Filipa Pajevic
@filipouris.bsky.social
journalist + fact-checker | formerly senior editorial fellow @thewalrus.ca | ex-academic @utoronto.ca @mcgill.ca | words in @thewalrus.ca @lwlies.com @thestar.com @torontolifemag.bsky.social etc | filipapajevic.cargo.site
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Great story from @curiouslana.bsky.social. “We don’t have enough social care, we don’t have enough supportive housing, and we have a lot of people under a lot of stress... So who is going to have to deal with that? At the moment it looks like the TTC." thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
On the TTC, With Nowhere to Go | The Local
With rising homelessness, decreased mental health support, and fewer public spaces than ever, the TTC and its workers are being asked to fill gaps in a dissolving social safety net.
thelocal.to
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Great story from @curiouslana.bsky.social. “We don’t have enough social care, we don’t have enough supportive housing, and we have a lot of people under a lot of stress... So who is going to have to deal with that? At the moment it looks like the TTC." thelocal.to/ttc-mental-h...
"What is lost when we entrust Spotify’s systems of data collection and interpretation to do our year-end reflections for us?"
Such a great piece about the love of music, of discovery and reflection, and what's lost when you let tech companies dictate your taste.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Such a great piece about the love of music, of discovery and reflection, and what's lost when you let tech companies dictate your taste.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Spotify Wrapped is taking over our feeds, but you don’t have outsource your relationship with music to AI | Liz Pelly
The streamer’s annual charts are just another version of the tech that’s alienating us from our inner lives. Hold on to your musical memories and reclaim ownership of your taste
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"What is lost when we entrust Spotify’s systems of data collection and interpretation to do our year-end reflections for us?"
Such a great piece about the love of music, of discovery and reflection, and what's lost when you let tech companies dictate your taste.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
Such a great piece about the love of music, of discovery and reflection, and what's lost when you let tech companies dictate your taste.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
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for @thewalrus.ca I wrote about birth sovereignty and the decades-long efforts of Indigenous midwives to reclaim the right to give birth in community. honoured to have Amber Bracken's incredible photos accompanying the story:
thewalrus.ca/many-indigen...
thewalrus.ca/many-indigen...
Many Indigenous Mothers Must Travel Hundreds of Kilometres to Give Birth. Meet the Midwives Changing That | The Walrus
A resurgence of traditional midwifery is bringing deliveries back home
thewalrus.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
for @thewalrus.ca I wrote about birth sovereignty and the decades-long efforts of Indigenous midwives to reclaim the right to give birth in community. honoured to have Amber Bracken's incredible photos accompanying the story:
thewalrus.ca/many-indigen...
thewalrus.ca/many-indigen...
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Beyond well-deserved @smohyeddin.bsky.social!
Samira Mohyeddin has won the 2025 Ken Filkow Prize, which recognizes those whose work has advanced freedom of expression in Canada.
Mohyeddin will receive the prize in Toronto on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the annual PEN Canada Awards Night.
Mohyeddin will receive the prize in Toronto on Friday, November 28, 2025 at the annual PEN Canada Awards Night.
Samira Mohyeddin awarded 2025 Ken Filkow Prize - PEN Canada
The Latest
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Beyond well-deserved @smohyeddin.bsky.social!
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I’m on CBC Commotion today talking about this revelation with @kimwheels.bsky.social — thanks @elamin.bsky.social for the conversation
(everyone has known for years — years!! — that Thomas King is not Cherokee) www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Inconvenient Indian author Thomas King says he is not part Cherokee
Writer ‘still in shock’ after a whistle-blowing organization showed him genealogical evidence that he wasn’t part Indigenous as he originally assumed
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’m on CBC Commotion today talking about this revelation with @kimwheels.bsky.social — thanks @elamin.bsky.social for the conversation
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if you worry about the decline of media, the rise in AI slop and the rampant misinformation circulating online — one small but meaningful way to do something about it is to support @thenarwhal.ca in reporting factual, original, investigative stories. plus you get a toque & a hand-written note!
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Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by people like you — and we need to add 400 members to meet our 2025 goal.
Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!
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Will you swim against the consumer current this week? Our independent journalism is made possible by people like you — and we need to add 400 members to meet our 2025 goal.
Join today and we’ll send you a Narwhal toque!
thenarwhal.ca/black-friday/
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
if you worry about the decline of media, the rise in AI slop and the rampant misinformation circulating online — one small but meaningful way to do something about it is to support @thenarwhal.ca in reporting factual, original, investigative stories. plus you get a toque & a hand-written note!
