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Toronto Rosy and Grey
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Paul DeCampo
2 days ago
Black, Muslim woman lawyer assaulted by Durham Regional officers while doing her job in a peaceful manner Will there be any consequences for this violently disrespectful police behaviour?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Lawyer alleges Durham Region police violently assaulted her, dragged her to cells in Oshawa courthouse | CBC News
A lawyer says she was left bloody and swollen after multiple Durham regional police officers allegedly slammed her head on a desk without provocation, ripped off her head scarf and dragged her to the ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lawyer-claims-drps-assaulted-her-in-oshawa-courthouse-9.7063334
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Sunset on a cold day, eastbound Go train.
2 days ago
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Neither two murders or this gov't reaction to two murders in a couple of weeks is not normal. Never should be.
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The Minneapolis Shooting Demands a Real Investigation (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
Sarah Longwell is joined by Andrew Weissmann for his reaction to the second killing of a civilian in Minnesota by federal agents.
https://substack.com/@sarahlongwell/note/p-185687130?r=oqtf1
6 days ago
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The Atlantic
14 days ago
“We have done so much for America”: Denmark fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, as Trump eyes Greenland, the families of fallen soldiers have a message for him,
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The Sacrifice of the Danes
After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
https://bit.ly/4sINKFF
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Lee West
16 days ago
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
https://ictnews.org/news/north-central-bureau/four-oglala-detainees-located-three-still-in-ice-custody/
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WTF? Maybe we'll just remain friends yours truly, your proposed 51st State
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE
In recent days, federal immigration agents continued enforcement actions in Minneapolis and St. Paul, while state officials fight the Trump administration in court and local residents confront the mas...
https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2026/01/photos-minneapolis-neighborhoods-vs-ice/685607/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
14 days ago
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Trustees at TDSB won't make cuts, fire the Trustees. Trustees at TDSB won't allow indiscriminate class size increase hire a pal that will. Doug Ford's Ontario. Doug Ford's disdain for education.
www.torontotoday.ca/local/educat...
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Why has the TDSB supervisor rescinded a class size cap?
Trustees voted last March to cap class sizes in grades 4 to 8 at a maximum of 32 students. The TDSB’s supervisor rescinded that directive
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/education/elementary-class-size-cap-tdsb-parents-union-worried-supervisor-11728744
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Classic, rock star that he was, Bob Weir
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Grateful Dead - Looks Like Rain (Live at Oakland & Anaheim, CA, 7/24 & 7/26/1987) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Grateful Dead
https://youtu.be/2BXzuGg8PZY?si=xQHcN5936TBfFyAe
19 days ago
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Fantastic new day
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Capucine
about 2 months ago
Today is the anniversary of the 1989 Montreal École Polytechnique Massacre; it counts amongst the worst mass shootings in Canadian history, and sparked a wider conversation about violence against women. May they rest in peace, and may our society never forget this terrible tragedy.
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With Bill 33 rammed thru the Ontario Legislature by Ford w/o public input and shortened debate its a good time to remember the TSBB has $10 of Billions in land. Doug's friends crave land.
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What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local
The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.
https://thelocal.to/tdsb-takeover-property/
2 months ago
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Big lead looks good for NYC
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What the latest polls are showing in the Mamdani vs Cuomo NYC mayoral race
The most recent polls place Mamdani 14.7 points ahead of Cuomo, according to RealClearPolitics poll average.
https://aje.io/ml8l03
3 months ago
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First and last last weekend of The Cape Chin season for me.
3 months ago
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So not a cease fire? What says you, Canada
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Israel kills 97 Palestinians in Gaza since start of ceasefire
Gaza Government Media Office says Israel has breached the truce agreement 80 times, including 21 violations on Sunday.
https://aje.io/6ukrbh
3 months ago
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Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards -
thelocal.to/school-board...
More FordNation f#ckery "Everything in the proposed legislation indicates the province is seeking to strip any power and representation that trustees have within their communities"
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Inside the Takeover of Toronto-Area School Boards | The Local
The province says its decision to put multiple school boards under supervision is about restoring financial stability. But observers see a larger play for power.
https://thelocal.to/school-board-takeover-tdsb-tcdsb/
4 months ago
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The Torontonian🍁🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️
4 months ago
#OntarioNews
#DougFordScandals
-It seems more & more Doug Ford & his ministers consider themselves above the law as his Labour Minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his client millions in training funds Comnt: Its the Stag-And-Doe scandal all over again
www.sudbury.com/beyond-local...
