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Hockey-loving kids just witnessed their heroes acting like cowards If 12-year-olds knew something was wrong with the extravagant endorsement of the Trump administration, how did, say, Auston Matthews, the captain of the Maple Leafs not know this?

My story for the Star on cowardice and courage in sport www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Globe editorial: The world cannot forget Jimmy Lai The dissident publisher has been sentenced to 20 years for what amounts to committing journalism. Canada and others must press Beijing for his compassionate release

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Black and white photo: A back view silhouette of a man casting his line to the water. The pole is long and bent as it propelled forward. Across the water is the Kowloon side. The picture is taken at Central Pier in Hong Kong. On the right is a partial view of one of the many docks. In the background across the water are buildings on the Kowloon side.

Black and white photo: A side view shot of a man holding a fishing line in his hands. The photo shows him from torso high. He is looking towards the water with the fishing line on his right hand and phone on his left hand. Picture is taken at Central Pier in Hong Kong.

Black and white photo: The photo was taken at Central Pier in Hong Kong. A elderly man with a traditional bamboo hat leaning over metal guardrails holding a fishing line. The hat covers the man's face.

Fishing at Central Pier in Hong Kong.

#urbanphotography #streetphotography #hongkong #fishing #blackandwhitephotography #travelphotography #canonphotograpy

Man and young boy on a plastic sled getting ready to slide down a snow covered hill. Photo is taken from their back right side. The man's jacket and pant legs are covered with snow.

Winter fun at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto.

#winter #toronto #urbanphotography

Showing the contrast between light and shadow at Chi Lin Nunnery in Hong Kong.

#travelphotography #canonphotography #chilinnunnery #hongkong

A rain chain from Chi Lin Nunnery in Hong Kong.

#blackandwhite #hongkong #travelphotography #canonphotography

I saw this singer performing outdoors at Chaozhou. I believe her name is 方大头. She had a drum, cymbal, a mic and a phone. She was performing karaoke, encouraging the audience to sing along and asking for suggestions.

#streetphotography #travelphotography #chaozhou #方大头

2 people sitting on steps on a sidewalk. The person on the left is a child in a Spiderman costume. The adult is a woman holding a phone on her left hand. Both of them are looking at the phone.

I couldn't help but take this shot when I was in Georgetown, Penang. I wondered what they were looking at on the phone.

#streetphotography #travelphotography #malaysia #penang #georgetown #canonphotography

Taken at Chaozhao (Guangdong, China) inside the walled city.

I was lucky that they decided to walk into my shot. A few moments later, more people showed up and the scene was lost.

#travelphotography #chaozhao #canonphotography

Night photography near the Kimberly St. Night Market in Georgetown.

#urbanphotography #nightphotography #penang

Street art in Penang, Malaysia.

Friendship and Fall Colours - just a couple of things to keep us sane in this crazy world.

#toronto #canonphotography #canoncanada #urbanphotography #streetphotography

Kensington Market on a beautiful fall afternoon in Toronto.

Autumn colours in Toronto

Canadian independent music needs your help. Now. Being a musician is a struggle. Fortunately, Canada has something of a safety net with financial help that keeps music alive. There is, however, a problem. The Canadian Independent Music Association, which represents

ICYMI: Canadian independent music needs your help. Now. #musicnews

The MV-22 Osprey from the VMM-266 (Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 Fighting Griffins). It still intrigues me how this aircraft was conceived.

Those oil streaks at the side of the aircraft adds a bit of "grit".

Taken at Airshow London 2025.

#aviation #airshowlondon

A pair Aero L-39 Albatros flying from right to left shortly after taking off. One plane has blue, grey and white markings while the other has red, dark green and camo green markings. The planes are from the International Test Pilot School at Airshow London. They are Czech subsonic trainer aircraft flown by Brendan Pierce and Stefan Porteous.

The same Aero L-39 Albatros also flying from right to left in tight formation with clouds covering the sky. The left wings of the plane are tilted lower and the top of the planes are displayed.

