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From @JohnLorinc: The Toronto mayoral candidate “who opts to defend, either explicitly or tacitly, Ford’s record will be telegraphing voters that (s)he will be prepared to capitulate when Queen’s Park plans its next drive-by.” spacing.ca/toronto/2026/0…

Canadian man accused of attempting to hack into U.S. Defense computers using 'Kimwolf' botnet trib.al/KIMyuKt

The @TorontoStar’s @dmrider, @katecallen & Nathan Pilla tirelessly and impressively analyzed Ontario’s strong-mayor decisions since 2022, when Doug Ford granted them to get more homes built. They found only 2% of decisions were aimed at housing creation. thestar.com/news/gta/doug-…

📣 The final post in our #HIV Stigma Index series is now live. We asked a small group of people living with HIV to finish one sentence:💭 “Things will change when…” Here's what they said positiveeffect.org/blog/things-wi… #cdnhealth #healthcare #healthequity

How Vancouver and Toronto are preparing for health risks of World Cup mass gatherings theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Breaking: @MayorOliviaChow is running for re-election come Oct. 26. Monday’s confirmation ends months of speculation and sets up what’s expected to be a bitter contest with @BradMBradford, who declared last year he’s running for mayor. thestar.com/news/gta/toron… via @TorontoStar

OPP contact more developers for investigation of Toronto councillor Parthi Kandavel, source says. Exclusive reporting via @BenSpurr @_VictoriaGibson thestar.com/news/investiga… #TOpoli

Statement by the leaders of Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom on the situation in the West Bank. pm.gc.ca/en/news/statem…

Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/…

A review of a N.S. sex-assault case dismissed as “unfounded” 6 weeks before the alleged attacker killed the complainant, a woman who lived next door, found “serious deficiencies in the handling of every aspect” of the investigation. Story via @mollyhayes theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

BIG SCOOP: US-Israel goal was to install former President Ahmadinejad as Iran's leader (aka Delcy) An Israeli strike designed to free him from house arrest was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power. w/ @MarkMazzettiNYT @julianbarnes @ronenbergman nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/…

NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/…

If you’re not watching #SpursOKC you’re missing one of the most important moments in modern basketball #wembanyama

In @nytopinion “Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals,” the editorial board writes. nyti.ms/4dyC9Cj

EXCLUSIVE: Innocent Canadians are being detained after their bag tags are switched in a drug smuggling scheme. This may just be the tip of the iceberg. ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

Dr. Nupura Bakshi, a retina/uveitis specialist at @UnityHealthTO, said she has seen her own cases over the years. “There are patients who have a tattoo, and something in the tattoo triggers their immune system to recognize it as foreign. And then it attacks the eye."

W5 Investigates: They got tattoos when they were young, then the vision problems started ctvnews.ca/health/article…

On a five-hour walk along eastern Ukraine's 'road of life', a CNN team came under attack 14 times by Russian drones. Read/watch @npwcnn's dispatch on how the battlefield has been transformed by unmanned warfare. 👉 cnn.it/4ukhYiR

1 in 5 pregnant people in Ontario not screened properly for syphilis, new study says ctvnews.ca/health/article…

"The student was then told to sign a form falsely declaring all the required hours had been completed, in case of an audit."

"Classroom sessions were cut short, and the student had only 20 hours of one-on-one in-cab lessons, instead of the required 50. Instructors skipped basic safety essentials and parking manoeuvres, focusing only on material that would be on the road test." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…