How is ‘bollocks’ not a recognized word in the NYT Spelling Bee.

A former Regina junior hockey coach convicted of physically and sexually assaulting a teenaged player in his care has had his day parole revoked. The reason? He sent a Facebook Friend request to his victim. cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

Les femmes qui réclament l'équité salariale et celles victimes de violences seront les premières touchées par les abolitions de postes imposées à la CNESST par le Conseil du Trésor de Sonia LeBel. C'est ce que révèlent des courriels et notes internes. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/21886…

Former MP used fabricated documents to accuse reporter David Pugliese of being a Russian asset, by Jeremy Appel open.substack.com/pub/theorchard…

Urgences-santé ordered to pay $450,000 to family of Innu man who died from severe peanut allergy montrealgazette.com/news/health/ar…

A teen died from an allergic reaction. Urgences-santé now owes his family $450K cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… CBC Montreal

Montreal man spends 50 years tracking down his ancestor's lost paintings cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… CBC Montreal

“Lincoln said he was getting ready to go get a slurpee with a friend but "got lazy" and decided to borrow his roommate's child's tiny car to get around, as his friend walked along beside him”

Second Epstein story by The New York Times that totally skips mentioning Miami Herald’s series — which is relevant here because Epstein, after my series ran in 2018, made at least two large $ transfers which led to a panic with the banks. They froze the accounts as a result. The Times is

Another magical evening out in Montreal…a free concert from Martha Wainwright to celebrate Outremont’s 150th

this is the best story in Canadian sports right now...Canada is the only world-class women's rugby side that is basically self-funding....true amateurs....and now they are in the semi-finals of the World Cup...Rugby Canada....and hardly anyone is noticing...! C'mon Canada!

One year in the making, my long read on South Korea's gender war is finally out in this weekend's Saturday magazine. theguardian.com/society/2025/s…

Loving the ceramics filling in the cracks in the pavement in the Plateau #Montreal

I finally started watching #QueenMantis and how are these cops so incompetent and still employed?

In 1885, Montreal was ravaged by smallpox. To stem the spread of the disease that had killed thousands so far, public health officials enforced vaccinations. Those that mistrusted the vaccine rioted in the streets. This is the story of the Montreal Smallpox Riots. 🧵 1/10

Dennis Trudeau; 1948-2025

This is the guy killed in that Laval Starbucks last week: Slain gang leader extorted thousands from Montreal-area restaurateurs, documents show cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… CBC Montreal

Mary Ann Shadd broke ground with her anti-slavery newspaper, The Provincial Freeman. She was the first Black woman publisher in North America and the first female publisher in Canada. She later recruited Black soldiers for the Union Army during the American Civil War. 🧵 1/11

One of those glorious fall days in Montreal

“Darkness on the whole has always been attributed to being evil, being malicious, being shady and that has real world implications on these candidates,”