Government Reaches Deal With Provinces on Sharing Weed Tax Revenue: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Liberals reach deal with the provinces on sharing pot tax revenue
“Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has reached a deal with his provincial and territorial counterparts on a formula for sharing pot tax revenue.
“The agreement gives the provinces at least 70 cents on the dollar, a sizable increase from the 50-50 framework proposal Morneau had announced last month.”
– CBC News
3. ‘Journalism for rent’: Inside the secretive firm behind the Trump dossier
Fusion GPS “has been under intense public scrutiny for producing the 35-page document known as the Trump dossier. Senior executives summoned to testify before Congress in October invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, and the firm is resisting a congressional subpoena for bank records that would reveal who has paid for its services.
“But hundreds of internal company documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal how Fusion, a firm led by former journalists, has used investigative reporting techniques and media connections to advance the interests of an eclectic range of clients.”
3. Pipe Bomb Explodes in New York Subway Walkway
“A 27-year-old man set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body during the morning rush hour on Monday, deep inside one of Manhattan’s busiest commuter corridors, the police said.
“The blast echoed through the subway tunnels just off Times Square, and filled parts of the Port Authority Bus Terminal with smoke as commuters fled into the streets to escape what the authorities quickly concluded was an act of terror.”
4. For the good of society — and traffic! — delete your map app
“All that extra traffic down previously empty streets has created an odd situation in which cities are constantly playing defense against the algorithms.”
5. Uh-oh, the ‘HQ’ Imitators Have Arrived
“Talking to the CEO of ‘The Q’—which looks a lot like another trivia app you might have heard of”
