[NEWS] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes the European Parliament's criticism of Turkey's democratic deficit, reports the Czech foreign minister's statement that Brexit propagandists are distorting the reality, reports on Putin's preparation for upcoming national elections, and looks at an American nuclear engineer accused of transferring technology to China.


• CBC reports on the infuriating trial of two Alberta parents who allowed their child to die of untreated meningitis, and looks at the mixed opinions of Attawapiskat residents about their community.


• MacLean's is profoundly critical of the new Newfoundland budget, fiscally regressive.


• National Geographic and Wired each consider, in the light of Inky the octopus' famous escape from his New Zealand cage, the ethics of putting smart cephalopods in tanks.


• The Toronto Star notes the recognition by the Supreme Court of Métis and non-status Indians.


• Wired notes how online fandom is making it more difficult to dispose of LGBTQ characters on television.