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Oh, this is terribly sad news. Andrea's work, her style, was so thoughtful and deep. I really appreciated her contributions to the music world and the world of music criticism. My condolences to everyone who loved her.

cbc.ca

Saying goodbye to Andrea Warner | CBC Music

We lost one of the very best on Sept. 27.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.

nationalobserver.com

Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.

Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Saved from the cancer, undone by the care. One in three patients over 70 leaves hospital less able to care for themselves than when they arrived. I watched it happen to my father, by Seema Marwaha healthydebate.ca/2026/09/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social

healthydebate.ca

Saved from the cancer, undone by the care. - Healthy Debate

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Petty annoyance incoming, with apologies. Over the next year, we have several weddings happening within our family. As a woman of a certain age who is self-conscious about her scrawny arms, where are the dresses for people like me? Everything seems to be made for very confident 20-somethings. 😩

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Wency Leung @wencyleung.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is vital and painstaking work. Please share widely!

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Guardian is doing some major hiring right now! If you have 2-3 years' experience in journalism, media and/or content creation, you can apply for the Digital Journalism Scheme - full time roles including 20% training time, £48k pa workwithus.theguardian.com/digital-jour...

workwithus.theguardian.com

Digital Journalist Scheme

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We were shown Michael Apted's 7 Up, 14 Up and 21 Up in school - and the Up series deeply affected me as a kid (and still does today). The films helped give context around what 'growing up' meant, or looked like for other kids - especially because it's such a vague concept to a child.

theguardian.com

‘It’s the Bayeux tapestry of TV!’ After six decades, the seminal series bows out with 70 Up

The ‘hugely important artefact’ that’s followed 14 children since they were seven is set to air its final instalment. The now-septuagenarians and director Asif Kapadia talk about breaking new ground f...

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"I'm not going anywhere" Conservative party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told Union of BC Municipalities, two days before resigning. What a weekend for BC politics. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

thetyee.ca

Findlay Quits as Upheaval Brings BC to Brink of Election | The Tyee

How Conservative disarray and speculation of a snap vote have quickly reshaped the province’s political landscape.

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As I reported last week in @thenarwhal.ca , the Ontario government is announcing today that Pickering nuclear plant, which produces 10% of the province's energy, is being shut down for refurbishments that will take 5-7 years Here's everything you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-pick... #onpoli

thenarwhal.ca

Pickering’s nuclear plant unplugs next week. Here’s what that means| The Narwhal

One of Ontario’s major nuclear plants shuts down for refurbishments next week. That means the province will burn more natural gas for power

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh, dear. Too young. Sheik was such an interesting guy. I did not know his degree was in semiotics (like my (RIP) literary grandad Umberto Eco), which is very cool. I am so sorry for Sheik's family and loved ones. RIP. #GiftLink

nytimes.com

Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56 (Gift Article)

Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit “Barely Breathing,” he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing “Spring Awakening.”

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 17/09/2026

💼 Come work with us! The Walrus is currently accepting applications for two Editorial Fellows. These are remote, paid 12-month positions, with a November 2026 start date. thewalrus.ca/about/careers

thewalrus.ca

Careers & Fellowships | The Walrus

Jobs, fellowships, and internships at the Walrus Foundation

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

ooh! "It means that rather than classifying Miéville with “the new weird” or “speculative fantasy”, he ought to be compared to Roberto Bolaño or Mircea Cărtărescu. This new novel is equally maximalist, dense, disorienting and discomfiting, reflecting how surreal our reality seems to have become."

theguardian.com

The Rouse by China Miéville review – a mighty achievement from the ‘new weird’ author

Twenty years in the writing, this paranormal epic of cold war espionage and family tragedy is a quantum leap in terms of ambition and moral seriousness

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Aww. Such sad news today. “How many of you, I asked the people in my class, which of you want to give your lives and be writers?” she wrote...She added: “And then I tried to tell them what the choice must mean: You can’t be anything else. You must go at your life with a broadax.” #GiftLink 🎁

nytimes.com

Annie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81 (Gift Article)

Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.

