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Earlier this month on October 8th, Canadian Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Check out her body of work over the years here: 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... #CanLit

Want to get into the mood for spooky season? Check out our picks for when the veil is thin! 49thshelf.com/Lists/Member... @renegadeartsent.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @dundurnpress.bsky.social

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “McMillan & Wife” and later co-starred with Jane Curtin in the sitcom “Kate & Allie” in the 1980s, has died. She was 80.

October is Women's History Month. During this month, we celebrate women from Canada's history who have helped shape the country. Today, it is Margaret Laurence.

Thank you to everyone who worked during advance voting and election day! There were close to 10,000 election officials at more than 1,350 voting places today supporting Toronto’s 2026 municipal election. Thank you for helping your community vote and for supporting democracy!

Today is the OFFICIAL release date for Sixteen Homes: a memoir. Order from @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social and if you want a review copy please request. This is by far my most personal book to date but the self's stories are embedded in society and our issues with everyone deserving a home. #canlit

BREAKING: Brad Bradford changes mind on becoming mayor of Toronto

For Writer’s Block, we chat with Stella Leventoyannis Harvey about her fourth novel, DISRUPTION (Signature Editions), her daily writing routine, and how she uses her works to address issues close to her heart. Read the full interview at: alllitup.ca/writers-bloc...

The @winnipegfreepress.com arts and life crew picked some top TV shows of the 21st century overlooked by the recent NYT piece, so of course I chose Malcolm in the Middle, which paved the way for single-camera comedies and is still hilarious: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

In January, ActiveHistory.ca launched a special series examining the Indian Act and it history. I wrote a short piece, as an introduction, that lays out some of the basics and included a selected reference list: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...

I don't write fast & it's a challenge to respond to late-results in time for a print deadline (old school!) & (hopefully) have some value vs hot take. Anyway, here's mine w @thekeenanwire.bsky.social & @balkissoon.bsky.social. This victory gives Chow a ton of political capital. Time to spend it.

Ken and Robin Consume Media: You Can See Everything, The Devils, The Bride from Hades

Bessie Starkman hated her work as an Eaton's seamstress, and felt trapped in her marriage. So, she left it all, became a bootlegger and the mastermind behind the Perri Mob. Her refusal to compromise eventual led to her death. This is her story. 📸 Hamilton Spectator 🧵 1/10

DarkWinter Press is thrilled to announce that the Kindle version of The Profiler's Shadow, the intense psychological thriller by @joellecirce.bsky.social, is now on pre-sale, with the paperback coming on November 3rd! Pre-order the Kindle version by clicking this link!: a-fwd.com/asin=B0HPBWG...

Rock star Neil Young sued a group associated with President Donald Trump for copyright infringement in Virginia federal ​court over the president's alleged misuse of ‌his song "Rockin' in the Free World" at an October rally @blakebrittain.bsky.social reut.rs/4BtK2UC

There are lots of ways to measure diversity, but looking at just the portion of councillors who are BIPOC, this is the most diverse group that Toronto has ever elected at once:

CBC Books: Yaga star Ezra Franky loves reading complex ‘witchy’ women www.cbc.ca/books/yaga-s...

happy bday writer Sylvia Plath, b.1932, Boston, died too young by suicide age 30. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.” “let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences”

On this day in 1946, Ivan Reitman was born. He began his career with CITY-TV in Toronto. His films include Animal House, Meatballs, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Kindergarten Cop and Twins. He was an Oscar and Emmy nominee. He died in 2022. 📸 Matt Sayles

Happy birthday to Gilles Vigneault, born on this day in 1928 in Natashquan, Quebec. A poet and singer-songwriter, two of his songs, Mon Pays and Gens du pays, are considered to be Quebec's unofficial anthems. He is a member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. 📸 SOCAN

Portrait of Frances Holgate Lilas Torrance Newton 1925

"No, I don’t want to hear “Monster Mash” instead. What am I, a carnival ride? What a sick suggestion. Play The Cramps or something and call it a night." buff.ly/lzXrLVa

you cannot get at it

“Where do you get your ideas from, Ms Le Guin?” From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Where else?

Please wait until after Halloween, Frog.

Three Sisters Reflected Jane Ash Poitras ~ Cree n.d.

Collision? That's what we call it when a driver drives into an adult and a child? They all just ... collided?

On this day in 1980, Judy LaMarsh died. One of the most important politicians in Canada in the 1960s, she played a major role in Universal Healthcare and the Canada Pension Plan. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2024/10/08/j...

Tuesday night! I'll be sharing stories about the Irish influence on the history of Toronto Halloweens... And it's happening at the Corleck — the new Irish-Canadian cultural centre that has just opened in a heritage building on the waterfront! www.canadairelandfoundation.com/cif_event/ir...

Well, I'll miss the Bad Badford jokes but only a little😉 #TOPoli

Olivia Chow has been re-elected

Chow demolished him.

Report: Brad Bradford Is Sad Sadford

Does anyone have a clue what's going on with the Journey Prize? Apparently Writers Trust no longer has anything to do with it, & the FB page hasn't been updated in 3 years. One of my stories was nominated last year, & I have no idea what's going on. #CanLit #WritingCommunity

Scarborough's Eric Bauza may have landed a dream gig as the main voice actor for Looney Tunes, but from the way he carried himself, it was clear that his loyalty was to the source material and their artists, not the suits. @willsloanesq.bsky.social pays tribute:

I love a happy ending.❤️🐸🐸

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Toronto driver not sure where to park after city removes bike lanes

Scarborough's Eric Bauza may have landed a dream gig as the main voice actor for Looney Tunes, but from the way he carried himself, it was clear that his loyalty was to the source material and their artists, not the suits. @willsloanesq.bsky.social pays tribute:

Can we get just one tech company that rejects this shit?

The Monday, October 26th issue has dropped! www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/the-seaboa...

That's just not true. AI companies and sloppers love forcing women to be a part of the AI push, from using AI to turn images of women into non-consensual porn, to straight up stealing all of the work of every female artist.

#OtD 26 Oct 1881 communist Indigenous activist Dolores Cacuango was born in Ecuador. She took part in several strikes and uprisings, the landless and indigenous movements, and fought against sexual abuse of Indigenous women by hacienda bosses stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9863...

On my life, my lord, a bubble.