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A new trick to screw with the federal election

“Hide Reply” makes misinfo magic

Aug 6, 2019
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Adina Katz @KatzAdina
Did you know? Apparently I'm the only "Adina" in Canada! People saw someone named Adina who they speculate is an actor in a political campaign, then, I am accused of acting in this video and pretending to be a cancer survivor. What is wrong with you people? #NOTME
6:30 AM ∙ Aug 5, 2019
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Twitter’s test of a new feature that allows Canadian users to hide replies to posts contributed to the spread of misinformation about a video filmed in Toronto by Andrew Scheer. Claims that actress Adina Katz was posing as a cancer survivor—in tandem with her twin brother—spread after a tweet from “Alberta Resistance” accused Conservatives of duplicity. Alberta Resistance then muted attempted corrections from other Twitter users before issuing a passive-aggressive apology.


Pride politics boosted by PM

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Parade organizers banned UBC and the Vancouver Public Library from participating in this year's event after both groups hosted speakers who oppose transgender rights.
bc.ctvnews.caTrudeau supports Pride Parade’s decision to ban UBC, libraryParade organizers banned UBC and the Vancouver Public Library from participating in this year’s event after both groups hosted speakers who oppose transgender rights.
2:36 AM ∙ Aug 5, 2019
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Justin Trudeau’s belief in taking “a strong stance against intolerance” led him to support the exclusion of two institutions from the Pride parade in Vancouver, while blasting Andrew Scheer for not joining in the festivities.


Jessica Yaniv above the newspaper fold. A feature from the National Post outlined how Yaniv is accused of harassment and predatory behaviour, which she denies, amidst an ongoing B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing over her being denied waxing services for her male genitalia. (Yaniv also debated conservative transgender woman Blaire White.)


Police chief: “This is not Toronto”

Mark Saunders pledged to take action after 17 people were shot in the city over the long weekend, including one outside of a gated property on the Bridle Path:

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Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani
A Bridle Path mansion rented out on Airbnb almost every week is creating chaos in the upscale neighbourhood. “This house is an effing nightmare” a neighbour tells me, after a shooting there today. Residents have complained about it for years & today Airbnb removed the listing.
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11:58 PM ∙ Aug 4, 2019
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Metallica is happy to have scared off a stalking cougar. James Hetfield called Denise Gallant of Vancouver Island after reading about how his band’s 1991 song “Don’t Tread on Me” helped to prevent a wild cat attack when she blasted it on her phone.


Finally, the roar of the boars

“30-50 feral hogs” became a meme after William McNabb from El Dorado, Arkansas raised the issue of invasive swine as a reason to oppose a ban on assault weapons. It’s a topic that Canada was ahead of the curve on:

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Feral swine are considered to be among the world’s worst invasive species—they destroy crops, befoul riverbanks and have spread a dreaded pig disease throughout Europe. And they're on the march in Canada:
macleans.caCanada is losing a war against feral pigs that are infesting the Prairies - Macleans.caOfficials are unleashing ‘Judas pigs,’ which are fitted with GPS collars, eventually leading hunters to groups of their fellow swine
5:13 PM ∙ Jun 24, 2019
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