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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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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gosh, how terrifying. He’d better never come back. (I’m 30+ years on the Danforth and counting)

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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

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Fun fact as that sweater is crochet: unlike knitting, crochet cannot be done by machine so that would have been made by hand (related not fun fact: if you see a cheap retail crochet garment then the worker was definitely not being paid properly).

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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 · 29/08/2026

I don’t usually use Apple Maps so I don’t know if it’s always been like this but I’m curious about how the name is distinctly on the Canadian side (as compared to Google who have it in the middle)

A screenshot of a map of Lake Ontario from the Apple Maps app. The lake name appears entirely in the Canadian section of the lake. The American section has no label.

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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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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There is a fantastic tiny gem of a bookstore in Bloomfield called The Wandering Albatross that has translated fiction, books about travel and maps, and books about walking. www.instagram.com/wanderingalb...

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I’ve only looked at these in the daytime but had noticed lights on. I wonder if the owners of the house with the piano left it there in the hopes that they’ll be able to return (I believe they’ll be given the option of the house is still structurally sound after the tunnelling machine passes)

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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 · 12/08/2026

Toronto District School Board below. TL/DR it’s gotta be pretty darn cold.

(b) Cold weather: When temperature and/or windchill factor indicates -28C or lower children will remain indoors due to risk of frostnip and frostbite.
When temperature and/or windchill factor indicates -20 to -28C, recesses may be shortened to 10 minutes and lunch recess be 20 minutes depending on local conditions. Children should be monitored closely for signs of frostnip, frostbite or difficulty breathing.

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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 · 08/08/2026

That’s Kiki Rice who’s now on the Toronto Tempo. As I mentioned yesterday they have a book club: youtube.com/shorts/p1-MS...

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The Toronto Tempo have an exclusive club #wnba #torontotempo

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

It was there an hour ago! I just walked my dog past it

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

The Toronto Tempo (WNBA) players have a book club I believe.

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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 · 01/08/2026

100% agree…very sneaky questions

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’d filled out the survey and emailed my MP early on but I really understood the groundswell of NoJETs support, in the days before the survey closed, by the number of people I know who reached out to share the survey link to make sure they’d encouraged everyone they knew to have their voice heard.

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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

Very true! My son used to watch the ornge helicopters land from his dorm window at Queen's (right next door to Kingston General Hospital)

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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

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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 · 24/07/2026

I’ve been thinking that a lot over the past few years… as my parents’ generation (who lived through WW2) all passed away reminding me of that quote about those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it (paraphrasing)

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Carina van Heyst @time4reading.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Gosh that would be an unforgettable experience

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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

Hard to narrow it down but the ones I could visit over and over and over: Paris (because, it’s Paris) London (same) NYC (I miss it) Copenhagen (new fave) Sydney (but I almost said Melbourne…I loved them both)

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