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Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers ( www.cbc.ca )

As Pierre Poilievre presents himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of "the working-class people," he's headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 — some of them in Canada's wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs....

Canadians who have lost their sense of smell say it's misunderstood, undervalued — and deserves more attention ( www.cbc.ca )

For millennia, the sense of smell has been widely undervalued — ranked far below vision by the likes of Immanuel Kant and Sigmund Freud. In 2021, a survey in the journal Brain Sciences found that people consistently ranked smell below vision and hearing — and even below commercial products. One quarter of college students...

Megaconstellations of satellites are burning up in our atmosphere. That could have consequences ( www.cbc.ca )

There are an estimated 11,500 tonnes of space objects orbiting Earth, which would include even the smallest pieces around one millimetre in size (likely satellite collisions). But there are far larger objects in space, including spent rocket stages and upwards of 9,000 functioning satellites. More than half of them are SpaceX...

Philanthropist who gave $30M to U Manitoba condemns 'hateful' valedictory speech, university for allowing it ( www.cbc.ca )

The philanthropist behind the University of Manitoba's largest-ever personal donation — $30 million — has denounced a speech made by a valedictorian for medicine grads and admonished the university for letting it happen....

Toronto artist says he lost $2M in stolen paintings, forged mortgage to alleged fraudster killed last week ( www.cbc.ca )

Missaghi and Samira Yousefi were shot and killed at Missaghi's Toronto office last week by a man named Alan Kats, who then killed himself. Kats's widow, Alisa Pogorelovsky, said her husband "could not handle losing our life savings, and that is what led to this tragic event."...

Repairs to Calgary's water main could take another three to five weeks, city says ( www.cbc.ca )

City officials said at a press conference Friday afternoon that five further locations require repair along a water feeder main that's drastically affected water service in the city. That means repairs could take another three to five weeks....

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