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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 15/09/2026

Mark Carney is inviting the world’s billionaires to “peer into Canada’s shop window” during the Canada Investment Summit. Gulf despots are among his most hotly-courted buyers, explain Anthony Fenton and @desaima.bsky.social—despite their gruesome human-rights abuses. breachmedia.ca/gulf-billion...

breachmedia.ca

Gulf billionaire dictators are looking to cash in on Mark Carney’s investment bonanza ⋆ The Breach

As Saudi and UAE monarchs join Carney’s investment summit, it signals a newly-unabashed era of economic collaboration with the authoritarian regimes.

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There are 100 of the world's largest institutional investors at this 2-day summit in Toronto. 33 of them are American. So what's not for sale to the United States? (Or anyone else?) #CdnPoli Source: www.benefitscanada.com/news/cir-new...

Image from Canada's National Observer. PM Mark Carney is seated at what appears to be a wooden desk. There are 4 Canadian flags behind him. He is wearing a blue suit, burgundy tie, and a white shirt. The caption reads:

"Canada is not for sale."

This quote was in response to trade negotiations with the USofA, and the demands Americans were making during talks.

Screengrab shows an image of PM Mark Carney standing at a podium, with 4 Canadian flags behind him. The caption reads:

"Carney is seeking $1 trillion in investments. What will it take to land major deals at this week's summit?"

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Gift link kindly provided by @lizrenzetti.bsky.social, below. Definitely worth your time to read Althia Raj's Op-Ed at @thestar.com

Screen grab from Toronto Star article, by Althia Raj. It reads:

"“A lot of the things (Carney) has done is to give himself and his cabinet sweeping powers and avoid public oversight,” she told the Star. “His whole major project agenda is ‘How can I keep American investors happy’ — because the largest contingent of people at this investment summit (in Toronto), 33 of the companies are American — so it’s still about keeping American investors happy while gutting environmental safeguards here.”

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"The airports were not mentioned in a 66-page “prospectus” booklet circulated among summit participants" Carney hid it. Heck, did caucus know? "The federal Liberal caucus hastily called a meeting with its MPs on Monday to discuss the future of Canadian airports, according to multiple sources"

ctvnews.ca

Federal government expected to announce legislation on future of Canadian airports: sources

The federal Liberal caucus hastily called a meeting with its MPs on Monday to discuss the future of Canadian airports, according to multiple sources.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This should really piss us off. Mark Carney told the money class at his summit in Toronto he was going to asset flip our airports before telling Canadians. He short-circuited discussion and input from Canadians in his race to enrich the investor class. #CdnPoli #SnakesInSuits #BarbariansAtTheGate

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

PMCEO. "Carney confirmed that his government is seeking private investment...to operate Canada's four largest airports. The government will keep the land and underlying assets, but "unlock their true value" by bringing new capital and expertise to the operations with those outside investments." 🤬

cbc.ca

Carney delivers remarks at investment summit as Liberals discuss airport privatization | CBC

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 15/09/2026

Ontario is still writing its rules for datacentres. But Ford's pitchdeck for foreign investors explicitly markets Hamilton’s waterfront for deregulated AI datacentre development, including "sovereign" AI opportunities." Sovereign AI. Built for foreign investors. With no rules. #HamOnt

"Ontario — Your investment partner," reads the title of an investment prospectus circulated by the Ontario government at Mark Carney's private investment summit of 200 foreign CEOs

relevant section: "The Steelport site is undergoing
master planning following M5 Industrial zoning.
Commercial opportunities are expected
to be announced in Q4 2026, with Phase 1
construction anticipated to commence in 2027."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 15/09/2026

File: news.ontario.ca/assets/files...

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a (v.little) child: 1. David Bowie and his Ashes to Ashes video. 2. Going down the open-back basement stairs. 3. Idi Amin. 4. Fireworks. 5. Dead man's tree in the farmer's field near our house. 6. The very dark, deep lake* at my grandma's cottage. 7. Freddy Krueger*. 🤣

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Hope & Hard Work, to be run alongside co-founder Katie Telford, also unveiled a film and TV scripted and unscripted slate with a focus on Canadian stories for global export.“ Book adaptations are 2 early projects: Perry Chafe’s Closer by Sea and Uzma Jalauddin's Detective Aunty.

hollywoodreporter.com

Justin Trudeau Launches His Own Film and TV Production Banner

The former Canadian politician has found time away from partner Katy Perry to develop a scripted and unscripted slate under the newly titled shingle Hope & Hard Work.

