The digital equivalent of walking into the London Public Library and finding there's just a whole decade of London Free Press microfilm missing because no one thought it was worth the cost to save. #LdnOnt
If the Internet Archive didn’t exist, you wouldn’t be able to look up old stories I and others wrote when we were at AM980 because it was cheaper for Corus to just delete them all when the website went through a redesign. Twice!
The sad thing is every other local outlet did that too. #LdnOnt
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company that recently fought the Pentagon over the use of its technology, has built a new A.I. model that it claims is too powerful to be released to the public.
Meta and YouTube harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress, a U.S. jury found on Wednesday, a landmark decision that could open social media companies to more lawsuits over users’ well-being. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/t...
"The changes will be retroactive and may put in jeopardy numerous ongoing battles by news organizations fighting for information about the Greenbelt scandal and Ford's cellphone records... The government is trying to prevent the release of those records." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the most devastating single military errors in recent decades. Iranian officials have said the death toll was at least 175 people, most of them children." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
Kalshi employees "kind of understand that without the tweets and the streamers and all of the social-media stuff that the traders do for them, usually just for free, their marketing would be a lot harder," said Jack Campion, 20, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Kalshi affiliate. In September, Kalshi briefly signed up a 15-year-old videogame streamer who goes by vertid online to promote its brand on X as an affiliate. A week later, Kalshi ended the partnership. "Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."
what the fuck are we doing
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Ford said the new convention centre could cost a few billion dollars and would be three times the size of the current one. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened pollution limits for coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/c...
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
"Instagram’s chief executive said on Wednesday that social media was not 'clinically addictive,' disputing claims that the platform prioritized making money over the mental health of young users in a landmark tech addiction case." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/t...
Tristan Roby, the London teen who survived a 2019 hit-and-run that left him with life-altering injuries, died over the weekend with his family by his side. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
"Mr. Trump reportedly told the chief, Michael Reiter, 'Thank goodness you’re stopping him, everyone has known he’s been doing this,' according to a document recounting their conversation that is part of the tranche of Epstein files released by the Justice Department." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
The Moroun family has mounted legal challenges against the Gordie Howe bridge for decades and previously called on Trump to halt its construction, "which, once opened, would compete with the Ambassador for the more than $300M in daily cross-border trade." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
NYT: Billionaire owner of Ambassador Bridge met with Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, on Monday, hours before President Trump's threats to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the Ambassador's competing span www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Senior officials worried "pursuing a civil rights investigation — by using a warrant obtained on that basis — would contradict President Trump’s claim Ms. Good 'violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer' who fired at her as she drove her vehicle." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
“European Union regulators said [TikTok’s] infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to ‘compulsive’ behavior, especially among children.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
"Melinda French Gates on Tuesday said that her ex-husband, Bill Gates, needs to answer for the behavior alleged in the latest trove of private communications released in connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...
making tulsi gabbard DNI is itself a watergate level scandal
"The search and the administration’s flood of lawsuits against states have alarmed election officials and experts, who worry that the moves are laying the groundwork for the administration to contest the results of this year’s congressional midterms." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
what a whirlwind of a performer. RIP, Catherine O'Hara
“British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration for financial backing is an act of "treason" and it's an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa on Thursday.”
In a fall 2025 conference call, "Hootsuite employees and a rep. from CBP discussed creating dashboards to monitor online discussion of ICE enforcement actions in specific cities in real time, and another to gauge sentiment about CBP commissioner Rodney Scott." www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/8942e4a...
Very sad to hear about Derek Ruttan. A great photographer and human being. Always loved running into him in the field and talking shop. Thinking about his loved ones and everyone at the Freep today. www.oneilfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/d... #LdnOnt
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
The man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
A family member reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before making an arrest on January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
I am honoured to announce I’ve been appointed as a member to the Order of Canada. Thank you to everyone for the support! I dedicate this to my late Mom who taught me so much about history, local independent media & research. I know that she would be, like me, screaming with joy! #orderofcanada
