Looks like the Cuba-bound tanker with Russian oil aboard was diverted a couple days ago and went to Trinidad instead. This is the same tanker that was bound for Cuba in February then had its route suspended and was floating in the Atlantic for weeks, then tried again.

Holy crap, the feds are planning to cut all librarian positions at federal prisons.

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Had the pleasure of editing @alishamgl.bsky.social’s profile on the great Grace Glowicki for @thegrindto.bsky.social. Edmonton’s freakiest!

Dunno if it was widely reported but Russia tried sending a huge shipment of oil to Cuba and two weeks ago it looks like it was turned around in the Atlantic by the US navy.

Seeing the Toronto Police Association president is speaking alongside police chief Demkiw at today's presser about the new OPP report on the Umar Zameer / Jeffrey Northrup case makes me think the officers aren't facing serious consequences. But who knows!

Save the dates! April is fundraising month for The Grind and we're putting on a couple events. April 8 evening: Lecture and discussion April 24 night: Party! More info to come.

Come on Bluesky, this deserves a proper roasting. Two climate villains posing as climate superheroes, getting chummy about all the new fossil fuels they're unlocking - RIGHT IN THE MIDST of a global crisis caused by over-reliance on the product they're celebrating

Hard not to see this a call for violence from this Juno News writer. Calling for many people to "bring their big dogs and let them get in the faces" of pro-Palestine demonstrators to "scare them." So the idea is to train/direct big dogs to attack certain people and then... what?

Whomst among us has not **checks notes** done voiceover work for a South Korean submarine manufacturer trying to sell subs to Canada and then talked on his podcast about submarine procurement with a federal party leader without disclosing that work?

The Media Co-op has published an open letter from arts and culture workers from across so-called Canada opposing the US/Israel war on Iran and demanding the Canadian government do likewise: mediacoop.ca/node/119348 #cdnpoli

From this you wouldn't know which country bombed the UNIFIL facility, bombed Beirut, has killed hundreds of Lebanese people and and gave evacuation orders to displace nearly a million. (It was Israel.)

Didn't realize there are still flights to Cuba from Mexico, the U.S. and elsewhere. Canada is “the only country where every single airline cancelled all the flights, until at least May.” But it's still possible for Canadians to go, and relatively easy to bring much-needed aid.

Internal records show Ottawa’s funding plan for Jordan’s Principle falls short of the program’s recent needs by tens of millions of dollars. Denials doubled under Jordan’s Principle in 2024-25, while approved services also declined by millions www.aptnnews.ca?p=284501

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A little update on this: A court appearance last week was expected to provide clarity on how the case would proceed, but the crown attorney hadn't reviewed new information in time and so another court appearance was set for March 26. The article has been updated.

NEW: As 🇺🇸 gets ready for more wars of aggression, a Crown corporation is quietly promoting more 🇨🇦 arms exports to the Americans. Last year, the Canadian Commercial Corp. more than doubled the value of contracts with the US DoD to $2.1 billion. www.readthemaple.com/the-crown-co...

Environment minister will work with Saskatchewan to “ensure” it follows the law, her office reiterated, as the province pushes to keep its coal plants open past Canada’s deadline. Dabrusin’s office was mum when asked if she would intervene thenarwhal.ca/saskatchewan...

One night in July 2024, a west end Toronto resident was sitting on his porch when he saw a man walk onto his lawn and spray paint his and his neighbour's Davenport for Ceasefire lawn signs and a Palestine flag. A couple minutes later, he was staggering into his house, bleeding.🧵

Ontario’s new Bill 60 was passed in November and is known for taking away tenants’ rights. What’s less well known is that the omnibus bill also strips municipal control over roads and pushes a pro-car agenda. Michael Koy reports.

“Capitalist democracies are beset by elite-driven, popular divisions that result in a hyper-sensationalized political culture.” @itsmccarthy.bsky.social My current read! 📕 Reminded yet again how so much of what passes for polijournalism stokes this sensationalism.

