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Reese McGuire caught in parking lot

Feb 13, 2020
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Toronto Blue Jays Catcher Reese McGuire Arrested, Allegedly Exposed Penis
Blue Jays’ Reese McGuire Allegedly Masturbated In Parked Car Before ArrestTMZ Sports has obtained the police report from the arrest.dlvr.it

February 12th 2020

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“I really shouldn’t have been doing that,” said Reese McGuire, according to a detailed report from Dunedin, Florida, police about how the Blue Jays catcher was caught in a parked car with his sweatpants around his ankles and a porn video on his phone. McGuire didn’t deny the allegations, and he has a court date for exposure on March 16.


The mother of all Posties

Twitter avatar for @garyjoelclementGary Clement @garyjoelclement
Never had a conversation with Blatch that didn't involve multiple F-bombs. She asked me to make an invite for an anniversary bash to celebrate 20 years of NP that she organized on her own bc she wanted to party, dammit.
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National Post @nationalpost

Dead at 68: Christie Blatchford was a tenacious voice for victims, a thorn to the smugly comfortable https://t.co/oEldFaFf4F

February 12th 2020

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Rosie DiManno’s tribute to “the best damn journalist in the country,” who was also her longtime sidekick on assignments, was among the tributes to Christie Blatchford that spanned all four Toronto newspapers, and almost an entire broadcast day on Newstalk 1010. But her work at the National Post managed to leave the liveliest legacy.


“Podcasting is also a new medium that we need to be hugely present in.” Postmedia CEO Andrew MacLeod presided over an annual general meeting where the standard newsprint declines were pondered. But he also praised Ottawa for giving Postmedia $8 million to $10 million in annual tax credits, which are currently helping hire reporters.


The dues and don’ts of Vice

While the Toronto headquarters of Vice Canada are currently up for lease, and its cancelled-in-Canada cable network pivots to journalism, the corporate hoarding faces a complicated challenge. The cash that was raised in 2017 from millennial media investor TPG was accepted with the expectation of Vice going public or being sold by now:

Twitter avatar for @WSJThe Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Vice Media got the lofty valuation it sought in a 2017 funding round, but with a condition: up to nearly $400 million of payments due starting this past January
WSJ News Exclusive | Vice Media Raised Money at a Sky-High Valuation. Now the Bill Is Coming Due.TPG invested $450 million in the new-media company, valuing it at $5.7 billion, in 2017. But the deal required Vice to pay the firm up to nearly $400 million in cash and stock starting last month.on.wsj.com

February 12th 2020

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“Toronto, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down.” Graham Isador writes for Vice about Canada’s largest city reaching the point where it can inspire clichéd Leaving New York–style personal essays all its own. It comes with the backdrop of stories like a family-owned fruit stand being priced out of Kensington Market due to soaring rent.


Doug Ford’s incoming thorn

After a social media campaign to stop him flamed out fast, Steven Del Duca was confirmed by the Ontario Liberals to be the clear front-runner in its leadership race, beyond winning a majority of delegate spots. But after one poll put the leaderless Liberals ahead of the Ontario PCs, it’ll become Del Duca’s burden to not end up blowing it:

Twitter avatar for @StevenDelDucaSteven Del Duca @StevenDelDuca
I’m humbled to learn today that 1,171 grass roots Ontarian’s have been elected to attend the leadership convention as part of my team! I’m also thrilled that we are closing in on support from 200 ex- officio delegates. #olpldr #onpoli

February 12th 2020

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“I hope my piano will be happy in piano heaven.” Ottawa-born classical pianist Angela Hewitt didn’t wish to immediately elaborate upon the Facebook post in which she lamented how her prized Fazioli piano was dropped by movers. But she’s since elaborated to the New York Times about why this was the subject of such despair.


Finally, a new era of shrinkage

Rick Moranis returned to the public eye at an SCTV reunion benefit show, followed by participating in Martin Scorsese’s documentary a year later. He also showed up at the Alamo City Comic Con, and lent his voice to The Goldbergs salute to Spaceballs—whose ad survives on the side of a Toronto building. But it was all foreshadowing this:

Twitter avatar for @RickMoranis53Rick Moranis @RickMoranis53
HONEY, IM BACK
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