Matt Galloway @mattgallowaycbc Twitter profile

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

Daughter's teacher calls every parent in the class yesterday. "No concerns. Just checking in to see how things are going on your end and if you have any questions. It's a tough time." Shout-out to all the teachers hustling to make this thing work.

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Local man heads to work at 5:30 am and, noticing that his garbage bin has been tipped over, goes to set it back up. “Seems a bit heavy,” he says to himself. That’s probably because the two raccoons were still inside. Apologies to my neighbours for the shriek.

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3 years

So that’s police in Toronto, Peel, Halton, Ottawa, London, Waterloo, Guelph, Niagara, Kawarthas (and counting) who have said they won’t be randomly stopping people or cars in this stay-at-home order.

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5 years

Some news.

CBC Radio

@cbcradio

5 years

Matt Galloway @mattgallowaycbc has been named as the new host of @TheCurrentCBC .

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4 years

The kids have taken the news of three weeks with no school with stoic resolve.

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6 years

Message from school. “Dad, if school calls and says I skipped class don’t get mad. We’re walking out. All of us. Okay? Bye.” #sexed

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6 years

Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

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5 years

Man shouting into the phone on the Bathurst bus: “If you say Blockchain again, I’m hanging up.”

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7 years

Canada has its first person of colour ever elected as party leader.

Meet Jagmeet Singh: New leader of federal NDP | CBC News

Jagmeet Singh, the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit in Ontario's legislature, will now lead a federal political party with his victory in the NDP leadership race on Sunday.

www.cbc.ca

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3 years

Ontario Police now have the authority to require any individual not at home, on the street or in their cars, to provide the reason that they’re out and provide their home address.

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3 years

Hello, Mr President. Monday on @TheCurrentCBC , @BarackObama .

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4 years

The robin singing very loudly outside my front door at 5:30 am would like you to know that everything's going to be ok.

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

“The people getting sick with covid are not wealthy people who can work from home and are probably getting vaccinated. The people who are getting sick are the people who have no choice but to leave their house and expose themselves to the virus at work.”

Sarah Sears

@iamSas

3 years

This is a must-watch. @DrKaliBarrett on COVID-19 in Ontario.

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Matt Galloway

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4 years

Here we go!

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3 years

😬

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3 years

Maybe a dry February instead...

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4 years

“Today is the day it all begins.” 40 years ago, he started running.

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1 year

"In September, a company run by a prominent Ontario developer paid $80 million for two parcels of land that could not be developed. Weeks later, that investment is set to pay off."

They recently bought Greenbelt land that was undevelopable. Now the Ford government is poised to...

An association representing developers said the GTA is in “the midst of a housing crisis” and more homes are needed to meet increased demand.

www.thestar.com

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4 years

👀

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5 years

I’m going to sleep. I expect you to still be partying when I get up in 3 hours, Toronto.

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5 years

I miss Stuart McLean. Especially now.

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3 years

In a sentence that would make zero sense a year ago, my parents got vaccinated today at a drive-thru clinic set up in the Legion parking lot. Roll down the window to win.

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4 years

Out for a walk. People seem... nicer than usual to each other. A nod of the head. Saying hi to strangers. A little smile as they pass on the sidewalk.

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4 years

Today marks 100 years of radio in Canada. My favourite medium which, in its best moments, leaves you frozen in the kitchen or the car, unable to touch the dial. 📻

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@mattgallowaycbc

6 years

LCBO employee: "Guy, it's always busy on election day. Someone's gonna win. Someone's gonna lose. The wine helps."

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5 years

Teenage daughter: “What? Really? You get to sleep in!” It’s been a day. Thanks for the kind words. @metromorning listeners are the best. Talk to you tomorrow.

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6 years

Needed that tonight.

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5 years

At the risk of repeating myself, I don't remember the city being as treacherously icy as it is this winter. Even an easy walk with the dog at night feels like you're taking your life in your hands. What a mess. Walk like a penguin, friends.

