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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 13/10/2026
We have a big new series launching this week, built on months of investigative reporting Subscribe to the De Facto newsletter to get the stories as soon as they're out! www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters/
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Stephen Mag-GH-GH... @stephenmag.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My granddad is in a small town museum. Antifascist, veteran, grain farmer that helped bring my country universal health care. I’m proud of my social democratic Saskatchewan roots!
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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 13/10/2026
OPINION | « C’est l’ensemble de la société qui doit être remise en question dans sa banalisation chronique de la culture du viol. » 📢 Découvrez la chronique d'Anne-Sophie Gravel: pivot.quebec/2026/10/09/quand-ils-violent-cest-nous-toutes-quils-violent/ 👤 @anne-sophiegravel.bsky.social
Quand ils violent l'une d'entre nous, c'est nous toutes qu'ils violent.Ceux qui nous violent ne voient pas nos cerveaux, notre voix, notre talent, notre clairvoyance. Ils ne voient pas irradier nos âmes, celles-là mêmes qu'ils tentent de réduire à néant avec leurs moqueries et leurs regards impérieux.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Two major electoral campaigns in Canada are being run by former Airbnb and real estate lobbyists. A revolving door of election campaign staff and political lobbyists is not in the public interest, experts say. NEW from Isaac Peltz and Aedan Burnett: ricochet.media/politics/two...
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Two major electoral campaigns in Canada are being run by former Airbnb and real estate lobbyists
A revolving door of election campaign staff and political lobbyists is not in the public interest — a ‘layer cake of conflicts of interest’
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
On ep124 of the ✨ HARBINGER SHOWCASE ✨ nationally syndicated radio show ➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on Western Canadian nationalist fantasies ➡️ @youcaughtscott.com reports on Zionist news coverage on THE NORTH STATE ➡️ + more www.spreaker.com/episode/ep12...
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ep124: Western Canadian Nationalist Fantasies + Zionist News Coverage
Harbinger Showcase is a weekly podcast featuring highlights from Canada's #1 coast-to-coast community of politically and socially progressive podcasts.  On th
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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW EP: Is voting on doing racism and xenophobia a good idea? Could it maybe be a bad idea? @readtheorchard.org weighs in: albertaadvantagepod.com/2026/10/13/r...
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Referendum and the Signified: Political Spectacle in the Form of Ten Questions, with Jeremy Appel
Jeremy Appel joins Team Advantage to discuss the impeding Alberta referenda. He makes he case that this vote is largely theatre to justify actions the UCP government already intends to make, and em…
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 13/10/2026
Canada “seems to be following the U.S. down a path... They roll this stuff out with very little rules or regulations, and once impacts are experienced by communities, there has been a huge backlash across the country..." said @simonenoch.bsky.social #cdnpoli www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/07/f...
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Feds need legislative, regulatory 'guardrails' for AI data centres, says presumptive Green leader Morrice - The Hill Times
Experts are calling for the government to introduce a national, enforceable framework to guide data centre development in Canada, and to make federal funding to build or expand centres conditional.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: Canada's Department of National Defence has already more than doubled the value of its new contracts with American tech giants this year. Mark Carney pledged to cut back on contracts with American tech giants as part of a “Buy Canadian” strategy. www.readthemaple.com/national-def...
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National Defence Has Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech Giants
DND has signed new contracts worth a total of $67.7 million with Microsoft, Amazon, Google and their Canadian subsidiaries.
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 13/10/2026
When @robinstevenson.bsky.social and Julie McLaughlin published the children’s book “Pride Puppy,” they had no idea it would become a target for censorship and be part of a case at America’s highest court. xtramagazine.com/culture/prid...
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How a Canadian kids’ book became the centre of a U.S. Supreme Court case | Xtra Magazine
“Pride Puppy” was written to highlight the joy of Pride. It became a political flashpoint
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Check out The Rover's Quebec election debrief, including me trying to explain how nuts the PCQ is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn3R...
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Quebec Election Debrief and What to Make of the PCQ’s Success
YouTube video by The Rover
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22h
Because it’s the thanksgiving long weekend in Canada and I haven’t posted????????????
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 22h
No more dismissive comments about the Alberta referendum—like that Canada would be “better off without Alberta.” @harshawalia.bsky.social argues that the left must take the Alberta referendum seriously, as a sign of a growing far-right. breachmedia.ca/alberta-refe...
