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Plus: Singh's sort-of demand, Sussex Drive plan coming, and White Gladis View this email in your browser Welcome back to Posted, where we won't take up much of your time here, because there is a lot to get through below. We did want to take a moment to register our disappointment, however, that "nomophobia," the fear of not having a working mobile phone, is not called nomophonia instead. It just feels like a missed opportunity. It could also be further evidence that we suffer from misnomerphobia. Anyway, carry on. Ron Wadden, Posted compiler-in-chief ALBERTA ELECTION * Danielle Smith and her UCP colleagues may have had some tense moments last night, and during the course of the provincial election campaign, but when the time came to declare a victor, there was no denying her another stint in the premier's office. “Many folks wrote us off even just as recently as last month, but you know what happened? Despite it all, today Albertans chose to move our province forward,” Smith said last night. Her counterpart, NDP Leader Rachel Notley, took responsibility for the loss, but showed no signs she plans to step down, instead celebrating the growth of her caucus. * Don Braid predicts a period of relative calm ahead, now that the partisan pitchforks can be set aside. During the campaign he saw "both sides magnify, exaggerate and exploit" their differences, to the point that  outsiders might picture Albertans as "wild-eyed right-wing fascists on one side, insane job-eating communists on the other." Meanwhile, Chris Varcoe looks at some of the economic challenges ahead for Premier Smith. * Oops, almost forgot. Here's where you can see a riding-by-riding breakdown of the vote.  TL;DR * There was momentous news yesterday from Parliament Hill, when NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called for David Johnston to be replaced as special rapporteur on the issue of foreign interference. The significance of the party's stance depleted rather quickly once Singh made it clear that his demand would not be backed up by a willingness to withdraw support for the ruling Liberals if they say no.  * The clock is ticking on the House of Commons, where MPs have a lot of bills to debate and desks to pound on before embarking on their almost three-month summer break. Ryan Tumilty takes a look at the legislation lined up for discussion, while John Ivison posits that the government is in dire need of a reboot. * We are nervous to type these next words, since they seem so unlikely, but a plan is coming to deal with the sorry state of 24 Sussex Drive. True, the plan isn't coming until the fall, but the longest, silliest journey begins with baby steps. Aside from the asbestos, the fire hazards, the dead rats in the walls, and the expense, it's still deemed to be the official residence of our top elected official, even if he hasn't actually lived there since taking office. But could renovation/demolition be just a few months away? Let's not get crazy, everybody. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement $ 2038200 QL R LIV T ASIN Do you know somebody who might enjoy reading Posted? Forward this email to them, and they can sign up here to get it delivered to their inbox. SIGNIFICANT DIGITS 17: The number of times trucks have run into overpasses on provincial highways in British Columbia since late 2021. If that seems like a lot, industry observers would agree, and figure they'd better figure out why it keeps happening. The Vancouver Sun has the story.   FROM THE LIP "You get that sweet-tasting, almost malted flavour to it." — A hipster brewmaster discussing his latest IPA? No, it's Stafford Sheehan, chief technology officer and co-founder of a company that's proposing protein shakes to help sustain astronauts on long deep-space missions. And all they will need to make the shakes, according to Sheehan and his company, is the recycled carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts! Yum. Reuters has the story about NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge. BUZZWORD Book ban ban: With book bans all the rage in certain U.S. states — Florida, Texas, Missouri and Indiana are among them — Illinois has chipped in with a ban of its own, outlawing book bans.  MORE BUZZWORDS White Gladis: That's the name of the alleged bad-ass gang leader guiding young orcas to a life of vandalism off the Iberian coast. Or that's one theory, anyway. It seems the killer whales are increasingly intent on ramming, and sinking, small boats. Marine scientists are trying to figure out why. Sam Riches has more on the attacks, and why the finger is being pointed at White Gladis, who could not be reached for an interview.  SNAPSHOTS Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images Above you can see damage to an apartment building in Moscow inflicted in a reported drone attack that's being blamed on Ukraine. It's being described as the worst raid on the Russian capital since the Second World War. Just for context, below is one of the thousands of images of hundreds of residential buildings destroyed in Ukraine since the country was invaded in the spring of 2022. Paula Bronstein / Getty Images NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Click on the puzzle icon to get the daily crossword from The New York Times. Enjoy.  T2 38 4 9 0 11 12 138 14 15 7 19 22 23 26 .27 20 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 16 47 48 49 50 . 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 TODAY'S HEADLINES * Ukraine war comes to Russia as Moscow hit by drones in worst raid on capital since world war * Jamie Sarkonak: David Johnston attacked media for not pushing pro-Liberal narrative * Liberals down to last few weeks to get legislation through House of Commons * FIRST READING: How Canada's broken justice system got a mother and child randomly stabbed to death * Brian Lilley: Olivia Chow's drug policies will bring horrors of other cities to Toronto if elected ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement Gov't Will Cover The Cost To Install Solar Panels If You Own A Home In These Zip Codes Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. We'd love your feedback. 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