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Crown prosecutors (names redacted), defence counsel (names redacted), the accused (name redacted) and a judge (name redacted) held a trial in Quebec (time and place redacted) that wouldn't exist, had the defendant not appealed. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/secret-trial-quebec-1.6397857

A Manitoba court has ruled in favour of the City of Winnipeg's civil claim that former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl accepted a bribe and breached his duty as a city officer by accepting $327,000 from the contractor who built the city's police headquarters...

Canadian regulators are conducting a formal investigation of Flair Airlines, whose ownership is nominally 25% American, but that same group leases them all their aircraft and hold three of five seats on the board of directors...

Just found this article; a very interesting discussion of a loss of an a/c during a test flight. An interesting investigation; questions about instrument records vs pilot memories; and a fascinating discovery about the probable cause. https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/SR-71_953_crash_site.htm

One of those "They'd never let someone write this in a movie - nobody would believe it" moments. As a young naval lieutenant, Jimmy Carter was part of a team that dismantled a nuclear reactor in Chalk River after a partial meltdown. Radiation levels were so high that they worked in ninety...

The heir to the Liquid Paper fortune has passed away. His mother was an innovator who enabled employees to excel, with financial support and prioritizing employee well-being above profits...

After a thirty-seven year military career with the QoR and the PPCLI, followed by long service with Public Safety Canada, Maj. Roy Sinclair Donnelly passed away last Tuesday. https://www.arbormemorial.ca/kelly-orleans/obituaries/roy-clair-donnelly/72004

Mel Brown, former CO 2 RCHA, rum and coke aficionado, who continued to serve as a DND public servant long after his retirement from the CAF (into his 80s before his second retirement), stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, and with a heart of gold, has passed away, per a Facebook post from his...

Sad news for the Army and the Royal Regiment. A good man taken far to soon by cancer. Jeff died last night, and leaves behind his wife and four children.

Chrome on Android: getting a speaker icon popping up, and playback of some buzzing. Which, perhaps, is a sign of the times...

There's a Captain having a very, very bad day. Their oversize container ship has accidentally pivoted and completely blocked the Suez canal. Photo: Realtime position of the ship: EVER GIVEN Current position (Container Ship, IMO 9811000) - VesselFinder

Apparently a Boeing 777-200 en route to Honolulu had to turn back. Minor engine issues...

DND has set up a website to permit Canadians with relatives who died in Canadian service with no known grave to register and help them in their casualty identification efforts when remains are found...

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A Google security researcher has released a detailed explanation of a flaw he discovered and reported (since patched), which could give an attacker access and control of an iOS device, without the user having to click on anything...

Famed British bodybuilder David Prowse, who wore the cloak, helmet and mask of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy died on November 28th at the age of 85. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMWVW4xtwI

The Royal Regiment is lessened by the loss of an articulate, intelligent and capable officer. https://jamesreidfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/1599/Colonel-Ret-d-Christopher-Simonds-CD/obituary.html?fbclid=IwAR1Guc_XoumQ1VQYT4RiSBjhBgAVA4BcgpO87fUe2G86Q9rLEnPUpZRizWk#tribute-start

Former Prime Minister John Turner died yesterday at age 91.  No details are available about his cause of death, nor plans for his funeral.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/john-turner-obituary-1.5731229

From the Wavell Room - a discussion on education, training and development.  How do we select and develop leaders, and what behaviours do we (and should we) reinforce? https://wavellroom.com/2019/10/09/too-fat-to-think-disruptive-thought-military/ Is the British military too fat to think? by...

In the "Who said the Cold War is over" department, a European source is reporting that a French senior officer posted to a NATO base in Italy was arrested several days ago for allegedly sending secret documents to the Russian secret service. Full article (in French)...