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 11/09/2026

So to summarize: One of the largest private corporations in Canada that’s been found guilty of fixing prices, is using drones to pollute the night sky, to promote the use of an AI chatbot to disclose sensitive personal information, and is part of the privatization of the Ontario health care system.

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 11/09/2026

Someone on Reddit filmed an aerial drone advertisement in the night sky in Toronto and if this is real, it needs to be banned immediately. #TOpoli

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Shot: Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandal. Chaser: [also arrested] a suspected female accomplice he was filmed having sex with. Garnish: "misbehaving monks" hotline.

bbc.com

Thai abbot arrested in $3 million embezzlement scandal

Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/09/2026

Canada sends the U.S. an icy message in Barry Blitt's latest Kvetchbook.

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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

After Ontario replaced the Endangered Species Act, ministry biologists were told they couldn't review developers' plans. We found that over 12 have since left, feeling their jobs "stopped feeling meaningful." Here's our latest investigation: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-endan... #onpoli

thenarwhal.ca

Inside Ontario’s endangered species office after Bill 5 | The Narwhal

‘We were essentially silenced’: current and former Ministry of Environment officials say they were powerless after Doug Ford killed the Endangered Species Act

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

J!F!C! This orange thug is an embarrassment to the political world. Someone needs to pull the plug on this deranged lunacy. I frigging hope so hard that many, many, many people will be charged with many, many many crimes, go on trial, be found guilty, then rot the rest of their days in prison. 🖕

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Giller Prize @gillerprize.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fourteen remarkable Canadian authors have been named to the 2026 #GillerPrize longlist. These exceptional novels were chosen from more than 140 works of fiction submitted by publishers across Canada. gillerprize.ca/the-giller-p... #CravingCanLit #CanLit #canadianliterature

gillerprize.ca

The Giller Prize Presents its 2026 Longlist

September 8, 2026 (Toronto, Ontario) – Fourteen remarkable Canadian authors have been named to the 2026 Giller Prize longlist. These exceptional novels were chosen from more than 140 works of fiction ...

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Between April 27 and June 19, records obtained by the Investigative Journalism Bureau show, the government’s cabinet office refused 48 freedom-of-information requests...Ford said [the new legislation] was necessary to protect himself and his cabinet from “communist China...” #OnPoli

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I had the chance to meet Andrew once, and he was truly a lovely human! “There’s a positivity around this prize that feels like – I don’t know if it’s honouring Andrew’s spirit or bolstered by Andrew’s spirit. There’s some kind of confluence there that just feels really nice.”

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“[We] will abandon the Mercator projection in favour of map representations tailored to specific uses, more faithful to actual surface areas and in line with the recommendations of cartographers and scientists...”

theguardian.com

UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland

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JenniferD @juniperd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Such an asshat (DoFo). From @colindmello.bsky.social at Global News: "Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who just held a news conference style event in Mississauga, without any members of the media says: “Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers. We are good to go.”" #OnPoli

Screen grab of 2 posts on X, by Toronto journalist Colin D'Mello. It has a video of Doug Ford attached to it. The post text reads:

@ColinDMello
Colin D'Mello | Global News

NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who just held a news conference style event in Mississauga, without any members of the media says:

“Thank God, we don’t have the media. No questions, no answers. We are good to go.”

#onpoli

@ColinDMello
Colin D'Mello | Global News

Just a timely reminder that freedom of the press is a fundamental, constitutionally protected, feature of our democracy.

The comments expressed by the Premier above are, unfortunately, shared by those at the highest levels in the Premier’s Office — a feeling of distain (sic) that is felt almost daily.

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Heritage Minute just dropped, starring Rick Mercer as the mayor of Gander, Newfoundland:

youtube.com

NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11

YouTube video by Historica Canada

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two books talking
Younger book "What's happening?"
Older book "The wheel of life has turned, my child... Our time on the front table of the bookshop is over, and, like brave birds flying south for the winter, we summer books must journey back to the shelves."

Younger book "But I like it here!"
Older book "All things must pass. The beach reads table you knew is already gone. The time of autumn books is upon us."

Younger book "Will we ever return?"
Older book "The cycle is eternal: the Christmas bestsellers and prize nominees will come and go, but people will always want something nice to read on holiday."

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