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The politics of going nowhere fast

Jan 14, 2021
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Montreal woman says officer insisted on searching her lunch bag during curfew stop
ift.ttMontreal woman says officer insisted on searching her lunch bag during curfew stop | CBC NewsBetween 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., anybody caught outside, be it driving or jogging, may be stopped and questioned by police. But Sarah Vresk says one Montreal officer took things too far when he insisted on searching her bag.
12:50 PM ∙ Jan 13, 2021
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The masked complexion of Quebec curfew stories may end up replicated in Ontario based on how the latter’s stay-at-home order is read by authorities. The more Doug Ford tries being straightforward with lockdown messaging, the more reaction takes the form of memes grappling with whether this means more than a new emoji.


The roads still being travelled

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Immigration Canada has granted the husband and two children of detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou COVID-19 travel exemptions to visit her in Vancouver.
ctvnews.caHuawei CFO Meng’s family granted federal travel exemption to visit CanadaImmigration Canada has granted the husband and two children of detained Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou COVID-19 travel exemptions to visit her in Vancouver.
12:36 AM ∙ Jan 14, 2021
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News about Canada letting in Meng Wanzhou’s family evidently prompted word of the two Michaels being allowed to call home. Meanwhile, firings over vacations led one hospital CEO to file a lawsuit, while another gets a sweet severance. And Radio-Canada’s head spent a month in Miami.


“Consequently, my conclusion is that the CBC acted improperly by dismissing him for cause.” Ahmar Khan feels vindicated by this ruling on his union grievance, which explains the circumstances that led the CBC Manitoba reporter to get fired after a tweet condemning the poppy rant from Don Cherry, along with the fallout that followed.


Back into the Hype Machine

The glory days of the MP3-driven indie rock blogosphere had its primary Toronto exponent in Chromewaves, where web developer Frank Yang maintained an 11-year-and-four-month streak of hardly missing a day. And while this coverage has largely shifted to other platforms, Yang’s return to it after seven years is based at the old domain:

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Repeat Rate, Intensity, Echo Volume
spaceecho.chromewaves.netRepeat Rate, Intensity, Echo VolumeHello, is this thing on? Yes? Okay. So this is a blog. I’ve decided to blog again. Those who’ve continued to follow me on the socials might argue I never really stopped – and that…
2:47 PM ∙ Jan 11, 2021

Postmedia reports a $52-million net profit, because it can. The quarterly report headlines are largely explained by the transfer of its employee retirement plan to a third-party administrator and emergency wage subsidies. And while the publisher still counts Paul Godfrey as non-executive chair, he’s moved into the online gambling game.


Finally, alright, all right, alt-right

Matthew McConaughey followed up his podcast interview with Mikhaila Peterson by doing one with her actually famous dad, in which the actor credited the professor with inspiring him to turn his journal entries into a book, Greenlights. The chat also initiated a new season of clickbait condemnations of Jordan Peterson—nature is healing, after all:

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People deserve a second chance: Matthew McConaughey talks cancel culture with Jordan Peterson on podcast
nationalpost.comMatthew McConaughey talks cancel culture with Jordan Peterson: People deserve a second chanceMcConaughey said Peterson inspired him to write his autobiography
2:35 AM ∙ Jan 14, 2021
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