Scott Stinson
@scottstinson.bsky.social
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Newspaper columnist turned freelance journalist. 🇨🇦 scottstinson.substack.com
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Eric Koreen
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It was worth the Patriots making the super bowl for this.
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My latest newsletter post is an Olympic story, plus links to various Olympic-related things I have published in recent days.
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An Olympic story
The world's biggest sporting event has its flaws, but it always delivers the moments
https://open.substack.com/pub/scottstinson/p/an-olympic-story?r=2v4ji3&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
24 days ago
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Shannon Proudfoot
about 1 month ago
A single line from Mark Carney’s Beijing press conference stopped me in my tracks, so I wrote my column around it.
#cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
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Opinion: It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’
There are no good guys among the superpowers seeking to carve up the globe like so many pieces of pie
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-its-clear-carney-is-now-dealing-with-the-world-as-it-is/
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Navneet Alang
about 2 months ago
Good people of Bluesky: The Star's Richard Warnica rode along the streets of Minneapolis with
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in his Honda Fit. What he saw along the way left him worried that things are only going to get worse.
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My year-end newsletter post is about Oktoberfest, King Ludwig II, fancy castles and the importance of art. you know, the usual stuff.
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The hills are alive
A trip into the Bavarian Alps ends up being a lesson in one man's devotion to art
https://scottstinson.substack.com/p/the-hills-are-alive
2 months ago
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My latest newsletter post, on the year of Trump. Somehow, it was even worse than imagined.
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America's year of finding out
It was a given that a second Trump presidency would be historically awful. It has still somehow been much worse than expected
https://open.substack.com/pub/scottstinson/p/americas-year-of-finding-out?r=2v4ji3&utm_medium=ios
2 months ago
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The MNF game is hopped up on goofballs.
3 months ago
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Really didn't expect Wayne to whiff on the pronunciation of Jordan.
3 months ago
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Bruce Arthur
3 months ago
North Mackedonia
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suddenly frightened to discover who Canada's ambassador is.
3 months ago
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*whispers* please just start drawing the teams
3 months ago
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This thing makes the Academy Awards feel like a tight eight minutes.
3 months ago
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gonna be great when Trump says it's better than the Nobel.
3 months ago
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well, at least the FIFA Peace Prize is appropriately garish
3 months ago
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FIFA is really going to give a peace prize to the guy launching illegal military strikes on boats that are thousands of miles from the U.S. border
3 months ago
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It remains incredible that FIFA managed to replace Sepp Blatter with someone even more shamelessly unlikeable.
3 months ago
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credit to Kevin Hart for not demanding a shorter supermodel for his co-host at the World Cup draw
3 months ago
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Robert the Bruce, William Wallace ... Kieran Tierney? On Scottish heroes and the magic of World Cup qualifying:
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Scotland the Brave
The final round of the European qualifiers for the World Cup had some serious bangers
https://open.substack.com/pub/scottstinson/p/scotland-the-brave?r=2v4ji3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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For
@thestar.com
, I wrote about the federal NDP, who wisely did not throw themselves into the sea
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Scott Stinson: The NDP was wise not to trigger an election. Now the party can focus on staying alive
Having not hurled themselves toward certain doom this week, there remains the question of what the New Democrats should do next.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-ndp-was-wise-not-to-trigger-an-election-now-the-party-can-focus-on/article_2d18b7f3-150f-4d44-95cf-107958a2a774.html
3 months ago
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There is just no quit in this sinkhole
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3 months ago
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My latest newsletter post is about some incredible scenes at World Cup qualifying in Europe.
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Scotland the Brave
The final round of the European qualifiers for the World Cup had some serious bangers
https://open.substack.com/pub/scottstinson/p/scotland-the-brave?r=2v4ji3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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I wrote about floor-crossing, and one in particular that is a core newsroom memory. For
@thelineca.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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Scott Stinson: Poilievre's in trouble ... but no one is gasping out loud quite yet
Let me tell you when they DID gasp, though ...
https://open.substack.com/pub/theline/p/scott-stinson-poilievres-in-trouble?r=2v4ji3&utm_medium=ios
4 months ago
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Hot damn, that is some spectacular work from
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www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
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Richard Warnica: Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found
Trump has radically changed the U.S. But everywhere, there are signs of resistance.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/ignorance-cruelty-disease-i-travelled-to-the-epicentre-of-trumps-new-america-this-is-what/article_a17fa290-19ef-43a5-ab7b-f85dd26842f4.html?gift=1&gift_token=ed02338b-ee54-4ff1-8653-df0a15470899&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzdGFyLmNvbS9vcGluaW9uL2lnbm9yYW5jZS1jcnVlbHR5LWRpc2Vhc2UtaS10cmF2ZWxsZWQtdG8tdGhlLWVwaWNlbnRyZS1vZi10cnVtcHMtbmV3LWFtZXJpY2EtdGhpcy1pcy13aGF0L2FydGljbGVfYTE3ZmEyOTAtMTllZi00M2E1LWFiN2ItZjg1ZGQyNjg0MmY0Lmh0bWw_Z2lmdD0xJmdpZnRfdG9rZW49ZWQwMjMzOGItZWU1NC00ZmYxLTg2NTMtZGYwYTE1NDcwODk5IiwiaWF0IjoxNzYzMDUwOTcwLCJleHAiOjE3NjMzMTAxNzB9.Ji9TYAorefSUJXJt0r015hrn_LwdY_sej-a2Ty3HgwO_Lgth1wZRYuT3W7_VI4U-rAswz8huo9L3hrFyL22BV3nQX_0a6bf2VBY6-HEVhifuWiMI8c24jceh2L_Y7nNxM8tFXmQQEZZ6Li6dQZUozJoVX49HQslmqkfT3QBTe-jUfH2ugWm6ENTGc2faIhsl1EnHjMFPKFcOS-lrF98Fl-TvZCpkf3mRmss3Wij0EB0hv8G06HJgFL1Y0RaYlEmggH0UDeZ-9RJGQj_N7TSQ1FZ-yXoDGohDjJgu7PgKU9Txu3lztjSM6bC53mXzS8SbuvtUL8BDXZBIt4sN51WJWw
4 months ago
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Also: my take from Budget Day (budget evening, technically) on whether an election is in on the horizon. For Global News dot ca
globalnews.ca/news/1151008...
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COMMENTARY: Opposition parties will huff and puff about Budget 2025 but will let it pass - National | Globalnews.ca
When votes that could cause the government to fall come around, thoughts turn to which party’s interest is best served by an election. In this case, the answer is none of them.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11510086/federal-budget-2025-politics/
4 months ago
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For
@thelineca.bsky.social
, wrote on the Great Baseball Ticket Crisis of 2025 Price caps aren’t the answer, but Ticketmaster still sucks.
www.readtheline.ca/p/scott-stin...
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Scott Stinson: Ticketmaster is awful — but you can't set a cap on luxury prices
Populist blather about event prices ignores the reality — people are going to find ways to sell things for a profit.
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/scott-stinson-ticketmaster-is-awful?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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On Bonds and Clemens being on a Hall of Fame ballot again, and baseball’s unwillingness to acknowledge its own history:
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Stop trying to rewrite baseball history. Let the Steroid Era into the HOF
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are back on a Hall of Fame ballot, which means voters have another chance to properly acknowledge baseball's history.It's a chance they should absolutely take. It's also ...
https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3388633
4 months ago
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That is a lot of heartbroken Canadians.
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4 months ago
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Too high
4 months ago
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Congratulations, everyone, for finally making it to the end. Of that WestJet ad with the lady and the face paint.
4 months ago
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Never a good sign when your scandals require a timeline
4 months ago
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I would like credit for coining the nickname, The Treyminator. Thank you.
globalnews.ca/news/1150213...
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COMMENTARY: Jays send out the Treyminator and the mightiest Dodgers cower | Globalnews.ca
It was cruelly absurd stuff. He wasn’t just dealing with All-Stars like Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman; he was making them look foolish.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11502130/blue-jays-world-series-game-five-yesavage-pitcher-treyminator/
4 months ago
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Shout out to all the kids who have a hard cap on trick or treating at 8 pm on Friday.
4 months ago
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Gourmet Spud
5 months ago
Do you like Kiner-Falefa? Getting caught in the rain?
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It seems like the World Series umps should be better than normal?
4 months ago
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Richard Warnica
4 months ago
Wonderful to have an old Post friend in the Star today.
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The narratives that are built around a team often fail to hold up in the spotlight. Not so the Toronto Blue Jays of 2025.
globalnews.ca/news/1150004...
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COMMENTARY: Never-say-die Blue Jays show they can be as superhuman as Ohtani | Globalnews.ca
The Jays didn’t deliver the fatal shot down the thermal exhaust port of the Death Star Dodgers, but they have breached the outer defences.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11500049/blue-jays-world-series-game-four-ohtani-bieber-pitching/
4 months ago
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Shohei Ohtani will get exactly zero opportunities to swing the bat now.
4 months ago
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The most surprising revelation about this Blue Jays run is that Keanu Reeves is some kind of weird shut-in.
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Wrote some more about the baseball.
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Jays ask Scherzer to turn back clock again as World Series shifts to L.A.
It still feels like something of a fever dream that Max Scherzer will start Game 3 of the World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays.The guy with the legendary intensity and the impressive playoff resume ...
https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3379718
4 months ago
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The Jays need to start sitting on Yamamoto's curveball. Or the four-seam fastball. Or the cutter. Or the slider. Or the splitter. OK, starting to see the problem here.
4 months ago
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oh nothing, just the most emotional moment i've ever heard from a broadcast pair. my word.
4 months ago
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wtf, MLB
4 months ago
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Gourmet Spud
4 months ago
Honestly our behind home plate fans have been an embarrassment. Sweater saying guy needs to be tossed.
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Wrote about the baseball:
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COMMENTARY: Couch-surfing Barger and Blue Jays show world they can’t be underestimated | Globalnews.ca
The Jays have some big stars, but Barger represents the other element that has been key to their success: guys who scratched and clawed their way on to a major-league roster
https://globalnews.ca/news/11494577/blue-jays-world-series-game-one-barger-home-run/
4 months ago
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The Toronto Blue Jays were once a model franchise, winners of back-to-back championships. It has taken a while, but they are back in the final series of the MLB season. On a long wait, and the slugger who finally led them there:
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The Blue Jays' patience pays off: This is how it looks when a half-billion-dollar slugger peaks
The Blue Jays' patience pays off: This is how it looks when a half-billion-dollar slugger peaks.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-blue-jays-patience-pays-off-this-is-how-it-looks-when-a-half-billion-dollar-slugger-peaks
4 months ago
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It’s the hobbits versus the orcs as the Jays take on the Dodgers in the World Series. Or something like that.
thescore.com/mlb/news/337...
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The Dodgers are the Death Star, but the Blue Jays have nothing to lose
Toronto Blue Jays fans of a certain age will remember the last time the team went into a playoff series in which it seemed significantly overmatched.It was 1989, a building called the SkyDome had just...
https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3376062
4 months ago
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That strike 3 call had Enrico Pallazzo vibes.
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Now pivoting to wondering how they are going to manage six more outs.
4 months ago
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Holy shitballs.
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