On this day in 1921, Chief Kwakwaka’wakw held a potlatch near Alert Bay, BC. Potlatches were illegal at the time. Police arrested 26 people and the masks and regalia were seized and sold by the Canadian government. Most, but not all of the items, have since been returned.

The Mount Royal Cross in Montreal is one of the most famous landmarks in the city. It was erected in 1924 thanks to $10,000 raised by children in a city fundraiser. There is even a time capsule that will be opened there in 2142. This is the story. 🧵 1/8

This is what every institution he threatens with frivolous defamation suits should be doing

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get more involved in fighting creeping Christofascism, clear your schedule on January 10. The last time these ding dongs tried to march at Christie Pits they were outnumbered 10-1. I bet we can do better than that this time. #Toronto #CounterProtest

Merry Christmas, happy holidays! Hopefully we will find some peace and happiness today over the next few weeks. To those of you working over the holidays, thank you so much!

1/ The US just barred visas for several European officials & researchers accused of pressuring tech companies to curb US speech online. Allies are furious. They say they were enforcing EU digital laws to protect citizens from harms & organized disinfo #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue

Christmas Sleigh Ride Maud Lewis c. 1964

Christmas Mail Train Maud Lewis c. 1957

Covered Bridge in Winter Maud Lewis c. 1967

Sunset with Deer Maud Lewis c. 1964

Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all of my friends celebrating around the world. Please reply with photos of cats enjoying presents/boxes/turkey/napping x

Happy Boxing Day!

“.. fame and exceptionalism can be very, very destructive. .. I think it’s good to make your own bed, it’s good to go do your shopping, to have your feet on the ground, to know that you’re a human being as well. The other stuff is projection.” - Annie Lennox, born today in 1954 💕

Merry Christmas everyone from me, the prof and #sophiefromromania - wrap up warm it’s bitter out there!

Home for Christmas Maud Lewis c. 1958

When your layover in Seattle is delayed 5 hours but in exchange you get a sunset view of Mt Rainier on departure.

On this day in 1855, soldiers with the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment at the Tete du Pont barracks in Kingston cleared ice on Lake Ontario to play one of the earliest recorded games of hockey. They used field hockey sticks and a lacrosse ball.

The Walrus closes out the year by compiling a list of things that brings our team joy. Check out our team’s top moments of 2025: thewalrus.ca/what-brought-us-...

25 December 1942 | A cruelly beaten Polish prisoner, Stefan Muczkowski (no. 75688), a curator of the National Museum in Cracow, was brought to the infirmary Block 20 at Auschwitz I. He perished there on the same day as a result of injuries.

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Shilling). Will you join me? Over 5500 + Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery." 🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The rich and powerful don’t get their wages garnished when they default on a loan. They declare bankruptcy and end up paying pennies on the dollar, if anything. Like Trump did many, many times.

You know how Americans are surprised to learn that gun deaths are rare in most other countries, pedestrian-centered cities are normal, or everybody else uses metric? That, but discovering that the rest of the world moved to EVs.

Politics in a chart. This should be framed in some poli sci Louvre.

I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?

Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.

We’re very traditional about Christmas - always start with Muppet Christmas Carol and Delia’s sausage rolls. But #sophiefromromania is a bit anxious because the small people are here

Back Door: Winter Reilly Fitzgerald 2014

Odjig Family; Father, Mother, Grandfather, Stanley, Daphne, Donald, Winnie, Xmas, Dec 25th Daphne Odjig ~ Anishinaabe 1986

Have yourself a merry little Christmas... (Photo Simon Withyman)

Always good to see a fellow cat appear on #DuvetKnowItsChristmas - for any of my friends that haven't seen it before, it's shepherded by @rhodri.biz and sees people sharing pictures of their temporary sleeping arrangements while visiting family or friends on Christmas Eve. It's a delight x

#MMIWG #cdnpoli

this is what some of you look like in your chore coats

Christmas Tree Paraskeva Clark 1941

This boy badly needed our help today. To anybody who comments on my posts / shares / supports my work this is the only way I can say thanks. By using the good will and support to spend time helping the dogs who need it most and who have no one. Have a lovely holidays 💕

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Shilling). Will you join me? Over 5500 + Missing and Murdered Indigenous women and girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

Night Snow Maud Lewis c. 1958

Winter ❄️ wonderland. Two days before Christmas ⛄

🚨🫡CANADIAN ARMED FORCES🫡🚨 “The members of our Canadian Armed Forces stand on guard to defend our nation’s sovereignty. As many spend the holiday season away from home, we extend our deepest gratitude for their continued courage, service, and sacrifice.” — Mark Carney Canada’s Prime Minister 🇨🇦

#BreakingNow Since the video of #InsideCECOT becoming a viral,into social media platforms, now a Federal Judge order to getting back all the detained from #Cecot #ElSalvador to #USA, all those deported now has the right to due process #Telemundo51 #CivilRights @aclu.org

Getting festive! Two days before Christmas 🎄

Yousuf Karsh was born on Dec. 23, 1908 in the Ottoman Empire, in what is now Turkey. Of Armenian-descent, he had two brothers, Jamil and Malak. As a child, he saw some of his family murdered during the Armenian Genocide. His family escaped in 1922. 🧵 2/12

Old Man Caribou Joe Coffey 2025

NEW: As the integrity commissioner prepares to investigate David Piccini, we found a recent committee appearance where she offered a detailed view into her insights and philosophy. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1158710...

Changes to how new teachers in Ontario are certified are set to be announced next year and will entail a larger practical component, the education minister is signalling. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1158769...

A Song of Winter Franz Johnston n.d.

Santa Arrives, Galiano Island Molly Lamb Bobak n.d.

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

Every day I am going to post this (permission from Del Schilling). Will you join me? Over 5700+ Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls #MMIWG #cdnpoli

The Prof was very late home last night after her last foreign trip of the year – when I told #sophiefromromania that she was only five or 10 minutes away she got very excited and agitated