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Naming the cabinet ministers whose vehicles were clocked by cameras breaking the speed limit would violate their personal privacy and reveal ministerial “travel habits,” the Ford government is arguing. globalnews.ca/news/11959981/…

NEW: An independent body of the Quebec gov't is warning that Canada's exports of artillery propellant to the U.S. *risk violating international law.* readthemaple.com/quebec-agency-…

The Blueprint Behind Danielle Smith’s Plan to Break Up with Canada thewalrus.ca/the-blueprint-… via @thewalrus

StubHub's 'marketplace for fans' is run by a mass scalper, SEC filings reveal cbc.ca/news/investiga…

Carney says Trump "won the argument" on NATO spending. Almost every country in the alliance has promised to more than double its spending on military as a percentage of GDP. And yet, guess who keeps complaining? readthemaple.com/mark-carney-sa…

What's missing from corporate media's coverage of the new pipeline announcements?🛢️ 🗞️ @emmapaling breaks it down in tomorrow's edition of Second Scoop. Sign up here 👇readthemaple.com/signup-seconds…

Suspected opioid OD calls to EMS are up: - 199% in Hamilton - 115% in Toronto - 20% in Thunder Bay cbc.ca/news/investiga…

Why Toronto renters are still without a maximum temperature bylaw thestar.com/news/gta/mayor…

Headline of the year defector.com/only-a-complet…

The Ford gov't just deleted tens of thousands of reports about the state of long-term care homes from the internet. Blatant move to protect private interests even at the expense of seniors' health and safety: thelocal.to/long-term-care…

A new national study suggests Canadians generally view supervised consumption sites as beneficial and do not believe they have negative effects on communities or health systems. ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

Why are these people allowed to keep being landlords? Even a $1 million fine is not enough. This building has chunks of concrete falling in the parking garage, fire code violations, balconies so damaged that they "could allow someone to fall to their death." torontotoday.ca/local/real-est…

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i keep calling it the “men’s world cup” at work and one guy is so mad

NEW: @emmapaling looks at why there is such a wide and persistent gender gap when it comes to support for Alberta separatism. readthemaple.com/why-men-and-wo…

If you feel like the Alberta separatist movement has a uniquely masculine bent, you're right. The issue is divisive for men and women, and the core reasons driving male support for the issue are linked to right-wing media, conspiratorial thinking, and more. My latest in @readthemaple #cdnpoli readthemaple.com/why-men-and-wo…

NEW: Canada’s corporate press churns out too much bullshit to keep up with, but @emmapaling has you covered. Sign up to receive Second Scoop, a brand new newsletter from The Maple covering stories that Canada’s mainstream media over-hypes, overthinks, or just ignores. readthemaple.com/signup-seconds… In tomorrow’s edition, Emma breaks down the coverage of Mark Carney’s support for the warn on Iran.

With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/…

Canada’s public pension board poured $23 billion more into companies considered complicit in Israeli crimes in 2025. Those billions come from workers’ CPP contributions. readthemaple.com/cpp-invests-23…