Filmmaker, broadcaster, and activist Avi Lewis is running for NDP leader, campaigning on public ownership, stronger public services, and economic sovereignty. Photo courtesy Avi Lewis/X. Avi Lew...
Pickering Nuclear Generating Station seen from Rouge Beach Park in Scarborough. Photo by JasonParis/Flickr. Carefully buried on the Friday of Halloween, and overshadowed by the build-up for the ...
I usually don't do a post on Sunday nights, but today was so great I just had to put this one together. Earlier today our son said that after the…
All the words of our magnificent English language have meanings, and those words and their meanings belong to all of us who speak and write in English. Which is to…
Good things are happening at this year’s UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. These... The post Tropical forests forever first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Interstellar travellers would have to check on Earth thousands of times to have a hope of dropping by in our era -- and if they arrived today, they probably wouldn't…
Here is my usual Sunday collection of random pieces plus some funny stuff. Enjoy!TrumpWorld is falling apart Rogan and Musk decide Trump's "assassination attempt" in Butler PA in July was…
After five amazing and relaxing nights in the Maldives, and some great meals I will review separately, it was back into the air for the next leg of my journey…
I went to the Central Branch of RPL tonight for a Bike Regina podcast recording. While there I picked up a pile of CDs including One Republic The Collection. Hearing…
She begins: “Weeks before my seventeenth birthday, I was walking toward the Mar-a-Lago spa, on my way to work, when a car slowed behind me. I wish I could say…
Is it just me, or are Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suddenly acting like a couple of kids from rival high schools who’ve noticed they…
Grum feat. Natalie Shay - Stay
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Assorted content to end your week.- Oliver Milman and Damian Carrington report on Climate Action Tracker's recognition that we're headed toward 2.6 degrees of global warming without major policy changes…
Whether your answer is "yes" or '"no" to the title question will likely depend upon your political sensibilities, values, and capacity for discernment. The following ad, from a group called…
Prime Minister Carney announced another group of Major Projects today - here's a gift link to the Globe and Mail Project Map page. And here's what the CBC At Issue…
Army reservists during routine training. Photo courtesy Canadian Armed Forces. Talk of war is in the air—at least among senior defence officials. Brigadier-General Brendan Cook, the Royal Canadi...
This video illustrates how AI is used to spread disinformation. YouTube (Google), Facebook, TikTok, and other social media sites facilitate the publication of falsehoods. It’s all about generating money from…
