Cloe Logan

nationalobserver.comOne data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boomCanada’s National Observer found and drew from multiple sources to put together a map of planned data centres in Ontario, and found at least 15 projects with a combined capacity of 2,202 MW currently ...

2 Mar

The government wouldn't give us a list of data centres seeking power in Ontario. So, we built one ourselves. What @rorywh.bsky.social and I found: at least 15 projects drawing a combined 2,202 MW: more electricity than 2 million homes. #OnPoli for @nationalobserver.com 🧵

nationalobserver.comOlivia Chow takes Toronto with 54 per cent of the vote

Olivia Chow has been elected mayor of Toronto. Fun being out and about on election night 😎 for @nationalobserver.com

Also! Open wards! University-Rosedale: Mike Layton (after incumbent Dianne Saxe ran in Toronto-Danforth) Parkdale-High Park: Diana Chan McNally Toronto-Danforth: Sara Ehrhardt Beaches-East York: Nate Erskine-Smith

Hello Toronto!! Election night!! I am here at Olivia Chow HQ, results are starting to roll in.

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Chow has now passed Bradford. Chow at 49.51% and Bradford at 45.34%. 241 polls done!

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Well that picked up fast! Olivia Chow is reelected as mayor of Toronto.

Hello Toronto!! Election night!! I am here at Olivia Chow HQ, results are starting to roll in.

There are just 136/1431 polls counted so far. These very early results have Bradford at 50.5% and Chow at 44.3%.

Cheers as the gap closes. Chow and Bradford are within about 1 k votes of each other. Bradford at 47.40%, Chow at 46.75%.

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It's election night in Toronto! We have reporters @cloelogan.bsky.social and @emmersonj.bsky.social on the ground at Chow and Bradford HQ. Polls closed at 8 pm ET, but no results yet. Stay tuned.

nationalobserver.comCanada's National Observer: Climate NewsConnecting the dots between climate, energy and politics in Canada. Award-winning reporting, analysis and stories on the forces shaping our shared future.

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Colin Schultz@colinschultz.bsky.social

I am beyond thrilled to announce that, as of this week, I am now the Associate Editor at @nationalobserver.com For those who don't know, CNO is a daily online news outlet focused on Canada's response to our changing climate www.nationalobserver.com

nationalobserver.comCrews remove Toronto bike lanes as protesters rallyWork to remove bike lanes along Bloor St. in Toronto was expected to start again on Wednesday evening. But instead, workers returned earlier in the day, and those opposed to the removal scrambled to m...

Fresh story and photos from today for @nationalobserver.com. Last night, protestors halted construction crews who were set to remove the lanes.

nationalobserver.comCyclists seek to revive court case as Toronto bike lane removals beginOn Tuesday, Cycle Toronto announced that it is seeking an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada of an earlier lower court ruling.

Today, @cycletoronto.bsky.social announced that it is seeking an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada re the bike lanes case. Also today: construction to remove a section of the Bloor bike lane in Etobicoke is set to start.

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nationalobserver.comChris Alexander steps back from Toronto mayoral race; makes no endorsementAlexander, a federal minister under former prime minister Stephen Harper, made the announcement on Tuesday.

Polling shows Toronto's mayoral election has become a two-way race between Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow.

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Nick Hune-Brown

@nickhunebrown.bsky.social

Tell your friends in Peel. Amazing work from the candidate tracker team.

The Local Magazine@thelocal.to

📢 We’re not just tracking candidates in Toronto anymore. Today we launched Candidate Tracker Mississauga thelocal.to/candidate-tr... and Candidate Tracker Brampton thelocal.to/candidate-tr... —fact-checked biographies of every single candidate for mayor, city councillor, and regional councillor.

thelocal.toCandidate Tracker Mississauga 2026 | The Local

nationalobserver.comToronto: Chow promises $5.6M for seniors as Bradford says he will cut land transfer taxChow said 28,000 seniors would be supported by the measures, with 5,000 gaining access to free home support.

Today: Chow said she will put $5.6M towards free homemaking services, mobile health clinics and recreation programming for seniors. Bradford committed to slashing the city’s municipal land transfer tax on homes under $1.1M — something Rob Ford also promised (and then failed) to do. #TOpoli

nationalobserver.comBradford vows to slash water bills; Chow and Alexander say it's a bad planToronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford has committed to reducing Torontonians’ water bills by 25 per cent if elected.

Chow: "His water scheme will open the door to privatization and cost people a lot more in the long run." Alexander: “Toronto Water's reserve is not over-collection. It is the money that fixes our pipes and treatment plants." #TOpoli for @nationalobserver.com

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Luke LeBrun

@lukelebrun.ca

Brad Bradford disputing @nationalobserver.com’s reporting: “There’s no rewards … there’s nothing” Audio recording from Brad Bradford’s campaign meeting: “There are going to be rewards … it’s a gamification of the system”

Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com

This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.

nationalobserver.comBradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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nationalobserver.comNo, cyborg propaganda is not 'inevitable.' None of this is.After Rory White revealed a Toronto mayoral campaign is putting AI-written comments in its supporters' mouths, political insiders were quick to dismiss it as run-of-the-mill politicking. So why does i...

