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Oh brilliant. Labour minister Luke Pollard has decided Britain’s largest gas storage site doesn’t need government funds because British Gas can just sort it out themselves. Never mind that it holds half the country’s gas reserves, might shut next year and winter shortage warnings are already stacking up. We are governed by morons.

51% of all Alberta businesses—and 71% of companies with over 50 employees—state that immigrant workers are critical to their daily operations. Calgary Chamber of Commerce released a landmark report warning that Alberta's economic growth and workforce stability depend heavily on immigration. The group underscores that implementing restrictive provincial immigration reforms could severely worsen ongoing labour shortages and skills gaps. https://t.co/qIwXLeZbLY

A major coordinated sabotage attack was just carried out against railway infrastructure in at more than 20 locations in the Netherlands. Large 2 meter-long metal pipes were deliberately attached to the tracks, triggering track-circuit and safety system failures by tricking the grid's computers into registering that the tracks were blocked. Some of the attacked railway lines include: Amersfoort – Zwolle
Zwolle – Leeuwarden Utrecht – Arnhem Arnhem – Zutphen Amersfoort–Deventer Gouda–Oudewater