Andrew Nikiforuk: If Trump succeeds in dropping oil prices to $50 a barrel (and who knows what the orange monarch will do next) the Alberta government stands to lose tens of billions. That means even bigger deficits and a political crisis of enormous proportions. #abpoli #uspoli

A certain line has just been crossed

"Do you support or oppose the actions taken by the United States in Venezuela?" Oppose: 64% Support: 22% Neutral: 10% EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR

Doug Ford to Ontario's beleaguered colleges: "The cheque is in the mail, folks." #education #students www.thestar.com/news/gta/ont...

Legault resigns to spend more time privately hounding minorities

New from me today for @nationalobserver.com. I submitted an FOI request, which revealed the province’s ad campaign budget for the Ring of Fire. One budget line lists nearly $60,000 for “additional costs as a result of eliminating shoe scene from TV spot.” WHAT IS A SHOE SCENE

If you're in #PTBO, in addition to the indomitable @joellekovach.bsky.social, the @arthurnews.bsky.social also covers city council meetings here. As a student journalist, I always preached that city council *is* student news because it's day-to-day services. Love seeing Arthur living that truth!

Which Canadian workers could strike this year? I combed through the government's database to put together a list of the biggest contracts that are expiring across sectors and across the country for @pressprogress.ca

Your tax dollars at work: Ontario has spent nearly $270,000 in external legal fees (not including their own in-house lawyers or $200,000 awarded in costs) to attack your Charter rights and amplify a bad faith culture war contrary to the advice of their own experts. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford gov't suing company given millions from its political slush fund (aka "Skills Development Fund"). Minister responsible had been going to Leafs games with company execs. This is the fund #Ford denies any problems with and supports "100%" #onpoli www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Ontario's decision on cargo e-bikes was supposed to be made this year, not it's being delayed to 2031. Somehow they didn't get enough data during their five-year pilot program? Sounds fishy. www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news...

The iconic Yukon Quest will not run in 2026, the sled dog race organizers confirmed this week. The Narwhal reported from last year’s race, covering how climate change has disrupted the beloved northern tradition. Revisit @trinamoyles.bsky.social's story here: thenarwhal.ca/yukon-sled-d...

Conservatives call for defunding university after MP failed to apply properly to use space and says he didn't want to follow the building's policies.

Conservatives often seem unable to grasp the threat Donald Trump poses to Canada, and cheerleading the Venezuela affair fit with that. With Greenland, Mexico, Colombia and Cuba maybe next on the agenda, everyone needs to ask, why wouldn’t Canada be, too? www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

U.S. invaded Venzuela and kidnapped president and his wife. This is horrifying. www.thestar.com/news/world/a...

The best #ski and #snowboard hill in #Toronto is scheduled to open on Wednesday! www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

That is one intense headline.

Check your inbox: it's City Hall Watcher #364! The year in charts! A look at the legends and plots that told Toronto City Hall's story in 2025. Plus: a new chart looking at Toronto Council's longest debates of 2025. 🔓No paywall. Happy holidays! toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/2025-the-y...

Please enjoy my Christmas cartoon

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

For those who actually care about evidence-based city-making, there’s a ton of evidence that decongestion pricing has been a massive success in New York City, by every measure of success, and many ways that can’t be measured.

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get more involved in fighting creeping Christofascism, clear your schedule on January 10. The last time these ding dongs tried to march at Christie Pits they were outnumbered 10-1. I bet we can do better than that this time. #Toronto #CounterProtest

Revealed: How international student spots are being distributed — unevenly — across Ontario #StarExclusive

Canadian travel to U.S. continues to drop: StatCan

And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV. There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.

Economic reliance on casinos is not a sign of a healthy economy.

More evidence that you can get away with a slap on the wrist for murder if the weapon is a car. Driving laws and standards in Ontario suck. www.thestar.com/news/gta/dri...

Ford closed the science centre for no reason, is shrinking it dramatically, and gov’t doesn’t want you to know the truth about this. My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

Ford government ads show the ‘gravy train’ is still rolling, critics charge

Funny how we never hear frombthe "Run gov't like a business" people when private sector corruption is exposed. www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...

Today's conversation with the Encampment Office: Me: I would like to know how long you're going to go on paying for private security to watch the church 24/7. EO: That's not my call at this time, but they're there for fire safety. Me: The fire safety of the concrete blocks? EO: Correct. (1/2)

Sounds like the mayor of Brampton may be linked financially to renovictors. www.thestar.com/news/investi...

Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.

This website is a chilling enumeration of just how widespread fascism has become in the United States: oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...

90% of deep fake images online are non-consensual pornographic images of women and girls. And yet, these images are not yet illegal in Canada.

Which Toronto MPP's ridings are meeting those housing goals Doug Ford keeps talking about? Oh, Dougie, that must be awkward...

OMG THANK YOU!! Bonus, the predictive type is gone too, YES!! I know what I’m about to type Gmail, I don’t need your wrong predictions making me backspace a million times before I hit send 🙄

The hate crime is offensive. The police facilitating it is more so. "Toronto police have not laid charges. The online videos show police standing around the crowd and at a nearby intersection during the protest."

Ontario's #PSE funding is worse than in any other province. And the public is realizing the reality will hurt our economy, with 71% seeing the situation as at least moderately urgent. (from Abacus/Colleges Ontario poll shared by @davidcoletto.bsky.social: abacusdata.ca/building-a-f...) #university

Per this slide deck for Metrolinx's November 27 board meeting shared via the @urbantoronto.bsky.social forums, Line 6 is planned to open on December 7. While cited in prior media reports, it's the first time coming from Metrolinx directly. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...