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Matthew Trevithick

@mtrevithick.bsky.social
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Journalist, photographer, burned out, need new avatar matthew.trevithick@cbc.ca / Twitter: @m_trevithick / #LdnOnt

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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
President Trump on Friday opened a new front in his ever-expanding battles with the news media, abruptly announcing a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, even as it remained unclear how his prohibition would be enforced. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex. (Gift Article)
The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“The Trump administration, he wrote in a memo, was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, ‘improperly vetted’ candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency […] to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says (Gift Article)
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Perpetual adolescence enabled by rampant, commercialized nostalgia means never really having to grow up… now you don’t have to grieve either! www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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How AI is bringing the dead back to life — for better or worse | CBC News
It may seem like something ripped directly from an episode of Black Mirror, but generative AI and large language models are now being used to conjure up the dead, using the massive digital footprints ...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors was hit hard Thursday by his former colleagues at UEFA, who agreed to boycott all the global soccer body's competitions in protest. www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...
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European nations vow FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino private equity plan, CONCACAF joins in opposition | CBC Sports
UEFA member federations agreed Thursday to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest at Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Federal government rejects Ontario’s plan to allow jets at Billy Bishop airport www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8942e4a...
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Federal government rejects Ontario’s plan to allow jets at Billy Bishop airport
Overwhelming majority of people consulted in Toronto did not want the expansion to go forward, according to a source
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
London: Home to some of the worst air in Canada as of 10p EDT, according to IQAir #LdnOnt
A ranking of the most polluted cities in Canada as of 10 p.m. EDT on July 16, 2026, showing London ranking second behind Windsor. Windsor's US Air Quality Index is 597, versus 534 for London.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Giving into peer pressure
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Cutting-edge AI technology is poised to supercharge offensive hacking capabilities, and urgent action is needed to face up to the ‌threat, U.S., British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cybersecurity agency officials said on Monday." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies warn of new AI models impact on cyber risks | CBC News
Cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology is poised to supercharge offensive hacking capabilities, and urgent action is needed to face up to the ‌threat, U.S., British, Canadian, Australian and ...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
James Burrows dead at 85. Beloved by actors, he helped create “Cheers” and directed more than 1,000 episodes of hit shows like “Taxi,” “Friends,” “Frasier” and “The Big Bang Theory.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/a...
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James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
An important message: I’m back on the reporting beat next week as I take a week-long break from newscasting to backfill for someone, so if you have story tips… —> matthew.trevithick@cbc.ca #LdnOnt
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
“At 80, Trump Is Everywhere and Showing Signs of Age” www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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At 80, Trump Is Everywhere and Showing Signs of Age
By making the president an omnipresent figure, White House advisers are surfacing both vigor and flubs
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
FIFA says it will no longer allow fans to bring their own water bottles into host stadiums for the tournament, drawing the ire of fans and host city politicians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Toronto mayor slams FIFA water bottle ban as 'pure money grab' as organization cites safety risks | CBC News
While ticket prices are sky-high and matches are scheduled in the heat of summer, FIFA says it decided to prohibit fans from bringing their own water bottles into stadiums “to prohibit bottles to prev...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Toronto-based owners of Beth Emanuel British Methodist Episcopal Church in London, one of Canada's oldest Black churches, have withdrawn their application to have the building's heritage status removed. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
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Plans dropped to remove heritage status from one of Canada's oldest Black churches | CBC News
The Toronto-based owners of Beth Emanuel British Methodist Episcopal Church, one of Canada's oldest Black churches, have withdrawn their application to the city to have the building's heritage status ...
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEW: While Meta publicly said it was still deciding whether and how to deploy facial recognition in its smart glasses, the company was quietly distributing it to millions of users. WIRED found an unreleased facial-recognition system embedded in the Meta's AI companion app. w/ @dell.bsky.social
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Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones.
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Status @status.news · 30/05/2026
Just days before gutting television’s most successful news program, CBS News was celebrating record digital growth. So if expanding the brand’s online footprint is the goal, why fire the team successfully doing just that? More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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Bari’s False Case Against ‘60 Minutes’
Just days before gutting television’s most successful news program, CBS News was celebrating record digital growth. So if expanding the brand’s online footprint is the goal, why fire the team successf...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
So glad that more people are getting their news from social media these days instead of actual news sources www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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An online conspiracy theory suggested planes were dropping ticks over Ontario. Here is the real reason why there are more ticks this year.
Social media posts shared a rumour originating from an anonymous forum that claimed Ontario pilots were being hired to spread ticks from the air. The posts fuelled a conspiracy theory that the ticks w...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Stephen Colbert's first gig after The Late Show: a return to Michigan public access television www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTX...
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Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Widespread damage in east London from Tuesday's severe storms was the result of downburst that left a damage path at least nine kilometres long, per @westernuntp.bsky.social. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
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Damage in east London, Ont., during Tuesday storms caused by downburst | CBC News
Storm-related damage reported in east London following Tuesday's severe weather was the result of a downburst and not a tornado, Western University researchers say.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
OpenAI did not adhere to Canadian privacy laws when it trained ChatGPT, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to an investigation by the federal privacy commissioner and his counterparts in Quebec, B.C., and Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canadian privacy czars call out 'several concerns' with how OpenAI trained ChatGPT | CBC News
OpenAI did not adhere to Canadian privacy laws when it trained its immensely popular ChatGPT tool, resulting in the collection and use of sensitive personal information, according to a joint investiga...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
“Alberta’s proposed referendum on independence is being targeted by foreign actors seeking to sow discord in the province, a study being released this week by the Global Centre for Democratic Resilience says.” www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8942e4a...
