Whenever I write about long-covid or ME, I get waves of emails from chronically ill folk who feel seen/heard. But with this piece, I'm *also* hearing from healthy people saying they finally get what their loved ones are going through. Which feels amazing. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Swimming while Black in Canada. Happy to be part of this great article on reducing Black drowning rates by Perry King and The Narwhal thenarwhal.ca/swimming-lesso… #BlackSwim #SwimmingLesson #SchoolPool #BackToSchool

This is critical information. Please share with those who are on the waitlist for housing in the City of Toronto 🇨🇦 If you're not registered online, you will be removed from the list. Media please amplify. There are many people who have been on this list for years if not decades.

When I was a kid, the only Indigenous oriented books in the school library were ABOUT us, not by us. But in the last month alone I've read amazing new books by Waubgeshig Rice and Alicia Elliott - AND THEN SHE FELL out now! while not seeing as many non-Native books ABOUT us. Wonder what the next 50 years will bring.

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Just heard some terrible news. CHUO 89.1 FM 89.1 FM campus/community radio station -a vital institution in the capital- has been defunded by the students of Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa after a majority voted in a referendum to end the $4 levy. This is a huge blow to the Ottawa community.

So very proud of my friend Ron MacLean for using his platform to challenge the NHL’s ban on Pride Tape. I hope they listen. “The stifling of expression — that is tyranny. The forced smiles all around to protect private interests is not democracy. “ sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh…

genius move from Apple 🍎 This “Study With Me” video with Storm Reid is like the lo-fi girl videos, but in real life. It’s 90 minutes and uses the Pomodoro Technique (25 min focus, 5 min break). It already has 12M views in 11 days. youtu.be/ti6r17_TWf4

The #GoC and CAMH announce SACHSS-South Asian Canadian Health Social Services as a 9-8-8 Network partner. 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline is a new, national, three-digit number for 24/7 #SuicidePrevention support launching November 30. Learn more: ow.ly/vvZx1050QSP

Le #GC et @camhnews annoncent que SACHSS-South Asian Canadian Health Social Services est un partenaire du 9-8-8 : Ligne d’aide en cas de crise de suicide, un nouveau numéro national pour soutenir la #PréventionSuicide 24/7 lancé le 30 novembre. Détails ici : ow.ly/yJLl1050QT2

An excellent critique of Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park, applicable to many suburban masterplans: Too many cars, everything overscaled, not enough residents

Really sad at the loss f the incredible talent that was #AndreBraugher .

Bravo!!

This is a brilliant and profound book on being Black in Canada by the incredible George Elliot Clarke

“The responsibility of a society is to reduce misery, not to increase happiness.” RIP Danny Kahneman—a paragon of intellectual integrity, humility, and curiosity tinyurl.com/nsaszumw

Love and appreciation to the Long family. The access to music this store has provided for generations of kids and their parents is unparalleled. Stores like this, where you can rent instruments and equipment at reasonable rates, quite simply don’t exist in other countries.

PS peeps! I once suggested C!C!C! for an innovation event for GC. Good to know there are organizations out there that understand just how innovative they are. Yay TIFF! Watch: A Tragically Hip sing-along kicks off TIFF theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/tiff…

No dress rehearsal, this was our life this Thursday + it was super HIP! Toronto, we ❤️ you!  Thanks to The Tragically Hip and to TIFF for including us on your big day, and to Amazon Music for bringing the event to life.  🎥 Door 24 The TARO Group Prime Video Canada 🇨🇦 Prime Video

Brilliant and highly informative thread.

RIP Andrea Gibson, a brilliant poet