Two more weeks of wondering when it’s over

Ontario oughta be used to it now

Colin D'Mello CTVNews @ColinDMello

"We are not at the place where we can release the stay-at-home order" Ontario's health minister the government's health advisors have told them to stay the course. toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-advise… #onpoli

toronto.ctvnews.caOntario’s stay-at-home order will likely be extended into June to avoid fourth COVID-19 waveOntario has been advised to ‘stay the course’ with the province’s pandemic restrictions, which could see the stay-at-home order extended until June.

Victoria Day weekend will be another of waiting for the stay-at-home order to end in Ontario, with all signs pointing to an extension to June 2. Toronto Public Health is calling on the province to allow outdoor amenities sooner than that, while official city patios are being built. But calls to close Pearson Airport are still going nowhere.

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What counts for a street scene

National Post @nationalpost

Anti-maskers, lockdown protests have links to far right ideology: Jagmeet Singh

nationalpost.comAnti-maskers, lockdown protests have links to far right ideology: Jagmeet SinghSingh’s comments came as rallies against COVID-19 health orders are being staged across the country while many provinces battle a deadly third wave

White supremacy further entered the chat, thanks to the federal NDP leader noting “extreme right-wing ideology” among lockdown protesters, underlining what Calgary’s mayor said about white nationalists in the anti-masker crowd. The conclusion was enhanced by a flag with Odin’s cross being flown during a protest in Saskatoon.

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“Bill C-10 put on hold as MPs seek clarity on whether it violates rights of social media users.” After a couple weeks of whiplash about whether or not the Liberals were looking to control online speech via broadcast regulation, the committee agreed to a judicial review. Steven Guilbeault’s inability to articulate details didn’t help.

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Our hardest-working pothead

After a pandemic of headlines for making pottery to serve as smoking accessories and taunting both Ted Cruz and a guy who used dog shampoo, Seth Rogen has tapped into his Vancouver youth for tales in Yearbook. Its promotion has also revealed he’s cancelled James Franco. Podcast company Stitcher has money to further invest in his guffaw:

Seth Rogen @Sethrogen

My audio book was delayed a few days because it’s turned in to a hilariously massive undertaking involving a HUGE cast of actors and a lot of the actual people involved in the stories (Of course I narrate) I’m sorry it’s delayed but I think it will be worth the wait!!!!!

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Neon Dreams figured out how to currently tour by going to South Africa. The pop duo from Halifax became the first international act to perform there during the pandemic, due to popular demand built by a 2019 single, “Life Without Fantasies.” Last fall, Neon Dreams figured out how to play 10 Canadian dates within the Atlantic bubble.

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Finally, the view from 70 mm

Graeme Ferguson, a Canadian filmmaker who co-founded Imax, died at age 91—eight weeks after his wife, Phyllis Ferguson. The couple notably collaborated on several giant documentaries about NASA space missions. They first met when he visited her home turf to direct North of Superior, which is found on YouTube in a format that’s inferior: