Steve Faguy
@fagstein.bsky.social
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Blogger, media analyst, copy editor at the Montreal Gazette.
https://blog.fagstein.com
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Steve Faguy
CNN
about 11 hours ago
Most days, the UK's top newspapers have a wide range of photos gracing their front pages. But on Friday, every image topping the British front pages was identical.
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âThe photo gods were on my side.â How that astonishing image of Andrew was captured | CNN
Most days, the countryâs top newspapers have a wide range of photos gracing their front pages. But on Friday, every image topping the British front pages was identical.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/uk/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-photo-police-station-intl?Date=20260220&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1771624860&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Steve Faguy
CNN
about 7 hours ago
A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked him for permission to raid a Washington Post reporterâs home earlier this year.
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Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporterâs home rips into Justice Department | CNN Politics
A federal judge ripped into the Justice Department on Friday for failing to inform him of the applicability of a law intended to protect journalists from government searches and seizures when it asked...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/judge-rips-washington-post-fbi-reporter-warrant?Date=20260221&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1771639260&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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"How Canada became poorer than Alabama"
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
According to the Globe's reporting, lots of corporate subsidies and income inequality led to Alabama's GDP per capita being higher than Canada's (briefly, it went back down)
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Out of nowhere, Canada became poorer than Alabama. How is that possible?
For an overdue wake-up call, The Globe travelled to the Deep South to understand how the state is breaking stereotypes and, at times, looking richer than Canada
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-out-of-nowhere-canada-became-poorer-than-alabama-how-is-that-possible/
about 18 hours ago
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Not a dictatorship. Not a cult of personality. Perfectly normal.
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1 day ago
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BREAKING: Our hearts.
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
2 days ago
Brownstein: Legendary Steve's Music Store is at a financial crossroads
montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
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GOLD MEDAL FOR CANADA: Steven Dubois, men's short track 500m
2 days ago
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For you political math nerds, with Matt Jeneroux crossing the floor, and the Liberals probably going to win two byelections in Toronto, that byelection in Terrebonne would be the difference between a minority and majority government.
#cdnpoli
3 days ago
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#CRTC
begins trying for a third time to get sustainable Indigenous radio stations going in Toronto and Ottawa.
crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2026-33 | CRTC
The Commission is issuing a call for applications for FM radio stations to serve the Indigenous communities of Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario.
https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-33.htm
3 days ago
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GOLD MEDAL FOR CANADA: Women's speed skating team pursuit.
4 days ago
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The Gazette (my employer), Le Journal de MontrĂ©al/QuĂ©bec, Le Devoir, the Globe and Mail, LâactualitĂ© and other print magazines, and Hebdos QuĂ©bec publish open letter arguing against recycling fees for print media.
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4 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Andrew Kurjata
4 days ago
The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
4 days ago
Supreme Court to hear appeal over redrawing of Quebec's electoral map
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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Elections Canada confirms federal seat in Terrebonne is now vacant, following Supreme Court decision annulling results of federal election there
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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A Federal Seat Is Vacant in Terrebonne
/CNW/ - On Monday, February 16, 2026, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of...
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/a-federal-seat-is-vacant-in-terrebonne-876500322.html
4 days ago
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GOLD MEDAL FOR CANADA: Megan Oldham, women's freeski big air.
4 days ago
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Longtime Ottawa radio personality Lowell Green dead at 89
ottawacitizen.com/news/lowell-...
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Longtime Ottawa radio personality Lowell Green dead at 89
Green was best known for his role at CFRA, for many years.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/lowell-green-dead-at-89
5 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
5 days ago
SAAQclic management lied to the Quebec government for years, commission concludes
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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Quebecor has asked the
#CRTC
to amend the licence for TVA's Quebec City station to reduce local programming quota to 8 hours a week from 16 hours, citing TVA's declining financial situation. (Would still require 5.5 hours a week of newscasts produced in Quebec City.)
5 days ago
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I've seen a lot of criticism of
#StarfleetAcademy
from people who say it's unrealistic to think people in the
#StarTrek
universe might do things like wear glasses or sit comfortably or have different bodies. I disagree. But do we want to nitpick? I'm here for that. L.F.G. COMPUTER, BEGIN THREAD.