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Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds
Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show
https://www.sudbury.com/beyond-local/ontario-labour-minister-attended-lobbyists-wedding-after-granting-his-clients-millions-in-training-funds-11319913
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Yup, Jays crushing it but....
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4 months ago
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Ontario Education Minister Bans School Boards Under Direct Provincial Supervision from Continuing to Live-Stream Public Meetings of Their Special Education Advisory Committees – AODA Alliance
https://www.aodaalliance.org/whats-new/ontario-education-minister-bans-school-boards-under-direct-provincial-supervision-from-continuing-to-live-stream-public-meetings-of-their-special-education-advisory-committees/
4 months ago
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Sad AF
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4 months ago
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Happy 30th birthday to Broadview Housing Co-op . Generations of community building and family stability. In Ontario successive gov'ts ignore non-profits, insisting instead for max profiteering.
5 months ago
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Financial Times
6 months ago
‘It was a relief that Trump did not sell out Ukraine there and then in Anchorage. But what we have learned since is anything but reassuring,' writes the FT's editorial board.
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Wheels of steal! Kirk powers Jays comeback before unlikely milestone
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Wheels of steal! Kirk powers comeback before unlikely milestone
TORONTO -- Alejandro Kirk just did the unimaginable. No, not the opposite-field home run to give the Blue Jays the jolt of life they desperately needed in the seventh. No, not the clutch, bases-loaded...
https://share.google/BDLoFg7BRNKDSiPIv
6 months ago
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Totally unrelated to climate change, "Wildfire"
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Watchhouse - “Wildfire” (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Watchhouse
https://youtu.be/IEpefYukZ9E?si=Fs1_2ERsWBpJVqRY
6 months ago
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Lucyna Cresnik
6 months ago
Lower paying , less secure jobs, more cost to the tax payer, but at least some friend of Doug Ford can buy one more cottage in Huntsville.
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Shouldn't Canadians fighting with IDF in Gaza worry about war crimes investigation? Yes, unless you have 0 faith in RCMP.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
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‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to-go-home-canadian-idf-soldiers-fear-fallout-from-war-crimes-probe/
6 months ago
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The Guardian
6 months ago
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food
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Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 73 reported killed while waiting for food
Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territory’s only Catholic church, which killed three people
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/pope-condemns-barbarity-of-israel-war-gaza?CMP=bsky_gu&utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium#Echobox=1753095280
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Canada has approved a contract for the export of artillery propellants to the Israeli military via the US, despite an explicit commitment from Minister Joly, she would stop such transfers. CJPME urges PM Carney to block this transfer of explosive artillery fuel
www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_2...
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Canada breaks promise on arms to Israel by allowing $78.8M contract for artillery propellants
Montreal, March 28, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is outraged to learn that Canada has approved a contract for the export of artillery propellants to the Israeli mi...
https://www.cjpme.org/pr_2025_03_28_artillery_propellants
6 months ago
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Hard to believe that a more equitable tax regime can't benefit the country.
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6 months ago
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Ernie Johnston
7 months ago
I live in Ontario and what Doug Ford is doing is reprehensible and illegal!
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Taking over classrooms you have neglected to the tune of $16.8 Billion, from elected boards that won't make your cuts to programmes like music, spec ed, pools. Then flipping land to buddies for pennies. Just one more land grab the RCMP will eventually investigate.
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Local group expresses concerns about provincial decision to take over the TDSB
On Monday, a local group expressed their concerns about the province's decision to take over the TDSB.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/2025/07/07/local-group-expresses-concerns-about-provincial-decision-to-take-over-the-tdsb/
7 months ago
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'the Ontario government knew about the health risks to the Aamjiwnaang community, and failed for years to take action that would meaningfully control benzene exposure''. and now Bill 5 in Ford's Ontario
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7 months ago
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a cracked wooden man
7 months ago
No sé muy bien cómo procesar que esto ocurra día sí día también.
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The Tennessee Holler
7 months ago
CHARLAMAGNE: “It’s crazy to me that ‘socialism’ is such a dirty word, when all it is is trying close the gap between the rich and the poor and make sure everybody has access to basic necessities... That why I like when
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Peter Tabuns
7 months ago
Church on Church underway with Metropolitan Community Church.
