Sam Lyon
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@BurnleyOfficial @randomhouse 10. That hasn’t always been easy for me. I still get sad sometimes, and I still get angry. But I’ve never been in a better place than I am right now. And my dream reader is someone like you, wanting that and finding that, wherever you might.
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1. Hello friends. It’s been a little while. I hope you’ve been well. I don’t know if you remember me, but I used to tell stories here to try to help people feel better. I’ve written a book, and I hope it does the same. I hope it’s one of the antidotes.
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@stephenfgordon 2 syggestions: Do the tour of the tablelands in GMNP with the parks canada ranger. Bizarre Martian landscape, wonderfully brought to life by the guide. And book a lighthouse picnic down in Ferryland while you're in St John's. Worth the drive.
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Just booked a visit to St John's and to Gros Morne National Park!
#bucketlist
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@bruce_arthur Weirdly I find myself slightly in awe of him - the cojones it takes to call in all these grizzled military types with decades of experience, and then stand in front of them and tell them how to be more soldier-y, and that they need to cut their hair better?
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I bet the collective leadership of the US military will be super duper impressed by this
Alayna Treene@alaynatreene
Hegseth's surprise gathering of top military brass is expected to resemble “a pep rally” where Hegseth will underscore the importance of the “warrior ethos” & outline a new vision for the US military, multiple sources familiar w/ the planning tell @NatashaBertrand & me He is expected to discuss new readiness, fitness and grooming standards the officers are expected to adhere to and enforce Lots more details: cnn.com/2025/09/26/pol…
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Writing on deadline, especially when the story you thought you had doesn't materialize, is stressful. I needed two pints of Carlsberg to decompress. That cost me $35. Friends, the World Cup is a marathon, not a sprint. I'm gonna need you to stick with me here.
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Things went a little sideways today in Dubai. The Canadian men arrived early, which meant they couldn't go to the stadium, where I was the only Canadian waiting for them, and they never arrived. My jet-lagged latest for @cbcsports.
cbc.ca/sports/soccer/…
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@PlannerSean And the remaining gaps - are those areas like heritage conservation districts that the new rules still don’t affect?
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Zoning permissions in Toronto for a triplex; how it started > where its going
(ignore the colours)
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Went to a hot takes PowerPoint party last night, and can’t stop thinking about one guy’s argument that men should have fewer thoughts, and more vibes.
In other words, be less like Kanye and more like Pete Davidson.
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New idea for 24 Sussex: tear it down, replace it with a triplex. Units for the PM, leader of the opposition, Governor General. Heck, toss in a garden suite for the leader of the third party. Model the #MissingMiddle at the highest level.
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Canalisations bouchées, otites, pluie, crèche fermée pour Covid, vélo qui chuinte, insomnies.
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@jm_mcgrath Are you putting yourself in the "captain of industry" or "tradesman" category?
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Congratulations to @ksheehanmd (@UofTPsych), the inaugural winner of the @CIHR_IRSC+@CPA_APC Glenda MacQueen Award! Thank you for your contributions to the field thus far and we hope this award allows you the resources to continue your important work. #CPAAPC2021 @RockyMtnBrain
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@RaphLopoukhine There’s still an illicit market. Various estimates for it but probably ~40+% But not in my experience visible. Not sure on the crime stats overall.
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@Sam1lyon Do street drug dealers still exist and are still visible? Is there an impact on crime?
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S'ils ne le font pas, d'autres le feront et payerons leurs cotisations parce que tout le monde préfèrera une jolie boutique à un hall d'immeuble qui sent l'urine.
Gérald DARMANIN@GDarmanin
Légaliser le cannabis ? Soyons sérieux, pensez-vous que des voyous qui gagnent 100 000 € par jour vont monter une petite échoppe et payer des cotisations ? La drogue est un poison qui sème la mort et la violence, vouloir légaliser le cannabis est une défaite morale.
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@RaphLopoukhine Yeah, trust me, those “petites échoppes” will open. Here in Toronto our main complaint now is having too many, not that they don’t exist!
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Et sinon, 100 000€ par jour c’est le salaire de Neymar, pas d’un dealer.
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@shawnmicallef @TOPublicHealth Agreed. Was there last night for dose 2 and it was seamless and effective. Felt like it could handle 4 times the numbers easily. A great public service.
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@tobymoses @MarinaHyde It's just so good. Problematic placement in the piece though - I'm laughing so hard at the end of the first paragraph that I forget to keep reading.
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'Ducking aunt' - the genius @MarinaHyde on David Cameron
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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@shawnmicallef At least in my neighbourhood, this includes the TDSB. Pray for our kids, I guess.
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@dmrider It would also reflect the non-tailpipe pollutants that are worse in heavier vehicles (regardless of fuel)
greencarcongress.com/2020/03/202003…
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Makes sense? More weight and size for gas vehicles generally means more pollution. Punish people for driving big private vehicles, incentivize them to drive smaller ones, disincentivize manufacture of huge heavy beasts often carrying one under-200-pound person?
David Zipper@DavidZipper
France is considering a proposal to tax automobiles by weight, including a "super penalty" that would increase the price of heavy SUVs by 000s of euros. francetvinfo.fr/monde/environn…
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