Recent headlines
2026
September 15 - 36 days to go until the election Monday night's first debate between some of the mayoral candidates is available on Youtube: link to the long version; there are short outtakes too
The three recent provincial by-elections saw a low turn-out, of voters. And judging by all reports from south of the border the turnout for the Republican convention in Texas was low as well.
Over the summer there was very little noise from the new tenant union. Chiara Padovani registered to run against incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata in the upcoming (October 26) municipal election. In Ward 16 former TDSB chair Rachel Chernos Lin only has one challenger. So many buildings, in Thorncliffe Park and at Yonge and Eglinton! So little interest!!
April - the U.S. Secret Service rushed to shield Donald Trump after shots were fired in an incident south of the borderhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooting
The "founding convention" of a new "Toronto Tenant" union took place on Saturday April 18.
The provincial Tories burned the late night oil at Queen's Park in the fourth week of April, skipping committee oversight and public input to push ahead with their FOI changes - CTV item posted to Youtube via their CP24 subsidiary
Premier Doug Ford got ugly in the legislative assembly, essentially calling a Liberal member a loser.
The Ford "jet plane" story continued to have wings: tvo.org/article/analysis-how-doug-ford-cost-himself-a-private-jet
The defunct Torontorentersforum.com project was revived, at least temporarily!
March - a neighbourhood networking initiative focussed on seniors and crime is announced at a town hall meeting on Sakura Way in Don Mills. Ask your member of Toronto city council for updates
████p and Israel attack Iran; retail gasoline prices rise almost immediately
January - Alberta separation sentiments rising
████p blockades Venezuala, and U.S. forces kidnap President Maduro
Trump resumes threats against Greenland, Denmark, N.A.T.O. and Iran
I.C.E. agent shoot two protesters in Minneapolis; protests ensue
DOJ misses deadlines for Epstein files reports
Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie quits
2025
December - Negative reaction, by AFN chiefs, to Carney pipeline talks with Alberta
Huge blowback over Pete Hegseth's order to kill survivors of a strike on a Caribbean boat
November
York South - Weston "tenant union" web pages are updated; major gaps remain. They suggest sending a pre-written e-mail message to the FRPO, but the relevant pages don't have a lot to say about privacy: https://www.tenantunion.ca/handsoffourrights
U.S. president Donald Tr██p continues to twist and weave on Epstein scandal; Senate votes to send the "release the files" bill to him, and he signs it, but DOJ does not release all of the material
Carney budget narrowly passes in the House of Commons
Several Democratic Party members of Congress cave on medicare subsidies, ending U.S. gov't shutdown
October
Hurricane Melissa hammers Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Huffington Post writer S.V. Dáte questions the selection of Budapest as the location for a meeting between Tr██p and Putin - thehill.com/homenews/media/5567128-huffpost-reporter-white-house-feud
Temporary end of a proposed sub-page.
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September 15 - 36 days to go until the election Monday night's first debate between some of the mayoral candidates is available on Youtube: link to the long version; there are short outtakes too
The three recent provincial by-elections saw a low turn-out, of voters. And judging by all reports from south of the border the turnout for the Republican convention in Texas was low as well.
Over the summer there was very little noise from the new tenant union. Chiara Padovani registered to run against incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata in the upcoming (October 26) municipal election. In Ward 16 former TDSB chair Rachel Chernos Lin only has one challenger. So many buildings, in Thorncliffe Park and at Yonge and Eglinton! So little interest!!
April - the U.S. Secret Service rushed to shield Donald Trump after shots were fired in an incident south of the borderhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/25/us/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooting
The "founding convention" of a new "Toronto Tenant" union took place on Saturday April 18.
The provincial Tories burned the late night oil at Queen's Park in the fourth week of April, skipping committee oversight and public input to push ahead with their FOI changes - CTV item posted to Youtube via their CP24 subsidiary
Premier Doug Ford got ugly in the legislative assembly, essentially calling a Liberal member a loser.
The Ford "jet plane" story continued to have wings: tvo.org/article/analysis-how-doug-ford-cost-himself-a-private-jet
The defunct Torontorentersforum.com project was revived, at least temporarily!
March - a neighbourhood networking initiative focussed on seniors and crime is announced at a town hall meeting on Sakura Way in Don Mills. Ask your member of Toronto city council for updates
████p and Israel attack Iran; retail gasoline prices rise almost immediately
January - Alberta separation sentiments rising
████p blockades Venezuala, and U.S. forces kidnap President Maduro
Trump resumes threats against Greenland, Denmark, N.A.T.O. and Iran
I.C.E. agent shoot two protesters in Minneapolis; protests ensue
DOJ misses deadlines for Epstein files reports
Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie quits
2025
December - Negative reaction, by AFN chiefs, to Carney pipeline talks with Alberta
Huge blowback over Pete Hegseth's order to kill survivors of a strike on a Caribbean boat
November
York South - Weston "tenant union" web pages are updated; major gaps remain. They suggest sending a pre-written e-mail message to the FRPO, but the relevant pages don't have a lot to say about privacy: https://www.tenantunion.ca/handsoffourrights
U.S. president Donald Tr██p continues to twist and weave on Epstein scandal; Senate votes to send the "release the files" bill to him, and he signs it, but DOJ does not release all of the material
Carney budget narrowly passes in the House of Commons
Several Democratic Party members of Congress cave on medicare subsidies, ending U.S. gov't shutdown
October
Hurricane Melissa hammers Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Huffington Post writer S.V. Dáte questions the selection of Budapest as the location for a meeting between Tr██p and Putin - thehill.com/homenews/media/5567128-huffpost-reporter-white-house-feud
Temporary end of a proposed sub-page.
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