Cold Lake First Nations filed an application today for judicial review in Federal Court, challenging Ottawa's decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline as a project in the national interest.

An OPP investigation, a councillor in office since 1988, a code of conduct violation, a last-minute drop-out and two big-name entries at the deadline. In our new issue, we detail seven of Toronto's wildest races for city council seats.

The decision means that Canadians will not recoup the $40 billion in public funds spent on the project during the 20 year lifespan of its oil shipping contracts, according to regulatory filings.

And there's a connected event down the alley at Cinecycle.

Wow, there's a giant NDA (non-disclosure agreement) up as a Nuit Blanche art installation calling out the silencing of curators and artists who've spoken critically of Israel. It's in the alley off Spadina south of Richmond leading to Cinecycle. By No Arms in the Arts.

Aside from the section of Bloor in Etobicoke which could be changed any time now, bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University being targeted by the province likely won't see changes until spring 2027 at the earliest, if not significantly later.

This is reminiscent of the Trudeau-era promise to spend all the money earned by Trans Mountain on climate action — a promise that has since been quietly abandoned

Carney begins his announcement of a new oil pipeline by acknowledging the climate-linked wildfire that came close to levelling the town where he's announcing the new oil pipeline. A flat circle.

For three decades, Canada has voted against the United States’ embargo on Cuba at the annual UN General Assembly vote held in October. The U.S. is now applying economic pressure to prevent that from happening again this year.

"Turtle Island Rap" tells the story of three Indigenous artists navigating different stages of their music careers. But the doc also probes a messier, more compelling question: What does it actually mean to “make it”? 🖊️ @vernonayiku.bsky.social

In the lead-up to the World Cup, Toronto police built up permanent surveillance infrastructure for a threat that never came. Its centrepiece is a counter-drone system that may be linked to an Israel Defense Forces’ intelligence unit. The latest Cops and the City column by @aliyapabani.bsky.social.

Will selling off Canadian infrastructure like airports and offering big subsidies for AI data centres, pipelines and weapons manufacturing really help working people in Canada? A coalition is coming together to ring the alarm on Carney's investment summit.