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Jimmy Thomson

@jameswsthomson.com

Political insiders have dismissed @rorywh.bsky.social's investigation of the creepy AI propaganda app being used by the Brad Bradford campaign. They say it's "inevitable." It's not.

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Rory White

@rorywh.bsky.social

Bradford's campaign is now distancing itself from AI: "A human member of our campaign team sees, redrafts, edits and approves every single suggested comment before it goes to supporters - who personally decide whether or not to post it on their individual accounts." Meanwhile, they tell supporters

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Isaac Callan

@isaaccallan.bsky.social

What input did Therme or Live Nation have (if any) crafting the MZO that was eventually issued to bypass approvals for Ontario Place? We’ll never know. And somehow it took the government two years to decide those communications were privileged. #OnPoli

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Rory White

@rorywh.bsky.social

Looking to interview a privacy expert with knowledge of municipal elections in Ontario. Anyone know somebody?

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Rory White

@rorywh.bsky.social

21 Sept

Bradford's team told us that it is "leading the way in bringing innovation to Canadian campaigns." The technology is fully legal, and is being described by a high profile campaign as completely normal. Perhaps this is the future of Canadian local elections? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...

nationalobserver.comToronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated commentsThe Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.

21 Sept

An Israeli app that allows political campaigns to feed supporters AI-generated arguments to use on social media has arrived in Canada. Now, @rorywh.bsky.social has revealed it's being used in Brad Bradford's Toronto mayoral election campaign.

nationalobserver.comTwo Ontario cities, two very different answers on data centresCouncillors in Mississauga, Ont., voted 11-0 on Wednesday morning to enact a temporary ban on new data centre development in the city. But in nearby Vaughan, where a multibillion-dollar Microsoft expa...

21 Sept

Rory got into the app to see what supporters were actually being asked to do.

Rory White@rorywh.bsky.social

The first mission offered coins for posting a pro-Bradford comment on Instagram: “It's honestly a relief to hear someone actually say what most of us feel – this city could be so much better. Glad you're not pretending it's all fine like the rest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...

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Emmerson Jull

@emmersonj.bsky.social

17 Sept

Mississauga’s temporary ban on new data centres 10MW or greater took effect immediately following Wednesday’s moratorium approval. In Vaughan, where Microsoft has a multibillion dollar data centre expansion underway, councillors struck down a similar motion just one day earlier.

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nationalobserver.comStarter Pack: Local GovernmentMunicipalities are largely responsible for your health, safety and well-being.

16 Sept

With municipal elections coming up in several provinces this fall, what is actually on the line? A new starter pack.

nationalobserver.comMore than 1,000 march in Toronto against Carney's investment summitAs Prime Minister Mark Carney's government geared up to pitch projects from LNG pipelines to gold mines, hundreds of protesters were downtown in hopes of crashing the night’s opening gala.

15 Sept

Yesterday, protesters marched in Toronto, rallying against their government opening up public resources to the world’s wealthiest while prioritizing fossil fuel expansion. Today, Carney is pitching projects to major investors. Photos + words for @nationalobserver.com with @emmersonj.bsky.social

civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.comCivic Searchlight - by Canada's National ObserverSearch transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.

14 Sept

The current scene at the protest against Carney’s financial summit. Heavy police presence and barricade. @nationalobserver.com

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Jimmy Thomson

@jameswsthomson.com

11 Sept

We're continuing to build this database for journalists, researchers, municipal staff and the curious public. Check it out!

Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com

As of this week, Civic Searchlight has meetings from more than 700 municipalities in its database. It's a great time to sign up if you haven't already:

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Fatima Syed

@fatimabsyed.bsky.social

10 Sept

After Ontario replaced the Endangered Species Act, ministry biologists were told they couldn't review developers' plans. We found that over 12 have since left, feeling their jobs "stopped feeling meaningful." Here's our latest investigation: thenarwhal.ca/bill-5-endan... #onpoli

thenarwhal.caInside Ontario’s endangered species office after Bill 5 | The Narwhal‘We were essentially silenced’: current and former Ministry of Environment officials say they were powerless after Doug Ford killed the Endangered Species Act

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10 Sept

Canada's National Observer is back on Instagram! Sort of! Until we get banned! You can follow us here for videos straight from our staff and freelancers: www.instagram.com/hellocno

10 Sept

I had such a lovely five years working with @natashabulowski.bsky.social at CNO. So excited about her new gig!! It's cool!!!

Natasha Bulowski@natashabulowski.bsky.social

I recently started a new job as @cabinradio.ca’s Ottawa correspondent. In short order I flew to Yellowknife, met the team, drove to Wrigley and got a crash course in radio.