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

Us at our very best. #TerryFox

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

Honest question - how is it possible that the platform wasn't created already knowing the vaccines were coming (and that Quebec and Alberta are about to start booking)?

Mike Crawley

@CBCQueensPark

3 years

NEW: Ontario's vaccination booking platform will not be launched until March 15, says retired general Rick Hillier. He said the province is "furiously working" on it. #COVID19Ontario

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4 years

In the Before Time, this was the weekend I was going to take my 16 year old to see NYC for the first time. We had much fun planned. “It’s cool dad. We’ll go when we go and it will still be fun.”

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@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

A Heritage Minute.

Toronto Raptors

@Raptors

4 years

4 seconds. 4 bounces. 1 year ago today. #WeTheNorth

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5 years

And I got IDed at the LCBO. It’s been a good week. #old

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

Long live the wheel of death.

Super 70s Sports

@Super70sSports

3 years

Kids getting thrown off right and left. Total carnage. Wails of anguish. Not one adult gave a single shit about it.

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3 years

"Can you hear me, Matt? It's nice to see you. Where are you? Vancouver? Montreal?” Home of the NBA champion Toronto Raptors. "Fair enough. It's been a while since the Bulls could say that." Proud of our team for pulling off this interview with @BarackObama .

Barack Obama on a Biden presidency, racism in the Trump era and what he misses about being presid...

Former U.S. president Barack Obama says the biggest challenge for president-elect Joe Biden will be to bridge the vast political divide that exists in the country and find areas of potential compro...

www.cbc.ca

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

Science! Thanks Mufid for the shot in the arm.

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

“For me, it’s always been about Toronto. I love it here. My family loves it here. My wife loves it here. My kids are Canadian.” This guy...

theScore

@theScore

5 years

Masai is happy right where he is. 🇨🇦❤️ (🎥: @Sportsnet )

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3 years

Fell into a meditative trance watching a landscaper blow leaves from one side of the fence to the other in a blustery wind. He made zero progress in 5 minutes. The leaf blower is the dumbest invention.

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

The shot of the shot. I’d be happy to hear an oral history of the people in the background, starting with the gent in the open-necked shirt.

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

As @romanmars would say, always read the plaque.

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

Ain't no shaming like the dental office shaming. #floss

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

Humility is a superpower.

Dolly Parton

@DollyParton

3 years

❤️

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2 years

In a park. It's packed. Folks nearby are sharing a bottle of sparkling wine in little cups. The sky has not fallen.

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6 years

Love this town.

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

So how is the US going to handle all of the (many) Canadians (and folks from the UK) who got Astra Zeneca?

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3 years

"While the CNE is cancelled, there’s no reason the city can’t make use of the sprawling Exhibition grounds all summer long. Make it a big backyard for people without backyards, with a mix of live music and food vendors."

Matt Elliott: Free rides on the TTC. Food fairs on the Ex grounds. A car-free Yonge and Bloor. It’s...

The reward for weathering a year of COVID rules and getting vaccinated should not be just a city where summer seems pretty much cancelled.

www.thestar.com

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@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

The first six months on the job have been...busy. Going to go catch my breath. Take care of yourself, and each other, and talk soon.

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

Skydome forever.

Karen Lawrence

@dreadznot

5 years

@mattgallowaycbc I loved the way you referred to our baseball stadium this morning as the SKYDOME!! Yaay Matt!

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Matt Galloway

@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

Quite something from the CEO of a huge Canadian company.

Maple Leaf Foods

@MapleLeafFoods

4 years

I’m Michael McCain, CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, and these are personal reflections. I am very angry, and time isn’t making me less angry. A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran...

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

The line outside the mass vax clinic under the CN Tower is like one of those whole-of-city events. Every type of Torontonian here.

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@mattgallowaycbc

3 years

A year into this pandemic, with another lockdown looming, how is this possible? Honest question - what am I missing here?

Rachel Browne

@rp_browne

3 years

It’s just after 5:30pm at the mass vaccination site in downtown Toronto. There’s not one person waiting in line. Guy who works here said that most of the ppl 70 and older make their appointments earlier in the day. And there are lulls in the late afternoon and evening.

