I should be old /jaded enough not to be bothered by guys hyuck-hyucking about being forced to acknowledge women who just won a gold medal. But I’ll be damned if that one hasn’t been under my skin all day. At the very least, I don’t want to hear about the loneliness thing anymore. Go improve.

icymi: Who Is Sam Mraiche? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social

On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social

Two men convicted of fraud over allegations from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. My colleagues first uncovered the procurement issues of this project a decade ago. Investigative journalism is a long-term commitment. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend

My favourite drama so far this year is the misprint of the 2025 national mahjong league cards. It is wholesome, civilized and much needed small potatoes and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of the mahjong Facebook group grousing.

SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's fmr chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings w Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social

Become the 51st state? Finally found the hill I would for real die on.

This Pantone brown colour of the year is giving 1970s bargain bin L'eggs pantyhose shade and I mean this in a good way. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/s...

I would legit buy this swag

Poynter's MediaSmart teen fact-checking network is now in Canada and seeing applicants. Ages 13-18 to fact-check popular posts appearing in their social media feeds & create a minimum of 2 fact-checking videos between January and June 2025. Deadline to apply is Dec 15 mediasmarts.ca/teen-fact-ch...

A ton of Toronto restaurants in the top 100. BC has 15 and AB has 16. And Beaver Valley's Flesherton ON, population <600, cracks the list! www.cp24.com/local/toront...

"It is a better game." The Economist comes down on the side of the CFL compared to NFL. www.economist.com/culture/2024...

I have written about my own experiences of having my gender (cis but non-conforming) policed in bathrooms. The only goal here is humiliation of someone who is different. www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/o...

I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.

Sandra M. Gilbert dies at 87. Don't know if it is as ubiquitous now, but Gilbert & Gubar's 'Madwoman' was a massive lit crit text even in the 90s when I was at uni. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/b...

Security of Canadian water treatment plants called into question as cyberattack threats mount www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Trump is running a transition that’s a master class in how to normalize corruption, immorality, and narcissism. Forget a team of rivals. He wants a team of outlaws just like him. My new piece at @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cabi...

you can keep your raw milk I've got my

B.C. teen diagnosed with bird flu in critical condition, with source of virus likely to remain unknown: The Fraser Valley teen does not have any connection to poultry farms, where a highly pathogenic version of avian flu has decimated flocks at 24 sites in B.C.