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congratulations to kelowna's newest councillor

Here’s my St Justinian RNLI painting #rnli #sea #art #news #life

Our latest poll finds Canadians are firmly behind the decision to walk away from U.S. trade talks but there’s much less certainty about where the relationship goes from here. New Abacus Data: abacusdata.ca/seven-in-te...

We recorded before the news overnight, but this tension hasn't gone away. “There’s this really weird split brain going on.” Canadians understand tariffs will hurt. But they also really don't want to give Trump an inch, even if standing firm means more pain. youtu.be/5T9FaWG52D0...

Fifteen years ago, in the classroom, wikipedia was annoying because it was hard to describe to kids who relied on it why it wasn't a good source to cite in a paper. Now, it's the final remaining example of citational responsibility any of them have ever seen.

I feel so ANSI C right now, taking out the garbage myself.

Pretty cool and dramatic NASA animation showing the long-range transport of 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke.

Husband just came in to tell me that since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln every American president has been alive at the same time as Herbert Hoover.

Kid1, who is both an conductor and engineer for CN and has driven trains through SK wildfires himself, just sent me this video from Ontario. When I tell you they arent paid enough!!! vt.tiktok.com/ZSXkuEadE/

It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.

Cottage weekend. Getting accidental Mondrian vibes.

Privacy Badger is a browser extension blocks the hidden trackers that twist your web browsing into a commodity for Big Tech, advertisers, scammers, and data brokers. But did you know that we’re trying to solve an issue that’s even bigger than creepy ads and user profiling? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A social media ban for Canadian kids sounds protective. But it won't work. Australia's own regulator found 70% of under-16s retained access 3 months after its ban, with no reduction in cyberbullying. My post on why a ban causes more harm than good. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/the-...

Some timeline stuff: — We expect to get InfoWars.com after the judge clears it in a couple of weeks. — We'll build a world of characters on the site and across social media. Tim Heidecker is in charge, and we have grand designs. — Visit theonion.info, buy a subscription, help us dominate the world.

Liberal bouncers tell MPs to wait in line to join party

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Iranian sources reporting that U.S. and/or Israeli fighter jets are continuing strikes throughout Iran as we approach Trump's 8pm deadline, when "a whole civilization will die." I'm going to post images, video & updates (including sourcing/confidence where possible) over the evening in this thread.

Incredible footage from a United Airlines flight of the Artemis II launch.

Claude Code is now open source!!! just kidding, Anthropic accidentally leaked the source and this guy put it up on github within an hour github.com/instructkr/c...

Oh wow, Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code and it’s been cloned and made public github.com/instructkr/c...

On this day in 1960, the right to vote in federal elections was extended to all Indigenous People in Canada. Prior to this, the right to vote only happened if they gave up their status and treaty rights.

Happy 30th to 'Resident Evil'! To celebrate, here's our old write up of 'Resident Evil 4,' arguably the series' most important entry.

A must-read. "The oligarch-owned tech platforms want to bombard users with content about the chaotic state of the world not because they want to inform, but because they want to make users angry. Anger, we know, increases engagement…" www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/we-lost-th...

I think if I'd gotten away with attempting a coup, suffered no consequences for it, then won an election four years later, got away with executing citizens in the streets and foreigners in boats, and successfully abducted a head of state, I too might think I could just bomb my way to regime change

🧊✈️ Wrapped & Hooded ⛓️😲 In Seattle, ICE goons escort a shackled & hooded man on to this GlobalX jet for transport south to Texas 👀

Had to say good bye to our boy this morning. He was the best boy.

This is the worst thing I've ever read. A coded diary of one of Epstein's victims where she describes being "used as an incubator", giving birth and having the baby taken away from her. Don't click if you're not ready www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Across Canada, some provincial borders are defined by geography. Some along meridians and parallels. And some due to arguments. Through the next week, I will explore the history of our provincial borders. Today, it is Saskatchewan and its oddly crooked border. 🧵 1/8

None pizza with left beef vibes

- @aaronsw, +13. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_S...

"You belittle the Pixies? You diss Black Francis? On the way to Massachusetts? On my gal, the bassist Kim Deal, you didn’t have a crush at Smith College in 1992? Were you not even born?"

My cat has no idea it is a new year. Neither does my dog.

I had no idea our pornography was subject to Canadian content quotas to begin with and I have so many questions

Canuckle 1269 3/6 🟥⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟥🟥⬜🟨🟨 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🔥 streak: 2 www.canucklegame.ca

Canuckle 1268 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟥 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟥🟥⬜⬜🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 🔥 streak: 1 www.canucklegame.ca Fun game, but using red for correct messed me up on the second guess.

There’s something for everyone in here, from installing Signal to filing a privacy request from a data broker. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

This is wild. 110-year-old messages in a bottle were found on an Aussie beach. The notes are fully legible with no water damage.

This is the most deranged thing I’ve ever seen on the internet. And now I’m rooting for him.

As Donald Trump moves to lock up his critics, Canada's Conservative leader thinks "hey, there's a good idea!" (Gift link) www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!" Absolutely massive crowd at the New Yorkers Against ICE march. Blocks long!

love boarding in zone 6 for a flight, wriggling my leprous face tentacles and frightening the children and elderly with my sublime horrible poverty. “no carry-on for me! my master beelzebub shall provision me!!” i wail at the fainting ladies

Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here.

The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.

Searched for "beach house song Elliot Smith" AI was sadly disappointing but Reddit had the top answer!