The Expos documentary on Netflix is very good. ⚾️

Main Street Alex Colville 1979

À voir absolument ⬇️ 🦞 Pincer les braconniers | Enquête ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/enquete...

Who wants a very detailed poll-by-poll map of the last election you can go scour? Kyle Hutton put in the leg work and you can check it here! -> app.atlas.co/shared/uhOeG...

While researching my current column, I had trouble finding something PM Carney said in a speech in either Factiva or Google, so I tried asking ChatGPT-5 to search for it. This was its internal response. It hallucinates in basic searches. It can't write truth. It can't copyedit. What is it good for?

One year after policy change by Holt Liberals, surgical abortion access in New Brunswick remains a work in progress. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Eeeeeee!!! @alexmarland.bsky.social @jaredwesley.ca @mireillelalancette.bsky.social

After months of speculation, the federal government is signaling its intention to eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap. But... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

🚨Scoop: Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says he is considering crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party. He tells me he'll make a decision “in the next few days” after reviewing the federal budget. Other Conservatives are also being courted.

A beautiful and wise little book.

Pretty sure that’s a new - though very fitting - cover for Orwell’s masterpiece… (Spotted in a Damascus bookshop window.)

The Art of the Impersonal Essay www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

We are proud to announce that the new Anderson Bridge will open to all traffic by 6 PM tonight. We’ve appreciated the public’s patience throughout the duration of this project.

Holt government eliminating 8-cent-per-litre “cost of carbon adjustor” effective Dec. 1. Story to come.

What if? Long ago, I requested through RTI, and reported on, Premier Frank McKenna's speaking notes in the event of a Yes vote in the Quebec referendum, which was 30 years ago today. I dug them out recently to show younger colleagues.

Today in Canadian parliamentary history - October 29, 1925: Incumbent Liberal PM King wins 100 seats, Meighen's Conservatives win 116 but King does not resign. Cue the King-Byng affair of 1926! Nerds: What are we doing to mark King-Byng at 100? Conference on vice regals/reserve powers? Cake? Both?

Higgs haunts them still: former PC premier weighs in on party’s direction, leadership, and even its name. Analysis from me. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hear me out (niche maritimer post)

In slightly more positive news, Trump also left the door open to not following through on the 10% tariff hike. “We’ll see,” he said when asked about an implementation date.

New Brunswick is taking a pass on one of the biggest Charter rights cases in years: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Peak pre-Halloween dew-on-web on security gate at the New Brunswick legislature.

More than half of the gas stations the New Brunswick government inspected this year were violating provincial environmental rules: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here's my look at the Holt Liberal government's Throne Speech, and some interesting comments the premier made to protestors opposing the proposed Tantramar natural gas plant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Back from a vacation that included tours of two stunning Parliaments — the bright and modern Scottish one in Edinburgh (with equally modern mace) and the older, more classical Stormont in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

if i were on SubwayTakes, my take would be that it should be illegal to publish a report via pdf without putting the date on it somewhere

Marco Rubio, attending Trump-Sisi meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, claims today "might be one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years." Trump interjects: "Only 50?" Rubio, quickly replies: "Maybe 100." Laughter in the room. End scene.

This achievement needs a name. I suggest it be referred to as “doing the Full Hamilton-Gordon,” in honour of the 1860s NB L-G whose push for Maritime Union was upended by the Upper Canadians seeking Confederation.

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

"Solar ... is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year." Another historic milestone for the energy transition, which is doing things seemingly daily that I was told quite often until quite recently were impossible www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Brunswick PCs win Miramichi West byelection: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Top N.B. official says Nova Scotia pushed to have New Brunswick pay larger share of $650 million Chignecto Isthmus project: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Foggy Friday at the New Brunswick legislature.

Horizon Health CEO tells New Brunswick MLAs she'd give up a chunk of her budget if it led to long-term care improvements that eased the pressure on hospitals. Margaret Melanson said ALC patients cost the RHA $200 million a year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

They don’t make book covers like they used to

N.B. Power seeks 4.75 per cent rate hike in 2026 after 3 straight years of big increases: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Fragmenting care: why a primary-care pilot project in New Brunswick pharmacies was troubled from the very beginning. This story is based on 900+ pages of documents obtained through a Right to Information request. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hundreds of first-year physics profs are currently downloading this video and sketching out the free body diagrams for an upcoming lecture

The City and Exhibition were fighting about land more than a hundred years ago.

FIFA has confirmed Clutch, Zayu, and Maple as the mascots for the 2026 men’s World Cup, with a bald eagle, a jaguar, and a moose representing the three co-hosting nations: The United States, Canada, and Mexico. 📝 @adamcrafton.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

BREAKING: Canada officially recognizes the State of Palestine and is doing so with international partners to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, according to a statement from PM Mark Carney's office released Sunday morning. #cdnpoli #canpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My analysis: Green bill on environmental rights hits Liberal wall. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Child advocate slams Education Department over budget 'fiasco' that led to layoffs: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Melissa Etheridge joins the Indigo Girls for the Michael Stipe part of a Gen X deep cut at Fredericton’s Harvest Festival.

Wrote about the week. How the shooter's ID didn't appear to matter to ppl. How the discourse takes place in very same spaces that incubate/perpetuate hate & violence. How shooters now know that their acts will be flattened, analyzed, argued over & amplified. How all of this feels so dark & poisonous