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The woman who drove the snowplow through a crowd of Palestine supporters was Athena Niggenaber, The Star confirms.
As folks pointed out last week, her social media is filled with anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia and other hateful rhetoric.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
As folks pointed out last week, her social media is filled with anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia and other hateful rhetoric.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
Contractor who drove plow through Palestinian protesters posted Islamophobic, anti-protest content on social media
The company the driver works for said it issued a one-day suspension over the incident.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The woman who drove the snowplow through a crowd of Palestine supporters was Athena Niggenaber, The Star confirms.
As folks pointed out last week, her social media is filled with anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia and other hateful rhetoric.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
As folks pointed out last week, her social media is filled with anti-Palestinian racism, Islamophobia and other hateful rhetoric.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
Bill 60 is a disgrace.
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Bill 60 is a disgrace.
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Author Omar El Akkad has just won a National Book Award for "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" about Israel's genocide in Gaza and Western double standards on human rights.
Watch our two-part interview with El Akkad from earlier this year.
Watch our two-part interview with El Akkad from earlier this year.
“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”: Omar El Akkad on Gaza & Western Complicity
We speak with the award-winning author and journalist Omar El Akkad, whose new book about the war on Gaza is titled One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. The book expands on a viral tw...
www.democracynow.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Author Omar El Akkad has just won a National Book Award for "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This" about Israel's genocide in Gaza and Western double standards on human rights.
Watch our two-part interview with El Akkad from earlier this year.
Watch our two-part interview with El Akkad from earlier this year.
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Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream
Boycotts of Israel and institutions supportive of the occupation of Palestine were a fringe activity just a couple years ago. But artists across the country have made them impossible to ignore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
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On his first visit to Gaza in two years, an NPR reporter finds a “wasteland of destruction,” demolished buildings and a “vast monochrome expanse as far as the eye can see.”
Escorted by the Israeli military, he did not see a single Palestinian.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Escorted by the Israeli military, he did not see a single Palestinian.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began
NPR Mideast correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israel still requires a military escort.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On his first visit to Gaza in two years, an NPR reporter finds a “wasteland of destruction,” demolished buildings and a “vast monochrome expanse as far as the eye can see.”
Escorted by the Israeli military, he did not see a single Palestinian.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Escorted by the Israeli military, he did not see a single Palestinian.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Brilliant reporting, chilling story. A must-read.
By @nickhunebrown.bsky.social for @thelocal.to: thelocal.to/investigatin...
By @nickhunebrown.bsky.social for @thelocal.to: thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Brilliant reporting, chilling story. A must-read.
By @nickhunebrown.bsky.social for @thelocal.to: thelocal.to/investigatin...
By @nickhunebrown.bsky.social for @thelocal.to: thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Palestinian-Canadian Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of Canadian authors and book workers who boycotted this year's Giller Prize.
Here's why.
Here's why.
Saeed Teebi on Why He’s Still Boycotting the Giller: ‘Literature Does Not Come Before Humans’
The Palestinian-Canadian author is one among hundreds of Canadian writers boycotting the literary prize over its ties to funders they deem complicit in Israel’s genocide. Teebi shared his reasons in a...
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Palestinian-Canadian Saeed Teebi is among the hundreds of Canadian authors and book workers who boycotted this year's Giller Prize.
Here's why.
Here's why.
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And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Featuring a hilarious cast of local comedians and actors, the new short film "Serious Buyers Only" takes aim at Toronto NIMBYs and greedy real estate developers.
Read the review from @rdassaly.bsky.social.
Read the review from @rdassaly.bsky.social.
‘Serious Buyers Only’ Review: Absurd Bidding War Satirizes Toronto’s Housing Crisis
The new short film from director Samuel Larson and comedian Julie Nolke skewers the greedy developers and oblivious NIMBYs driving the city’s housing nightmare. It’s available for free on YouTube.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Featuring a hilarious cast of local comedians and actors, the new short film "Serious Buyers Only" takes aim at Toronto NIMBYs and greedy real estate developers.
Read the review from @rdassaly.bsky.social.
Read the review from @rdassaly.bsky.social.
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Behind a 2018 mass eviction in Ottawa lies a broader shift in Canada’s housing system.
Neal Rockwell investigates how rental housing has been transformed into a speculative asset class, driving up rents and displacing racialized tenants. breachmedia.ca/how-the-dism...
Neal Rockwell investigates how rental housing has been transformed into a speculative asset class, driving up rents and displacing racialized tenants. breachmedia.ca/how-the-dism...
The corporate blueprint behind the eviction of Ottawa’s most diverse neighbourhood ⋆ The Breach
Behind Heron Gate’s destruction lies a broader shift in Canada’s housing system—financial firms, pension funds, and private equity investors have transformed rental housing into a speculative asset cl...
breachmedia.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Behind a 2018 mass eviction in Ottawa lies a broader shift in Canada’s housing system.
Neal Rockwell investigates how rental housing has been transformed into a speculative asset class, driving up rents and displacing racialized tenants. breachmedia.ca/how-the-dism...
Neal Rockwell investigates how rental housing has been transformed into a speculative asset class, driving up rents and displacing racialized tenants. breachmedia.ca/how-the-dism...
Novi Sad is looking beautiful today. ❤️
The student movement continues. Pumpaj.
amp.dw.com/en/serbia-no...
The student movement continues. Pumpaj.
amp.dw.com/en/serbia-no...
Serbia: One year after the tragedy that led to mass protests – DW – 10/31/2025
A year after 16 people were killed when a canopy at Novi Sad railway station collapsed, the Serbian government and the student movement remain locked in a war of attrition. A commemoration event is pl...
amp.dw.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Novi Sad is looking beautiful today. ❤️
The student movement continues. Pumpaj.
amp.dw.com/en/serbia-no...
The student movement continues. Pumpaj.
amp.dw.com/en/serbia-no...
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The Ford government's proposal would effectively end rent control for tenants across the province. "The bill reads very much like an early Christmas wish list for the landlord lobby,” one lawyer tells The Grind.
By @emmapaling.bsky.social & @rdassaly.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/ford-governm...
By @emmapaling.bsky.social & @rdassaly.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/ford-governm...
Ford Government Law Could Spell the End of Rent Control in Ontario
Tenant groups are ringing the alarm over changes that could dramatically increase the price of rent and drive people out of their homes. But the proposed legislation, endorsed by the landlord lobby…
www.thegrindmag.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Ford government's proposal would effectively end rent control for tenants across the province. "The bill reads very much like an early Christmas wish list for the landlord lobby,” one lawyer tells The Grind.
By @emmapaling.bsky.social & @rdassaly.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/ford-governm...
By @emmapaling.bsky.social & @rdassaly.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/ford-governm...
"The world of influencer-journalism is still a Wild West."
Great piece by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Great piece by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A Lot of Influencers Talk about the News. Not All of Them Are Journalists | The Tyee
Platforms like TikTok are flooded with content creators gabbing about current events. It’s time for journalists to join the fray.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"The world of influencer-journalism is still a Wild West."
Great piece by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Great piece by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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For the @thestar.com, I spoke to Saeed Teebi about his best-selling new memoir, "You Will Not Kill Our Imagination."
It's a book about living in exile, and how the silencing of Palestinian stories has paved the way for Israel's campaign of annihilation.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's a book about living in exile, and how the silencing of Palestinian stories has paved the way for Israel's campaign of annihilation.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Richie Assaly: Storytelling as an act of resistance: Saeed Teebi on why he reevaluated his priorities as a writer
In his new memoir “You Will Not Kill Our Imagination” Teebi moves from fiction to non-fiction, with searing commentary about the war in Gaza.
www.thestar.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For the @thestar.com, I spoke to Saeed Teebi about his best-selling new memoir, "You Will Not Kill Our Imagination."
It's a book about living in exile, and how the silencing of Palestinian stories has paved the way for Israel's campaign of annihilation.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's a book about living in exile, and how the silencing of Palestinian stories has paved the way for Israel's campaign of annihilation.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Got to cover this year's Toronto Palestine Film Festival for the coolest movie mag @lwlies.com. It was everything you'd want in a festival: films, talks, community. Deeply moving all around. Read about it here: lwlies.com/journeys/ins...
Inside the 18th edition of Toronto's Palestine Film Festival
Putting on this year's festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn't easy, but the stories kept coming.
lwlies.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Got to cover this year's Toronto Palestine Film Festival for the coolest movie mag @lwlies.com. It was everything you'd want in a festival: films, talks, community. Deeply moving all around. Read about it here: lwlies.com/journeys/ins...
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In reading about the murder of fifty-nine-year-old Kenneth Lee, journalist @royinori.bsky.social sometimes found the use of the term “swarm” melodramatic. Then she saw the footage of the girls who attacked him. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-group-...
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In reading about the murder of fifty-nine-year-old Kenneth Lee, journalist @royinori.bsky.social sometimes found the use of the term “swarm” melodramatic. Then she saw the footage of the girls who attacked him. thewalrus.ca/why-did-a-group-...