Sad to hear yet another young Montrealer has died crossing the Mile End tracks. When I covered the last death 4 years ago, CP said a safe crossing would slow the trains too much and the city said a raised walkway would be pricey & useless. These deaths are predictable. www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Young woman's death on Mile End train tracks brings fresh anger to old stalemate over safe crossing

The 31-year-old hit by a train while on an errand was described as quiet but 'forceful,' a talented artist. The city says it's trying again to lobby for a street-level crosswalk over the tracks, but m...

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I wrote about some of the tough calls facing the Carney government as it decides where to build roads and ports through the vast north. All the routes serve such different needs, from delivering cheaper groceries to protecting sovereignty to spurring trade. Helpful map included!

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5mo ago

Canada wants to build up its long-neglected Arctic. The hard question is how

Legally speaking, how does this even work? The warrant wasn't approved.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6mo ago

Breaking news: The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested on charges connected to a Minnesota church protest, people familiar with the matter said.

Wrote about a lake in Quebec that vanished last May with no warning - something experts had never known to happen, at least in recorded history. Why? It's complicated, but we should probably expect more "mass movements" of water in places burned by wildfire. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions?

Experts and community trying to untangle mystery of outburst that saw water travel almost 10km overland into a bigger lake

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Some background on Brad Lander’s arrest today by ICE agents at immigration court.

Hell Gate *subscribe today!*@hellgatenyc.com · last yr.

On Thursday, Comptroller Brad Lander joined the court-watchers at 290 Broadway, one of the city's three federal immigration court buildings, and walked with immigrants away from their court appearances in order to deter ICE agents from abducting them.

Hello! Still heavily tied up with children under 3 but I'm going to post my last few pieces here and thus inaugurate my Bluesky ✨