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Alice Munro's ideal, she said, was to write “something so clear, as if looking through perfectly clean water, so words don’t get between the reader and what’s happening.” Read the Toronto Star obituary on the great Canadian author, who died on Tuesday. thestar.com/entertainment/…

Dr. Eileen de Villa, the public health chief who guided Toronto through the pandemic and other crises, is leaving her post Dec. 31 thestar.com/news/gta/eilee… via @torontostar

NEW: NPR has added a new layer of editorial review called “The Backstop” to ensure that all NPR journalism gets an additional review before it’s published/aired. Part of a series of changes put in place by top editor Edith Chapin in the wake of Uri Berliner’s essay.

Floating patios. Attractive retail. Bike valets. How a new vision could revive Toronto's 'underwhelming' waterfront thestar.com/news/gta/float… via @torontostar

At long last, this beautiful report is out & into the world! It's been an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Inspirit Foundation & @april_lindgren over the past few months in preparing this extremely important guide for journalists and news organizations. newswire.ca/news-releases/…

When Jeannie Lee came to 🇨🇦, the only English word she knew was “okay”. Despite that, words & writing became her currency. She reported CTV Montreal & CBC Toronto . She hosted business programs & The National. Yesterday she turned off her microphone. Very proud. ❤️❤️❤️

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A heartbreaking work of staggering importance, kudos to⁦ ⁦Alex Boyd⁩ - p2 tomorrow. A long read worth your time. thestar.com/news/canada/th…

It always felt like a special privilege to bring the news to Nova Scotians for the past 35 years - first as a reporter, then editor, then the woman who ran the night news desk, then to being part of a great Herald digital team, then leading the team, then being the whole team 1/8

I get the pet-eating memes and jokes but can't be funny to Haitian-Americans living in Springfield. Imagine what your kid would face at school, or the threat to your community from racists and others triggered by conspiracy theories. Pizzagate was nuts but the gunman was real

Maya Rudolph: “My whole career, people have always brought up my mom [Minnie Riperton], which is wonderful. But then they also bring up the tragedy of losing my mother when I was little. And they ask me how old I was when she died. The other day, I said, ‘Why the f--- are we

Dear Canada, I felt compelled to make something. To stick up for, and to honour. To show our strength, beauty, genius, empathy, light & heart. It's made with deep gratitude for the people and places of this beautiful land. Vive le Canada 🇨🇦❤️✌️💪 vimeo.com/1056619122/f6e…

One of #Canada's Top #Journalist has “starring role” in new #Netflix series Toronto Star David Rider David Rider. #TRAINWRECK #MayorofMayhem

Marco has done a stellar job chronicling this debacle that has made international headlines

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sandra oh wishing a plague on cbs and paramount on steven colbert’s show she’s everything

Remembering my brother in music, Ozzy Osbourne. I've always looked back at this commercial we shot in '03 so fondly. The last time we spoke was backstage of Dancing with The Stars season 9, when he told me how much he loved the Osmond song, "Crazy Horses"...talk about crazy!