Kootenay officials call for changes to support small hydro as rural communities face power challenges
Kootenay officials say small hydro projects are being blocked by current policies and pricing, despite growing demand for reliable local energy amid frequent outages.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kootenay-small-hydro-projects-blocked-due-to-cost-and-policies-9.7168757?cmp=rss
If it's going to have any semantic value at all, the word "populist" should be confined to referring to an approach to #politics that's inherently divisive - pitting the "people" against the "elites" - rather than #policies that have broad popular appeal, such as lower taxes or price controls.
London police latest Ontario force to introduce artificial intelligence framework
Police in London, Ont., are implementing policies around the use of artificial intelligence, joining the growing ranks of Ontario law enforcement agencies doing so.
#Canada #LondonPolice #Ontariocrime
https://globalnews.ca/news/11805683/london-police-latest-ontario-force-to-introduce-artificial-intelligence-framework/
London police latest Ontario force to introduce artificial intelligence framework
Police in London, Ont., are implementing policies around the use of artificial intelligence, joining the growing ranks of Ontario law enforcement agencies doing so.
#Canada #LondonPolice #Ontariocrime
https://globalnews.ca/news/11805683/london-police-latest-ontario-force-to-introduce-artificial-intelligence-framework/
London police latest Ontario force to introduce artificial intelligence framework
Police in London, Ont., are implementing policies around the use of artificial intelligence, joining the growing ranks of Ontario law enforcement agencies doing so.
#Canada #LondonPolice #Ontariocrime
https://globalnews.ca/news/11805683/london-police-latest-ontario-force-to-introduce-artificial-intelligence-framework/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/17/cuts-to-oversea-aid-worsen-shocks-global-economy-david-miliband-iran-war. Polly Toynbee couldn't give a sh*t about these! Her super-loyalty to the #LabourParty blinds her to the #truth - & one of these truths is that the #aid #cuts & #Labour #asylum & #immigration #policies are contradictory. They want people to remain in their #home #countries, but are making it less possible for them to do so.
Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says

Exclusive: Former UK foreign secretary says poor and rich countries alike will be hit amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Iran war

The Guardian

Introducing a New Spam Policy for “Back Button Hijacking”, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2026/04/back-button-hijacking

#google #spam #policies #browsers

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers

Google for Developers
New #UnderstandingSociety blog post by CPC-CG members Júlia Mikolai and Hill Kulu at the University of St Andrews explores how #children of #immigrants from culturally similar countries have similar #partnership, #fertility, and #employment trajectories to n#atives – and how #familyfriendly #policies could help to erode #conservative #genderroles https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/blog/2026/04/13/diversity-disadvantage/
Diversity or disadvantage? Families and employment of immigrants’ children in the UK - Understanding Society

Children of immigrants from culturally similar countries have similar partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories to natives Children of immigrants from culturally similar countries have similar partnership, fertility, and employment trajectories to natives

Understanding Society

Of course, everyone is greatly relieved that #Orban has been thoroughly driven out. Now he has to prove whether things will get better under #Magyar.

Orban will likely neither understand nor acknowledge that the majority in #Hungary was fed up with him and his backward #dictatorial #policies. Such insight is incapable of such people, which of course includes Trump in particular.

More accommodation requests being refused, federal unions say
Two federal public service unions say more and more employees are being denied requests for accommodations to work remotely, particularly for medical reasons, and are accusing the government of being unreasonable.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/remote-work-home-canada-federal-government-worker-staff-9.7158258?cmp=rss