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PLUS: Rural internet, transit violence, "bullied" Tories, a royal roundup, and a lineup of planets View this email in your browser Welcome back to Posted, where we've been busy compiling a list of hopes and dreams for tomorrow. Why tomorrow? It's Budget Day, of course. What are the odds they'll introduce an Attic Window Replacement Tax Benefit? Asking for a friend, but we sincerely believe it would kickstart the often overlooked attic-window industry.  Ron Wadden, Posted compiler-in-chief TL;DR * Clean energy, affordability and health-care spending are among the areas expected to feature in tomorrow's federal budget, The Canadian Press reports. The spending plan will include inflation relief, according to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, although we will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to know exactly what that entails.  * The auditor general might suggest another area of attention for the finance minister: A report released today by the-vancouver-sun Hogan says only 59.5 per cent of Canadians living in rural and remote areas had access to the government’s targeted minimum internet speeds. Hogan also found that only about 40 per cent of the available funding to improve rural connectivity has been spent.  * The lull in extreme violence on Toronto's transit system was shortlived. A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack on the weekend, and a man was injured in a separate incident shortly after midnight last night.  * While much of the focus on recent coverage of alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections has been on the ruling Liberals, there are those who argue that the Conservatives have been "successfully scared and bullied" by Beijing. Tom Blackwell has more on the suggestion that the party has softened its criticism of China after a poor showing in certain ridings in the last federal election.  * Political unrest reached new heights in Israel over the weekend as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister for not backing legislation that would remake the country's court system. Among those calling for Netanyahu to stand down in the face of widespread criticism are business and labour leaders, the opposition, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Netanyahu’s own lawyer, Bloomberg reports. FROM THE LIP  "I think a strike, simply, would be a nail in the coffin of the Liberal government." — Pierre Martel, a part-time professor with the University of Ottawa’s political studies program, on the potential impact of a strike by 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada members.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement - N e w A Fantastic Fortune-awaits inFuQianQian! CASINO 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. TORNADO DESTRUCTION Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images A car sits on top of a damaged house in Rolling Fork, Miss., which was devastated by a tornado late Friday. At least 25 people were killed.  SIGNIFICANT DIGIT 5: The number of planets that are lining up near the moon this week. To be clear, it's not a planetary convention. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars won't actually be near the moon, or each other, it will just look that way in the night sky to Earthlings. The Associated Press explains where and when to best observe this rare alignment.  ALL THINGS ROYAL For any reader suffering a deficit of royal news, today's your lucky day. * First off, here's how $2 million in taxpayer money was spent last year: On the three-day Canadian visit in May by Charles and Camilla, then the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. As Bryan Passifiume reports, the dry run alone — undertaken one month beforehand by U.K. security personnel — cost almost $120,000.  * Prince Harry was in court in London today, as a judge heard why some British tabloids believe a lawsuit filed by the royal, Elton John, Liz Hurley and other celebrities should be tossed out. The suit alleges the papers carried out phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. The Associated Press has more.  * And the prince is interested in publishing a tell-all. No, not that prince. This time it's Andrew, whose reputation has taken a beating thanks to his relationship with Jeffery Epstein and his out-of-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre. Now the brother of King Charles wants the world to hear his side of the story.  FROM THE LIP "Well, we lost half a day of skiing." — Gwyneth Paltrow, under oath, when asked how she suffered following her collision with a retired optometrist at a resort in Utah in 2016. Dr. Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000, claiming he was left with permanent brain damage as a result of being plowed into from behind by the actress/health fad entrepreneur.  SNAPSHOT  Fred Tanneau / AFP via Getty Images If you spot anyone today whose skin appears to be tinged blue, they may have attended a world-record gathering of Smurfs in Landerneau, western France, on the weekend. Or, they have cyanosis, a lack of oxygen in the blood, and should seek immediate medical attention, and we don't mean Doctor Smurf. 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 * Conservatives have softened China stance since riding losses in 2021 election, critics say * The schoolteacher who rejected wokeness — and paid for it: Full Comment podcast * Jamie Sarkonak: Liberals defer to secret spiritual beliefs to approve energy projects * 1.4M Canadian households still lack access to minimum internet speeds: auditor general * Another stabbing on Toronto bus, one day after 16-year-old killed at subway station ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advertisement Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. We'd love your feedback. Write to us at [email protected] or hit reply to send us a note. © 2023 Postmedia Network Inc. 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