Shane Dingman
@shanedingman.bsky.social
Real estate reporter, The Globe and Mail, based in Toronto
Two ways to frame this:
A: The Supreme Court created this problem by setting a cap on how long is reasonable for a criminal trial to take.
B: Provinces created this with a mix of underfunding the court system and policing that can't produce convictable cases
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A: The Supreme Court created this problem by setting a cap on how long is reasonable for a criminal trial to take.
B: Provinces created this with a mix of underfunding the court system and policing that can't produce convictable cases
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
About 10,000 Jordan cases thrown out annually as Ottawa, provinces call on Supreme Court for change
Cases that exceeded time limits include several alleged murders and hundreds of alleged sexual assaults
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Two ways to frame this:
A: The Supreme Court created this problem by setting a cap on how long is reasonable for a criminal trial to take.
B: Provinces created this with a mix of underfunding the court system and policing that can't produce convictable cases
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
A: The Supreme Court created this problem by setting a cap on how long is reasonable for a criminal trial to take.
B: Provinces created this with a mix of underfunding the court system and policing that can't produce convictable cases
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Here's a headline that will put you deep in your thoughts: "Neutrino results offer possible clue as to why matter exists"
"Why is there something instead of nothing?"
GREAT QUESTION SCIENCE I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT!
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"Why is there something instead of nothing?"
GREAT QUESTION SCIENCE I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT!
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Neutrino results offer possible clue as to why matter exists
Two research teams that study neutrinos, the featherweights of the particle world, published their results in Nature this week
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Here's a headline that will put you deep in your thoughts: "Neutrino results offer possible clue as to why matter exists"
"Why is there something instead of nothing?"
GREAT QUESTION SCIENCE I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT!
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"Why is there something instead of nothing?"
GREAT QUESTION SCIENCE I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT!
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Is there anyone better at this than Mark MacKinnon? What a devastating, beautiful story about the way war actually works on people ... people! Going beyond the lines on the map to talk about the humans at risk. Incredible stuff.
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This Ukrainian city isn’t on the front lines yet. If that changes, everything changes
Pavlohrad is bracing for the day it turns into another Mariupol or Bakhmut. The Globe went there to see how locals feel – and what hard choices they might face if the Russians come
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October 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Is there anyone better at this than Mark MacKinnon? What a devastating, beautiful story about the way war actually works on people ... people! Going beyond the lines on the map to talk about the humans at risk. Incredible stuff.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Guess what? We’re not going to get out of this mess, or any mess, by posting about it/them on social media.
September 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Guess what? We’re not going to get out of this mess, or any mess, by posting about it/them on social media.
How did iPro Realty Ltd. go from one of the largest brokerages is Ontario to being shut down in less than a week? Ahead of a routine financial inspection iPro informed regulators it found a $10M shortfall in its trust accounts for deposits and commissions. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Ontario regulator shuts down iPro Realty after finding $10-million shortfall in trust accounts
Company will remain in operation until Aug. 19 but owners entered into agreement to wind up brokerage at that time
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
How did iPro Realty Ltd. go from one of the largest brokerages is Ontario to being shut down in less than a week? Ahead of a routine financial inspection iPro informed regulators it found a $10M shortfall in its trust accounts for deposits and commissions. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
It’s actually a small number and likely won’t be the last of such supports
Ontario opens $1B tariff support program for eligible businesses
Ontario opens $1B tariff support program for eligible businesses
TORONTO - Ontario is opening up a $1-billion fund aimed at giving relief to businesses affected by steel, aluminum and auto tariffs.
www.thestar.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s actually a small number and likely won’t be the last of such supports
More like Smack-Intosh, am I right? Summer tearing it up in the pool … JEEZ
Summer McIntosh wins the 200m butterfly at the world aquatics championship, just missing out on the world record
July 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
More like Smack-Intosh, am I right? Summer tearing it up in the pool … JEEZ
This is journalism-movie stuff: Colleague Carrie Tait is basically being stalked by someone(s?) who is sharing pictures of her meeting with alleged/potential sources in the Alberta Health Services scandal. Absolutely WILD ...
Globe and Mail reporter targeted by online campaign, photographed surreptitiously in public settings
An anonymous X account posted photos of Alberta reporter Carrie Tait and described her movements as she reported on a health authority controversy
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July 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is journalism-movie stuff: Colleague Carrie Tait is basically being stalked by someone(s?) who is sharing pictures of her meeting with alleged/potential sources in the Alberta Health Services scandal. Absolutely WILD ...
