Shawn in Montreal

The sky’s the limit: The Squamish project that’s reshaping Vancouver An 11-tower development on reclaimed Squamish Nation territory represents a path to economic independence. Not everyone’s happy about it

and here's a gift link to the G&M feature (20 free reads)

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“Those are trigons—they’re a symbol used in Squamish Nation art."

The $3-billion Senákw residential development, rapidly going up in #Vancouver, is pissing off a lot of NIMBYs.

Too bad! It brings bold design + affordable housing to an expensive city...

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Connor Hellebuyck has been hiding from Canadian journalists for two weeks. The strategy has probably worked. I doubt anybody who will eventually have access to him will have the time or energy to get into his views on the 51st state or other MAGA threats to Canada.

The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.

Canada’s first large-scale battery plant opens in Windsor Canada's first large-scale battery plant has already produced more than one million cells and created 1,300 jobs in its first months of operation — and is backed by nearly $16 billion in government su...

The facility is a 4.2-million-square-foot factory in WIndson, Ont., built by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, and represents roughly a $5-billion investment, the company said on Thursday.

Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Collapse After Allegedly Censoring Indigenous Filmmaker’s Pro-Palestine Speech Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit — with more considering their position: "This Is Killing the TFCA."

Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Collapse After Allegedly Censoring Indigenous Filmmaker’s Pro-Palestine Speech

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers returned her trophy

Canada and the European Union sign a deal to modernize economic and trade agreement.

Kristi Noem wasn't fired because her DHS murders people, not because ICE is terrorizing communities and not because she has been deporting any and everyone even Americans, no way, donald loves how she's doing that... she was fired because she contradicted donald about spending 220 million on ad.

Rubio: “Let me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

I can't say I know much about him, but is there a reason to be confident he will be better?

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I feel safer already with this guy as the new DHS nominee.

Even though Jesus told him it was all okay.

Interesting to see how Indian regard themselves, given the level of sectarian and sexual violence in that country.

According to Ukraine's President Zelenskyy more than 800 PAC-3 Patriot missiles have been used in the latest Iran war, more PAC-3 missiles Ukraine ever possessed, altogether.

$4 billions in 5 days for shooting down flying mopeds. Well done.

A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best

Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

There are so many jaw-dropping passages in this piece it's hard to pick one to quote, but ...

This is what a white supremacist asylum policy looks like.

AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.

#AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles

AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.

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Carney addresses Australian parliament YouTube video by CBC News

Here is PM Carney's address to the Australian Parliament thanks to #CBC (it starts sort of opening mid-remarks) #Canada

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8q...

CARNEY: "Australia and Canada have never waited for others to write our futures. We've written it ourselves through a century of choices, standing together in the darkest hours, building the post-war order with optimism and purpose, and now helping to create what comes next."

JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.

“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.

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Canadians who buy US food:

I have a pit in my stomach thinking through the many ways in which this goes very, very wrong.

BREAKING on MS NOW:

The House Oversight Committee just voted to subpoena Pam Bondi as part of the panel's Epstein investigation.

The vote was 24-19. 5 Republicans voted in favor.

If you can provide $3k checks for the entire middle class of America by taxing 900 people a little more, not only should you do it, but you should take it as a signal that your monetary system is broken

was it already on fire - or was that just the heat signature of the funnel prior to the detonation (I think so?)

Family seeking $1.3M owed by Alberta separatist leader Dennis Modry after court order | CBC News Relatives of a prominent Alberta separatist who met with U.S. officials are upset that he has failed to pay back more than $1.3 million that he owes from a court order issued almost a year ago. A B.C....

A BC court found an Alberta separatist movement leader misappropriated $1.3 million of his elderly aunt and uncle’s money. Their niece says Dennis Modry hasn’t paid it back.

Malgré la popularité du Parti Québécois, l'appui à la souveraineté est au plus bas depuis 1995, selon un sondage Léger L’appui à la souveraineté du Québec a chuté à son niveau le plus bas depuis le référendum de 1995, dans un climat d’instabilité mondiale.

Quebec sovereignty has dipped below 30% support, the lowest level since 1995.

Of note, this is a Léger poll. Around here, the firm is generally trusted to be in tune with Quebec public opinion.

www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/03/03/m...

Bernie Sander’s 2028 litmus test would strangle America’s golden goose

Surprise! The Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is against my 5% billionaire wealth tax. I wonder why?

If enacted, Bezos would owe $12 billion in taxes, and an average family of 4 would receive a $12,000 direct payment.

Poor Jeff would be left with just $224 billion to survive.