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Have you ever considered that the Prime Directive is not only not ethical, but also illogical, and perhaps morally indefensible?

  • WestJet and Air Transat passengers fight back after airlines falsely claim they can’t film disputes

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  • I agree, but also this was a 2700 km trip, as the crow flies.

  • Pipeline deal with Ottawa met with boos at Alberta UCP convention

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  • The boos came later when she asked if they were more comfortable in Canada than they were a few days ago.

    And the pipeline deal is why she was asking, so what's the difference, exactly?

  • Get a First Look at One of WWE’s Biggest Stars in Star Trek Spin-Off ‘Starfleet Academy’

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  • Wrestling's an interesting..."sport" isn't quite the right word, but I can't think of what else to call it right now. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but it was also pretty inescapable in the late 90s, so I've seen my fair share.

    It's absolutely a performance, but especially over the last couple of decades, the industry has shifted away from maintaining "kayfabe" and mostly just embraces the phoniness (though they still play it absolutely straight in the ring).

    At the end of the day, it's a very unique type of performance art that requires both athleticism and, for the most successful wrestlers, acting chops.

    And yeah, there are definitely toxic aspects to it and its fan base.

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    Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet over energy deal with Alberta

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/guilbeault-quitting-cabinet-9.6995299

  • Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta

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  • What are the chances that Alberta just agreed to an increased industrial carbon tax in exchange for a pipeline that never gets built?

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    Here's what to know about the energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/ottawa-alberta-energy-agreement-pipeline-9.6994715

  • Christina Chong Has a Wild Idea for a 'Doctor Who' and 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Crossover

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  • A bunch of people in pyjamas flying around at faster-than-light speeds? Seems like a gimmick to me...

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    Get a First Look at One of WWE’s Biggest Stars in Star Trek Spin-Off ‘Starfleet Academy’

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    Christina Chong Has a Wild Idea for a 'Doctor Who' and 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Crossover

    gizmodo.com /christina-chong-doctor-who-star-trek-crossover-idea-2000692192
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    Canada’s weather warning system has changed. Here’s how

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/nova-scotia/eccc-weather-warning-system-changes-9.6991783
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    Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/nova-scotia/colleen-jones-obituary-9.6991829
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    Penny Oleksiak banned from competition until 2027 due to whereabouts failures

    www.cbc.ca /sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/swimming/penny-oleksiak-whereabouts-ban-2027-9.6991795
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    Fans heartbroken, angry as Winnipeg's Valour FC announces suspension of operations

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/valour-fc-suspends-operations-9.6988141
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    Canada Post, union agree in principle to deal after 2 years of contentious bargaining

    www.cbc.ca /news/business/canada-post-tentative-deal-9.6988680

  • The Team Behind 'The Last Starship' Break Down Their Audacious New 'Star Trek' Comic

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  • And the third reason for the Klingons and their inclusion in The Last Starship is connected to Starfleet Academy, so we can’t really talk about it except to say that we’re laying some exciting groundwork for that series.

    Hmm...

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    The Team Behind 'The Last Starship' Break Down Their Audacious New 'Star Trek' Comic

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    Construction company broke law by firing employee who pushed for new union at Winnipeg site: labour board

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-aecon-construction-labour-board-decision-union-raid-clac-9.6983594
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    CRTC updates definition of Canadian content, putting limits on AI use

    www.cbc.ca /news/politics/crtc-canadian-content-9.6983364

  • Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million Canadians with MAID

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  • Well, euthanizing 1/3 of the population would certainly help alleviate the housing crisis...

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    A New 'Star Trek' Comic Gives Uhura the Full Spotlight

    gizmodo.com /star-trek-uhura-comic-civil-rights-idw-2000687027
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    Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine

    www.cbc.ca /news/canada/richard-falk-detained-cbsa-palestine-conference-9.6980514

  • New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In The Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley

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  • I'm the first aboard the "Star Trek contains multitudes" train, for sure.

  • New ‘Star Trek’ Movie In The Works At Paramount From Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley

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  • Discovery never had a connection to Abrams/Bad Robot, unless you were to count Alex Kurtzman, but he's been involved with every series of the new era, so...you kind of can't?

    In any case, I agree - the D&D movie was a lot of fun, and while I wouldn't want a ST movie to strike that tone, I'm interested to see what they cook up.

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  • After breathing new life into high-profile IP like the Spider-Man franchise and Dungeons & Dragons, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are looking to boldly go where no directors have gone before with a very popular franchise. Sources tell Deadline, the duo are coming on to write, produce and are attached to direct a new original Star Trek film for Paramount. They will produce under their GoldDay banner.

    Based on this, it seems like they've completely broken from JJ Abrams/Bad Robot - they were seemingly always connected to previous projects.

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  • That's been a pretty common commentary, and I get it, but I think there's room for just about all genres - they've done their fair share of horror-tinged episodes over the years.

  • Should parents who refuse childhood vaccines be liable if their choice harms someone else’s kid?

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  • Agreed - it's pretty unlikely that you'd be able to prove something like that.

    I suppose you could try to apply precedents surrounding HIV disclosure, but I think it'd be a tough sell.

    Edit: And to be clear, even in that situation, we're talking about disclosure, not actual treatment-related choices.

  • Exclusive: Writer Confirms ‘Star Trek: Khan’ Is Being Treated As Canon, Talks Potential Future Audio Series

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  • Strictly speaking, there's no formal rule - you won't find a CBS/Paramount definition of "canon" anywhere that I'm aware of.

    In practice, they stick with the tv shows and films.

    But they've also worked very hard over the last few years to keep the tie-in novels and things like that "canon-ish," in that they flesh out backstories from the shows, and the shows mostly don't step on their efforts.

    It sounds like the podcast is getting that treatment - as far as they're concerned, this is what happened, and they have no plans to contradict it (and, considering the nature of the story, it's not likely to come up one way or another).

  • Mike Smith, Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys, charged with sexual assault

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  • Not a big shock - there have been allegations surrounding the guy for years.

  • You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right?

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  • It was certainly the case when I was in school, and that was decades ago.

  • You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right?

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  • I think that's pretty universal, and it's been the case for decades.

  • You're going to make up the funding shortfall, right?

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  • It's the perfect crime! The feds create a problem with a solution that's under provincial jurisdiction...

  • "The hope is to have a fresh 'Star Trek' movie, though [Paramount] has moved on from the idea of bringing back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the ensemble from the J.J. Abrams reboot."

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  • Honestly, I'd take this with a small grain of salt.

    I don't doubt Variety's reporting, but this amounts to a bullet point in a larger article, and while I'm sure they've "moved on" from whatever they had cooking, I think it's also possible that they could develop another project with that crew, if they have a script that they like well enough.

    We'll see what happens - it's been years of them being unable to get a project going, and I don't expect that to change any time soon.

  • "The hope is to have a fresh 'Star Trek' movie, though [Paramount] has moved on from the idea of bringing back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the ensemble from the J.J. Abrams reboot."

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  • I don't think it's that straightforward. They just gave the South Park guys half a billion dollars, and re-upped Jon Stewart for another year.

    The CBS News division is a tire fire right now, but I don't think there have been signs of creative interference in the studios.

    You know, yet.