*sources* CBC: Stuart McLean, CBC Radio host and award-winning humorist, dead at 68 Canadian Encyclopedia: buff.ly/rPpFpMN Vinyl Cafe: buff.ly/8vMoHtn The Walrus: Remembering Stuart McLean

Stuart McLean was one of the most beloved storytellers and humorists in Canadian history. Known as the Story-Telling Comic, his stories explored both humorous and serious themes. His show, Vinyl Cafe, was acclaimed. This is his story. 🧵 1/10

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games. n.pr/3Mxs0wj

If it's anything like Canada, the unsurprising voices ae probabky trying to blame immigrants for "importing" infection, rather than more properly blaming domestic antivaxxers.

This band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts. n.pr/4kDIH5S

Before his final Olympic race Mikaël Kingsbury thought about himself as a child, and when he listened to O Canada he thought about the whole of his life in skiing, and it all felt complete. The greatest freestyle skier in history wrote his perfect ending. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...

BREAKING: The Headquarters for the Republican Party of Eau Claire County Wisconsin was vandalized.

"CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating. Both men’s and women’s teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released."

As people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for several feet of snow. n.pr/3Zzj905

Are we great yet? Our children are running terrorized because armed deadly agents of the state are chasing them and terrorizing them. This is modern day slave catcher mentality. This is not freedom. This is fascism. This must be abolished. Abolish ICE. Period. youtube.com/shorts/g9J3y...

1. He didn't touch the rock 2. If he touched the rock, then it's a grey area in the rules 3. If it was against the rules, it was a minor infraction, it is not cheating 4. Sweden cheated first, actually

Hate-motivated graffiti reported in Kitchener post-secondary school

Feeling something was a bit off, a doctor went to see his own GP. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer - More than 600 Canadians are diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma each year, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.

“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔 (From @crindivisible.bsky.social )

"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday. n.pr/3ZzY1H0

More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN. n.pr/3OtbFJv

It’s not just who leads. It’s who enables. #SheShed #Voices4Victory

I feel like this curling scandal is shining a light on a cultural tendency among Canadians to approach laws and rules as if they’re flexible and open to debate In other countries, people follow the letter of the law. Here, people split hairs endlessly and apply reasonableness tests to everything

Canadian navy test fires new anti-submarine torpedo - The Canadian navy has test-fired a new lightweight anti-submarine torpedo, achieving what the Department of National Defence calls a major milestone in the modernization of its warships.

Low mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the cash.

Articles like this drive me fucking nuts, because how can you post a stat like "50% of Canadian women say they don't want kids" and state that they would if Canada became a place that "reveres motherhood," but never once consider they just...don't want to? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

At #Scientology’s New Year’s Event leader David Miscavige announced that the new 'Ideal Org' in Puerto Rico would have its grand opening in February. Now we have a date, and we expect Dave to be there in person! ALSO: New close-up photos of Dave's floating Caribbean cathedral!

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“Part of the invest. is focused on Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein assoc. who was found dead in a Paris prison cell in 2022 awaiting rape/sex trafficking charges, w/prosec. hoping to “extract any piece that could be usefully reused in a new investigative framework” Dead in a jail cell. Sound familiar?

Mask, air purifier at lunch and tea, nasal spray for me too. I mostly blame the crowds of teens in the library every day. Body spray, vape and viruses.

“The salon played yenta to billionaire money & alpha-male minds, & together, over decades, they all converged on a master philosophy: they were apex predators ordained by nature to exploit & subjugate others.” An eye opening read from @thenerve.news #EpsteinFiles www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-bi...

The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.

CTV National News: Canadian Stephen Gogolev takes fifth place in Olympic figure skating debut - Gogolev says it was the best he’d ever performed, describing how much he’s enjoyed his time at the Olympics, even without a medal. Heather Butts reports.

“The right people voting”??? Watch out for ICE at election sites.

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President Trump called U.S. Olympic skier Hunter Hess a "loser" after Hess voiced concern about political turmoil in the U.S. Gold medal U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she's faced online hate and threats after advocating for LGBTQ rights.

Robin Williams warned us about Donald Trump. We didn’t listen.

China steps into the hole left by USR abdication in Africa & around the world. Who could have foreseen this? africa.businessinsider.com/local/market...

I just hope all this thuggery and violence we're seeing in Olympic curling these days doesn't spread to the pickleball court.

Sure, Doug's underfunding healthcare, but has anyone stopped to appreciate how well-trained Ontario's exotic dancers are, thanks to Doug?

Data suggests most Canadians believe U.S. would support Alberta separation - As discussion around Alberta separation continues, a new survey suggests many Canadians believe the United States would back the province if it chose to leave Confederation.

Estimates show 9,000+ nursing & PSW positions cut by 2027-28. The loss of 2,400 hospital beds is projected too. The Ford govt uses taxpayer money to pay for spa parking on waterfront land being stolen from us while underfunding our hospitals. A 2% increase in spending per year = HC cuts. #OnPoli

What I think about: Can you eat too much protein? See my answer. Let me know if you enjoy these video comments and what you want me to answer next. youtube.com/shorts/O6n4g...

Major good news only update!! A Minnesota man helps reunite abandoned vehicles with their owners in Minnesota after ICE’s surge. The monks made it to DC. Medical break through and more. And, it was my one year anniversary of doing this full time! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

I find it distressing any time I agree with Navigator's Jaime Watt.

Also, all the free ponies and Ice Cream Fridays have been terrific.

We now go live to the Olympic curling venue:

Major news: DOJ releases list of “politically exposed persons” in the Epstein Files to create more chaos in the public. Epstein survivor tells me that the list is” missing a few names......" Europe embraces Democratic leaders as Trump abandons the alliance. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

We are halfway though the Olympics. Only eight more lifetimes to go. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...

The cheating by Canadian curlers is starting to look systemic: “…an official said she touched her second to last stone in the first end after releasing the handle Homan could be seen extending her finger after releasing the stone, but insisted she did not touch the rock after releasing the shot”

Yes, please. And the birds were really singing this morning.

Remember the articles written about the ON Home Care changes in its supply system in Sept 2024? This article by @jackhauen.bsky.social documents the egregious supply issues in the Fall of 2024, with info obtained via freedom of information requests. www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...

This story is appalling. From this detail... "The annual $31 million savings amounts to about one & a half times what the government spent on ads about how it was “building a better health care system" ...to patients dying in pain to, um, SickKids trying to run cover for the Ford govt. #OnPoli

This part shouldn't be missed. This should be yet another scandal the Ford government shouldn't be able to duck. Real human beings suffered so much as a result of this. These Ontarians were and are our fellow community members. Just unnecessary suffering at scale. #OnPoli