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Heather J. “I Should Be Writing” Wood
@rollwithheather.bsky.social
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Author, Publicist, World Fantasy Award Nominee, Cat Lover, Feminist (she/her but they/their is good too!)
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clareblackwood.bsky.social
Doug Ford made a statement about how university students won't succeed in life if they take courses in "basket weaving," aka arts and humanities, so I made this video using skills I learned with my arts degree. youtu.be/hfZkttU-07Y
The Ford Government’s Guide to Not-Stupid University Courses
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
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February 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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therumpus.net
"I like genres and sub-genres because they impose limits but also facilitate exploration."

Desire is the engine of magic: @egjames.bsky.social interviews @silviamg.bsky.social about The Bewitching (Del Rey).

➡️ buff.ly/ihBP38x
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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devinheroux.bsky.social
GOLD FOR CANADA 🇨🇦

STEVEN DUBOIS IS THE 500M OLYMPIC CHAMPION

WHAT AN AMAZING RACE BY DUBOIS
February 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
The funny thing is Doug Ford says students shouldn't take basket weaving but his inherited wealth comes from making stickers.
February 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
rollwithheather.bsky.social
Sad news for Toronto authors. The TIFA/Toronto Lit Up book launch program has come to an end. festivalofauthors.ca/toronto-lit-...
Toronto Lit Up Book Launches - TIFA
Meet local authors and join them in celebrating the launch of new books! The Toronto International Festival of Authors has partnered with the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) on Toronto Lit Up: a multi-year...
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February 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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devinheroux.bsky.social
BRONZE FOR CANADA 🇨🇦

Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, Florence Brunelle and Danae Blais skate relay bronze.

It’s a historic medal for Sarault, as she becomes the first woman from Canada to win four short track medals at a single Olympics.
February 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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riverstreetwriting.bsky.social
🌾 Calling It Back to Me 🌾 by Laurie D. Graham, forthcoming with McClelland & Stewart, March 24, 2026

Request a review copy:

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#poetry
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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civilianreader.com
New excerpt: STAN ON GUARD by K.R. Wilson (@krwbooks.bsky.social)…

civilianreader.com/2026/02/16/e...

Published by @guernicaeditions.bsky.social
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Excerpt: STAN ON GUARD by K. R. Wilson (Guernica Editions)
In March, Guernica Editions are due to publish Stan on Guard by K. R. Wilson: a “tragical-comical-historical novel” and follow-up to Call Me Stan. To mark the upcoming release, we have …
civilianreader.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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hollay.bsky.social
ICYMI: In a recent NBN episode, I spoke with Sunny Dhillon about his powerful collection of epistolary essays, Hide & Sikh: Letters from a Life in Brown Skin (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025).

Tune in:

newbooksnetwork.com/hide-and-sikh

@thesunnydhillon.com @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

#nonfiction
February 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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canadianpaintings.bsky.social
Overtime
Bill Brownridge
2021
February 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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openbookon.bsky.social
Read these excerpted poems from LOCKERS ARE FOR BEARCATS ONLY (Palimpsest Press/Anstruther Books), the exciting new collection by Mallory Tater!
#AmReading #Poetry #Excerpts #Lyric
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Read these Excerpted Poems from LOCKERS ARE FOR BEARCATS ONLY by Mallory Tater
Celebrated author Mallory Tater is back this month with Lockers Are for Bearcats Only (Palimpsest Press/Anstruther Books), a collection shaped by the ...
open-book.ca
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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melwoods.me
Glad to see folks like Jen covering the anti-trans rhetoric that's burst forth in the wake of terrible tragedies like Tumbler Ridge
jenstden.bsky.social Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d
This rhetoric has become so widespread that GLAAD put out a fact sheet, pointing out that of 5,748 mass shootings in the United States between 2013 and 2025, just five, or 0.1 per cent, were carried out by transgender people. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Tumbler Ridge Is Just the Latest Opportunity for Anti-Trans Hate | The Tyee
Within hours, online warriors launched false attacks.
thetyee.ca
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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hildur.bsky.social
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
kylecassidy.bsky.social Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social · 10h
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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devinheroux.bsky.social
GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL

CANADA 🇨🇦 WINS IT IN OVERTIME

MOVING ON AT THE OLYMPICS

EXHALE CANADA
February 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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lilahsturges.com
I would absolutely write a DS9 version of Heated Rivalry starring Garak and Bashir. After all, I would certainly READ one.
February 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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thebeaverton.com
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 ...
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February 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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nathanwhitlock.bsky.social
I am very lucky to have already read an early draft of Meaghan's new book - it's all killer, no filler.

@nashls.bsky.social
@pressassembly.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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alllitupcanada.bsky.social
Winner of the Claire Harris Poetry Prize, Qurat Dar’s debut collection NON-PROPHET (@gooselane.bsky.social) is our featured collection in today's Poetry in Motion.

Enjoy two poetry readings by @quratdar.bsky.social from her book right here: alllitup.ca/poetry-in-mo...
The cover of Non-Prophet by Qurat Dar
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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clareblackwood.bsky.social
The Ford Government’s Guide to Not-Stupid University Courses

youtu.be/hfZkttU-07Y
The Ford Government’s Guide to Not-Stupid University Courses
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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calder12.bsky.social
These will prepare you for jobs of the future like sex robot engineer. lmfao
February 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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shakespeare.lol
And now I find report a very liar
February 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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scottdagostino.ca
2023: Quantum computing and AI are here so you’d better get on board or be left behind!!!

2026: We are buying up all the hard drives and negging you with Super Bowl ads, please please please
scottdagostino.ca scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · Sep 2
At a conference last summer, I had to sit through a 45-minute speech from physicist and “futurist” Machio Kaku, praising the coming of AI and the genius of Elon Musk, and it was so obvious that he’d been bought and paid for. Like, sure, pay your mortgage, dude, but leave me out of this 😡
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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devinheroux.bsky.social
CANADA 🇨🇦 🥌 FOR THE WIN

After a slow start the Canadian men heated up and cruise to victory over Italy.

It’s an 8-3 final and Canada is now 7-1 at the Olympics as the semifinals approach. One more round robin game left.
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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xtramagazine.com
Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian
NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier | Xtra Magazine
Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian
xtramagazine.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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journodale.bsky.social
Well. I guess Jeneroux has reconsidered his retirement.
That statement:
I am honoured to welcome Matt Jeneroux to our caucus as the newest member of Canada’s new government. Building a stronger, more resilient, and more independent country will require ambition, collaboration, and occasionally, sacrifice. I am grateful to Matt and his family that he will continue his service as a strong voice for Edmonton Riverbend in Parliament. For more than a decade, Matt has been entrusted by Albertans to help shape a stronger future. He was first elected to Alberta’s Legislature in 2012 and to Canada’s Parliament in 2015 — earning four consecutive mandates in the House of Commons. In Ottawa, he has taken on portfolios that are central to Canada’s economic strength, security, and national resilience — including as Shadow Minister for supply chains, innovation, infrastructure, health, and housing. He is a strong voice in international engagement and parliamentary diplomacy, having served as Vice-Chair of the Canada-UK Interparliamentary Association and Founder of the Canada-ASEAN Parliamentary Group, and building direct working relationships with lawmakers across NATO, Europe, Asia, Africa, the United States and the OSCE. As a new special advisor on economic and security partnerships, Matt’s leadership will contribute to strengthening Canada’s alliances and trade partnerships, advancing Canada’s leadership in global security cooperation, and building our strength at home. The world has changed, and Canada must change with it. This is a time to come together — and together, we will build a stronger future for Edmonton, Alberta, and all Canadians.
February 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM