M31🍁
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🇨🇦Canadian author by day, potato by night • fantasy nerd • book enthusiast • magical • Harvard alumna • part owner of Canada • my life is an absurd musical
Misogyny in the streets in the USA.
What motivates a stranger to push a woman in public? That’s a question I’ve been stuck on this week after a man shoved me out of his way on an empty pedestrian street. I didn’t even see him coming – well, I wouldn’t have, as he came up from behind me
What motivates a stranger to push a woman in public? That’s a question I’ve been stuck on this week after a man shoved me out of his way on an empty pedestrian street. I didn’t even see him coming – well, I wouldn’t have, as he came up from behind me
Opinion | A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? — Guardian US
Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Misogyny in the streets in the USA.
What motivates a stranger to push a woman in public? That’s a question I’ve been stuck on this week after a man shoved me out of his way on an empty pedestrian street. I didn’t even see him coming – well, I wouldn’t have, as he came up from behind me
What motivates a stranger to push a woman in public? That’s a question I’ve been stuck on this week after a man shoved me out of his way on an empty pedestrian street. I didn’t even see him coming – well, I wouldn’t have, as he came up from behind me
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Canada invokes NATO Article 5 against Sweden following Olympic curling conflict
Canada invokes NATO Article 5 against Sweden following Olympic curling conflict
NORTH SEA - Following a dispute at the 2026 Winter Olympics in which the Swedish team accused Canadian players of cheating, Prime Minister Mark Carney has mobilized the whole of the Canadian military ...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Canada invokes NATO Article 5 against Sweden following Olympic curling conflict
A baby monkey at a zoo in Japan has found comfort in a stuffed animal. Now, the internet is rooting for him
The internet is rooting for this abandoned baby monkey and his stuffed animal — Mashable
A baby monkey at a zoo in Japan has found comfort in a stuffed animal. Now, the internet is rooting for him.
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
A baby monkey at a zoo in Japan has found comfort in a stuffed animal. Now, the internet is rooting for him
Don’t forget the maple syrup. #CanadaStrong
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Don’t forget the maple syrup. #CanadaStrong
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5’th Amendment: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.” It doesn’t say anything about citizenship status, party affiliation, religion or race. Just “person.”
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
5’th Amendment: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.” It doesn’t say anything about citizenship status, party affiliation, religion or race. Just “person.”
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CBC Gem crashes due to Canadians using it
CBC Gem crashes due to Canadians using it
TORONTO – With record numbers of Canadians viewing the Winter Olympic Games on CBC Gem, the streaming platform experienced several outages due to what’s being called “an unprecedented number of people...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
CBC Gem crashes due to Canadians using it
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Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S . President Donald Trump has threatened to halt the opening of a international bridge linking Windsor and Detroit, excluding Canadians from country that they have absolutely no ...
www.thebeaverton.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Trump threatens bridge to prevent Canadians from visiting country Canadians do not want to visit
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Olympic update:
Blink has discovered curling. She's a fan!
She occasionally tries to help the rock. I'll have to get her a broom
Blink has discovered curling. She's a fan!
She occasionally tries to help the rock. I'll have to get her a broom
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Olympic update:
Blink has discovered curling. She's a fan!
She occasionally tries to help the rock. I'll have to get her a broom
Blink has discovered curling. She's a fan!
She occasionally tries to help the rock. I'll have to get her a broom
Team USA's Niklas Malacinski competed during the Nordic Combined skiing event his sister, fellow Nordic Combined skier Annika Malacinski, supported him — while protesting the event shedding light on the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to hold a women's competition for the sport
Annika Malacinski Protests Women’s Exclusion from Winter Olympics Event as She Watches Her Brother Compete — People
Niklas Malacinski competed for Team USA’s Nordic combined skiers during the Tuesday, Feb. 17, event
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Team USA's Niklas Malacinski competed during the Nordic Combined skiing event his sister, fellow Nordic Combined skier Annika Malacinski, supported him — while protesting the event shedding light on the International Olympic Committee’s decision not to hold a women's competition for the sport
This is me and Emily Murphy hanging out with the famous five in Ottawa. I am just hanging off the shoulders of giants. (Mitten stealing giants).#CanadianHistory
February 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This is me and Emily Murphy hanging out with the famous five in Ottawa. I am just hanging off the shoulders of giants. (Mitten stealing giants).#CanadianHistory
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"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal."