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The Alberta referendum is a serious sign of a growing far-right ⋆ The Breach
In Alberta and elsewhere, the far-right is using referendums to mainstream white nationalism
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Brishti Basu @brishti.bsky.social · 22h
We have no paywalls and no payment necessary to read (or listen to) any of our reporting at De Facto. But this work takes time and it isn’t cheap. If you’re like Corey and value this type of boots-on-the-ground journalism, consider becoming a paid subscriber: www.defactomedia.ca#/portal/
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De Facto Journalism Co-op
Non-profit investigative journalism that shines a light on systems of power and abuses of rights and authority
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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 05/10/2026
Today, @xtramagazine.com launches Comics Against Censorship, a series of five original comics tackling issues of LGBTQ2S+ censorship, guest edited by @redgoldsparks.bsky.social. Original comics! About librarians and webcomics and trans Albertans and so much more!! xtramagazine.com/series/comic...
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Comics Against Censorship | Xtra Magazine
"Comics Against Censorship" is a five-part series of original comics focusing on themes of LGBTQ2S+ censorship, from the actions of Danielle Smith’s Alberta government to the experiences of affirming ...
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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 13/10/2026
INVESTIGATION: Victoria denies that its bylaw officers put unhoused people’s new, perfectly good tents in the trash. So we tracked them with AirTags. www.defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office...
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Victoria bylaw officers trashed newly donated tents within days — contrary to city claims
The city has disputed years of claims that it discards unhoused people's belongings. De Facto reporters tracked new tents and carts to see where they ended up.
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 21h
Why are municipalities trying to regulate data centres in Canada? Activists point to skyrocketing electricity and water use at data centres around the world New from @ericwickham.ca: pressprogress.ca/why-are-muni...
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Why are municipalities trying to regulate data centres in Canada?
Activists point to skyrocketing electricity and water use at data centres around the world
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 21h
In elections across Canada, centre and left-wing politicians can’t let anti-trans arguments set the terms of the conversation xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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The Democrat turn on trans rights should be a warning to Canadian progressives | Xtra Magazine
In elections across Canada, centre and left-wing politicians can’t let anti-trans arguments set the terms of the conversation
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 23h
Rachel Gilmore: One of Canada’s largest newspapers published what read a whole lot like an incitement to violence against NDP Leader Avi Lewis. Yet there continues to be all but radio silence from mainstream Canadian media. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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A Big Newspaper Seemed to Menace Avi Lewis. Then, Media Crickets | The Tyee
Many saw a call to violence in the National Post article. Why isn’t that news?
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 21h
Senior Economist with the @ccpabc.bsky.social, @marclee.bsky.social said the Conservatives’ tax-cut plan “moves the deficit completely in the wrong direction,” costing between $2 billion and $4 billion. #bcpoli www.richmond-news.com/highlights/b...
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B.C. parties dodge the deficit as election promises pile up
The three parties are not talking seriously about how to tackle a projected $13.8-billion deficit and a $183-billion debt.
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 21h
A September 2026 report from the @policyalternatives.ca found that although child care costs have declined across Canada, many BC families continue to pay considerably more than $10 a day. #bcpoli victoriabuzz.com/2026/10/bc-n...
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BC NDP and Conservatives exchange criticism over affordable daycare
Both parties are raising questions about the future of affordable child care in BC, as families continue to face challenges accessing subsidized spaces.
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Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
N.L.’s offshore oil could help bankroll a company linked to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine. Ithaca Energy’s proposed takeover comes as the Mark Carney government promises to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. NEW from @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...
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N.L.’s offshore oil could help bankroll a company linked to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine
Ithaca Energy’s proposed takeover comes as the Carney government promises to ban trade with Israel’s illegal settlements — at the same time, the energy company’s majority owner is named in a UN blackl...
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edwardrow @edwardrow.com · 11/10/2026
Jesse has given Canadaland editorialship to the right wing guy running The Hub - that just last week was found to be publishing work by completely made up non-existent “journalist” going by “Daniel Robson” writing AI articles about - guess!
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
💡Got a great idea for a big story on provincial or municipal politics? Apply to the Geoffrey Stevens Fellowship, to get $3,500 to turn your pitch into a finished product. Deadline Oct 15 Apply online: caj.ca/geoffrey-stevens-fellowship
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 10/10/2026
NEW: I appeared on Alberta Primetime last night to discuss how Danielle Smith’s populist style of politics led us to this current moment in Alberta. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...