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nationalobserver.comStarter Pack: Bike LanesStudies show that they cut down commute times and transportation costs for cyclists, and even drivers.

9 Sept

A new starter pack: Why bike lanes are a hot issue and why the hubbub might be misdirected.

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Jimmy Thomson

@jameswsthomson.com

nationalobserver.comCarney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impactsThe report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change in Canada, was posted to a government website with no fanfare on Thursday evening ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.

This kind of report should be accompanied by a press conference—not with some low-level bureaucrat, but with the prime minister. Flanked by all of his ministers. In prime time, with technical briefings. This report says we're facing unimaginable disaster, yet we didn't even get a briefing.

Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com

Environmental groups say there’s a reason why the federal government quietly released its latest climate report, which finds that average temperatures in Canada are set to go up by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century.

globalnews.ca‘Thank God we don’t have the media’: Ford praises closed-door announcement | Globalnews.caThe joke was Doug Ford's last remark at an event which looked like a news conference but had no reporters in attendance, part of a recent trend for his government.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social

NEW: Standing on a muddy Mississauga construction site, flanked by excavation vehicles and workers, Doug Ford wrapped up his remarks at a news-conference-style podium. “Thank God we don’t have the media,” he quipped. It's part of a trend. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1204642...

thestar.comDoug Ford’s government rejected Toronto’s proposals to restore traffic lanes and keep bike lanes: sourcesToronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.

nationalobserver.comA US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbotsThe websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.

NEW must-read from @rorywh.bsky.social He discovered a network of deceptive, AI-generated websites promoting Albertan separatism.

This story has much broader implications. According to Patrick McCurdy, a researcher at the University of Ottawa, shaping what AI chatbots tell voters is rapidly becoming “the next terrain of influence” in society.

web.archive.orgClear Answers About Alberta’s October…Straightforward, non-partisan answers for Alberta seniors on the October 2026 referendums — pensions, healthcare, and how to vote with confidence.

Highly recommend taking the time to click the links in the story, many of which go to webpages that Rory archived. The sites have fake images, names and quotes from over 100 invented Alberta voters — including Indigenous supporters from Maskwacis. Link here: web.archive.org/web/20260901...

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nationalobserver.comToronto recovering from 100-year stormHail, rain and lightning knocked down trees, closed the Don Valley Parkway, damaged Rogers Stadium and shuttered parts of the subway system.

3 Sept

The City of Toronto said that by 2050, climate change will boost the maximum daily rainfall to 166 millimetres from the current 66 mm. Wednesday’s storm brought 100 mm of rain.

nationalobserver.comFederal government releases data centre policy signed by tech giantsAmazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more all signed onto the framework, which was announced by AI Minister Evan Solomon on Thursday.

3 Sept

The federal government has announced its framework to guide data centre development in Canada, which has been signed by the world’s largest AI companies. Amazon, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft and more. From @zoemas0n.bsky.social and me for @nationalobserver.com ⬇️

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The IJF Union

@ijfunion.bsky.social

3 Sept

At @theijf.org our mission is to strengthen democracy by holding power to account and getting behind closed doors. Today, we’re bringing that transparency home: The workers of the IJF have voted to form a union with @cmglaguilde.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3jt4yh8s #InvestigativeJournalism

nationalobserver.comSevere Toronto storm brings heavy rain, fallen trees and hailA severe thunderstorm warning on Wednesday preceded hail, rain, thunder and lightning that left thousands without power and water running down the streets of the city.

Wandered around Toronto for a bit in this afternoon/evening's storm for @nationalobserver.com

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nationalobserver.comFord's bike lane removal likely to make Toronto traffic worse, more dangerous: analysisA clearer picture of Toronto’s cycling network, shaped by expert interviews and a Canada’s National Observer analysis of City of Toronto documents, suggests the Ford government’s move to rip bike lane...

The Ford government says bike lanes in Toronto don't belong on main streets. But experts (along with documents from the City of Toronto) say that a cycling network purely on secondary routes doesn't work in the city. Here's why:

nationalobserver.comIntroducing Starter Packs by Canada’s National ObserverFor students and educators, new Canadians and anyone who feels left behind by the news: an entry point into our national conversations.

It's back-to-school time! Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching our 'Starter Pack' project. These are entry-level explanations that give you the basic knowledge you need to understand the biggest stories in Canada.

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nationalobserver.comStarter Pack: Bike LanesStudies show that they cut down commute times and transportation costs for cyclists, and even drivers.

Another I wrote about bike lanes.

nationalobserver.comStarter Pack: Data CentresHouseholds could see higher energy bills as a result of new data centres. The facilities can supply their own energy (usually by burning gas) or draw from the public grid, which is most common. When a...

And one from @emmersonj.bsky.social on data centres, which I expect to be especially helpful! We have more cooking. Let us know if there are questions you want answered/topics you'd like to see.