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  A couple of my colleagues and I wrote a thing for Spacing: Election 2026: Let’s talk about local democracy in Toronto https://spacing.ca/toronto/2026/09/08/election-2026-lets-talk-about-local-democracy-in-toronto/

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  China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rgzyplg2o

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  Despite years of lobbying, wheelchair users still waiting for accessible connection to Montreal’s Central Station https://montrealgazette.com/news/wheelchair-users-accessible-connection-montreal-central-station/

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  ‘We’re encased in flames’: Rail worker captures harrowing video as wildfire closes in on CN train https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/were-encased-in-flames-rail-worker-captures-harrowing-video-as-wildfire-closes-in-on-cn-train/

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  Toronto air quality among world's worst as wildfire smoke blankets city https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/near-record-temperature-toronto-heat-wave-9.7270071

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  There are (significantly) more scheduled ferries between Vancouver and Victoria than there are trains between Montreal and Toronto.

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  Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/mexico-city-sinking-subsidence-2cm-a-month-nasa-nisar

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  As a professor, I have found it a fascinating journey to go from telling students "Don't use Wikipedia! It's not a place to do research," to telling students, "Start with Wikipedia! It's a good and reliable source, and an excellent example of collective knowledge-keeping."

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  ‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis

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  The Ethiopian running secret: One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons https://aeon.co/essays/what-ethiopian-running-says-about-the-limits-of-human-ability

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  Progressive Paris has many weapons to fight the far right, but the best? Spaces where you can simply hang out https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/27/progressive-paris-far-right-french-capital-food-culture-community-extremists

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  From Barcelona to Paris, cities thrive with women in charge. It’s all about sharing public space https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/cities-barcelona-paris-women-share-public-space

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  I was wrong about the danger of smartphones in schools. It’s far, far worse than I thought https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/school-smartphone-ban-teachers-pupils-addiction-devices

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  B.C. mall owner, security company ordered to pay $1.8M to falsely arrested 18-year-old https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metrotown-false-arrest-detainment-mall-9.7174133

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  Quebec's housing tribunal rules no-pet clause in rental lease violates Charter rights The landmark decision is a major win for tenants with pets in Quebec https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-no-pets-clause-rental-housing-tenants-landlords-9.7138728

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  Italy suspends defence agreement with Israel https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr71184ex91o

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  “And the whole time they were getting further and further from the thing that actually creates economic value, which is: find a real problem, solve it for real people, care enough to stick around and keep improving. The boring thing. The thing that takes years. The thing that is, to be absolutely clear about this, not passive.” This is a great read. https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-passive-income-trap-ate-a-generation-of-entrepreneurs/

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  Ford, Carney, Chow to spend $3B on Waterfront East LRT in Toronto https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-carney-chow-spending-waterfront-east-lrt-9.7147348

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  The future of business success isn't AI; it's just having a human being answer the phone.