From today's (Feb 28) press conference about a possible #CityOfTO labour disruption: "We are committed as the City of Toronto to negotiating a settlement and having no disruption of services to the residents and businesses that rely on us and also ensuring that our employees

Brock Labour is pleased to host Dr. @TMirrlees who will speak on AI and labour on March 27 at 7PM (EST). Register for the free webinar here!: eventbrite.ca/e/ais-hidden-a… #AI #canlab #canpoli #futureofwork

"A visiting forces deal would also allow Canadian troops to participate in joint exercises on land." france24.com/en/live-news/2…

BREAKING: Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte is arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant. apnews.com/article/rodrig…

Portions of the ICC’s warrant of arrest against former President Rodrigo Duterte dated March 7. Inquirer

Philippines: Former President Duterte’s arrest is a monumental step for justice. During the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2022, thousands of people, mostly from poor and marginalized communities, were unlawfully killed by the police – or by armed individuals suspected to

Duterte's arrest and pandemic observance day. Two historic moments today. Repeated exposure to the virus can lead to complications and impunity.

Seeing mainstream Canadian newspapers publish on Duterte's arrest, both had sourced the same The Associated Press article. Globe & Mail had the lead photo on front-page w/ the full write up on page A3, while Star just had a short excerpt on A4

Route 15 GO bus extension to the Six Nations of the Grand River & the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation begins Sun April 5. There will be three trips per day in each direction, seven days a week. Route 15 also serves Brantford, McMaster & Aldershot.

As an immigrant whose grasp of Cdn politics is limited, anyone explain "Peoples party" as extremist right? CPC oddly "progressive" in name is neocon? Liberal shift to conservative policies? "Left" NDP leans to neoliberalism? & the trend on patriotism in a settler colonial state?

Glad there is traction now on Benson Flores w/ this recent news fr OMNI Filipino youtube.com/watch?v=arkXTf… I've been researching about early Filipinos in so-called Canada & Flores is just 1 of well-documented out of the several in 1800s thus full bio I wrote for TCE

As a dual citizen Filipino Canadian, I just cast my ballots to both Philippine national and Canadian federal elections, online and in person respectively

Good: * Poilievre isn't Prime Minister. * Poilevre lost his own seat. Bad: * Everything has shifted substantially rightward. * 40% of popular vote and +20 seats for Cons. * Basically a two-party parliament of centre right and far right. * Left leaning parties wiped out.

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The West cannot have its cake and eat it. Either it supports Israel, or it supports the rule of law. Israel’s “right to self-defense” does not permit war crimes or genocide, period. NEW from Derek Sayer (derek sayer): canadiandimension.com/articles/view/…

In the year since the abrupt closure of the Ontario Science Centre, the cost of a new site at Ontario Place has escalated, its opening date has been pushed back, and there is no sign of a temporary location. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/06/20/the…

Is today's weather normal? newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/2023/…

With the heat warning gone, GTA's in for grey, drizzly days