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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s been two years since Ontario Place West Island was destroyed for a planned private spa. Hundreds of trees were cut down - here’s a snapshot of the many species who lost habitat. 🧵

Side-by-side comparison of a landscape on the Toronto waterfront. In one scene, an island is covered in trees reflected in a still channel of water. The other image of the same place shows a barren stretch land with a pile of rubble in the centre.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I welcome Europeans to visit Canada but if you’re considering winter, you should know what you’re getting into! Vancouver is Amsterdam, Toronto is Oslo, Quebec City is colder and snowier than Moscow.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Me, waking up this morning and finding out I’m going to be an associate European. youtu.be/fx2GD3UUnmQ?...

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Balcony MIXTAPE

YouTube video by Mind Enterprises

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most misunderstood movie ever made lol

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I did not see them turning the satire of Starship Troopers into a guidebook but of course they did

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yikes. Wilderness trip planning with AI is putting up “lemons” before you’ve even started. Ever grateful to James Raffan for the “lemon theory” (good explanation here: paddlingmag.com/stories/risk... )

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from

A flow chart I have created with multiple questions and the answers determine where you're from.

Question 1 is do you call it a hydro bill (which then branches down to ON, QC, BC, MB) or an electric bill (which then branches down to SK, AB, NS, NB, PEI, NL)

Question 2 is do you call it a cabin (BC, MB, AB, SK) cottage (ON and atlantic) camp (northern Ontario) chalet (QC) or bungalow (Cape Breton)

To delineate BC from MB: do you call it dinner or supper

To delineate southern Ontario rural or big city: have you heard of a stag & doe

To delineate SK from AB: do you call a hoodie a bunnyhug

And finally to delineate NL from the other atlantic provinces: whaddayat? (Correct answer: dis is it b'y)

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I want to go back in time to, say, 2012, to tell people that Blue Rodeo's Hasn't Hit Me Yet would become a nationalist anthem after President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Lake Ontario. Gulf of Mexico. SkyDome. And, if necessary, Twitter.

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 27/08/2026

The whole renaming thing is silly, but #Canada’s government could stop awarding contracts to any tech firm — Google as an example — that institutes the change And while we’re at it, the Canadian government should get the fuck off of Twitter too #cdnpoli

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Critical Mass Friday Aug. 28. 6pm meet at Prince Edward Viaduct Parkette (across from Castlefrank Station). Route TBD. Purpose? Well, the Court of Appeal said we don't need bike lanes. We're certain many would disagree. All out.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Steven Parkes is teaching people in Canada you can grow exotic fruits #Toronto #Gardening

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I started my seventh and eighth @thebookerprizes.com longlisters yesterday and am enjoying them both! M. John Harrison’s The End of Everything has pulled me into its weird dystopian world and the audio of Luke Kennard’s Black Bag had me stifling laughs while out shopping. #booksky

A copy of the book The End of Everything sits on a grey couch and a white hand holds a purple and white striped mug. The cover of the book is in the process of closing so it’s a little blurred as is the image of a beach on the cover of the book.

An image of the audiobook interface of the book Black Bag is superimposed on a photo of black-eyed Susans alongside a sidewalk.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 21/08/2026

Fletcher’s withdrawal really shook things up. Toronto-Danforth was looking like a sleepy race. Now it has more candidates (18!) running than any other ward. Reinforce your doors, Tor-Dan residents. They’re going to get knocked a lot.

A line chart showing cumulative registered candidates in Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth) for the councillor race from May 2026 to August 2026, with a notable surge to 18 candidates following Fletcher's withdrawal on August 19, 2026.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s getting weirder by the hour. Desperately hoping someone starts a group chat for Ward 14 (and that somehow I could join)

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I have removed the bike lanes that were in the road and which you were probably using to get to work Forgive me they were delicious so crunchy and so cold

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’ve reached the part where knitting becomes obsessive (after the joining). The pattern is the Gin and Tonic sweater (yummm, G&Ts) by @theacolman.bsky.social #knitsky

A partly knitted white sweater still on the needles sits on a dark wood table next to a wicker basket and a ball of yarn. The body and sleeves have been finished so there’s just the yoke and neck left to go. The sweater has a texture and cabling up the sides.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is a great thread. I retired from TDSB in 2018 and when I was there, we weren’t allowed to purchase from Staples bc the board had other purchasing partnerships. Staples must be thrilled at this workaround.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Watching the mayor of Summerland, BC choking up on CBC…just gutting

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Just wondering but, um, do they know if they’re actually still able to shut it down if, I dunno, say, they wanted to?

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HAL 9000: I'm Sorry, Dave, I Can't Do That!

ALT: HAL 9000: I'm Sorry, Dave, I Can't Do That!

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Diabolical scheduling of that second game

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The more I think about it, the more I can't wait to read this list. It seems to have a lot of books that will challenge us to think about what the novel is now and what it can be with books that take risks in exciting ways. Some first thoughts on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DbV3LAfuFG...