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6 years

“Canadians: we're polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around."

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@mattgallowaycbc

6 years

January 1 is a big day, but the first day of school feels like the real start of a new year. Happy New Year's Eve.

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@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

As a kid who grew up obsessed with SCTV, this is glorious. #Emmys

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

The youth audience comments: "If they don't answer the question, they should get a little zap. Just a small one."

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

4 am, John Street. Horns honking. People using Raptors flags like a matador’s cape. Guy buying strangers hotdogs. Drunk giddiness. This town...

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@mattgallowaycbc

6 years

The very best of wishes and all the strength to @gilldeacon right now. The city’s got your back and hopes to hear you back on air soonest.

CBC Here and Now

@CBCHereandNow

6 years

Some news to share with Here and Now fans: Gill Deacon will be off for the next little while, undergoing treatment for cancer. It's no fun, but this isn't her first rodeo, and she's bound and determined to be back on the air, connecting with listeners, very soon.

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4 years

The feeling of watching your kid score her first goal ever. 🏒

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@mattgallowaycbc

5 years

This is outrageous, and it's assault. Respect to @chrisgloverCBC for keeping his cool - I would not have been so patient.

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5 years

Greta Thunberg to Congress: “Please save your praise. We don’t want it. Don’t invite us here to just tell us how inspiring we are without actually doing anything about it because it doesn’t lead to anything."

Greta Thunberg to Congress: ‘You’re not trying hard enough. Sorry’

The Swedish environmentalist was one of several who spoke at a Senate climate crisis taskforce

www.theguardian.com

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4 years

Last year we had 300+ kids by for Halloween. It’s a lovely social event in the neighbourhood where the kids show off their costumes and scheme for more candy while the parents shout hellos and maybe have a mug of mulled wine and chat. The silence on the block this year sucks.

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4 years

The genuine way that people are checking in on each other these days is really something. Old friends reconnecting. Colleagues with a quiet email or text. People are looking out for each other. I hope whenever we get through this, that sticks around.

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4 years

Nothing quite like sitting in the tiny chair in the hallway outside the classroom waiting for your turn for a parent-teacher interview.

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5 years

Welcome back @gilldeacon !

CBC Here and Now

@CBCHereandNow

5 years

Great news to share: Gill Deacon is coming back! As you may know, Gill was off for the last little while, undergoing treatment for cancer. She's now feeling well and ready to return. You can listen in for her on the show as of next Thursday and we'll be live at TIFF next Friday!

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6 years

"Theft is bringing street art inside and then charging an admission fee." Someone snuck into the Banksy exhibit and hung their own work on the wall. Love it.

Someone hung their own artwork inside the Banksy exhibit

Once upon a time, back in 2003, a mysterious street artist known as Banksy snuck into the prestigious Tate Britain in London to hang one of his pai...

www.blogto.com

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4 years

I took the winter tires off yesterday. It’s my fault. ❄️

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6 years

Interesting that the Attorney General Caroline Mulroney was not at the Premier’s side as he said he would invoke the Notwithstanding Clause to push forward a bill that a judge said violated Charter rights. Her thoughts would be welcome (yes, we’re asking for an interview).

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3 years

Thank you science. And @DollyParton . Two shots for the win.

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5 years

Walks into hardware store. Helpful guy says: ”W hat did you break?” Me: “Am I that predictable?” Helpful guy: “It’s a hardware store on a Saturday afternoon. Chances are you broke something. And now you think you can fix it.”

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6 years

Montreal knows how to celebrate an icon.

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4 years

Talk over the other person, you get an electric shock. A mild shock. But still...

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4 years

Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

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5 years

Dinner table conversation. “Dad, who’s that on the radio?” Carol Off. “Do you know her?” Yeah. “She’s great.”

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8 years

"I bet if he wins, he's going to make a wall. And if she wins, she's going to build a bridge." 10 year old's election analysis.

