ER wait times continue to climb as more medically complex patients seek care. Lack of primary and long-term care is driving more patients to overcrowded hospitals, report says, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @cihica.bsky.social

We drove past these buildings last week and wondered about their future. ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

This is terrific! Lots to argue about but a lot of thought went into this by someone who know music much better than i do via @thebrowser www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-s...

They’re calling it the least comprehensible achievement of all time.

Even if you get convicted of sexual assault, your lawyer AND judge can deadass call it "minor." There's a reason "rape" does not appear in Canada's criminal code. It's all labelled sexual assault because it's *all* traumatizing behaviour & exists on a continuum.

Big congrats to Radio-Canada, which won the 2026 Michener Award for its investigation into the damaging effects of dubious medical claims about chronic Lyme disease. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Scoop: The Trump administration is backing off its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system crucial to understanding climate change, after a bipartisan backlash in Congress. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...

When Canada’s parks are more crowded than ever… ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Haha Live stream of the name removal youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

An ATIP officer emailed me at 6:32 p.m. Thursday June 11 regarding a request filed May 8 and said if I didn't reply by June 12 they would deem my request abandoned.

Parliamentary committee to deliver long-awaited recommendations on expanding MAID to people with mental illness on June 17 -- the 10th anniversary of the legalization of MAID in Canada, by @stephanielevitz.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com

Terrific story by The Citizen’s @nicohina.bsky.social who takes us into the abyss 10 years after the Rideau Street sinkhole. ottawacitizen.com/news/rideau-...

My column on the tragically premature death of Claude Lemieux, who simply won almost everywhere he went. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

Against the fiasco of the LRT construction, this seems like small potatoes. But still… ottawacitizen.com/news/adisoke...

Your Passwords Are Probably Screwed www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...

Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Organ From Patient Is Charged in His Death www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

The Trump Administration Is in a Psychotic State www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/o...

Incredible. Ottawa’s LRT curse seems never ending ottawacitizen.com/news/oc-tran...

“By engaging in a war of choice in a critical region for global trade and utterly ignoring the probable consequences for the economies of its closest allies, the Trump administration has destroyed the legitimacy of American power.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/w...

“The career scientific leaders we knew and trusted were struggling to guide us through the turbulence. Their bosses seemed more interested in making sure no one had pronouns in their email signatures than protecting science.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

I wonder if the Conservatives are rethinking their leadership choices. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

How Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz Would Undercut International Law www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/c...

BREAKING NEWS: Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and global AIDS advocate, dies at 88. He was one of Canada greatest orator's. Often referred to as the best Prime Minister the country never had. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

I don’t know why the @en.ottawa.ca allows builders to block sidewalks on a busy street like Parkdale.

Re-upping from last night. This offense deserves attention.

by Shari Vincent

On the dangers of lithium ion batteries. ottawacitizen.com/news/deachma...

A depressing, frightening analysis. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/u...

What happens when the end doesnt come? A terrific story about a topic you’ve probably never thought of before ottawacitizen.com/news/when-yo...

We must never lose sight of how absolutely fucking hallucinatorily batshit this is. The other guy says when you surrender now? That means *you* are the one suing for peace

Alabama Governor Spares Death Row Inmate Who Didn’t Pull the Trigger www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

The captain waited nearly half an hour to act because he says no one told him to respond to the Mayday call www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I get the sense surveillance pricing is going to be a pretty major political issue in the coming years.

It's been a week of war in Iran. Where are we? -The US & Israel have accumulated tactical successes. The Islamic Repubic is not on the verge of collapse, but it is much weaker. -Again: how to translate this into sustainable strategic success is at best uncertain.

Feel the Canine Charisma: Dog-Sledding in Northern Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

Tell me a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true.

‘Avalanche!’: Survivors Recount the Tragedy at Perry’s Peak www.nytimes.com/interactive/...