- Toni Morrison
- Toni Morrison
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Beautiful mural in Glasgow, one of many, but this is my favourite 😍
#mural #city #streetphotography #Scotland #fyp
#mural #city #streetphotography #Scotland #fyp
February 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Beautiful mural in Glasgow, one of many, but this is my favourite 😍
#mural #city #streetphotography #Scotland #fyp
#mural #city #streetphotography #Scotland #fyp
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We are proud to see our city setting the standard for the rest of our state. Our community relies not just on roads, but pedestrian & cycling infrastructure to reach their jobs & schools safely.
That's why we believe the East Bay Bike Path should be managed as essential transit infrastructure. 1/2
That's why we believe the East Bay Bike Path should be managed as essential transit infrastructure. 1/2
February 17, 2026 at 10:51 PM
We are proud to see our city setting the standard for the rest of our state. Our community relies not just on roads, but pedestrian & cycling infrastructure to reach their jobs & schools safely.
That's why we believe the East Bay Bike Path should be managed as essential transit infrastructure. 1/2
That's why we believe the East Bay Bike Path should be managed as essential transit infrastructure. 1/2
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This is currently my favorite curling meme
February 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This is currently my favorite curling meme
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I haven't done a Highland cow hat for a while, so it was lovely knitting one- Here is its progress so far 🐂 #coosday #Highlandcow #highlandcoo #knitinprogress #wip #knitted #knitter #coo #knitting #bsnm
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I haven't done a Highland cow hat for a while, so it was lovely knitting one- Here is its progress so far 🐂 #coosday #Highlandcow #highlandcoo #knitinprogress #wip #knitted #knitter #coo #knitting #bsnm
Went to Montreal for the day and ate. A Montreal bagel with cream cheese from Fairmount bagels. A maple delight cake and classic poutine from La Banquise. #CanadaStrong
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Went to Montreal for the day and ate. A Montreal bagel with cream cheese from Fairmount bagels. A maple delight cake and classic poutine from La Banquise. #CanadaStrong
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Today I saw a two-headed snake
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Today I saw a two-headed snake
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The female cardinal is underway, about half way there I reckon. I’m recording a timelapse to share with you too of her being painted.
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
The female cardinal is underway, about half way there I reckon. I’m recording a timelapse to share with you too of her being painted.
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
#watercolours #birdart 🪶
“Well hell’s bells, who knew the ice could get so hot? The Olympic curling community is still all in a twist about everything that’s gone on in the sport since a row broke out between the Sweden and Canada sides on Friday. “The whole spirit of curling is dead,” Canada’s Marc Kennedy said.
‘The whole spirit of curling is dead’: meltdown on the ice as ruckus rumbles on — Guardian US
The row between Sweden and Canada over an accusation of a double-touch continues to cast a shadow over the Winter Olympics
apple.news
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
“Well hell’s bells, who knew the ice could get so hot? The Olympic curling community is still all in a twist about everything that’s gone on in the sport since a row broke out between the Sweden and Canada sides on Friday. “The whole spirit of curling is dead,” Canada’s Marc Kennedy said.
February 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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“The average price of a Toronto-area home dropped to under $1 million in January…
According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s monthly Market Watch report, the average selling price for a home in January was $973,289, down by 6.5 per cent compared to the same time last year.”
#Canada
According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s monthly Market Watch report, the average selling price for a home in January was $973,289, down by 6.5 per cent compared to the same time last year.”
#Canada
Average Toronto home price drops below $1M, buyer's market expected in 2026
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says 3,082 homes sold in January — a 19.3 per cent drop from last year
www.torontotoday.ca
February 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“The average price of a Toronto-area home dropped to under $1 million in January…
According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s monthly Market Watch report, the average selling price for a home in January was $973,289, down by 6.5 per cent compared to the same time last year.”
#Canada
According to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s monthly Market Watch report, the average selling price for a home in January was $973,289, down by 6.5 per cent compared to the same time last year.”
#Canada
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