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5 years

The shot. In slow motion. Good things come to those who wait...

Michael Lee

@MrMichaelLee

5 years

How does this shot drop?

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2 years

A shoutout to history teachers in the TDSB and elsewhere who have been using this awful moment to make kids curious about the world they’re living in. That was the most interesting dinner table conversation we’ve had in a long while. The kids are alright.

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4 years

“I don't regret it. It was very precious for me to be there.” Mary Ito moved into a seniors' home to care for her parents. Within days they died, and she too had COVID-19.

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5 years

Black on the battlefield: Canada’s forgotten First World War battalion.

Black on the battlefield: Canada’s forgotten First World War battalion

Told they could enlist if they could muster enough men to form their own, segregated battalion, soldiers in the No. 2 Construction Battalion suffered some of the most oppressive conditions during the...

www.theglobeandmail.com

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5 years

WeTheSleepy.

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5 years

Halloween night. Kids everywhere. Pouring rain. Cars flying down the street, splashing people. Give your head a shake, Toronto.

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5 years

Two skinny Canadians, talking about running and other things.

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3 years

Even if it doesn’t go her way, @leylahfernandez will never forget the sound of the Ashe crowd roaring behind her. What a moment.

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4 years

This light, the mid June light, is the best light.

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6 years

Delusional in the @globeandmail .

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5 years

This city.

ZynCoin

@ZynCoinsERC20

5 years

Sunday night #Scarborough bus story: Two women in hijabs sit across from each other. They look at each other. Finally they speak, quietly, shyly. After a few exchanges, tears start to flow and they become very excited, hugging and jumping up and down. >>

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5 years

If only there was some sort of organization, a kind of force, that could police those roads and ensure that speed limits and the like were followed.

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@dmrider

5 years

“We need the public to slow down,” Mayor @JohnTory says, drivers be more considerate to pedestrians & cyclists, realize that urgency they feel not more important than safety of others on road

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3 years

In the midst of all the heaviness, the sun and warmth of today is most welcome.

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4 years

The end of a week that has felt like a month. Take care of yourself, and each other. I’m off to read this 900 page Hilary Mantel novel.

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6 years

Leonard Cohen, throwing shade from beyond the grave.

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3 years

Almost a year later, still thinking of this.

Sky News

@SkyNews

4 years

"Be fast, have no regrets." Dr Michael J Ryan says "the greatest error is not to move" and "speed trumps perfection" when it comes to dealing with an outbreak such as #coronavirus . Get the latest on COVID-19 👉

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6 years

Best costume so far - kid as raccoon in garbage bin.

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3 years

And what to my wondering eyes did appear? But a miniature tractor, clearing and salting the sidewalks of my downtown hood for the first time in the 20 years I’ve lived here.

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3 years

It sounds like the Indy downtown tonight. If folks are racing motorcycles and cars on city streets like Bloor, Bathurst, Ossington and Davenport in broad daylight, it’s because they don’t fear getting caught.

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5 years

Blocked

Ian Black

@BlacksWeather

5 years

Sunset is now before 8pm. We will not see it set after 8pm again until late April. We are losing close to 3 minutes of daylight each day, and accelerating. Tonight’s forecast low is 10°. Autumn is closing in. #ottnews #ottweather

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4 years

"It’s time to replace a mass of vague and confusing suggestions with rules that are clear and simple. A mask should be required outside of the home wherever people are in relatively close contact, notably in stores and on public transit."

Globe editorial: Yes, it’s time to make masks mandatory

There is considerable evidence that a mask can act as a kind of shield, lessening the likelihood of transmitting of the coronavirus

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Matt Galloway

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4 years

If you’re interviewed by @caroloffcbc and you don’t answer the question, she’s going to ask it again.

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@mattgallowaycbc

4 years

After criticism that Toronto was lagging far behind many other cities in opening up space for pedestrians and cyclists to get outside safely, the city moves to close some roads to cars, create temporary bike lanes and accelerate the cycling plan. Good.

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Matt Galloway

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4 years

Love this @danjlevy .