#Pride
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Social housing and supportive housing were survivors’ best option for permanent affordable housing. A lack of subsidized housing means that there is a severe shortage of purpose-built, affordable homes.
www.acto.ca/publications...
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The Journey to Housing Stability for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence - Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario - ACTO
ACTO’s Your Way Forward report explores survivors’ journeys navigating the housing legal system in Ontario,…
https://www.acto.ca/publications/the-journey-to-housing-stability-for-survivors-of-gender-based-violence/
7 months ago
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You are the Min of the Environment, you ignored calls for environmental assessments for the Ontario Line by Metrolinx and Doug Ford, now you support Bill C5 without any comment
@juliedabrusin.bsky.social
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8 months ago
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Christi Belcourt
8 months ago
Kill Bill 5 and N Bill C-5. Both are bills that serve corporations and put us deeper into climate hell.
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HBD Don
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Stephen King on X: "This is really funny." / X
This is really funny.
https://x.com/StephenKing/status/1934212054300213715?s=19
8 months ago
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Indigenous thoughts on Rickford, Ford, and Bill 5. Owners and stewards react with strong, principled outrage
thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...
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First Nation burns Ring of Fire files over Ontario’s Bill 5 | The Narwhal
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation refuses Ring of Fire road assessment it says was delivered by unauthorized visitors
https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nation-burns-ring-of-fire-files/
8 months ago
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These criminals all got pardoned by a President.
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8 months ago
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Raider
8 months ago
a woman just trying to get home gets shot
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Doug Ford cuts his budget, reduces firefighters' capabilites so another government can spend more. For the people?
bsky.app/profile/naid...
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8 months ago
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PM Carney and Enviro Minister Dabrusin, really ?
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Ford and Carney seek to bypass Indigenous rights and environmental protection - rabble.ca
Both Mark Carney and Doug Ford are sidestepping the rights of Indigenous people's in the name of economic development.
https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/ford-and-carney-seek-to-bypass-indigenous-rights-and-environmental-protection/
8 months ago
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Ontario cities have been dealing with heatwaves and floods in increasing numbers and severity, and building codes have been put in place to help new construction adapt. Bill 17 would limit what municipalities can request from developers
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/a...
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Ford government moves to override cities on green building standards
The Ford government is rushing to pass legislation that would strip cities of one of their most effective tools to confront climate threats: green building standards.
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/03/analysis/ford-ontario-override-cities-green-building-standards-bill-17
8 months ago
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Schooley
8 months ago
Kind of thought refusing to release innocent people while simultaneously continuing to pardon guilty people might cause a bigger stir in the press.
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Social Planning Toronto research on Toronto's bubble zone restrictions
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The Bubble Zone Bylaw Has Been Passed: What to Know
https://www.socialplanningtoronto.org/the_bubble_zone_bylaw_has_been_passed_what_to_know
8 months ago
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Secrecy the order of the day. Not efficiencies or Community Benefits with P3 Metrolinx deals
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/25/m...
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Metrolinx not releasing details on scrapped GO Transit, UP operating deal as opposition demands answers
CityNews contacted the transportation minister's office, the ministry and Metrolinx to ask follow-up questions but responses weren't given.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/25/metrolinx-go-transit-onxpress-contract-calls-for-information-from-ontario-opposition-parties/
8 months ago
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REITS and other corporate landlords harm communities, cities, and the fabric of the country. Legislatures not slowing the greed are complicit, right Doug Ford.
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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‘Financial landlords’ driving up rent prices in Toronto faster than other types of landlords: study
A group known as “financial landlords” are driving up the cost of rental housing in the city, worsening affordability, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo.
https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2025/05/21/financial-landlords-driving-up-rent-prices-in-toronto-faster-than-other-types-of-landlords-study/
8 months ago
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Serious journalism. Because "obviously" the perp is best buds with the victim, cuz he said so.
NHL.com
and NHL cares dick about safety.
www.nhl.com/news/sam-ben...
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Bennett-Stolarz debate adds more juice to Panthers-Maple Leafs 2nd-round series | NHL.com
Florida forward says ‘last thing on my mind’ was trying to injure goalie, former teammate; Woll to start Game 2 for Toronto
https://www.nhl.com/news/sam-bennett-anthony-stolarz-debate-adds-more-juice-to-panthers-maple-leafs
9 months ago
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