Aero L-39 Albatros from the International Test Pilot School at Airshow London. They are Czech subsonic trainer aircraft flown by Brendan Pierce and Stefan Porteous.

1. Fleet Cornell of the Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation piloted by Shawn Clish.
2. P51 Mustang Cheryl Lynn piloted by Marco Rusconi (part of the Jack Aces P51 Mustang Team).
3. Nanchang CJ6 piloted by Dan Fortin.

From Canadian International Airshow.

#aviation #airshows #cias2025

The Snowbirds performing at the Canadian International Airshow at Toronto.

#CIAS2025 #canonphotography #tamronamericas #aviation #airshows #cfsnowbirds #ciastoronto

CP-140 Aurora from the 2025 Canadian International Airshow.

#cias2025 #aviation #airshows #canonphotography #tamronamericas #toronto

CF-18 doing a fly by at the Canadian International Airshow. This F-18 is the two seater version. The landing gear is deployed and the tail hook is also lowered. The person in the back seat is waving to the crowd on the shore. The plane is blue grey.

CF-18 flying past the crowd at the Canadian International Airshow. The plane is blue grey and is going from right to left. This F-18 is the two seat version.

CF-18 gaining altitude during take off. The plane is at 45 degree angle with some vapour just behind the cockpit. The colour is blue grey. From this perspective the bottom of the plane has black outline of a cockpit painted to confuse the enemy.

CF-18 (two seater model) at 45 degree angle and climbing. There is a bit of vapour from behind the cockpit. In the underside of the plane, there is an outline of the cockpit painted to confuse the enemy.

CF-18 at the Canadian International Airshow.

#aviation #airshows #RCAF #CF18 #canonphotography #tamronamericas

F35 with a large vapour cone just behind the wings and some vapour just behind the cockpit.

F35 streaking through and creating a vapour cone around the plane at today's Canadian International Airshow.

#aviation #airshows #f35demoteam #f35 #toronto #canonphotography #tamronamericas

A person (Samantha Tryggvason) strapped on a harness on the top of their Grumman ‘Showcat’ at the Canadian International Airshow. The plane is a white bi plane (two wings) trailing white smoke for visibility. It is piloted by Mike Traggvason. The picture is in black and white.

Mike and Samantha Tryggvason on their Grumman ‘Showcat’ at the Canadian International Airshow.

#aviationphotography #airshows #toronto #ciastoronto #see.sam.fly

F35 at Canadian International Airshow deploying flares.

#aviationphotography #CIAS2025 #toronto #f35demoteam

Black and white photo of a man, partially silhouetted against the entrance of an underground parking garage. It is a night time shot and the borders of the garage are dim except for the entry way.

Sometimes I get into a photo slump. I have no idea why that happens. The other night I just decided to walk around and even left my camera bag behind. I've learned I can't force myself to be creative at the spur of the moment.

#toronto #urbanphotography #streetphotography

Black and white photo of Royal Bank Plaza from bottom up. It shows a cropped image of the windows that are in a series of W shape. The reflections on the windows also show the grids crisscrossing in several areas.

Royal Bank Plaza in black and white.

The two towers have more than 14,000 windows and they contain 71,000 grams of gold.

#architecture #urbanphotography #toronto #canonphotography #urbanlandscapes

Reflections from a tall office building of another building. The side of the building is uneven in a diamond pattern. So the reflections are almost like fractals.

Reflections.

#toronto #urbanphotography #cityscapes #architecture #canonphotography #architecture

Racing helmets from last week's Honda Indy in Toronto.

He is in the Mazda Miata Cup Series.

He took time to chat with people that came up to him, showed kids around the car and just seemed to be very happy to be here.

He’s driving the #71 Clearly Canadian car. Although on his IG he also has a #701 red and white Miata. So keep an eye out for him.

This is Aidan Shimbashi, a driver for JMF Motorsports Karting.

Aidan's IG: aidan.shimbashi

#hondaindy #aidanshimbashi #mazda #autoracing #canonphotography #toronto