I asked @spaikin.bsky.social about his trip to Israel and wrote about how it's troubling and should be a reminder to watch for how "balanced"-seeming journalists can still influence issues by narrowing the bounds of discourse and leaving out hard questions. For @thegrindto.bsky.social.

At the presser now about the arrest of nine police officers, the first question from media referenced the Umar Zameer case. Zameer was acquitted 20 months ago and police promised an investigation, including into possible police collusion. We're still waiting for that investigation.

More back-sliding on climate: Carney is eliminating the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard that would have mandated 100% EVs by 2035. New target is 75% EVs by 2035, 90% by 2040 but it's not clear if not-yet-finalized policy will achieve this www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...

At the presser now about the arrest of nine police officers, the first question from media referenced the Umar Zameer case. Zameer was acquitted 20 months ago and police promised an investigation, including into possible police collusion. We're still waiting for that investigation.

#Breaking: Toronto police officers arrested in large-scale probe into organized crime and corruption

A teenager in provincial care is found dead on a northwestern B.C. trail near Highway 16—aka the notorious 'Highway of Tears' Hear more on APTN News Brief:

NEW: Palestinian-Canadian engineer Amjad Ramadan is suing his former employer, NTN Canada. He was fired soon after a video clip circulated of him protesting outside an Indigo bookstore in the GTA. By @rdassaly.bsky.social.

New story in The Grind. Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine. "There is a campaign to silence us," he told me. @thegrindto.bsky.social

Decent article about the IDF "comedian" who spoke in Toronto this week. The big question that hasn't been answered though is: What happened here between the Israeli consultate and Canadian government? Hochman's team says he was let in only after the consulate intervened.

NEW: After being defunded by Doug Ford’s government, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre scrambled to find an alternative model that would allow its safe drug consumption site (SCS) to continue operating. The feds stood in the way. By @emmapaling.bsky.social.

Confused by the changes to Ontario's recycling program? @dgrdon.bsky.social breaks down the new rules and looks at some of the problems.

Thoughts on the Finch LRT for The Grind: www.thegrindmag.ca/not-so-rapid...

If we truly care about the right of Iranians to live with dignity and freedom, we must be extra vigilant to differentiate between demands from inside Iran as distinct from those of the Trump and Netanyahu camp, Gita Hashemi and Shivam Chadha write.

Informative essay on what is happening in Iran, and on the lack of an organized left inside the country (the result of decades of repression).

David launched dozens of careers and mentored many more, helping Indigenous journalists find a voice in an industry that had rarely welcomed them. Story by @karynpugliese.bsky.social

Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...

🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have killed 7 Palestinians, including 5 children, the youngest 5 years old, in less than 24 hours by striking tents and homes sheltering displaced families across northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said today. Since that...

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The Voice of Hind Rajab is playing at TIFF this week and has a wider release starting Jan. 23. The film follows Palestinian ambulance dispatchers as they desperately try to save six-year-old Hind Rajab from being killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.

“We’re going to be very strongly involved in it,” Trump says about the future of Venezuela’s oil industry on Fox News

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Some drama at York University's Goldfarb Gallery. An artist says the administration censored her recent exhibit, which featured pro-Palestine content. Later, the gallery's curator was abruptly fired. Now, dozens of faculty are pushing back. For @thegrindto.bsky.social

NEW: York University Censored Exhibition at Goldfarb Gallery then Fired the Curator Artist Amy Ching-Yan Lam was forced to change her 'Acceptable Protest' animation, removing a 'Free Palestine' sign and reference to a university president character. By @rdassaly.bsky.social.

This former inmate says he was assaulted by guards. Maplehurst lost the security camera footage that could corroborate his claims

Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...

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My latest for @breachmedia.ca: When Saskatchewan's government brought in anti-trans laws, unions pushed back. Right-wing premiers are using the notwithstanding clause to attack their culture-war punching bags. Solidarity between unions and trans advocates in SK shows how to put up a fight.

The former Annex location of the Centre for Social Innovation, located on Bathurst south of Bloor, is going to be turned into a city-owned shelter for Indigenous people experiencing homelessness. By @dgrdon.bsky.social.