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The straw that broke Elizabeth May’s campaign

Somebody put steel in her drink

Sep 24, 2019
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Green Party used Photoshop to add reusable cup and metal straw to photo of Elizabeth May nationalpost.com/news/politics/…
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10:27 PM ∙ Sep 23, 2019
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Green party people say that you shouldn’t blame their leader for the Photoshopping of a non-plastic straw into her campaigning hands, let alone adding their logo to the cup.


Blackface makes great clickbait

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Justin Trudeau, Apu from The Simpsons, Countless Luann from the Housewives, my father, and ME. thedailybeast.com/im-a-canadian-… via @thedailybeast #exln43
thedailybeast.comI’m a Canadian Person of Color, Conflicted About Trudeau’s Blackface ControversyThe author says the outrage over the Canadian PM’s use of blackface has turned out to be a Rorschach test to validate the way most people already think about Trudeau.
2:04 PM ∙ Sep 24, 2019

While many find no cause to condemn him, Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi counts the ways Justin Trudeau was already considered awful. The pollsters are generally concluding that Andrew Scheer is pulling ahead just because of the blackface photos.


Munk Debates give up on waiting for Justin Trudeau. The foreign policy forum has been cancelled due to the PM opting not to appear with the three other major party leaders. Organizers spent $78,892 on Facebook advertising to try and change his mind.


The networking app Nextdoor

While it’s met with headlines about a racial profiling scandal and privacy concerns, private neighbour network Nextdoor promises to do nothing but good for its new market nation:

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Nextdoor @Nextdoor
🇨🇦 Welcome to the neighbourhood, Canada! It’s about time, eh? Our Canadian members have embraced their Nextdoor communities and are already accomplishing amazing things.⁣⁣ More here: bit.ly/2kuSJwx. Live in Canada? Join us at nextdoor.ca!Ha
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12:05 PM ∙ Sep 23, 2019
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Kik kicks itself out of the messaging business. The company founded by students at the University of Waterloo in 2010 will be shutting down its signature chat app soon, in favour of trying to turn its controversial Kin cryptocurrency into a legitimate player.


When bae can’t access BAI

BAI Communications, now seven years into a $25-million deal to provide the Toronto subway with 20 years of wireless service, launched a campaign to coax Bell, Telus and Rogers into joining Freedom Mobile on its network. (Big telcos would rather roll their own.)

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For #Toronto transit riders, more than half of the most common commute activities require online access in order to stay productive and entertained. Read the full report on Toronto's demand for connected transport: bit.ly/34wFr4V
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12:30 PM ∙ Sep 10, 2019

Graham Kennedy dead at 54. The photographer first made his mark by shooting the Toronto music scene, which included shooting most of the early covers of Exclaim!


Finally, bingo caller still killing it

Keith Morrison was fired from CTV in 1995 and lost his opportunity to succeed Lloyd Robertson, who then didn’t retire until 2011. So, the Lloydminster, Saskatchewan native got a job at Dateline NBC, which is now riding the true-crime podcast trend. With it comes a GQ profile portraying Morrison as “the Mister Rogers of murder,” thanks to his endurance by leaning on death:

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Despite constantly having to confront humanity’s darkest impulses, @dateline_keith identifies as an optimist
gq.mnHow Dateline’s Keith Morrison Became the Grandaddy of True CrimeThe new season of NBC’s award-winning news show premieres this Friday.
2:59 PM ∙ Sep 23, 2019
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