The unhappiest place is an airport near you

A long strange trip for Spittin’ Chiclets

Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6

I live at Toronto Pearson International airport. The worst place on earth. I smell so bad.

An interminably delayed layover in Toronto on a trip from Edmonton to Boston had former NHL player turned Barstool Sports podcaster Ryan Whitney explaining the ordeal that involved multiple lineups and cancellations before reaching his destination. The federal government continues to promise measures toward ending the current airport chaos.

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A tick-tock sound on this law

Steve de Eyre @deEyre

Last week, @TikTokCanada provided a written briefing on Bill #C11 to the Committee on Canadian Heritage. We all want to see Canadian creators thrive, and we've shared our thoughts on how we can #FixC11 to achieve that. TL;DR👇 1/9 #CHPC #cdnpoli newsroom.tiktok.com/en-ca/bill-c-1…

newsroom.tiktok.comHow to Best Support the Success of Canadian Digital CreatorsBy: Steve de Eyre, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, TikTok Canada TikTok Canada recently submitted a written testimony sharing our thoughts on Bill C-11 to the Standing Committee on C

Critical testimony from TikTok Canada about Bill C-11 adds to YouTube expressing displeasure with the proposed Online Streaming Act. APTN also says it risks pushing out Indigenous voices from dominant domestic interests, while Nettwerk Music Group is also sounding alarm bells over it. Conservatives opposing the bill in this form are facing Liberal accusations of spreading misinformation.

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A strict curfew and the supervision of his wife are part of the bail conditions for convicted rapist Jacob Hoggard. The jury in the Hedley band frontman’s trial found him guilty on one count involving an Ottawa woman, but he was acquitted on charges involving a 16-year-old fan. But one further charge was made public following his trial.

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Meet the local libs of TikTok

“Some FRIENDLY HR ADVICE… 😘😘😘” from a TikTok user consisted of explaining how the community of Canadian recruiters are closely watching social media, which means “freedom fighters” will have a hard time getting a job. The video made the leap to Twitter, and now it’s the poster who’s being investigated:

HRPA @HRPA

@blackhawksz1 HRPA is aware of this video post by one of its regulated members and does not condone or endorse in any way the statements made about HR practice therein.Further, HRPA is reviewing this matter to determine if there has been a breach of its Rules of Professional Conduct.(Part 1/2)

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Ed Needham dead at 90. A journeyman journalist from Boston who landed in Ottawa in 1977, he ended up the pioneering loudmouth host at CFRB Toronto between 1986 and 1993. At one point, Needham quit and moved to Florida—only to be flown back in for weeknight open-line shows that ran afoul of Canadian broadcast standards before he retired.

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Finally, the delicatessen diaries

The Bookmen was the two-man folk music duo of Tim Mech and Dave Bookman, the Toronto radio fixture who died in 2019 at age 58. Volume 1: Delicatessen was their one and only album, from 1987, which was recently remastered and reissued on CD and streaming alongside a remix capturing a dream of being a Canadian campus radio version of Bob Dylan: