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The killing of 165+ students at a girls' school in Iran has also been largely ignored in Canadian media.

As far as I can tell, neither the Toronto Star nor the Globe and Mail has run a standalone story on Saturday's attack.

They maybe have destroyed Ontario Place, but look what the animals have done to the green eaton centre

An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He’s Suing His Former Employer Palestinian-Canadian Amjad Ramadan is seeking nearly $400,000 in damages after he was abruptly terminated by NTN Canada, the manufacturing company he’d worked at for 15 years. He was fired soon after…

New story in The Grind.

Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine.

"There is a campaign to silence us," he told me.

@thegrindto.bsky.social

Why won’t Canada’s government let Gazans come here to study? Nada El-Falou, from the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, explains how Canada’s inaction is endangering students who have already been accepted into grad programs across the country

For @pressprogress.ca I spoke to Nada El-Falou from Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk about the 100+ students accepted to Canadian Universities still waiting for a visa.

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More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In. See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas

New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.

Are Canadians more afraid of floods — or flood maps? | The Narwhal Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs

Canada is "20 years behind" on flood planning, experts say, and maps meant to show at-risk areas are severely outdated. That poses harm to people and property, but plans to update flood maps often anger homeowners, who worry about insurance costs and property values. thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...

Are Canadians more afraid of floods — or flood maps? | The Narwhal Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs

Flooding is Canada’s most common climate risk — yet updating flood maps keeps sparking backlash over property values and insurance. For @thenarwhal.ca, I report on how Montreal’s fight reflects a national pattern.

thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...

Carney’s finances ignite showdown over conflict-of-interest laws A new ethics committee report has intensified scrutiny of the prime minister’s 500-plus holdings — including millions in Brookfield stock — with questions of whether existing rules can contain unprece...

Struggling to follow the three-months ethics committee saga over PM Mark Carney’s stock holdings? I pulled together a clear explainer for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, laying out how his 500+ company stake has become a test of Canada’s conflict-of-interest laws.

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Carney’s finances ignite showdown over conflict-of-interest laws A new ethics committee report has intensified scrutiny of the prime minister’s 500-plus holdings — including millions in Brookfield stock — with questions of whether existing rules can contain unprece...

How rich can a prime minister be before it clashes with the job? It’s the question that is quickly dominating the debate over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s finances.

New from @xavierrichervis.bsky.social:

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#cdnpoli #Brookfield #ethics

Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026 A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.

Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026

A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
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Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S. A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points.

Elbows up: A leaked Liberal caucus briefing note shows the Mark Carney government fears that regulating arms exports to the USA might upset the Americans.
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In rare move, feds reach out to faith groups for help with measles outbreak | Broadview Magazine ‘This just doesn't happen anymore,‘ says a volunteer with an interfaith group

As Canada loses its measles elimination status, faith leaders are stepping up to help fight vaccine hesitancy in communities the government is struggling to communicate.

My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social:

broadview.org/measles-cana...

Possible Police Collusion Investigation Still Unresolved After 18 Months When a jury cleared Umar Zameer for his role in the death of a Toronto police officer, the judge flagged possible co-ordinatedd police testimony, prompting an investigation into three Toronto officers...

Umar Zameer was acquitted in the death of a Toronto police officer more than 18 months ago.

But the investigation into whether three of the officer’s colleagues coordinated their testimony during the trial remains unresolved.

Story by @xavierrichervis.bsky.social

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.

"I don’t think I’ve ever spoken to someone who I suspected was lying to me with each and every response. I also don’t know if I’ve interviewed anyone I so desperately wanted to hear the truth from."

A truly bizarre story from @nickhunebrown.bsky.social you should read

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Leah Gazan on why Canada should outlaw residential school denialism | Broadview Magazine The NDP MP says her bill would 'protect survivors from the incitement of hate'

I had the privilege of speaking with NDP MP Leah Gazan about her recent bill which would classify residential school denialism as inciting hatred under the Criminal Code—mirroring the existing provisions for Holocaust denial.

My latest for @broadviewmedia.bsky.social
broadview.org/leah-gazan-r...

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Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

If you care about journalism and press freedom, read this thread from Luke.

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

A Jays fan wearing a Michael Myers mask at Game 6 of the World Series 2025 (played on Halloween)

Toronto right now

Toronto, you will not taste victory until you sacrifice Drake

Art Toronto No Longer Sponsored by AXA, Insurance Giant Invested in Weapons Used in Israeli Genocide Activists have long pressured Canada’s largest international art fair to cut ties with the French multinational, which holds substantial investments in weapons manufacturing companies.

NEW in @thegrindto.bsky.social: Canada's largest international art fair is no longer sponsored by AXA Insurance.

Art Toronto has long faced pressure to cut ties with AXA, a major investor in weapons manufacturing companies linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

www.thegrindmag.ca/art-toronto-...

CBC article, from July 16 2025, headline reads: Income inequality hit record high at start of 2025, Statistics Canada says Subhead reads: Gap increased each year following start of COVID-19 pandemic

I was using the same 2024 article in videos a lil while back to cite that wealth inequality in Canada had reached record highs in 2024.

Fun update: there's now a 2025 article about how wealth inequality has reached record highs this year!

Wheeeeeeeeee

So like I hear you but apparently we need 10,000 more data centres instead

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"I hope this book stands as a refusal to stop imagining Palestine, to stop imagining a better world."

This was always my question

Ontario Cities Are Clearing Homeless Encampments. Where Are People Supposed to Go? Amidst a housing crisis with no end in sight, municipalities across the province have been cracking down on the unhoused

Municipalities across Ontario are (or are attempting) to clear local homeless encampments. These crackdowns come without an answer to the simple question, where are people supposed to go?

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects

So…for the first time mosquitos have been seen in Iceland. We’re so cooked. Literally

www.theguardian.com/environment/...