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I am very excited about this list! Some years the list is filled with books that many people predicted. I love that that's not the case this year and I can't wait to dig it (I've read two so far). I wrote more about my "first thoughts" on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DbV3LAfuFG... #booksky

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

What do you MEAN what is the alternative? Utterly gobsmacked

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

www.reddit.com/r/WritingWit... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHHAHAHAHAHH *wheezing sounds* HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

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From the WritingWithAI community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the WritingWithAI community

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The Booker Prizes @thebookerprizes.com · 24/07/2026

Booker Prize 2026 longlist incoming on 28 July, 2pm BST. Which book(s) are you hoping to see on the list?

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I rarely align with where my age group ends up polling but am happy to see at least in this regard, we are almost all on the same page. Maybe growing up with the existence of the Soviet bloc and parents who lived through WW2 left a lasting impression.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The replies and reposts are an equal mix of hilarious and horrified which, yes, exactly

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

At age 5, we started reading The Hobbit to our son (he wanted to watch the LOTR films) thinking he’d get bored and give up (we guessed it would be at Tom Bombadil) but he didn’t and four books and a year and a half later, we’d finished them all. Top tier bedtime reading experience. #booksky

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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This is where I'm about to be a killjoy: The appropriate behaviour is to put your fucking phone down and haze that bear. I'm talking banging pots, calling it a bad bear (seriously, it works, I don't know why), and letting it know it is not welcomed. b/c this below is how you make a dead bear.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

With a little under three weeks to go until the reveal of @thebookerprizes.com longlist, I continued the long-standing tradition of making a sure-to-be mostly wrong prediction. I wrote more about it over on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DafneMIlYx... Will you be following the Booker? #booksky

A collage of the covers of 13 books that I am predicting will make the Booker longlist. The books are:

Top row:

Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
Life of M by Rachel Cusk
Uprising by Tahmima Anam
John of John by Douglas Stuart
RABBITBOX by Wayne Holloway-Smith
A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia

Bottom row:

This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli
The Disappearers by Marlon James
Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps
Transcription by Ben Lerner
Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin
Land by Maggie O’Farrell

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Imbroglior @dkfoster.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

FIFA. It's just the fucking worst, man. IOC: Hold my beer.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Had me almost crying in my oats this morning

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Didn’t need to see Gretzky on my screen

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Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Watching Kawhi to Toronto talk is like watching your best friend get back together with the ex she calls her "twin flame." You both know it's a bad idea but she's stuck on the mems from good times.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today could be one of those days in Toronto sports

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

When you’re right on the edge of the storm. Pic 1: the view south Pic 2: the view north (North end of Lake Scugog) #onwx #onstorm

A view down a rural road. Green leaves and grass. A blue sky with just a few wispy clouds.

View across a farm field with a low green crop. Green trees on the edges. Dark turbulent skies in the distance and overhead.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Lists were one of my favourite things about the old place and I use them here too. I’m genuinely peeved at any social media platform that doesn’t include that feature. My brain likes to dive deep and it’s especially useful for any “breaking” kind of thing (news, weather, sports).

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I finally got around to writing up my thoughts on Maria Stepanova’s The Disappearing Act (tr. Sasha Dugdale) over on IG. Gorgeous writing/translation, a really interesting take on escaping life and “running away to the circus”. @bookhugpress.bsky.social #booksky www.instagram.com/p/DYzdPvkOs7...

A white hand holds a book in front of a lake. The book is The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova (translated by Sasha Dugdale). The book is beige with an illustration of a circus “big top” tent and what looks like a train track leading up to its entrance. All the text is in handwriting.

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.

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Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Someone is Trying to Bamboozle Ya Volume 2: Bike Lane Boogaloo A short video essay on bike lanes, misinfo, and touching grass.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The replies and QTs are pretty judgey. Whatever gets people into books is great by me. Also this is how I “read/listened” to Ulysses and I would likely have DNFed otherwise. #bluesky

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 20/05/2026

The longer you look at this, the worse it gets

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I’ve been sharing this post with friends over on “bookstagram”. It can be tempting to skip the work of writing “review” posts because it feels like few people read them (courtesy the algorithm) but this underscores how important they are and motivates me to keep on doing it #booksky

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I recently finished Douglas Stuart’s John of John and wrote about it over on IG. Vivid setting and characters. I loved it. #booksky @groveatlantic.bsky.social Knopf Canada www.instagram.com/p/DYM9bTaDio...

A white hand holds up the book John of John by Douglas Stuart in front of a sky with clouds coloured orange by the setting sun. The book cover has white text on a background photo of similar-looking clouds.

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So excited to watch @tempobasketball.bsky.social tonight! And my Tempo-inspired sock project is coming along well! #knitsky

A half-knit short sock still on needles and two balls of yarn sit on a grey couch. The sock is mostly light blue with a burgundy cuff and decorative burgundy stripes.

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