5 days ago
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People who made a huge investment on the assumption that it was guaranteed to increase in value are now living with the consequences of that decision
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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They bought their condos in the pandemic. Now, theyâre stuck âbleeding cashâ
With prices way below pandemic highs, many condo owners are having to choose between delaying moves or absorbing losses
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-gta-vancouver-condo-mortgages
5 days ago
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The medal ceremony, for those who missed it
youtu.be/rPYRq4zrnCU
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MikaĂ«l Kingsbury receives GOLD MEDAL in menâs dual moguls | Milano Cortina 2026
YouTube video by CBC Sports
https://youtu.be/rPYRq4zrnCU?si=cjmfRv0LfD8QyPT9
6 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Former Pingu Child Actor (Communist)
6 days ago
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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Steve Faguy
Justin Ling
7 days ago
I appreciate that the internet has made everyone into an amateur investigative journalist. But actual investigative work requires aggressively checking, double-checking, and trying to poke holes in your own work â not just rushing to publish because you want to believe it's true.
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
CNN
7 days ago
Russia used poison from a tropical frog to kill opposition leader Alexey Navalny in prison, say five European nations.
https://cnn.it/4kBC2c8
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
7 days ago
Alouettes disband dance team, will instead use Carabins cheerleaders
montrealgazette.com/sports/footb...
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The Quebec Liberal leadership race has officially begun, and ... oh wait it's already over. Charles Milliard acclaimed after he becomes the only qualified candidate.
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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Charles Milliard acclaimed leader of Quebec Liberals
No other candidates submitted valid applications by Friday's deadline, the party says.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/charles-milliard-acclaimed-leader-of-quebec-liberals
7 days ago
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Commissioner of Canada Elections finds Chrystia Freeland acted improperly in making partisan statements in response to journalist questions during a government press conference in 2024. Her Liberal riding association paid $910.58 to the government to cover its costs.
www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?...
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Undertakings | Commissioner of Canada Elections
https://www.cef-cce.ca/content.asp?section=agr&dir=un&document=jan2626-cf&lang=e
8 days ago
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Supreme Court overturns federal election in Terrebonne riding that was decided by a single vote, eliminating Liberal seat and effectively ordering a byelection
montrealgazette.com/news/canada_...
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Supreme Court of Canada annuls single-vote win in Terrebonne riding, vacating seat
Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné has won her appeal of the single-vote loss.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/canada_news/canadian_politics/supreme-court-of-canada-annuls-single-vote-win-in-terrebonne-riding-vacating-seat
8 days ago
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Médialo acquiert les journaux AccÚs et Le Nord dans les Laurentides
www.journalacces.ca/communaute/m...
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Médialo acquiert les journaux AccÚs et Le Nord | Journal AccÚs
MĂ©dialo est fiĂšre dâannoncer lâacquisition du journal AccĂšs de Saint-Sauveur et du Journal Le Nord prĂ©sent sur le territoire du grand Saint-JĂ©rĂŽme, deux hebdomadaires desservant la rĂ©gion des Laurenti...
https://www.journalacces.ca/communaute/medialo-acquiert-journal-acces-nord/
8 days ago
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Radio-Canada apologizes for publishing photo of Tumbler Ridge shooter that turned out to be a random person in Ontario whose photo was circulated online by anti-trans bigots
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
8 days ago
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Canada is the only country at these Olympics with more than three medals that has yet to win a gold.
8 days ago
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Paul Awad, program director for The Beat 92.5, announces he's leaving Cogeco Media next week after 13 years. No word on what's next for him.
9 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec
9 days ago
La FPJQ est inquiĂšte dâapprendre que de nouvelles compressions seront rĂ©alisĂ©es au sein du Groupe TVA, cette fois-ci Ă QuĂ©bec. Lâabolition de cinq postes alourdira le travail des journalistes toujours en place, dans un contexte dĂ©jĂ difficile pour les mĂ©dias rĂ©gionaux.đ
www.fpjq.org/fr/nouvelles...
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Retirees of Groupe Capitales Médias (the former owner of Le Soleil, Le Nouvelliste, Le Quotidien and La Voix de l'Est) accuse CSN union of hiding (from the court!) a 2015 grievance related to underfunded pensions
www.newswire.ca/fr/news-rele...
