We're making a major investment in municipal election coverage ahead of the Oct. 26 vote. Our first initiative – If I Were Mayor – is built around the belief that democracy isn’t something we observe, but something we make.
So, what would you do if you were mayor?
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
(Published 2021)
I mean, good for this amendment, but it doesn't change the fact that there is no technology for age verification that won't be ripe for abuse when it comes to privacy rights, and everybody absolutely refuses to understand that basic point.
This is not a "nerd harder" problem. It's just a fact.
At some point even a political party that desires power above all else needs to have some self respect.
Picture of the day is from Fran Etzel showing us how an evening can look above Ross River in the Yukon!
Incredible sights and lights to be seen all around!
March 31st is National Indigenous Languages Day and to honour the day, APTN’s Tiar Wheatle takes us to northern Manitoba where a Friendship centre in The Pas is partnering with Opaskwayak Cree Nation to revive the Swampy Cree language.
Graph of hourly bike trips over the past 7 days
Graph of daily bike trips over the past 30 days
Graph of bike trips this year overlayed on previous years' data
Map of stations with circle radii corresponding to number of trips yesterday
Yesterday there were approximately 11,995 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: 800 Fleet St (115 trips)
Least used station: Keele St / Ewart Ave and 265 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1024
#bikeTO
A 15-year-old boy was struck by a driver at a Mount Dennis site that had a speed camera until Premier Ford ordered them removed provincewide. Residents say it might not have prevented the collision - but it helped keep speeds down www.thestar.com/news/gta/mou...
In a city of 3.3 million, even 11% means more than 360,000 people looking for ways to get around beyond driving.
Politicians have, since 2014, promised that if jets are allowed at Toronto's island airport they will be ultra-quiet "whisper jets." Some planes are quieter than others, an aviation expert tells the Star, but: “There’s no such thing as a ‘whisper jet" www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
People over-read the results of the Orange Wave, and the party did zero work to ensure they had grassroots after it happened.
Assuming that once Quebec loves you they'll love you forever is probably the dumbest strategic blunder I can ever think of.
Neighbor told me that seeing me bike to work last week inspired her to start riding again!
🚲 It's like the opposite of the broken window theory. Ride, and others will join! #BikeTO
The tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, demands answers and stronger safeguards when powerful Al technologies are involved. Our first priority is the safety of Canadians. Earlier today I met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAl, to demand immediate steps to strengthen safeguards and accountability in Canada for ChatGPT. During that discussion, I asked OpenAl to take several actions, which Mr. Altman has agreed to do. These include establishing a direct point of contact with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and implementing safety protocols that direct individuals experiencing distress to appropriate local support services. I have also asked OpenAl to apply its new safety standards retroactively and review previously flagged cases, which Mr. Altman confirmed they are undertaking. This will determine whether additional incidents that would have been referred to law enforcement under OpenAl's new safety standards were missed, and ensure they are promptly reported to the RCMP. OpenAl also committed to assess how they would include Canadian privacy, mental health and law enforcement experts into the process to identify and review high-risk cases involving Canadian users. In addition, OpenAl will provide a full report outlining the new systems it is developing to identify high-risk offenders and repeat policy violators. I will ask the Canadian Al Safety Institute (CAISI) to examine OpenAl's model and provide expert technical advice to my office. These steps represent immediate actions to strengthen safety and accountability. At the same time, artificial intelligence presents enormous opportunity for Canada. Canadians must be confident that these technologies operate under clear rules, strong safeguards, and real accountability when risks emerge. Our government is continuing to examine a range of measures to strengthen protections - including stronger privacy frameworks, enhanced protections against online harms, and new transparency expectations for Al systems operatin…
Evan Solomon's latest missive.
Still relying on corporations to police themselves.
Still promising the lightest touch possible.
Chow & council now have to - must - own this but it really seems like Tory signed the city into a shit contract that almost has these contractors laughing at residents.
The government takes all its cues from private sector. We've been indoctrinated to believe government is inherently inefficient, but all of its worst qualities are from douchebag CEOs with MBAs.
Bizarre editorial choice by @nytimes.com to portray Trump's threats toward Europe as strong and fearsome rather than as a madman and unhinged tyrant spiraling out of control before our very eyes
On the left: Illustration of a door that reads lab with a person wearing a face mask looking through the window on the other side. On the right: text that reads “How universities are shutting out disabled students and staff. Some administrators treat accommodations as a favour—and those requesting them as problems.”
35 percent of graduating university students identify as disabled, but only 10 percent are actually able to access services. On their campuses, they describe a system of delays, denials, and quiet exclusion. Writer Lygia Navarro (she/ella) ♿️ + 🏳️🌈 💜 🏳️⚧️ explores: https://ow.ly/4Qhg50XYhGA
Toronto would do well to use the Bill 212/60 cooling to upgrade all its existing cycling infrastructure. From paint to protection where space permits, and to permanent poured concrete in place of existing pinned curbs and posts.
A novel I've been thinking about is Louise Erdrich's The Sentence. It's about an Indigenous family that has a legacy of incarceration but also policing, set in Minneapolis during early COVID, in the wake of the shooting of George Floyd. Also there's a ghost in a bookstore. Everything is everything.
A writer, musician and scholar, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation.
How does one teach students about distinguishing credible news sources from disreputable ones when they're all disreputable?
Researchers at the University of Catania reviewed evidence showing that COVID-19 can damage the hippocampus by infecting astrocytes.
This may explain why many long COVID patients experience fatigue, apathy, and poor executive function.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
This is a huge victory.
The hunger strikers have forced Keir Starmer to stop funnelling money to Israeli arms subsidiary Elbit Systems UK.
I congratulate the hunger strikers who put their lives on the line to challenge the Israel genocide machine.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Canadian cities: yes we could too
