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May 6, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-6-2026

The stock market is doing great, which doesn't mean shit to people who are struggling and have no money to buy food and gas.

Hamilton man accused of secretly recording videos of several people over span of nearly 20 years - Police in Hamilton, Ont., have arrested a 40-year-old man they suspect has been recording multiple individuals without consent for nearly 20 years.

Fuck jetskis

Let's just file this under "no shit" with a cross-reference to "we fucking told you so."

Do not do this. Airports are a public good.

Unpopular decisions like twisting the law to undo Reconstruction, let women die instead of allowing them to have abortions, and to unleash Donald Trump to smash and grab America and the world, things of that nature

I've spent the last week deep in the shit that is the state of canadian democracy today and, guys in Ontario, the fact that nothing has been burned down or occupied over Doug Ford's insane attack on democracy is a very, very bad sign. It's a five alarm fire out there.

Breaking: Kevin O’Leary is a lying liar who lies.

This is Wynn. She insists on her human's full attention before jumping into the water. Not gonna do anything fancy, just likes an audience. 14/10 (IG: wynn_thegolden)

1/ Update on what we know about the evolving hantavirus situation, strap in. A Swiss man linked to the ship has now tested positive after developing symptoms after disembarking. He received an exposure alert, sought care, and tested positive. This means there are 3 deaths and 5 suspected.

11/ Bottom line: This is not Covid-19. This is a serious and very unique outbreak that doesn’t have a playbook. Things are moving quickly but this virus is acting like we expect it to. The W.H.O says this is still a low risk situation. I'll be back with an update as this evolves.

4/ Cruise ships are uniquely high-risk environments for any infectious disease as they have shared air systems, tight quarters, and prolonged contact. That’s why investigators are treating all 150 passengers and crew members as potentially exposed.

🚀 Heat pump sales are surging across Europe and high fossil fuel prices appear to be a key driver. Q1 2026 data from the European Heat Pump Association shows: 🇩🇪 Germany: +34% 🇫🇷 France: +21% (300,000+ units in just one quarter - the largest market in Europe) 🇫🇮 Finland: +71% in March alone

The expanded RER is to open in 2029, just before the World Cup, which #Morocco is hosting. So rail transport in Morocco is more than flashy high-speed: it also serves the working population. Expected to carry 140,000 passengers a day. More here: medias24.com/2025/06/04/r...

The current system, which serves the airport, and carries 20 million passengers a year, is about to expand...

When I got to #Casablanca, I took a taxi from the airport to my hotel. It turns out I needn't have bothered. The Casablanca area is served by a regional rail system, known as Train navette rapide. 3 lines, 33 stations. But that's just the beginning... 🇲🇦🚞🧵

While most hantaviruses spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva, officials confirm that the type on the cruise ship is Andes hantavirus, which is known to spread between people. n.pr/4tgTJRe

“I don’t want to be the guinea pig, and I don’t want my neighbours or my grandchildren affected,” - Nearly 100 people attended a town hall in Mallaig, Alberta last week to oppose the Oil Sands Alliance's "Pathways" carbon capture project. www.lakelandtoday.ca/st-paul-news... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

Now the oilsands industry wants carbon pricing nixed altogether, thanks to PM Carney caving to every other demand. While Pr Smith is demanding an even longer road to $130 price. Concede to fossil fuels, while the world is racing to build renewables. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b92297...

A CANADIAN Trump critic is suing the U.S. administration to stop them from getting his personal data from Google. After the user posted criticism about federal agents killing protesters, DHS asked Google for his associated names, addresses, phone numbers, credit card and bank information. Yikes:

Marco Rubio says the goal of the war in Iran is now to restore it "back to the way it was" before Trump started the war in Iran.

How do you quit being a boomer? The generation responsible for decimating our rail infrastructure and now standing against high speed rail.