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Groupe Capitales Médias - Les retraités déplorent le manque de transparence de la CSN
/CNW/ - La Cour supérieure a entendu, il y a quelques jours, le pourvoi en contrÎle judiciaire des retraités du Groupe Capitales Médias (GCM) qui demandent que...
https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/groupe-capitales-medias-les-retraites-deplorent-le-manque-de-transparence-de-la-csn-856097653.html
10 days ago
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CBC/Radio-Canada received approximately 1,180 complaints about ads interrupting the Olympic opening ceremony, it says.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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CBC shouldnât brush off the over 1,000 complaints it received about ads during Olympics opening ceremony
Commercials chopped up the stories the Italians were trying to tell the world
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-cbc-shouldnt-brush-off-the-over-1000-complaints-it-received-about-ads/
10 days ago
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Jim Robson, legendary Vancouver Canucks broadcaster, dead at 91
theprovince.com/sports/hocke...
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Jim Robson, legendary Vancouver Canucks broadcaster, dead at 91
Jim Robson, the iconic voice of the Vancouver Canucks, has died at the age of 91.
https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/nhl/vancouver-canucks/jim-robson-broadcaster-dead-obituary
10 days ago
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Robyn Virtoolittle explains figure skating jumps.
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11 days ago
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Imagine being a lawyer and concluding that publicly bribing the president of the United States is the best course of action.
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12 days ago
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THE NOT PATRIOTS HAVE WON THE SUPER BOWL! Also congrats Seahawks.
12 days ago
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Radio-Canada host Franco Nuovo dies suddenly
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/222...
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Lâanimateur et chroniqueur Franco Nuovo est dĂ©cĂ©dĂ©
Pilier du monde des médias, il tenait la barre de Dessine-moi un dimanche à ICI PremiÚre.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2227011/franco-nuovo-deces
12 days ago
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#CRTC
implements new guidelines providing for more direct consultation with official language minority communities when dealing with proceedings that may affect them
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2026-26 | CRTC
Gatineau, 6 February 2026
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-26.htm
15 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Justin Ling
15 days ago
The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces. Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
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Video: Witnessing the drone war for Ukraine from the Russian side
The war in Ukraine shows how effective drones have become in combat. The Globe embedded with Russian forces in late 2025 and saw how the drone war is affecting the battlefield and civilians.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-witnessing-the-drone-war-for-ukraine-from-the-russian-side/
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The Globe and Mail on how TSN and Sportsnet will work with the CBC again for Olympic coverage, including having their talent cover hockey.
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olymp...
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CBC, TSN, and Sportsnet put their elbows down to bring Canadians a unified Winter Games
In a TV-version of the Olympic Truce, Canadaâs sports broadcasting heavyweights deliver the Olympics
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-cbc-tsn-and-sportsnet-put-their-elbows-down-to-bring-canadians-a/
15 days ago
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
15 days ago
Analysis: CAQ haunted by third link promise even in leadership race
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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Steve Faguy
Montreal Gazette
15 days ago
U.S. alcohol is (briefly) returning to SAQ shelves â and at a discount
montrealgazette.com/news/u-s-alc...
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reposted by
Steve Faguy
CNN
15 days ago
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice.
https://cnn.it/4kqanLy
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I'm all about dispassionate decision-making when it comes to multi-billion-dollar projects. But how has Christine Fréchette been a member of the CAQ government for almost four years and not have an opinion about the third link project?
montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
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Analysis: CAQ haunted by third link promise even in leadership race
The controversial bridge-tunnel link between Quebec City and Lévis have created a wedge between Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/provincial_politics/analysis-caq-haunted-by-third-link-promise-even-in-leadership-race
15 days ago
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Federal government employees will need to work from the office four days a week as of July 6, and executives five days a week as of May 4
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
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Public Services and Procurement Canada Statement on Increased Office Presence - Canada.ca
Today, the Government announced its intention to increase the onsite presence of executives and employees who are eligible for hybrid work.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2026/02/public-services-and-procurement-canada-statement-on-increased-office-presence.html
15 days ago
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Telus announces entry into service of submarine fibre-optic cable under St. Lawrence Estuary between Ste-Anne-des-Monts and Sept-Ăles. The cable, subsidized by the Canadian government, is a redundant link for North Shore communities east of Baie-Comeau.
www.newswire.ca/news-release...
16 days ago
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#CRTC
approves sale of CJAN-FM 99.3 in Val-des-Sources to a private company owned by Jonathan Cyrenne.
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/...
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Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2026-25 | CRTC
Résonance Média Inc. Val-des-Sources, Quebec
https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2026/2026-25.htm
16 days ago
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