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Fav restaurant sign in Toronto has a mascot that's a mentally ill Shawarma in a straight jacket
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Fav restaurant sign in Toronto has a mascot that's a mentally ill Shawarma in a straight jacket
How many times have linesmen collided with players in these playoffs and been involved in a turnover that lead to a goal. Feels like at least six times that I've watched.
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
How many times have linesmen collided with players in these playoffs and been involved in a turnover that lead to a goal. Feels like at least six times that I've watched.
This is wild. I truly believed Trump’s team was going to try to leave this guy in exile.
ABC reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being returned to the United States
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Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources
Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on the way back to the United States to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., sources say.
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is wild. I truly believed Trump’s team was going to try to leave this guy in exile.
"Lay it, onnnnn the Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnne!!!"
I am so jealous of Edmonton right now (things I'm not used to saying part kajillion): www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
I am so jealous of Edmonton right now (things I'm not used to saying part kajillion): www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Canadian rock band Triumph return to the stage for special playoff performance at Ice District
A couple of Canadian rock bands will set the mood in Ice District ahead of Game 2 on Friday.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Lay it, onnnnn the Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnne!!!"
I am so jealous of Edmonton right now (things I'm not used to saying part kajillion): www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
I am so jealous of Edmonton right now (things I'm not used to saying part kajillion): www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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“Hot dogs aren’t political” (gm)
June 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“Hot dogs aren’t political” (gm)
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I sat down with Adam Vaughan to hear his pitch for the Therme waterpark. A barrage of bluster.
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Ontario Place redevelopment gets an unlikely new pitchman
Before joining Therme, Adam Vaughan spent decades advocating for public space as a city councillor and MP
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June 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I sat down with Adam Vaughan to hear his pitch for the Therme waterpark. A barrage of bluster.
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Trump corruption story so bad it gets the rare straightforward NYT headline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump corruption story so bad it gets the rare straightforward NYT headline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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>tries to look up if bell has an outage
>their outage checking page is down
i think there might be an outage
>their outage checking page is down
i think there might be an outage
May 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
>tries to look up if bell has an outage
>their outage checking page is down
i think there might be an outage
>their outage checking page is down
i think there might be an outage
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That guy, looking utterly forlorn and shook as he puts and blindfold over his eyes is going to be an all-time Maple Leafs meme.
May 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
That guy, looking utterly forlorn and shook as he puts and blindfold over his eyes is going to be an all-time Maple Leafs meme.
Barf. Trade everyone except Knies. Same old Leafs. It’s the hope that kills you.
May 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Barf. Trade everyone except Knies. Same old Leafs. It’s the hope that kills you.
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Elsa Lam continues to prove & document how corrupt & full of lies the Doug Ford closure of the science centre was & is. Read & share widely - not that it matters in Ontario, a province that seems ok w a high level of this.
www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...
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New documents reinforce that Science Centre closure was not supported by engineers
The Ontario Science Centre was shuttered on June 21, 2024, with the Ontario government claiming that a structural roof issue made it unsafe. New documents suggest that the engineers inspecting the roo...
www.canadianarchitect.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Elsa Lam continues to prove & document how corrupt & full of lies the Doug Ford closure of the science centre was & is. Read & share widely - not that it matters in Ontario, a province that seems ok w a high level of this.
www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...
www.canadianarchitect.com/draft-engine...
How many Leafs fans are just not going to watch?
May 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How many Leafs fans are just not going to watch?
Leafs losing 2-0 in their own barn, lead in the series at stake… playing like usual. Can’t get out of their own end. Can’t score on Bob.
Hope slip slidin’ away.
Hope slip slidin’ away.
May 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Leafs losing 2-0 in their own barn, lead in the series at stake… playing like usual. Can’t get out of their own end. Can’t score on Bob.
Hope slip slidin’ away.
Hope slip slidin’ away.
On the plus side he is making plans for leaving the presidency.
Breaking News: President Trump plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 from Qatar that he will use as Air Force One and will keep using after he leaves office. The plan — involving possibly the biggest foreign gift ever received by the U.S. government — raises substantial ethical issues.
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
On the plus side he is making plans for leaving the presidency.