I spent yesterday combing through the social media history of Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old responsible for a mass shooting at a B.C. school. It doesn't explain why the shooting occurred. But it hints at how it might have been prevented. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Police have now released a list of names & photos of the victims. It's absolutely heartbreaking to look at the photos of these kids, who show all the individuality and humour of tweens on the cusp of growing into who they will become. Take care everyone. rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumble...

My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Baqsimi should be part of every institution's basic first aid kit.

Eight people were killed in the shooting, with roughly 25 others injured. globalnews.ca/news/1166368...

Mayor of Tumbler Ridge Darryl Krakowka: "I will know every victim. I've been here 19 years ... I don't call them residents, I call them family." www.youtube.com/live/-SIOpuE...

Mental health supports in BC helpstartshere.gov.bc.ca You can also text or call to connect with the Kids Help Phone team of crisis responders anytime 24/7 In Canada 📞 Call 1-800-668-6868 📱 Youth can text 686868 📱 Adults can text 741741

A few years ago, my colleague @amandafollett.bsky.social wrote this portrait of Tumbler Ridge, a former coal mining town. thetyee.ca/News/2020/11...

The school had only 160 students, according to this article. Everybody in this community will know someone who was killed or injured. What a tragedy. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Just an absolutely stunning, horrific, gut-wrenching situation. At least 6 dead, shooter dead, 25 injured in Tumbler Ridge B.C. school shooting globalnews.ca/news/1166200...

A collective holding of breath as Stephen Gogolev’s lace of his skate started to unwind during the performance He told me just now he became aware of the loose lace about halfway through the program And then he told me he thought “this isn’t good”. A strong performance nonetheless

Good night sports fans. And a big hello to all the new curling fans. We welcome you to the granite world with open arms and brooms. Ask your questions. Show us your curling at home videos. Hurry hard. It’s a wonderful sport with even better athletes playing it.

US President Donald Trump takes issue with Doug Ford's ban on American booze. The ban came into place a year ago and is one the premier has repeatedly said won't be removed until tariffs are gone. Trump now linking it to a threat not to open a new Ont-US bridge. #OnPoli

more interesting than my profile location is discovering huge clusters i had absolutely no idea of (what is Wynonna Earp fan community)

YEAH WE KNOW www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Oh goodie ❄️

Two common phrases that don't help when a child is in pain

So wonderful to see the raw emotion from Valerie Maltais as she receives her bronze medal. At her fifth Olympics, 16 years after her debut, she wins her first individual medal. What a moment for her.

Photographer's Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight | PetaPixel share.google/1y5G8F8hOLPe...

Human intelligence is social and embodied – but AI is very different.

Interesting to think about how language shapes the brain. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

I will be on CTV Montreal News around 6:20PM ET tonight to talk about Dr. Michael Greger's vegan bias and also: why should I be trusted? Why should any science communicator be trusted? www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

Much will be made of the Opening Ceremony — the outfits, musical acts, commercials, cauldrons and more. I’ll never forget the roars for Team Canada 🇨🇦 when they entered the stadium. And calling my first Olympic Opening Ceremony alongside the incomparable @adriearsenault.

My quote of the day All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity. Robert F. Kennedy

quick, someone help, we've got a vegetable situation

If you want to do your part for Canadian digital sovereignty from the US, then drop OneDrive, Dropbox, and whatever the hell Apple users use, and get Sync, the Canadian cloud service. I've been using it for a few months and it's just as good as the others.

www.msn.com/en-us/politi... I wrote something for @theipaper.com about the real Russian threat to Arctic security. It's not Greenland, but Svalbard. (the photos are ones that I took when I was there)

What an incredible story! 13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours to get help for his mom and siblings. www.smh.com.au/national/wes...

From Toronto's Union Station. Can we please have this society back?

trundle, trundle, trundle 😍 🌿

Just spent a satisfying hour reorganizing my bookshelf. American lit section is now arranged to my satisfaction!

‘It was a horrible thing’: Claims process opens for survivors of Canada’s ‘Indian Hospitals’ - The claims process for a landmark federal settlement involving survivors of Canada’s so-called “Indian Hospitals” has officially opened, nearly a year after the agreement was reached.

Me reading all the quote posts on this thread: love that, and that, and that. Forgot about that, but YUM! The only mid treat for me is probably Oreos, or any of the listed items not made well.

February: you may proceed 💚

Agatha Christie wasn’t Tolstoy or Austen - but she knew how to write snappy mystery stories with memorable characters. That’s why she remains one of the world’s best selling authors. So why do so many recent Agatha adaptations keep her titles and bastardize and betray her beloved characters?

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents.

I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep

Credit to boom99.7 #Ottawa #Canada for this wonderful tribute to Catherine O’Hara, rest easy Queen, you will never be forgotten #CatherineO’Hara #NationalTreasure

Did not have Jason Kenney defending a LIBERAL Prime Minister while going full “yeah well your POTUS is a pedophile!” on my 2026 bingo card, and yet here we are. Surreal. #cdnpoli

The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal

I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.

I’m not sure how much notice this has received but the Assembly of First Nations in Canada has issued a travel advisory for the United States after reports that Indigenous people are being increasingly questioned and detained by ICE. www.instagram.com/p/DT-_SacDEH...

Our latest learning article by #SarahAlicea & #NicolaButler provides a comprehensive overview of the risks of type 1 diabetes mellitus and disordered eating #T1DM #T1DE #diabetes #eatingdisorder

How close are we to ’no-bolus’ meals? Review explores unannounced-meal operation with open-source #AID systems—early data, lived experience & what’s next towards full closed loop #T1D #OpenAPS #DigitalHealth link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🔓

Why was the Hwy. 8 flyover reopened after first vehicle went over the side?

Annoying fact about Icelandic: We have no word that is equivalent to the English word "chuckle".