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Tim Hortons launched several new items for their Harry Potter collaboration. The foreign owned coffee chain that still uses a maple leaf in their branding to trick people into thinking they are still Canadian announced that a portion of all sales will go to their Conversion Camp Day fund.

Lilac purple background that gradients through different shades. Top middle is a red maple leaf with a white "Tims" across it. Under which in large capital letters says "CONVERSION CAMP DAY". The word Conversion is white with a red border, while Camp Day is alternating blue and yellow letters with a white border. Underneath shows 4 Harry Potter themed donuts and 1 Harry Potter themed donut box.

Tim Hortons launched several new items for their Harry Potter collaboration. The foreign owned coffee chain that still uses a maple leaf in their branding to trick people into thinking they are still Canadian announced that a portion of all sales will go to their Conversion Camp Day fund.

Lilac purple background that gradients through different shades. Top middle is a red maple leaf with a white "Tims" across it. Under which in large capital letters says "CONVERSION CAMP DAY". The word Conversion is white with a red border, while Camp Day is alternating blue and yellow letters with a white border. Underneath shows 4 Harry Potter themed donuts and 1 Harry Potter themed donut box.

Ontario Premier Ford announced today that his Government will be filing a lawsuit against the US Forest Service. The suit alleges that Smokey the Bear, the US Forest Service's mascot, was not specific enough in pointing out exactly who can prevent forest fires.

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The government launched an ad campaign telling Canadians that they can visit national parks for free this summer. When asked about the optics of launching such a campaign while half the country is on fire, Carney said "That's our point, who knows if there'll be anything left to see next year."

Screenshot from the ad campaign. Shows Carney and four others standing on a trail with grass on either side and trees in the background. Carney is wearing a white shirt and dark blue pants, the other people are wearing uniform green shirts and beige pants or skirts. Text over the middle says "with the Canada Strong Pass"

Conservative MPP Donna Skelly was at Tim Horton's today promoting Camp Day—a day when a foreign multi-billion dollar company asks everyday Canadians to donate to a good cause—saying "I'm confident in our government's ability to extinguish the wildfires at the campgrounds before the kids arrive."

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Mayor Horwath decreed that Council hold a special meeting today to learn about the special interests of data centre lobbyists. When asked why today's meeting was necessary the mayor said "We've heard from the public on the issue, but we didn't take the time to listen what the money has to say."

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Mayor Horwath decreed that Council hold a special meeting today to learn about the special interests of data centre lobbyists. When asked why today's meeting was necessary the mayor said "We've heard from the public on the issue, but we didn't take the time to listen what the money has to say."

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A #HamOnt Mayoral Candidate is raising the alarm to ensure everyone knows that the voter registry is a thing that exists & that candidates are given access to it. "If they'd give this information to me, they'd give it to anyone!" warns the candidate in over a dozen identical Facebook posts.

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The Hamilton Fire Department is reporting a single alarm fire response. As per this term of Council's decision to decrease City Hall transparency, data provided does not state exact location. There are three HSR buses stopped on King Street West between Bay Street and Caroline Street. #HamOnt

LETTERS | "Removing free parking won't solve the city's affordable housing crisis. We need to make parking spots wider so that big trucks like mine can have more place to park. My truck is easily big enough for a family of 3, just can't park it anywhere!"—Kevin, downtown. #HamOnt

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Thanks to Carney's "Elbows Up" slogan VPN companies in Canada are seeing a surge in interest as patriotic Canadians look for domestic options to spoof a US IP address as Carney's Online Harms bill is expected to pass into law by the end of the summer.

Mark Carney mid speech, left hand in front of his chest mid gesticulation.

Thanks to Carney's "Elbows Up" slogan VPN companies in Canada are seeing a surge in interest as patriotic Canadians look for domestic options to spoof a US IP address as Carney's Online Harms bill is expected to pass into law by the end of the summer.

Mark Carney mid speech, left hand in front of his chest mid gesticulation.

The HATS program was to provide tiny homes for folks experiencing homelessness. Over four years into the program and council is still debating how to implement. "Residents want us to do something, but it's hard" says one Clr, "Why can't they just volunteer their front lawns & make our job easy?"

City Hall to be decked out in construction-paper chains, popcorn garland, & classic red & white bunting as the city prepares to celebrate the 2 year anniversary of the Feb 25th, 2024 cyber-attack that helped the municipal bureaucracy & administration adopt a less-digital approach to doing business.