Big congrats to the finalists for the $1,000 CWA Canada / CAJ Award for Labour Reporting!

Honoured to be nominated for our story about criminal charges in workplace deaths - along with my friend and colleague James Dunne and a stellar team of producers, videographers and editors at CBC News.

News used to be better

almost anything is physically *possible* in the oil market a far, far narrower set of things is economically plausible, let alone *profitable*

Trump's Catan strategy, pictured

"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.

DRAM prices mooning will hurt everyone and might cause a consumer tech recession on its own in the next 12 months even without the AI bubble popping. Hyperscalers are going to jack up prices for cloud resources, electronics manufacturers (Apple, Samsung, etc.) will raise prices, this is gonna hurt.

narrator: 50 years ago... me: [nods] in 1945 narrator: in 1975... me: what

This is MAJOR!

@victor-matheson.bsky.social hi there! I've sent an email as well - but hoping to get in touch for Canada's public broadcaster. I'm at [email protected] if you have a chance to connect!

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work

CBC News was the first outlet to uncover the owner of Fairweather and International Clothiers is the likely operater of a new Zellers in North Edmonton. Yup! Zellers is back. AGAIN. At Londonderry Mall! (?) www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

new Persian-translation nightmare unlocked.

I mean admittedly this was the basis of one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Stardate 46125. But also ... in that episode, the Dyson Sphere was defective and caused an older ship to crash and trapped the Enterprise. So, I mean, yeah. Not a great idea there either.

Chatted about AOL on CBC's "Your World Tonight" this evening. Got to say the following on national broadcasts: "It's true, there was a whole 1998 movie about AOL, dial-up, and love." "Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks probably don't use dial-up anymore." Journalism, truly. CBC News has learned.

Revising data is commonplace in statistical analysis of national data

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will begin phasing out its operations, following Congress’s recent decision to revoke previously allocated federal funding. CPB said it is initiating an “orderly wind-down” after nearly six decades.

The cowboy hat, rebranded at Walmart.

From Canada to Spain, Italy to France, Ubisoft workers around the world are standing up for equity and dignity. Today, we join them. ubisoftworkerscanada.com Ubisoft Halifax has filed to unionize with @cwacanada1.bsky.social #UnionStrong #WeAreCWA #STJV

- Dirt on your head - your mom is a whore - snake poison - they put a hat on me - choke on my blood All Persian expressions my coworkers have heard from me tonight as we watch the Oilers game

Statement from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.: Members of our union and other journalists have been targeted by law enforcement with less-lethal rounds and tear gas and detained while covering the protests in Los Angeles.

In Solidarity ✊ @cdnpress.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com @thestar.com @lapresse.ca @laftq.bsky.social #cdnpoli #canlab #canmedia #onpoli #polqc #bcpoli #abpoli #skpoli #mbpoli #nbpoli #nspoli #peipoli #nlpoli #yukonpoli #nwtpoli #nunavutpoli

Things we don’t want: Extreme wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, and the wealthy paying a lower rate than working Canadians. Things we do want: A truly progressive tax system where those that benefit the most from gov’t spending pay the tab, and an economy that works for everyone.

We don’t want CONCENTRATED wealth. So yes, tax the ultra-wealthy.

I talked to a lot of wealthy Canadians for this story. On one side, those who say they should pay more. On the other, those who say you tax what you DON’T want. So do you tax wealth? cbc.ca/1.7530936

May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.

Spotify’s transcription has renamed me everyone. Annie Sidari. I mean, I’d take it as a name.

This story could be apocryphal - I genuinely don't know, "CBC News has not learned" so to speak. But it's entirely possible, and is a great illustration of how economic systems react in ways that could surprise you waaaaaay down the line.

Saw lots of lazy dunking on this guy, which fair, because he's obviously racist and dumb. But also this exists! It's called Star Trek. It's very popular!

The Poll Tracker has been updated. The Liberals are holding a six-point lead over the Conservatives and would likely win a majority government if the election were held today. newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/po...

ICYMI - I popped over to @npr.org to help explain the eyebrows raised in some economist circles when a high profile central banker became a high profile politician here in Canada. Thanks to @robgillezeau.bsky.social for blabbing with us! www.npr.org/transcripts/...

After the Canadian Association of Journalists issued a statement defending the Western Standard’s access to Liberal campaign events, the Western Standard turns around and goes after the employment status of other journalists This is real ”paradox of tolerance“ stuff here, @cajournalists.bsky.social

This WAS NOT the question to ask a room full of Persians at a Nowruz celebration. Needless to say the room (comically) got it wrong.

Spending my weekend reading through court filings for Hudson's Bay Company (and RioCan) because Monday's creditor protection decisions could drastically alter retail real estate in Canada...

I'm a bit late to this. But private equity! It's private equity. (paging Westjet passengers?) "The carrier is under increasing pressure from Elliott Investment Management, which has called for drastic changes to the company’s business model." www.cnbc.com/2025/03/11/s...

Strong Guinan vibes. Love you, Whoopi!

“But if US businesses needs import metals to make stuff - and they don’t make enough of their own - why would they deliberately make it more expensive?” I try and explain on CBC News.

Canada has basically pulled the welcome mat for its immigration policy. My friend @radioanis.bsky.social joined us on the TLDR podcast to explain what's going on and what it means for the economy: open.spotify.com/episode/6md5...

For this look at Meta's rule changes and how Canadians are feeling about them - thrilled to have spoken with @karlamarx1917.bsky.social, @todmaffin.com, along with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the @torontomet.bsky.social Centre for Free Expression. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Meta says some of their old rules went too far. You know, the ones that banned calling women "objects" or "whores." It's not just the groups targeted calling it out. Even some free speech advocates disagree with Meta. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

One of my favorite examples of testing woo beliefs was letting someone who says they can "feel radio waves" "accidentally" see the WiFi router lights being on or off during part of test. Except that wasn't the actual WiFi, which was on the whole time. They could not tell. (Cant find citation tho)

this is what makes the parasocial aspect of social media so good at building up misinformation-spreading grifters after all, who's more credible than your friend who seems to have done more of the reading than you have? and the youtuber you watch isn't your friend, but you feel like they are

Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people

My latest is an attempt to deconstruct the annual Food Price Report out of several Canadian universities. They used AI to predict inflation in several food categories next year. BUT… www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

I found a painting I am very excited about at a local art show in Calgary… but do I buy it?

If Americans don't all talk about politics on the same app now, how are they supposed to understand each other, just like they have so well over the last decade

Calgarians who have tried to drive or walk in Marda Loop might know … to maybe, not try to do that lately. But all the work there is part of a city strategy called Main Streets. We throw you for a (Marda) loop on this week’s podcast. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

… this is a great point I never thought of 🤣🤣

Hey Canadian concert lovers🍁. With the Swiftie descent on Toronto recently, it had us at CBC News wondering: What other concerts have created this much buzz? Let me know if you have any memories of some epic shows through the past decades on Canadian soil. 📷: Evan Mitsui/CBC