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Alberta referendum is the culmination of Smith's approach to politics: author | Alberta Primetime
Author Jeremy Appel joins Alberta Primetime's Michael Higgins to discuss his new book following Danielle Smith's political career.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 09/10/2026
Really happy to have @laismartins.com back on the podcast to dig into the unique form data center expansion is taking in Brazil and to discuss what’s happening in the country’s election.
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Redeye @redeyeradio.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
POD DROP Municipal elections: Alex Hemingway joins us to talk about how BC’s biggest cities need to do a lot better if they want to fix the housing crisis. @bcpolicy.bsky.social @1alexhemingway.bsky.social @pwaldkirch.bsky.social @denisagar.bsky.social #BCpoli #vanPoli tiny.cc/yqwb101
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BC's biggest cities must do better if they want to fix the housing crisis
Podcast Episode · Redeye · October 11 · 15m
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is a fantastic BC election resource! 👇
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 12/10/2026
Actors Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq on learning about forgiveness and queerness through their award-winning show xtramagazine.com/culture/nort...
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How ‘North of North’ is introducing Indigenous queer dramedy to a global stage | Xtra Magazine
Actors Anna Lambe and Zorga Qaunaq on learning about forgiveness and queerness through their award-winning show
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The treatment of Russian émigré journalist Leonid Ragozin is symptomatic of an Orwellian turn in the West, where the defence of liberal democracy increasingly serves as cover for the suppression of unwelcome or inconvenient voices.
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The West’s war on inconvenient opinions
It is perhaps an irony of fate that the Western world has begun to sound very like someone out of a Soviet joke. But it is symptomatic of the Orwellian turn in liberal “democratic” politics. For the “...
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Unrigged @unrigged.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Read an excerpt from Jeremy Appel's (@readtheorchard.org) new book at ⬇️⬇️⬇️ readtheorchard.org
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 09/10/2026
From the heartland of Danielle Smith’s Alberta, comic artist @hal-monitor.bsky.social documents the resilience of trans Albertans in the face of government censorship. xtramagazine.com/culture/tran...
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Trans Albertans are strong. We aren’t going anywhere | Xtra Magazine
Trans Albertans reflect on what makes their home province special, even in the wake of Premier Danielle Smith’s legislative attacks and book restrictions
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 09/10/2026
"The Saskatchewan government needs to take the initiative granted by its position of power and do its part to address homelessness,"said @policyalternatives.ca senior researcher @simonenoch.bsky.social #skpoli discoverestevan.com/articles/rep...
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Report highlights growing homelessness crisis
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Saskatchewan needs greater provincial involvement to address the housing and homelessness crisis in Regina and Saskatoon, while a res...
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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The @cajournalists.bsky.social has a brand new $3,500 award for political reporting! The award is intended to cover the costs of time spent researching, reporting, travelling, and producing a significant project. Learn more: tinyurl.com/shnb6xuj
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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ottawa's multibillion dollar increase in military spending has been met with practically no pushback from mainstream media, even as the feds shift funding from public services to American war contractors. That was one of the takeaways from a recent talk by Alex Cosh, managing editor of The Maple.
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'A massively accelerated transfer of wealth towards the global war industry'
YouTube video by NB Media Co-op
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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Two BC activists risked life in prison to challenge Canada's drug trafficking laws—and won For our latest podcast, DJ Larkin of @candrugpolicy.bsky.social joined me to break down a historic court ruling that paves the way for a safer supply of drugs in Canada breachmedia.ca/bc-activists...
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BC activists risked jail time to provide safe drugs—and won a historic court ruling ⋆ The Breach
The B.C. court decision could provide a pathway for “compassion clubs” that aim to reduce overdose deaths
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 09/10/2026
I think it’s very interesting and notable that @canadaland.com chose not to share this video on Bluesky
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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 09/10/2026
OPINION | « On a beau se plaindre du mode de scrutin, il y a quelque chose de profondément juste à l’absence de la CAQ de la prochaine législature. » 🎙️ Découvrez la chronique de Judith Lefebvre: pivot.quebec/2026/10/08/f... 👤 @judithlefebvre.bsky.social
Fracture dans le bloc bourgeois.Une gauche timide et un parti conservateur en émergence effacent la CAQ, laissent le PLQ dans le purgatoire et le PQ minoritaire. Les mouvements populaires fourbissent leurs armes.
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Incumbent mayor Olivia Chow isn't just trying to hold her seat this election, she's also trying to secure a strong majority on council. Who is Chow hoping gets elected, who not, and what does she want to accomplish? @dgrdon.bsky.social gets into it.
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Chow Wants a Majority. But for What?