"Imagine every human decision – personal, professional, political – tested against one simple question: “If we were in a capsule looping around the Moon, would this be a safe use of our shared life support?” climate scientist Chris Rapley asks.

Science is never truly settled… right? Today I'm reacting to trolls that try to make climate science sound uncertain. Yes, we're always learning more. But no, we aren't confused about the basics. Watch by subscribing here: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/when-troll... Or Patreon patreon.com/talkingclimate

It's only at 3,070 signatures..come on, people. Even if you don't live in TO this is an egregious waste of money

Aus is a country with oodles of sunshine. This is a no-brainer

Bold words for Aussie former Oil and Gas execs. "We urge the Government to reject proposals that expand fossil fuel dependence and instead commit to policies that accelerate renewable energy deployment, modernise the grid, and support large-scale electrification."

The federal government just gave Big Oil another massive handout 🙃 We should be taxing their wartime profits, not paying them to keep torching the planet. Learn more and take action: 350.org/canada/theyp...

Any time anyone cynically says there’ll be no consequences for criminal acts, cheating, lying etc, they’re helping enable that lack of consequences. Please don’t do that. I get that it makes you feel smart & practical but it’s not helping. Always call for consequences, whether they’re likely or not.

For crying out fricken’ loud.

wow yeah maybe somebody should spend six years writing a dissertation on political parties at the local level in Canada www.tvo.org/article/anal...

Speaking of climate science, the Houston gov, is dropping $30M on an effort to make the case for fracking. That's not how the academy should work. Dalhousie should have said no thanks, but this is the institution that employs Loblaw schill, Food Professor dannycavanagh.substack.com/p/dalhousie-...

What you don't know CAN hurt you. If Houston wants to ignore climate scientists, he would be wise to have serious conversations with his lawyers. Houston government opts out of Canada’s new 'Flood Risk Finder,' depriving Nova Scotians of critical information www.halifaxexaminer.ca/environment/...

More than 20% of Canadians say the return of the federal consumer rebate for electric vehicles and spiking gas prices have made the idea of purchasing an EV more attractive, says new Abacus Data poll. In total, 52% of Canadians were inclined towards an EV purchase at some point. #EVs #AbacusData

OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws in developing ChatGPT, probe finds #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Biidaasige Park. 200 years ago this was one of the largest great lakes marshlands, Ashbridges Marsh. Filled in during the early 1900s to build the Toronto port lands, today it has been renaturalized into 50+ acres of wetlands and a meandering river mouth. Soon, 20,000 people will live here too.

NEWS: The Epstein files are now bound into 3,437 physical volumes in a new exhibition space in Tribeca. Millions of pages. Two stories tall. And yet only two people have ever faced accountability. Katie Phang discusses the rage she felt walking through the space.

Sixteen current and former heads of psychiatry at Canadian medical schools have written to the committee urging an “indefinite” pause on the expansion, arguing allowing MAID for mental illness alone would “facilitate preventable deaths in Canada and undermine suicide prevention efforts.”

A North London subdivision is mentioned here. Honestly their NIMBY argument of not enough infrastructure for a multi storey building could apply to almost any area of London. The population has grown really fast in the last 10 years. Growth was stagnant for decades before.

This is Blu. He is here for booty scratches. Can also easily be over there for booty scratches. Or there. Just say the word. 13/10 (TT: 24hddsd)

Or in other words, Ford is FINE with corporations overcharging some of "the little guys". So Ford is enabling 'unaffordability', doesn't want to keep costs down, isn't for the people and is NOT protecting ON. Going to need some new lectern placards...

There’s a lot of reasons to come out and protest #DougFord, and whatever your reason is, come out - Sharon Sommerville Next #FightFord protest: May 30, 2026 #OntarioMay30 #ONpoli

#FightFord #OntarioMay30 #ONpoli #onted

13-year-old missing in Brantford: BPS

Despite what Ford says, Ontarians still care about the Greenbelt scandal and deserve to know what their government was up to.