A rally was held in Toronto earlier this week by leaders and community members from Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong First Nation to seek an end to the consequences they have suffered from mercury poisoning in their river system.

The headlines are getting more truthful.

01-04-1903 CANADA: In Montréal, more than 2000 longshoremen go on strike at the beginning of the shipping season in the port. Militia are called out, and crowds rally to support the strikers. After five weeks, they win union recognition and more pay. montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

In 1976, Israel killed 6 unarmed Palestinians protesting Israeli land seizures - the day is commemorated annually as Land Day. Since then, Israeli land seizures have multiplied and illegal settlements have eaten up the occupied West Bank amid regular settler attack. #Infograph

The brother of the Heated Rivalry casting director is now leader of Canada’s left party.

To every volunteer, donor, organizer and NDP member who helped power this history-making movement: thank you. We are building a new foundation for our party, and we are ready to come roaring back on the Canadian political stage. Let’s get to work!

Harm reduction saves lives. The Ontario government's decision to cut all public funding for supervised consumption sites in the province is a deadly policy decision that will result in more deaths from overdoses. Supervised consumption sites are a healthcare service for people who use drugs.

As a (former) labour rep, I've been saying this for years. Profit is secondary to control and power. Capitalists don't hate unions for hurting profit; they hate unions for taking control from them and putting it in the hands of workers. Accept this and a lot more about our world makes sense.

Venezuela wins the World Baseball Classic

What a time of cruelty we live in, where we systematically strip away the very few resources we allocate for people with the least resources, the least rights: inmates, refugees, migrants, homeless people, and people who use drugs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It serves a political purpose to create the problem of open air drug use across Ontario, especially in an urban centre like Toronto. Conservatives can claim that "crime is everywhere!" and weaponize the public's fear — no matter that they created the problem. No matter that thousands will die.

We are deeply concerned by reports that military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan” and invoking Armageddon in official briefings. Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion. We are reviewing these reports and will demand accountability.

OMFG they think we are the dumbest people who ever lived.

I know I should be an old bitter Gen Xer complaining about the kids, but they're growing on me.

Each and every day.

No Crosby, no gold. Damn.

In the Toronto Star I write about Toronto Police's violent corruption scandal. Will it move the needle on police reform? It's a dramatic escalation in a long history of police intimidation, bullying their critics & broken trust. I argue 3 big things have to happen, including firing this chief.

Pierre Crinon hammered MacKinnon and threw down Wilson. I was impressed.

The man, the myth, the legend: Olympic Juraj Slafkovsky 🇸🇰

Canada should be working with Cuba, not working against Cuba.

BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked: “Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?” Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters. #FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026

The Bloor Street bike lane is still a snowdrift a week after the storm. At a time when Doug Ford is doing his best to erase bike lanes from the map, it would be nice if the City of Toronto treated them like they actually mattered.

Another person murdered by ICE.

President Trump's federal agents have been carrying out a brutal retribution campaign in Minnesota that’s violating the most basic freedoms of the United States minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...

Scenes of civil disobedience outside the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, where protesters, including religious readers, blocked the road on a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23. Photos by @lfelizleon.bsky.social

mad king moment from the PBS Newshour correspondent

These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.

Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on January 23 @lfelizleon.bsky.social reports 🧵1/7

I believe Avi Lewis is the leader the NDP needs right now. He’s someone who gives us hope, unites our movements, and offers bold, inspiring solutions to tackle affordability while upholding human rights without qualification or exception. (1/2)

“No work, no school, no shopping." Major labor unions and community groups are calling for every Minnesotan to leverage their labor and economic power and refuse to show up to work on Friday, January 23. workdaymagazine.org/we-are-facin...

Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.

There have also been a high volume of in-custody deaths at detention centers across the country.

And who can forget the MULTIPLE deaths in California, as frightened workers were chased by federal agents during workplace raids. One farmworker fell to his death from a greenhouse during a raid on a farm. Another was hit by a car trying to evade a raid at Home Depot.

In another case, ICE ran over a man while detaining him.

In September, federal immigration agents shot and killed Villegas González in Chicago.

Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.

ICE agent shoots and murders woman in Minneapolis.

UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any other state, banning war & coercion except self-defense or UN Security Council authorization.

Canada finally reacts, through our foreign affairs minister (not our prime minister). Really, embarrassingly timid statement when you consider what just happened.

Trump has bombed Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Iran, even refuses to rule out bombing Greenland, a sovereign territory of ally Denmark. Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So, Trump declared war without legal authority from congress, illegally kidnapped another country’s head of state and now plans to prosecute him in another jurisdiction for unspecified crimes?

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Incroyable! Hockey USA, you're what the French call "les incompétents".

“After just having taken my oath to become the mayor of the city of New York, I do so also here in the old City Hall subway station – a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, the legacy of our city.”

The only Canadian 🇨🇦 players with more points than Nick Suzuki (97) this calendar year: • Nate MacKinnon (121) • Connor McDavid (115)

Happy winter solstice!

Michael Ma collected his own conservative secret santa gift before crossing the floor BUT DID NOT DELIVER ANYTHING TO THE NAME HE DREW HE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN JAMIL JIVANI’S SECRET SANTA LMFAO THIS DIVAAAAAA

This is the logical policy outcome for a government that is captured by a single industry. Socialize the risk, privatize the profits. It is socialism for the rich while the public is left with all the environmental costs.

Doug Ford doesn't really like being held accountable. He prefers to make corrupt deals with his cronies in the shadows. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...