New: OpenAI says it has made changes that would refer Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT interactions to law enforcement if they happened today. Also reveals that shooter used a second account after being banned in June 2025.
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In the wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people spread online by the likes of Elon Musk, Libs of TikTok, Matt Walsh, Andy Ngo, The Post Millennial and others. Great reporting by @samedwards.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
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One of the classic Westminster Dog Show bits for me is when the in-arena announcer describes the dogs as like "a courageous little clown and an ideal companion" while they're trotting around. More athletic competitions need that kind of real-time commentary.
Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too.
In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.
Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown - nice banger from my former colleagues @zackwhittaker.com and @lorenzofb.bsky.social techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/h...
As sexualized deepfakes proliferated on X, Canadian child safety advocates warned that lawmakers in the country have failed to keep up with regulating AI and social media to the detriment of online safety.
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Global TV (in Canada) had last night's original 60 Minutes episode including the pulled segment on CECOT on its app and website today until about 5:45pm ET.
I was watching it when it got yanked - but bootlegs abound. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...
From college radio to MuchMusic to, finally, YouTube and social media, @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social has transcended Canadian cult hero status to become a global phenomenon. I went to Vancouver to chat with him for the @theglobeandmail.com. Read it here!
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Thanks you for the kind words and thank you to @samedwards.bsky.social for the support and all the interest in the first place ! Really appreciate it ! Inspires me to do more ! Doot doola doot doo …
No one's cooler than @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social, who's been doing his thing his way for 40 years. @samedwards.bsky.social interviews the human serviette. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
The @theglobeandmail.com has a stringer in Gaza, Hasan Jaber, and he is very much worth reading.
"It is a tense grey phase, suspended between neither war nor peace. There is neither full-scale bombing nor a truce restoring life to its normal rhythm." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
While most have been dazzled by Vladdy, Springer and Yesavage, a smaller, yet passionate, slice of the internet has been obsessed with Dean's hulking presence at the Jays’ home games.
Read my interview with Dean here:
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There he was, sitting behind home plate. With biceps like a Christmas ham and mountainous traps that nearly touched his ears.
Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.
Does gen alpha know the hamster dance song???
The Globe and Mail's (@theglobeandmail.com) incredible Opinion team is hiring an editor. Details below, but message me if you have any questions: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/theglo...
Excellent reporting from @samedwards.bsky.social on the ways that misogynists are weaponizing the verdict. Everyone should read this story and be alarmed
Today I'm on The Decibel, The Globe's daily podcast, talking about why Wikipedia is arguably one of the last good places on the internet. Listen here! pod.link/thedecibel/e...
Being obsessed with the weather isn’t new, but this fixation has been modernized with hyper-localized streams of information, push notifications and influencers who feed on its addictive nature – all against the backdrop of extreme weather events. My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
"We are living in big starvation - and people here also are thirsty... [tomorrow] I don't know if I will be able to get a drink of water or not."
Please listen to my friend Hasan Jaber's account of living through war and famine in Gaza.
It pains me to hear how weak he sounds.
Yet since the early 2000s, conversations around the necessity of consent videos and other forms of “consent contracts” have circulated in online forums and social media. Later, the videos gained wider traction as a misguided take-away from the #MeToo movement. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
Experts I've interviewed said these types videos are not viable evidence in court, since under Canadian law which needs to be continuing, voluntary and can be revoked at any time. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
While giving her verdict this morning, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial highlighted the two consent videos recorded by one of the players. The judge says E.M. appears sober, is speaking clearly and not slurring. t.co/bt0wzClPIL
A niche source request! Do you, or someone you know, have a personal weather station in their backyard and live in the general Toronto area? I want to talk to you/them for a story! Email is (always) open at sedwards@globeandmail.com
I weighed in on the Coldplay jumbotron kiss-cam scandal, which imo highlights our rabid obsession with online sleuthing and subsequent public shaming, and how our rabbit hole-sleuthing can often wade into murky ethical territory. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
