Lloyd Robertson was the voice in our living rooms every night, sharing the news and being a calm voice in a storm on the hardest days. Sending prayers to his family, friends, and everyone who worked with him. Rest in peace, Mr. Robertson. And thank you for sharing the news, and wisdom for life.

Toronto Star@thestar.com · 6d ago

#Breaking: Lloyd Robertson, one of Canada’s most recognizable news anchors, dies at 92

Somehow, these get more personal for me, but then, our favourite media tends to do that. Have you ever seen "Lost in Austen?" If not, I highly recommend you give it a watch. You might just fall in love with it, too. Oh, and give my thoughts on the series a read.

Lost in Love with Mr. Darcy: Why “Lost in Austen” is a love-letter to a favourite novel and a favourite fictional hero

What a modern day take on a beloved classic reveals about what it means to find ourselves in the characters we love.

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Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

"Asking for consent? Specifying pronouns? Ugh, Julie. So much change. It's gonna take people yeaaaars to adapt to all these new norms." Meanwhile, climate change burns our forests, floods our towns, poisons our water supply and boy oh boy, people are reaaal quick to declare it the new normal.

I've lived my whole life in the free trade era and always wondered if former PM John Turner was right about what it would mean for Canada and our identity separate from the U.S. A fascinating read from Dónal Gill. And yes, Mr. Turner was right after all #cdnpoli

Canada’s Mistake Was Believing the Border No Longer Mattered | The Walrus

Free trade with the US made us wealthier. It also left us vulnerable

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I'm so tired of all the media coverage of the Swift-Kelce wedding at MSG. On Twitter, it's been quite the topic of discussion. This is truly breads & circuses for the elites. As the world burns & heatwaves are at an all time high, media has been focused on this. The disconnect is vast on this one.

Having myself a quiet, Austen spring. Enjoying rereading Jane Austen's novels and watching TV and film versions of her books. What a way to spend a season 🥰 #JaneAusten #Springtime

What I'm currently reading: an oldie, but a goodie. And my annual read. Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" gets better with every subsequent read. More than just a romance, it's a lesson on social norms, gender roles, class, wealth, status, power, independence & patriarchy. 5 stars for me #Booksky

What I'm currently reading: “A Latte Like Love,” by Michelle C. Harris. I'm a little late posting, so it's actually finished. For a debut, it was beautiful and gut-wrenching. It spoke about trauma, visible and invisible scars, family, death, grief, pain, loss, loneliness, legacy, and love #Booksky

Happy Spring. Hello Winter from Ottawa. What a way to start the Spring Equinox...with a small winter snowstorm 🤷‍♀️

What I'm currently reading: "Address Unknown" by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor. Written in 1938, this book provides an interesting view on the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany & the effect it had on the two men (former friends & business partners) sending letters. A timely read for today's world #Booksky

Every so often, this clip crosses my socials and I pause to watch and feel compelled to share. 86 years later and Charlie Chaplin's speech (his first speaking role, no less) in "The Great Dictator" resonates strongly. Just going to leave this here.

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

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Finished the book today and yes, they were my emotional undoing. I haven't left the cottage yet... #HeatedRivalry #Hollanov

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Started this (book two) yesterday, and I'm invested. #Hollanov is going to be my emotional undoing, I just feel it. #HeatedRivalry #BookLovers

God, I feel seen. The number of times I've cried listening to this song #GutPunch (and again watching the music video). Thank you #NickJonas for making the quiet pain we all carry a beautiful release 🙏🏻❤️🎶

Nick Jonas - Gut Punch

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The joy I felt today in seeing the teaser trailer for season two of my favourite TV show of 2025. Who knew that moment of delightful bliss would change my whole day? Also, I apologize to my friends and family in advance. Come mid-May, I will be insufferable about #Rivals

Oh, May cannot come soon enough! And I will be insufferable over the return of the Rivals of Rutshire 😏 #Rivals

Rivals Season 2 | Official Teaser | Disney+ UK

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I thank TV shows for introducing me to some stellar music. My playlists have grown to be varied and full of classics and indie songs that I'd never have stumbled onto without my fave TV series. Truly an underrated skillset to pick music that matches episodes and moods perfectly.

a woman sits in a chair reading a book while a man holds a cup

ALT: a woman sits in a chair reading a book while a man holds a cup

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Started this (book two) yesterday, and I'm invested. #Hollanov is going to be my emotional undoing, I just feel it. #HeatedRivalry #BookLovers

Oh, this one hurts. Such an incredible icon and amazing Canadian. Gone way too soon 💔

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.

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May I just say, January has been a year, and we're only 30 days into 2026? My promise to myself this year was to do more and put myself out there more. So far so good. As we move towards February, my goal is to write more, share more, learn more, and find more moments that bring me pure joy.

What a time to be a Canadian. Two of my favourite worlds collided last night (#cdnpoli and #HeatedRivalry). We really won 🥰

"We are all deserving of love and companionship. We are all deserving of people seeing us for who we are. We are all deserving of sunshine." My new Substack post. It's probably my most personal one yet. #HeatedRivalry #Throughlines open.substack.com/pub/kimberle...

“Heated Rivalry” taught me it’s okay to seek out love and to yearn for safe forms of affection. It also taught me that authenticity in oneself is the real attraction.

Jacob Tierney’s runaway success that began as a little Canadian show on Crave gives us all the space to seek truth in ourselves and pure love in our relationships.

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"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun." ~ Pride and Prejudice Made me believe love and yearning was something we all deserve to experience.

My current read. I'm invested. #GameChanger #HeatedRivalry #Skip #Booksky

I said this last year with #Rivals and I'll say it again this year with #HeatedRivalry. These shows changed me. Made me happier. Had me yearning with joy over every episode. Rewatching episodes. Pushing me to hunt down, like a rare Pokémon, every last novel within the book series for each show (1/2)

Juggling *counts on her fingers* six social media platforms is exhausting. I forget which platform I should be posting on more and whether I'm doing it correctly or not. And then I just think, what the hey? Just hit like on something I like, post the odd reply or repost, and try again tomorrow (1/2)

Mark Carney: "Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."

What #HeatedRivalry from @cravecanada.bsky.social is doing for Canadian tourism is amazing and organic and I'm so here for it. When I worked in tourism, this was the stuff of dreams for marketing. Love the moment our country is experiencing! Keep it coming, eh? ❤️🇨🇦🏒

I rediscovered my love for #TheSoundOfMusic this year, and I have to say, as an adult, I have such a new appreciation for the film and the history and the music. Also, it kind of started my film obsession with Christopher Plummer this year, so...thanks for that 🥰

I hesitated for too long in posting my first full-length post but then I said, what the hey? If I don't post now, I'll never do it. I'm so proud to share my first real Substack post for Throughlines. I'm super proud of this post and the ideas and further content to consider that I've added! #writing

A Man on the Run: How "The Running Man" Shows a Revolution Against Capitalism and Corruption

Edgar Wright’s bold new take on Stephen King’s "The Running Man" is sparking debate with audiences – but what happens when the medium is the message?

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