Vancouver Sun is keeping a close eye on the ramifications, which include high winds, highway closures and possible flooding.
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Win-win-win: That's how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the future payoff for workers, communities and the environment just over a year ago when announcing the construction of a huge battery plant east of Montreal involving Swedish giant Northvolt. Colby Cosh makes the unfortunate point that Northvolt's capacity to steer this multibillion-dollar project isn't as win-win-win as promised.
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While some, shall we say, well-ripened Canadians may be fond of saying that 70 is the new 60, it's also likely that many younger citizens believe 30 is the new 40. That's because we're increasingly feeling older than our years, until we get old enough to yearn for the good old days. If that's confusing, it's because it's 9:30 a.m. where we are and we're already in need of a nap. You'd be better off just reading Chris Knight's account of this new Angus Reid poll about our perceptions of age.
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Starlings sit on the back of an Icelandic horse at a stud farm near Frankfurt, Germany.
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Bruce Springsteen looks every bit the dignified grey-haired, vest-wearing rock-and-roll legend as he and the E-Street Band perform in Edmonton on Tuesday. Steven Van Zandt, on the other hand, might be one of the poll respondents we mentioned above, who believes that 73 is the new 23. Carry on, you legends.
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