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Foreign actors exploiting Alberta separatist debate to stoke discord, researchers say
Activities range from covert influence campaigns to AI-generated content spreading falsehoods
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
If the Internet Archive didn’t exist, you wouldn’t be able to look up old stories I and others wrote when we were at AM980 because it was cheaper for Corus to just delete them all when the website went through a redesign. Twice! The sad thing is every other local outlet did that too. #LdnOnt
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/04/2026
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company that recently fought the Pentagon over the use of its technology, has built a new A.I. model that it claims is too powerful to be released to the public.
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Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’
The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Meta and YouTube harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress, a U.S. jury found on Wednesday, a landmark decision that could open social media companies to more lawsuits over users’ well-being. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...
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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"The changes will be retroactive and may put in jeopardy numerous ongoing battles by news organizations fighting for information about the Greenbelt scandal and Ford's cellphone records... The government is trying to prevent the release of those records." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret | CBC News
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the politica...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 06/03/2026
what the fuck are we doing www.wsj.com/business/med...
Kalshi employees "kind of understand that without the tweets and the streamers and all of the social-media stuff that the traders do for them, usually just for free, their marketing would be a lot harder," said Jack Campion, 20, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Kalshi affiliate.
In September, Kalshi briefly signed up a 15-year-old videogame streamer who goes by vertid online to promote its brand on X as an affiliate.
A week later, Kalshi ended the partnership.
"Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Ford said the new convention centre could cost a few billion dollars and would be three times the size of the current one. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ford muses about filling in part of Toronto waterfront for new convention centre | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he is considering filling in part of Toronto's waterfront for a new convention centre.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened pollution limits for coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/c...
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E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law | CBC
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
"Instagram’s chief executive said on Wednesday that social media was not 'clinically addictive,' disputing claims that the platform prioritized making money over the mental health of young users in a landmark tech addiction case." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
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Instagram Chief Says Social Media Is Not ‘Clinically Addictive’ in Landmark Trial
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Tristan Roby, the London teen who survived a 2019 hit-and-run that left him with life-altering injuries, died over the weekend with his family by his side. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
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Victim of London hit-and-run Tristan Roby dies after long struggle with injuries | CBC News
Tristan Connor Roby was 17 when he was struck while riding his bike along Exeter Road, suffering catastrophic injuries that reshaped his life and rallied community support.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"Mr. Trump reportedly told the chief, Michael Reiter, 'Thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this,' according to a document recounting their conversation that is part of the tranche of Epstein files released by the Justice Department." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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Former Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew of Epstein’s Actions
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
NYT: Billionaire owner of Ambassador Bridge met with Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, on Monday, hours before President Trump's threats to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the Ambassador's competing span www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
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Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Senior officials worried "pursuing a civil rights investigation — by using a warrant obtained on that basis — would contradict President Trump’s claim Ms. Good 'violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer' who fired at her as she drove her vehicle." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“European Union regulators said [TikTok’s] infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to ‘compulsive’ behavior, especially among children.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
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Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"Melinda French Gates on Tuesday said that her ex-husband, Bill Gates, needs to answer for the behavior alleged in the latest trove of private communications released in connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...
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Melinda French Gates reacts to new details about Bill Gates in the Epstein files
In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/02/2026
making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"The search and the administration’s flood of lawsuits against states have alarmed election officials and experts, who worry that the moves are laying the groundwork for the administration to contest the results of this year’s congressional midterms." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
what a whirlwind of a performer. RIP, Catherine O'Hara
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Legendary Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara dead at 71 | CBC
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration for financial backing is an act of "treason" and it's an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa on Thursday.”
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B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason' | CBC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the Trump administration for financial backing is an act of treason and an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the pr...
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In a fall 2025 conference call, "Hootsuite employees and a rep. from CBP discussed creating dashboards to monitor online discussion of ICE enforcement actions in specific cities in real time, and another to gauge sentiment about CBP commissioner Rodney Scott." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8942e4a...
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Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Very sad to hear about Derek Ruttan. A great photographer and human being. Always loved running into him in the field and talking shop. Thinking about his loved ones and everyone at the Freep today. www.oneilfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/d... #LdnOnt
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Derek Ruttan Obituary January 26, 2026 - O'Neil Funeral Home
View Derek Ruttan's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 24/01/2026
The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
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Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man, DHS officials say he was armed
A bystander video shows several agents wrestled with man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm, as protesters gathered at the scene: “Please do not destroy our own city.”
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 15/01/2026
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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Matthew Trevithick @mtrevithick.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Ontario premier slams Canada’s 'lopsided' new EV deal with China www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Doug Ford slams Canada’s 'lopsided' new EV deal with China | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford isn’t mincing words about Canada’s new electric vehicle deal with China, saying Chinese manufacturers are gaining a foothold in the country’s auto market at the expense of Ca...
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Nardwuar the Human Serviette @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada
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