Mayor Olivia Chow is hoping voters will elect a dependable majority of city councillors who will vote with her if she secures a second term. Who’s in that group, and what does she want to accomplish?
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 08/10/2026
In the absence of an LGBTQ2S+ clinic, trans patients in New Brunswick are sent on scavenger hunts for providers. xtramagazine.com/health/for-t...
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For trans New Brunswickers, healthcare access remains spotty | Xtra Magazine
In the absence of an LGBTQ2S+ clinic, patients are sent on scavenger hunts for providers
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 08/10/2026
Saskatoon and Regina need provincial help to tackle the homeless crisis: Regina’s homeless population has quadrupled since 2016, and Saskatoon’s is up by 30 per cent since 2024. #skpoli @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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A cracked foundation: The worsening homelessness crisis in Regina and Saskatoon | CCPA
Few meaningful actions have been taken by governments to seriously address the worsening housing and homelessness crisis in Saskatchewan
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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 08/10/2026
Check out our free webinar on counting the costs (harms and benefits) of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and the build out of data centres in Canada. From @policyalternatives.ca. October 15 @12pm ET. Details and sign-up below: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Think Twice: A Citizen’s Guide to AI and Data Centres. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Canada's federal government is pushing Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and the build out of data centres, but Canadians can, and should, push back. The harms of the AI industry are real and the ...
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
OK, I fixed the typo and made it a bar because people complained.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 08/10/2026
Jesse Brown, whose behaviour has been getting increasingly bizarre of late, says he has “fired” himself as host of Canadaland in order to focus on the quote-unquote “Palestine issue” full-time (for Canadaland, so he’s not actually “fired”) To answer your next question, yes this is real
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Jesse Brown is fired!
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Grind's fall reading list includes titles from Patrick DeWitt, @nylam.bsky.social, Ericka Hart, Sallie Fullerton and more. Check out our latest fiction and non-fiction recommendations here:
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Fall Reading List
Current and former Grind editors Richie Assaly and Phillip Dwight Morgan curate a selection of mostly Canadian fiction and non-fiction books…
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bell 🌧️ @bellhasabat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hazel and I are extremely proud to be a part of @xtramagazine.com 's special "Comics Against Censorship", edited by the wonderful and talented @redgoldsparks.bsky.social and @melwoods.me. Here is a panel from our comic!
Two fat raccoons who represent Hazel and Bell looking hopeless. A text bubble says " Thanks to murky guidelines on apps, websites and other platforms, many LGBTQ2S+ webcomics that would have reached wide audiences 10 years ago are now being pressured to self censor."
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At 3:00pmET today, the House of Commons is scheduled for its first vote on Bill C-39 — Carney’s push to bulldoze nature, run roughshod on Indigenous rights, and kill the right to strike. I’ll be watching to see if any Liberal MPs show a shred of a backbone in the face of their conservative leader.
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
📅Time’s running out to apply for CAJ’s $3,500 Geoffrey Stevens Fellowship. We’re seeking your ideas for a big story in provincial or local politics. Deadline: October 15 Apply online: caj.ca/geoffrey-stevens-fellowship
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 08/10/2026
BC Conservatives Run Full Slate of Candidates With Views Ranging from Conspiratorial To Bigoted Party leader Doerkson refused to drop candidate who made anti-LGBTQ statements. pressprogress.ca/bc-conservat...
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BC Conservatives Run Full Slate of Candidates With Views Ranging from Conspiratorial To Bigoted
Party leader Doerkson refused to drop candidate who made anti-LGBTQ statements.
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Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Becca H. and Cléo Claman (@cleoscamera) argue that rent strikes and expropriation are tangible forms of direct action that allow tenants to build solidarity and push for collective change. www.briarpatchmagazi... #housing #strike #canpol
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Pivot @pivot.quebec · 08/10/2026
BALADO | Le dernier épisode de notre série balado sur les élections provinciales est sorti! 👉 Ludvic, Isaac et Gabrielle reviennent sur les résultats électoraux de lundi et discutent de ce qui est à prévoir comme dynamique à l’Assemblée nationale. 🎧 Écouter: pivot.quebec/2026/10/08/e...
Bilan de campagne - Le Plancher des vaches.Pour le dernier épisode de cette série sur les élections provinciales, Ludvic, Isaac et Gabrielle reviennent sur les résultats électoraux de lundi en les analysant, et discutent de ce qui est à prévoir comme dynamique à l’Assemblée nationale dans la prochaine année, en plus de revenir sur les campagnes des différents partis.
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