ICYMI: June 4-10

What I wrote and read this week.

I was on vacation in Toronto this past week, so I didn’t publish anything, although I have a couple freelance pieces that should be out next week.

What I read this week

Alberta

Understanding the deal: Critics skeptical of Calgary event centre agreement ahead of Monday’s public meeting, Mark Villani, CTV News (June 4)

Calgary city council changes course, charts plan to review housing recommendations, Darren Krause, LiveWire Calgary (June 7)

Edmonton public students surveyed on race, ethnicity, gender identity in new report, Thandiwe Konguavi, CBC News (June 7)

What If Alberta Voting Wasn’t First-Past-the-Post?, Andrew Seal, The Tyee (June 7)

Canada

“Olivia Chow is everybody’s target”: With three weeks left, the mayor’s race comes into focus, Ben Spurr, Toronto Star (June 4)

Here's what 'medium security' means prison officials think about Paul Bernardo, Joseph Brean, National Post (June 6)

LeBlanc says he'll consult intelligence as he examines a possible path back to caucus for Han Dong, Ashley Burke and Philip Ling, CBC News (June 6)

Canadians want revenge on Bernardo, but that's not how prison works: ex-official, Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press (June 7)

Irving Oil considers sale of company as part of strategic review, Mia Urquhart, CBC News (June 7)

Canadian democracy is on edge — and China isn’t to blame, Andrew Mitrovica, Al Jazeera (June 7)

Suncor helped write ‘first draft’ of Canadian plan for tackling carbon emissions, Carl Meyer, The Narwhal (June 8)

Canadian Muslim charity wins 'milestone' settlement after being falsely accused of funding terrorism, Shanifa Nasser, CBC News (June 9)

NDP stands by Liberal pact amid foreign-interference discontent, Marieke Walsh, Globe and Mail (June 9)

Canada committing another $500-million to Ukraine, Trudeau announces during surprise visit to Kyiv, Mark MacKinnon, Globe and Mail (June 10)

World

Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, The Debrief (June 5)

U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline, Shane Harris and Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post (June 6)

The Snowden Revelations Reconsidered, Ewen MacAskill, The Atlantic (June 7)

Smoky Air Disrupts Life in the Northeast, Liam Stack, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Michael Paulson, Ed Shanahan and Emma Fitzsimmons, New York Times (June 7)

Smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfs East Coast, upending daily life, Brady Dennis and Joyce Koh, Washington Post (June 7)

Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract, Sara Fischer and Mike Allen, Axios (June 7)

Licht’s Out, Dylan Byers, Puck (June 7)

The Fugitive Heiress Next Door, Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post (June 7)

GOP Lobbyist Claimed To Be “Empowering Women” — But Worked For Saudi Theocracy’s LIV Golf, Ken Klippenstein, The Intercept (June 7)

Group Of Global Leftist Leaders Warns “Soft Coup” Is Underway In Colombia, Ryan Grim, The Intercept (June 7)

Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network, Jeff Horwitz and Katherine Blunt, Wall Street Journal (June 7)

Exclusive: Donald Trump admits on tape he didn’t declassify ‘secret information’, Paula Reid and Jeremy Herb, CNN (June 9)

A conversation with Cornel West, 2024’s surprise third party candidate, David Weigel, Semafor (June 9)

Syriza’s Electoral Quagmire Reflects Its Crushing of Greeks’ Hopes, Stathis Kouvelakis, Jacobin (June 9)

Iran seeks ‘billions’ worth of Russian aircraft and weapons in exchange for drones, U.S. says, Joby Warrick, Washington Post (June 9)

Indictment says Trump lied, schemed to keep highly classified secrets, Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, Perry Stein and Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post (June 9)

Battles Rage as Ukraine Tries to Retake Russian-Occupied Territory, Andrew E. Kramer and Eric Schmitt, New York Times (June 9)

A Rising India Is Also, in One Remote Pocket, a Blood-Soaked War Zone, Suhasini Raj and Alex Travelli, New York Times (June 9)

Pop Culture

Hardcore Punk Is Looking (and Sounding) Different Now, Hank Shteamer, New York Times (June 6)

In Conversation: Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Carvell Wallace, New York (June 8)