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Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton

I’m humbled by how much support there has been for my book, "The Freedom Convoy: The Inside Story of Three Weeks that Shook the World." Disappointing that a company I grew up buying books from doesn’t think their customers are interested in it.

nationalpost.comIndigo won’t put a book about the Freedom Convoy in stores, despite it being a bestsellerThe publisher says Indigo did not say why it won’t stock the books, but he fears it might be because the bookstore has ‘a problem with the subject matter’

The Freedom Convoy by Andrew Lawton is a certified chart-topper among Canadian non-fiction books. But no browsers in an Indigo-owned store can buy one—a decision the company describes as due to its selective curation of physical shelves. The story itself isn’t over, as co-organizer Tamara Lich awaits another crack at release from jail next week.

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Hockey Canada scandal score

TSN Hockey @TSNHockey

As the NHL investigates an alleged sexual assault involving eight former CHL players, the players' lawyers plan to give the league cellphone videos taken during and after the incident, as well as messages texted between the alleged victim and a player: tsn.ca/1.1827214

Two videos and 35 text messages were provided by police in London, Ontario, by lawyers representing former Canadian Hockey League players, in the effort to show evidence of a consensual sexual encounter. A lawsuit was subsequently settled prior to the newer revelation that Hockey Canada maintains a fund designed for claims like this one.

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“Trudeau, one of the only Western leaders to mandate masks on trains, spotted maskless on train.” The Kettle Valley Steam Railway in Okanagan, B.C., isn’t bound by federal laws, confirmed the National Post after the PM showed off his own glad-handing in the aisles. It also provided a detour from three days of Justin Trudeau haircut discourse.

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John Tory awaits more strength

Before he became Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford was advocating for a “strong mayor” system of municipal government in large cities. The criticism such veto power receives may fluctuate based on who’s in charge. Now that the policy is expected to be applied in Ottawa and Toronto, the mayor who’s currently seeking a third term sees no problem here:

Colin D'Mello | Global News @ColinDMello

BREAKING: Premier Doug Ford confirms that The mayor of Toronto and Ottawa will get the power to veto city council decisions. But 2/3 of city counsellors can veto the veto. #onpoli

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Leah McLaren’s perspective on writing a memoir starring her mother. Where You End and I Begin got front-page play at the Toronto Star, with a meta-meditation on publishing her perspective on a parental story of sexual abuse. Leah’s mother Cecily Ross was first to spill about their differences over it, in the pages of the Literary Review of Canada.

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Finally, a slicker indie-rock beard

Ian Blurton’s Future Now is the latest project from the Toronto musician initially known for co-founding the band Change of Heart. Four decades later, his new project’s album, Second Skin, has a physical release with great attention paid to aesthetics, which include melodies and harmonies for the After Times: